Previously on Poldark: Elizabeth and Francis had a son, and Francis started going to a really dark, dissolute place. Demelza started obsessing over Ross, who paused in his work getting the mine going again to have sex with and then marry her.

Demelza walks along the cliffs with Garrick in the evening, gathering flowers, while back home Prudie and Jud bitch about the marriage and how not right it is. Demelza returns home and notes that Ross is late that night.

Ross, of course, is galloping along the coast (drink!). He arrives home to find Demelza singing to herself while she kneads some bread dough. She hears him and is startled, calling him ‘sir’ by accident. He comes into the kitchen and gets flirty, kissing her and asking why she’s up so late. She says she has chores and he playfully tells her he has other plans for her.

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Previously on Poldark: Ross decided to reopen his mine, Wheal Leisure, and look for copper, with the backing of some locals. Verity fell for a nice captain with a shady past, but once he got into a duel with her brother that whole thing got kind of ruined, so now she has a broken heart. Francis is proving to be a jealous, shrill kind of brat, but a fertile one, because Elizabeth’s pregnant.

Some months have passed, and now Wheal Leisure’s ready to open. Ross walks around, making some last-minute checks and probably enjoying the fantastic view. Miners come out of their homes, greet each other, and make their way toward the mine. Ross greets Henshawe at the mine and they watch the long line of workers snake up the road. Some of the investors are there as well, to see their money go into action. Once everyone’s assembled, Ross welcomes them with a speech and declares the mine open. Everyone cheers. Demelza beams at him. Some of Ross’s buddies come by to thank him for doing this, while Demelza goes and serves drinks to the investors and they stare at her, then wonders if the rumours that she and Ross are hooking up are true.

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Previously on Poldark: Ross returned home, only to find his girlfriend now engaged to his cousin, his father dead, and his home a wasteland. He responded by trying to make something of his land and taking a young girl named Demelza under his wing. A local mine is closed down: the workers arrive to find soldiers guarding it and a notice of closing posted. The … Continue reading Poldark Season 1 Episode 2 Recap: In the Blood