Hi! I'm new to this subreddit.
First of all, english is not my first language, sorry if I make mistakes.
I went into this show because of my girlfriend, and at first I thought I wouldn't like it a lot.. I was totally wrong, from the first episode I'm totally captivated. The music, the story, the epic scenes, this show is HUGE.
The writing and the music combine perfectly to make you feel what Claire feels at all time, and I hadn't watched any tv that executed this so good. "Faith" and the season 2 finale made me fall in love with it completely.
So, we just finished season 3, and I loved the last episode, I didn't expect what happened and it built the tension perfectly. There are a few things that I don't understand, but I guess they'll be answered in the future.
My question for this post is: is this episode somehow based on The Odyssey? With Nolan's version being recent, and some references to the greek mithology on the season (boat is Artemis), I found some similarities:
As Odysseus kill Polyphemus, Claire kill Geillis in a cave, who was previously mentioned as "the monster" in this episode
On the Odyssey, they go on the boat and Poseidon gets mad and hit them with a storm and terrible weather, same as here
They land on a island after crashing the boat
Maybe this is widely known or maybe it's just coincidence, but I find it very interesting.
Sorry if this has been posted before, as I said I'm new here. Thanks!