Things hot up in the best episode of the series so far as Achilles’ weakness is exposed, the Gods get it wrong and Helen finally does something against her own interests Troy: Fall of a City finally produced an hour of TV that captivated me from beginning to end. It helped that the stakes were as high as they have ever been as the Trojans dealt with the aftermath of Hector’s death (“He really was the best of men,” noted Priam, accurately if sadly) and Achilles’ refusal to return his body. That refusal led to Priam making his own late-night journey into the Greek camp (security being notably lax on both sides when the plot needs it to be) where he staged an uncomfortable looking sit-in before confronting Achilles in a well-written scene, which had the additional bonus of finally giving David Threlfall something to do. Continue reading...
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