Perhaps the most chilling aspect of Half Man‘s second episode is not what’s said or done but what is wordlessly communicated between its two leads. And that, according to director Alexandria Brodski, is by design. Warning: The following post contains spoilers about Half Man Episode 2.
The episode opens with Ruben (Richard Gadd) arriving with fire in his eyes at the most inopportune time: just as Niall (Jamie Bell) is suited up to marry Alby, who, as the ’90s flashback reveals, is young Niall’s (Mitchell Robertson) former college flatmate and friend … before things take a stunningly violent turn.
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