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Carnival Row 1×07 The World to Come

After being arrested, Philo (Orlando Bloom) is put in a cell with human prisoners who are told he’s a half-blood. Vignette (Cara Delevingne), who was previously put in the fae cell next to him, warms him about an attack by his fellow inmates and he is able to fight them off. Philo admits that the murdered fae singer Aisling was his mother. He and Vignette finally declare their love for each other, just before Philo is transferred to another location.

After Imogen (Tamzin Merchant) and Mr Agreus (David Gyasi) return after the auction, Imogen finds her brother Ezra (Andrew Gower) aggravated and upset over the arrest in their own home and after he learned that their father once gave refuge to a pregnant pix. He promises his sister that he will negotiate an end of her obligations to Agreus, but Imogen doesn’t seem too happy about it.

Later Ezra and Agreus meet to discuss business, and Ezra inquires about Agreus’ past as as a skipjack, a kind of bounty hunter for escaped indentured fae, and questions his morality. Afterwards Ezra tells Imogen he good news that they might be able to sever their ties with Agreus sooner than expected but Imogen reacts rather disappointed. She observes Agreus’ house and decides to give him a late night visit.

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Carnival Row 1×06 Unaccompanied Fae

The murder of Dr Morange (Gregory Gudgeon), a known and well liked member of The Burgue, is causing a lot of talk amongst its citizens. Erza Spurnrose (Andrew Gower) is visibly shaken by the news when he informs his sister about the death of their father’s friend. Constable Berwick (Waj Ali) and Sergeant Dombey (Jamie Harris) decide to start their own investigations which eventually lead them both to the person who is the link between all murder victims.

Sophie Longerbane (Caroline Ford) is receiving mourners after the death of her father in parliament. Intrigued, Jonah Breakspear (Arty Froushan) observes her from the gallery and the two start talking after Sophie realizes he was spying on her. Jonah is clearly fascinated by the young and ambitious woman who seems to relish his attention. When they part, Sophie tells him that they are very much alike, but that he is still under his parents’ thumb.

Vignette (Cara Delevingne) breaks into a museum exhibiting fae artefacts from the library where she used to work in Tirnanoc, the homeland of the fae. She is arrested and taken into police custody just as Imogen Spurnrose (Tamzin Merchant) and Mr Agreus (David Gyasi) arrive to attend an auction. The unlike couple causes some heads to turn but after some initial nervousness, they are surprised to discover that they actually enjoy each other’s company.

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Carnival Row 1×05 Grieve No More

In the Spurnrose household, Imogen (Tamzin Merchant) decides to take matters into her own hands. She’s invited Mr Agreus (David Gyasi) and some of her high society friends for tea and in exchange the wealthy puck will invest in Ezra’s (Andrew Gower) next business venture. Ezra is appalled at the idea but is left with no choice.

Piety Breakspear (Indira Varma) blames Jonah’s reckless behaviour for his abduction and reminds him of the sacrifices she has made for him and his prophesized future. Later Jonah (Arty Froushan) accompanies his father to parliament to see the deceased Longerbane’s daughter, Sophie (Caroline Ford), take his seat until the next election.

Investigating two murders now, Philo (Orlando Bloom) is returning to the orphanage where he grew up and is haunted by childhood memories. Trying to uncover the truth about the gruesome deaths turns more and more into an quest into Philo’s own past. In the meantime, Vignette (Cara Delevingne) settles into her new life on Carnival Row.

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Carnival Row 1×04 The Joining of Unlike Things

There has been another gruesome murder on Carnival Row: the headmaster of the orphanage, where Philo (Orlando Bloom) grew up, has been killed by a strange creature. While Philo is investigating the case, he encounters the killer in the sewers of The Burgue but the monster is able to get away. Philo later learns that the creature is a Darkasher, a golem made from body parts and reanimated with dark magic. Sceptical that such a thing is possible, he turns to the Haruspex (Alice Krige) for proof.

Ezra (Andrew Gower) apologizes to his sister Imogen (Tamzin Merchant) for his harsh words over breakfast and then leaves to meet the family’s solicitor. Once he is out of the house, Imogen prepares to receive Mr Agreus (David Gyasi). She hopes to use his desire to be accepted into (human) society by getting him to invest into her brother’s endeavours but the wealthy Puck isn’t as gullible as Imogen might have thought and misinterprets her intentions.

Dahlia (Chloe Pirrie), leader of The Black Raven, suspects Vignette (Cara Delevingne) is informing on them to the police. To prove her innocence, Vignette must find the real traitor and is forced to confront him, which puts her into a great deal of danger.

Ritter Longerbane (Ronan Vibert) is taken into custody for the abduction of Jonah Breakspear (Arty Froushan) and attacked by the boy’s distraught father, who doesn’t believe in Longerbane’s innocence. The real kidnapper uses this chance to kill Longerbane and reveal the place where Jonah is held so he can be rescued by the police. After arriving back at home, Jonah realizes who the person was that held him hostage.

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Carnival Row 1×02 Aisling

While Philo (Orlando Bloom) is investigating the murder of former famous fae singer Aisling Querelle (Erika Stárková), the Spurnroses meet with their solicitor Mr Wigsby (Roy McCrerey) to try and find out how to get rid of their unwanted neighbour, the Puck Mr Agreus (David Gyasi). Learning there is nothing they can do legally, they decide to simply ignore him which proves to be more complicated than it sounds.

Frustrated about the situation, a drunk Ezra (Andrew Gower) “offers” Vignette (Cara Delevingne) an alternative way to reimburse him for the loss of his family’s fortune. When she refuses his advances, he tries to rape her but she is able to flee. Ezra accuses her of stealing and files a police report against her. Philo overhears this at the constabulary and buys Vignette’s contract from the Spurnroses.

Vignette finds refuge at The Tetterby Hotel, the fae brothel on Carnival Row, where her friend Tourmaline Larou (Karla Crome) works, who introduces Vignette to a rebel fae group called “The Black Raven” led by the fierce Dahlia (Chloe Pirrie). Running out of options, Vignette decides to join them despite the danger she is putting herself in.

The Chancellor’s son Jonah (Arty Froushan) is still missing after being kidnapped from Tourmaline’s room at The Tetterby Hotel. Desperate, his mother Piety suggests to seek the help of the fae witch, the haruspex Aioffe (Alice Krige) who deduces that Jonah was kidnapped by the Breakspear’s rival, Ritter Longerbane (Ronan Vibert).

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Carnival Row 1×01 Some Dark God Wakes

For ages, the homeland of the Fae was a place of myth and legend until the may empires of man arrived and warred for control af its riches. Seven years ago, this great war ended when The Republic of The Burgue withdrew abandoning the Fae to the iron fist of their rivals, The Pact. Now the Fae’s homeland is the hell from which they yearn to escape…

Vignette Stonemoss (Cara Delevingne), a fairy and fugitive in The Burgue, is the only survivor of a ship wreck which belongs to Ezra Spurnrose (Andrew Gower), thus making her an indentured servant to his family. He decides to give Vignette to his sister Imogen (Tamzin Merchant), a spoiled and arrogant socialite, as a lady’s maid.

Rycroft Philostrate (Orlando Bloom), Philo to his friends, is a police inspector in The Burgue and often at odds with his colleagues for being “fae-friendly”. His latest case, a series of attacks and murders, brings him to Carnival Row, the part of The Burgue where fairies and other mystical creatures have settled.

The Burgue is governed at Balefire Hall, where the Chancellor Absalom Breakspear (Jared Harris) is constantly attacked by the leader of the opposition, Ritter Longerbane (Ronan Vibert) for allowing fae immigrants to stay, while the Breakspears’ son Jonah (Arty Froushan) is a regular customer at The Tetterby Hotel, a brothel on Carnival Row.

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