A more subdued episode that goes in to great detail about how Ripley maintains the fraud of pretending to be Dickie. I love all of the minute details that go in to maintaining the ruse including stitching his photo on to Dickie's passport, switching hotels when Marge comes calling, and sending letters as Dickie to both his parents and Marge in order to continue receiving money in Dickie's name. Not to mention the bank fraud.
In this episode, Ripley only encounters minor setbacks and there is a kind of peace that he experiences and that I experienced as a viewer as Ripley methodically maintained his false identity. Ripley doesn't deserve the peace, of course, but the episode effectively demonstrates what it must be like to not have any monetary concerns at all. The episode has small moments where Ripley seems introspective like when he unexpectedly sees Dickie's photograph or him lying on his bed at the end of the episode. The episode admirably avoids having any kind of divine judgement. Ripley feels just fine and he's getting away with it. We feel his peace and so can disturbingly relate to him on some level.
In this episode, Ripley only encounters minor setbacks and there is a kind of peace that he experiences and that I experienced as a viewer as Ripley methodically maintained his false identity. Ripley doesn't deserve the peace, of course, but the episode effectively demonstrates what it must be like to not have any monetary concerns at all. The episode has small moments where Ripley seems introspective like when he unexpectedly sees Dickie's photograph or him lying on his bed at the end of the episode. The episode admirably avoids having any kind of divine judgement. Ripley feels just fine and he's getting away with it. We feel his peace and so can disturbingly relate to him on some level.