: Reviewers from Vulture and The A.V. Club highlighted the surreal, slow-motion editing of his death, capturing his transition from shock to a hallucination of London before he is pulled into the depths. Key Themes & Symbols
The episode builds agonizing tension as Franklin visits a hunting blind set up to trap the "bear". The situation turns fatal in a sequence marked by: [S1E3] The Horror
: Following his death, the crew holds a funeral for the only part of him recovered: his severed leg , which is buried in a full-sized coffin with its shoe still on. The Terror Episode 3 Review: The Ladder | Den of Geek : Reviewers from Vulture and The A
: Franklin’s leg is torn off before he is tossed into the same "fire hole" (a burial hole in the ice) where the crew had earlier discarded the body of an Inuit shaman. The situation turns fatal in a sequence marked