They get a close up of Prince Oleg’s puzzled face as he senses something amiss about King Igor’s absence from the Good Friday ceremony, and the tension centered on King Igor’s escape naturally escalates. It’s an important scene because Oleg faces a revealing choice regarding his Christian faith. Does he abandon the celebration and his important role in acknowledging Christ’s crucifixion to learn why his nephew is not in attendance, or fight the urge and his instincts that something has gone terribly wrong in his heretofore well-orchestrated world?
As fascinating as the Gunnhild/Ingrid dynamic has become, Jack’s relationship with young Prince Igor continues to drive the Sea Rovers narrative. Jack has learned a lot during his time in Kiev and engaged in some much needed self-reflection that
