The new season of the hit Apple TV+ show, Dickinson, is on the horizon and it's not a moment too soon after the rollercoaster of season 2. With premonitions, ghostly visitations, adultery, and long-awaited admissions of love, it was an eventful season for fans of the period drama with a modern edge.
Season 2 following Emily Dickinson's first run-in with publication heaped loads of drama that led up to a finale that left a lot of things up in the air for the young poet and those in her life. Fans are going into season 3 with burning questions that need to be answered, especially since it's set to be the end of the series.
10 Does Lavinia Really Want To Be With Ship?
Lavinia chases Ship after telling him to move to New Orleans without her and find a more traditional wife. This was surprising for her character because up until that point, her affection for Ship seemed very conditional. She didn't seem to be too interested in his interests or values, and instead simply wanted to assert how different she was from everyone else.
In fact, the two seemed to force the relationship between them. Ship wants Lavinia to be like her mother, which she isn't, and Lavinia wants her soulmate to be a modern, wild, and Aquarius-like husband, which Ship isn't. Although they kiss when Lavinia stops him from leaving, fans are wondering if this union has legs to stand on.
9 What Will Happen When Sam Realizes He Doesn't Have Emily's Poems?
Sam ended up not being the knight in shining armor Emily imagined him to be and his affair with Sue was shocking to both Emily and fans alike. Emily's confrontation with Sam about her poems revealed that he was much more desperate for success than he had previously let on, and with the added investment of Emily's father, Sam will be full of Capricorn-like ambition.
Sam made it seem like Emily's poems were his ticket to a flourishing newspaper business, which is why he literally ran out of her home instead of giving her back her writing. When he discovers that the poems were, in fact, successfully removed from his satchel, fans can only imagine how angry he'll be and what his revenge might be.
8 Will Mr. And Mis. Dickinson Reignite Their Passion?
Clearly, Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson are one of the best couples on the show, but their marriage has definitely seen better days. After the letdown of the non-existent cattle show "date," Mrs. Dickinson seemed increasingly restless and frustrated in her marriage, feeling utterly neglected. She even fantasizes about a captain lost at sea being her soulmate and leaves Mr. Dickinson stuck in a hole.
Although the two had a brief discussion of their problems, not much seemed to be figured out and Mr. Dickinson seemed very reluctant to talk further. Will the two be able to reignite what was once the 1850's version of a passionate marriage?
7 How Much Of What Emily Sees Is Real?
After Emily sees the doctor for eye trouble, he gives the ominous advice "Don't believe everything you see." This advice proves useful throughout the season as Emily seems to fade in and out of reality at times. In addition to seeing the more obvious illusions of Death and a recently-passed Edgar Allan Poe, she interacts with seemingly real characters like Mr. Olmsted and Adelaide May who change into other characters or suddenly disappear completely.
Other people interact with Mr. Olmsted at least, so audiences know that he's a real person and that Emily actually met him, but how much of their interaction was real and how much was imagined? Did Emily even get backstage to find Adelaide or did she just get caught up in a fantasy on the empty stage?
6 Why Did Emily See Fraser As "Nobody?"
A mystery looming over season 2 was Emily's continued interactions with the mysterious ghostly figure who called himself "Nobody." This is, of course, a reference to Emily Dickinson's lyric poem "I'm Nobody! Who are You?" but also seemed to be just a vision that Emily was having--until he appeared before her as Fraser, Austin's old friend.
What about Fraser was so special to Emily that his future ghost appeared to her and guided her through her thoughts? She does discover that he's currently training for the military, and his ghostly form reveals that he died in battle. Is there a reason that Emily is having an apparent premonition about her brother's friend?
5 Why Was Emily Invisible?
Beyond the metaphorical purpose of showcasing how Emily felt like an observer in her own life, totally unseen on a deeper level by those around her, the plot implications of Emily being invisible are still unknown to the audience. If the episode was merely a symbolic demonstration, then Emily wouldn't have been right about what was happening around her. But, she was.
So in a real sense, why was she invisible and how was she able to secretly see what other people were doing? Obviously, the show takes creative liberties in a lot of ways, and this decision (along with the spiritual activity of the séance) seems to be pushing Dickinson deeper into supernatural territory.
4 Why Was Austin The Only One Able To See Emily?
Emily went almost the entirety of the episode unable to be seen by anyone around her, but as she's dancing in the barn, Austin comes in and immediately talks to her, taking her outside. However, as they're talking outside, Hattie makes comments about Austin talking to himself.
Fans are left questioning why Austin was the only one out of Emily's family and friends that could see her and what that could mean for his character. Is he developing more of the awareness and creativity that Emily has? Is their bond a bit stronger than that of the rest of the Dickinsons? After all, it is Austin's friend that spiritually visits Austin.
3 Will Henry Be Seen Again, Safe And Sound?
Henry's plotline with The Constellation political newspaper was a shining gleam of hope for the Black community of Amherst, Massachusetts, and Emily's invisibility was a well-orchestrated foil to the very real invisibility that they face daily to the white masses. Henry is a naturally brave leader, showing off incredible spirit.
But, when tensions begin to rise after John Brown's failed arsenal raid, Henry is forced to go on the run with his family to avoid being implicated in his funding and the paper. He tells Austin that they won't see each other again, but fans are hoping that the historically-influenced plotline can continue on and Henry's character can appear in season 3.
2 Is Sue And Austin's Marriage Over?
Much like their painting that Sam reveals is a reproduction, Sue and Austin's union seems to be reliant on appearances instead of actual love. The two disagree on a myriad of issues from money to children. As they grow further apart in the midst of Sue's obsession with fashion sense, salons, and her affair with Sam, it seems like their marriage may have run its course.
Additionally, Austin seems to have a budding soft spot for the newly widowed Jane and her baby. The two even share a brief kiss when Jane asks Austin to be the godfather of her son and executor of her will. With Sue's recently admitted love for Emily and Austin's interests lying elsewhere, will their marriage fall apart?
1 Will Sue And Emily Be Together?
Obviously, in the 19th century, there was no such thing as a socially accepted lesbian couple. However, people often worked their way around that social construct by having live-in "friends." Historically, although Emily and Sue have been linked romantically through letters and poems, they never lived together and Emily had multiple other relationships before her death.
But, because Dickinson is only historically inspired and not tied to facts, will they explore a more physical representation of Emily and Sue's relationship? It seems like the two are blissful spending time together romantically, but it's unknown if that happiness will be able to last for the pair.
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