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== During the events of [[The Terror: Season 1 Episode 4 Punishment, as a Boy]] played by [[Tobias Menzies]] == | == During the events of [[The Terror: Season 1 Episode 4 Punishment, as a Boy]] played by [[Tobias Menzies]] == | ||
November, 1847, [[William Strong]] and [[Thomas Evans]] are also killed by the Tuunbaq. Crozier tells Fitzjames, the Tuunbaq laid a trap and Fitzjames notices how much Crozier is drinking. Crozier then admits he only joined the mission in order to use it as leverage when asking [[Sophia Cracroft]] to marry him once more. After a body is found on deck, Dr. MacDonald tells Crozier that the body Hickey found actually consisted of the top half of Strong and the lower half of Evans. Fitzjames thinks a man did it, but Dr. MacDonald tells him it was an animal claw. Little tells them the only tracks they found belonged to the Tuunbaq. After she is forcibly brought on ship, [[Lady Silence]] is transferred to the Erebus while the three perpetrators, | November, 1847, [[William Strong]] and [[Thomas Evans]] are also killed by the Tuunbaq. Crozier tells Fitzjames, the Tuunbaq laid a trap and Fitzjames notices how much Crozier is drinking. Crozier then admits he only joined the mission in order to use it as leverage when asking [[Sophia Cracroft]] to marry him once more. After a body is found on deck, Dr. MacDonald tells Crozier that the body Cornelius Hickey found actually consisted of the top half of Strong and the lower half of Evans. Fitzjames thinks a man did it, but Dr. MacDonald tells him it was an animal claw. Little tells them the only tracks they found belonged to the Tuunbaq. After she is forcibly brought on ship, [[Lady Silence]] is transferred to the Erebus while the three perpetrators, Hickey, [[Thomas Hartnell]] and [[Magnus Manson]], are questioned by Crozier and Fitzjames. Crozier orders that they each receive 12 lashes by Johnson. Hickey continues to argue that what he did saved the others and Crozier angrily has him punished as a boy. Fitzjames tells Dr. Stanley that Lady Silence will be staying on the Erebus and Dr. Stanley has Goodsir take over care of Lady Silence. | ||
== During the events of [[The Terror: Season 1 Episode 5 First Shot a Winner, Lads]] played by [[Tobias Menzies]] == | == During the events of [[The Terror: Season 1 Episode 5 First Shot a Winner, Lads]] played by [[Tobias Menzies]] == | ||
[[Edmund Hoar]] tells Fitzjames that Little is there to see him. Fitzjames notices Crozier has again not showed up for the commander's meeting. Fitzjames then tells Little that Lady Silence will be returning to the Terror and she is Crozier's problem now. While inspecting the men, Fitzjames tells William Wentzell that his fingernails are dirty. He then chastises the crew for their lack of hygiene. Collins tells Fitzjames that when Little came on board he took 16 bottles of alcohol with him from the Erebus' stores. Fitzjames walks into Crozier's cabin and tells Crozier he needs to step up to his responsibility and Crozier punches at Fitzjames, who pushes him away. Crozier orders everyone out but Fitzjames and the two begin to argue about Crozier's sobriety. After Blanky is injured, Crozier has Fitzjames, Little, Dr. MacDonald and [[Thomas Jopson]] come into his cabin and asks them for help getting him sober and puts Fitzjames in charge for the time being. | [[Edmund Hoar]] tells Fitzjames that Little is there to see him. Fitzjames notices Crozier has again not showed up for the commander's meeting. Fitzjames then tells Little that Lady Silence will be returning to the Terror and she is Crozier's problem now. While inspecting the men, Fitzjames tells William Wentzell that his fingernails are dirty. He then chastises the crew for their lack of hygiene. Collins tells Fitzjames that when Little came on board he took 16 bottles of alcohol with him from the Erebus' stores. Fitzjames walks into Crozier's cabin and tells Crozier he needs to step up to his responsibility and Crozier punches at Fitzjames, who pushes him away. Crozier orders everyone out but Fitzjames and the two begin to argue about Crozier's sobriety. After Blanky is injured, Crozier has Fitzjames, Little, Dr. MacDonald and [[Thomas Jopson]] come into his cabin and asks them for help getting him sober and puts Fitzjames in charge for the time being. | ||
== During the events of [[The Terror: Season 1 Episode 6 A Mercy]] played by [[Tobias Menzies]] == | |||
January, 1848, Irving gives a briefing to Fitzjames, Hodgson, Dr. MacDonald, Dr. Stanley, Blanky and Le Vesconte on the status of the ships' supplies. He then mentions that Dr. MacDonald thinks any of the anti-scurvy properties the lemons may have had have worn out due to age. He ends by telling Fitzjames if they reduce their rations by 3/4 then they will run out by midwinter next year. Fitzjames tells Irving to have [[John Diggle]] and [[Richard Wall]] focus on serving salted meats to save the portable food stuffs. Fitzjames releases everyone else, except for Blanky, who he questions about what happened to [[Sir John Ross]] at Fury Beach. Blanky tells Fitzjames of how Sir Ross was willing to leave behind the sick before leaving any equipment behind, of how they built Somerset House. He continues that even in camp, the officers lived a life of relative plenty while the others slept in ditches, and of how he wanted to kill Sir Ross. | |||
Fitzjames comes up with an idea for a carnival and opens one of Franklin's trunks and finds theater costumes and masks. The men build the carnival structure and Fitzjames tells Little that his plan is to hike to find help. While looking for a costume to wear, Fitzjames notices he is suddenly bleeding from his scalp. Carnival starts and Crozier and Jopson arrive later and find the crew drunk. Crozier holds a speech and tells the crew that they need to return to their homes. He tells them that they will be walking to safety. Crozier continues that they should find help from the Netsilik people on their way and should eventually meet up with Lt. Fairholme and his group. Lady Silence stumbles into the crowd and shortly after, Dr. Stanley starts himself and the carnival camp on fire. The fire spreads through carnival and some of the crew are burned to death. Hickey uses a knife to cut open the canvas and kills Dr. MacDonald in the process. The remaining crew stumble out of the area and the dead are lined up. | |||
Revision as of 13:12, 26 May 2021
Background
James Fitzjames is a captain on the HMS Erebus in the Discovery Service for the British Royal Navy.
During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 1 Go for Broke played by Tobias Menzies
John Franklin walks up to Fitzjames who notices the compass is becoming less reliable. Henry Collins tells Franklin that Francis Crozier is requesting an ice report and Franklin tells him to relay to Crozier that he and Fitzjames will be joining him for dinner. At the officer's dinner, Fitzjames tells the diners consisting of Franklin, Crozier, Lt. Edward Little, Dr. MacDonald, Lt. John Irving, and Lt. George Hodgson about the time he was shot in China. Crozier sarcastically asks Fitzjames to recount the time he was assigned to guard bird guano. Franklin mentions that Reid noticed a patch of ice that doesn't appear to be summer break-up ice, but isn't concerned. Crozier has a meeting with Franklin and Fitzjames about David Young when he starts vomiting blood, and Dr. MacDonald tells them Young has dark blood in his stool and he may have tuberculosis. Franklin suggests Dr. Stanley have a look at young and decides to have Young brought to his ship. Fitzjames complains to Franklin about Crozier and his negative attitude.
A large piece of ice hits the Erebus. Franklin calls a meeting of the officers, including Lt. H.T.D. Le Vesconte, and John Gregory tells them about the damage to the Erebus and Crozier warns Franklin that they will be dealing with pack ice ahead. He asks Lt. Graham Gore how many sun dogs he has seen and suggests they explore King William Land to see if it is an island and Thomas Blanky agrees. Franklin decides against his advice and Fitzjames considers Crozier's warning, melodrama. Crozier then angrily points out that only four people at the table are veterans of the arctic, but Franklin again decides to continue on. Six days later, both ships are stuck in the ice and Franklin finds a lead ball in his meat. The next morning they wake up to be surrounded by continuous ice.
During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 2 Gore played by Tobias Menzies
Spring, 1847, Gregory shows Franklin and Fitzjames the engines on the Erebus and they talk about which survey crew will be successful. Franklin speaks with Fitzjames about his meeting to make amends with Crozier and Fitzjames tells him Crozier is a depressive.
During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 3 The Ladder played by Tobias Menzies
June, 1847, while Franklin is out in the hunting blind, the men in the blind start shooting and Franklin starts to stumble away in shock. Crozier uses a spyglass to check on the situation and orders his men to send out the marines. Franklin starts calling out for the Erebus and as Fitzjames and Charles Des Voeux go out to save him, Franklin is grabbed by the Tuunbaq, chewed in half, and dropped into the fire pit with the Shaman. Franklin's remaining leg is brought back to the ship and put inside a coffin by Henry Goodsir. Crozier goes to the Erebus and tells Blanky to start a search party with Lieutenant Fairholme in charge. Fitzjames asks him not to send out the party as Franklin forbade it and Fitzjames asks for one day for the men to grieve. Crozier gives the speech written by Franklin for Gore's eulogy. Crozier finishes the speech and Tozer initiates the 21 gun salute.
During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 4 Punishment, as a Boy played by Tobias Menzies
November, 1847, William Strong and Thomas Evans are also killed by the Tuunbaq. Crozier tells Fitzjames, the Tuunbaq laid a trap and Fitzjames notices how much Crozier is drinking. Crozier then admits he only joined the mission in order to use it as leverage when asking Sophia Cracroft to marry him once more. After a body is found on deck, Dr. MacDonald tells Crozier that the body Cornelius Hickey found actually consisted of the top half of Strong and the lower half of Evans. Fitzjames thinks a man did it, but Dr. MacDonald tells him it was an animal claw. Little tells them the only tracks they found belonged to the Tuunbaq. After she is forcibly brought on ship, Lady Silence is transferred to the Erebus while the three perpetrators, Hickey, Thomas Hartnell and Magnus Manson, are questioned by Crozier and Fitzjames. Crozier orders that they each receive 12 lashes by Johnson. Hickey continues to argue that what he did saved the others and Crozier angrily has him punished as a boy. Fitzjames tells Dr. Stanley that Lady Silence will be staying on the Erebus and Dr. Stanley has Goodsir take over care of Lady Silence.
During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 5 First Shot a Winner, Lads played by Tobias Menzies
Edmund Hoar tells Fitzjames that Little is there to see him. Fitzjames notices Crozier has again not showed up for the commander's meeting. Fitzjames then tells Little that Lady Silence will be returning to the Terror and she is Crozier's problem now. While inspecting the men, Fitzjames tells William Wentzell that his fingernails are dirty. He then chastises the crew for their lack of hygiene. Collins tells Fitzjames that when Little came on board he took 16 bottles of alcohol with him from the Erebus' stores. Fitzjames walks into Crozier's cabin and tells Crozier he needs to step up to his responsibility and Crozier punches at Fitzjames, who pushes him away. Crozier orders everyone out but Fitzjames and the two begin to argue about Crozier's sobriety. After Blanky is injured, Crozier has Fitzjames, Little, Dr. MacDonald and Thomas Jopson come into his cabin and asks them for help getting him sober and puts Fitzjames in charge for the time being.
During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 6 A Mercy played by Tobias Menzies
January, 1848, Irving gives a briefing to Fitzjames, Hodgson, Dr. MacDonald, Dr. Stanley, Blanky and Le Vesconte on the status of the ships' supplies. He then mentions that Dr. MacDonald thinks any of the anti-scurvy properties the lemons may have had have worn out due to age. He ends by telling Fitzjames if they reduce their rations by 3/4 then they will run out by midwinter next year. Fitzjames tells Irving to have John Diggle and Richard Wall focus on serving salted meats to save the portable food stuffs. Fitzjames releases everyone else, except for Blanky, who he questions about what happened to Sir John Ross at Fury Beach. Blanky tells Fitzjames of how Sir Ross was willing to leave behind the sick before leaving any equipment behind, of how they built Somerset House. He continues that even in camp, the officers lived a life of relative plenty while the others slept in ditches, and of how he wanted to kill Sir Ross.
Fitzjames comes up with an idea for a carnival and opens one of Franklin's trunks and finds theater costumes and masks. The men build the carnival structure and Fitzjames tells Little that his plan is to hike to find help. While looking for a costume to wear, Fitzjames notices he is suddenly bleeding from his scalp. Carnival starts and Crozier and Jopson arrive later and find the crew drunk. Crozier holds a speech and tells the crew that they need to return to their homes. He tells them that they will be walking to safety. Crozier continues that they should find help from the Netsilik people on their way and should eventually meet up with Lt. Fairholme and his group. Lady Silence stumbles into the crowd and shortly after, Dr. Stanley starts himself and the carnival camp on fire. The fire spreads through carnival and some of the crew are burned to death. Hickey uses a knife to cut open the canvas and kills Dr. MacDonald in the process. The remaining crew stumble out of the area and the dead are lined up.