Lacking human connection, Travis develops a stalkery obsession with political campaigner Betsy (Cybil Shepherd) and amazingly manages to convince her to spend time with him. However she's clearly his cultural and intellectual superior and occasionally mocks him. After a terrible faux-pas she rejects him, setting him on a path to violent retribution.
CW: full spectrum 1970s seediness including paedophilia, racism, sexism, homophobia etc.
The two handle their unexpected fame in different ways while every day the comet draws closer.
Bridling at the unaccustomed interference they reluctantly investigate but as they pick at the thread uncover a web of silence spanning all levels of Boston society.
CW: child abuse discussed in a very procedural manner
On Christmas day, the round table at the court of a sickly and ageing King Arthur is confronted by the terrible, supernatural Green Knight who challenges one of them to engage him in single combat. Should they manage to strike him even in the slightest they will gain the Green Knight's fearsome axe, but in one year they must meet again and allow him to return the blow.
Eager to prove his worth, Gawain takes the challenge where all else falter.
No good will come of this.
On suspecting she is pregnant, Autumn goes to a local clinic and has it confirmed. Like many such places in the US the clinic is a thinly veiled front for the anti-abortion lobby and they try to deter her from considering this. Even if she persisted it would require consent from her parents.
Going into a nosedive, Autumn's distress is noted at work by her cousin Skylar (Talia Ryder) who pilfers some cash from the cash register so they can travel to another state where the law on abortion is different.
One day he crosses paths with the woman of his dreams (Jodie Comer) and begins to go off script causing things to unravel both in the game and in the world outside.
Charming and quick witted he starts to be involved with Zeena (Frances McDormand) and helps run her mentalism act when long time partner Pete (David Strathairn) is too drunk to manage.
Slowly Stan climbs the social ladder in the carnival, to the annoyance of some until he breaks away with young Molly (Rooney Mara) to form an act of his own.
No good will come of this.
Both experience slightly stilted interactions with their peers but nothing they can put their finger on. Jasmine finds herself drawn to stories of a "witch" that haunts campus and becomes more and more disturbed as time passes and the tale begins to repeat itself.