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Say Nothing Recap: Don’t Blink


The Prices decide to strike back at the British, which turns the series into an unflinching depiction of the price of commitment.

While Brendan thinks it’s important for Dolours, the operation’s commander, to “ride with the gear” — meaning, to drive one of the cars smuggling the explosives into London — and boost morale, Gerry urges her to take a plane and avoid the risk of getting caught. “When you join the IRA,” Dolours tells Mackers, “there’s always this question, how far are you willing to go?” In the Price family, going to prison was seen as a badge of honor, or a rite of passage; but the reality of it doesn’t feel half as noble as the idea. One morning, a group of guards and nurses drag and tie Dolours to a chair, secure a mouthpiece around her head and shove a tube down her throat, through which they funnel a mixture of eggs, flour, juice, and protein powder.

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