All roads lead to Lovecraft Country

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Sunday, August 30. All times are Eastern.
Top pick
Lovecraft Country (HBO, 9 p.m.): Last week’s gripping episode of Lovecraft Country ended on a humdinger of a scene. Here’s Joelle Monique on the terrific final act of “Whitey’s On The Moon”:
In the final scene of splendid horror, Lovecraft Country careens back into allegory as Gil Scott-Heron’s “Whitey’s On The Moon” plays over a scene of mystic horror. The song articulates the distance Black Americans feel they must travel to reach equity with their white neighbors. Atticus agrees to try to open the door to the Garden Of Eden in exchange for saving George and Leti’s lives. Surrounded by the wealthy elite, too high up the food chain to associate with Klan, George’s body is ripped asunder by an electrical current. George is dealing with some form of PTSD, he’s trying to make amends with a father who is completely lost to the world, and his only real companions are his books. Yet he must pay with his body a toll for Samuel to enter the garden where Samuel might live forever. No one even thinks to explain the possible damage that could befall Atticus.
This week, Leti tries to make things right with her sister, Atticus struggles with feelings of guilt, and Joelle Monique recaps while hoping against hope that we haven’t seen the last of Courtney B. Vance’s George.
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