Realising they need answers from occasionally dead family patriarch Julien (Ted Levine everyone!), Moira and Rowan attack on two fronts. Moira works with Cortland to unlock his memories and Rowan ventures into Julien’s turf. Neither find what they expect.

This is the best episode of the series so far. The moment the irrationally haired Julien purrs that Rowan has ‘about 42 minutes’ to live you know this is a writer’s room that knows how to have fun and they really, really do. Split between her Mind and her Heart, Rowan finds herself in two wrong places at once. Heart Rowan, out in the world, spills everything to Lark and brings the good-natured doctor turned philanthropist fully into the picture whether he wants to be or not. Ben Feldman is great (if you haven’t seen Superstore, you should) and he’s been given very little to do so far this season. It’s nice to see that change here and he does great Doctor Who Companion-style straight man to the Mayfair family catastrophes. Maybe he and Tongayi Chirisa’s Ciprien can go for a coffee and talk about all this once it’s over. And they’re in the same place. And not running for their lives.

Meanwhile Head Rowan is verbally sparring with Julien, and these scenes are the most fun the show has ever had. Levine’s amiable Southern patriarch monster is a joy and Daddario plays Vulcan-style detachment brilliantly. They like each other, and are both surprised by that, even as they play chess for Rowan’s life. It’s playful, menacing stuff and it leads to an incredible payoff moment where you realise just how smart, and dangerous, Rowan is. Better still, so does she.

That moment also reminds you how essential Moira has become. Alyssa Jirrels and Harry Hamlin get a lot to do this episode as Moria dives into Cortland’s mind and the pair again have great chemistry. We also finally start to understand just how broken Cortland is and how little of it is his fault. He’s still a terrible person, but we have context for that now and Hamlin plays it in a delightfully sleazy, oddly sweet way. Crucially as well, a clue. One that closes the circuit Head Rowan opens and sets up the final act of the season.

Verdict: A bottle episode with brains and heart, this is the best the show’s ever been. 10/10

Alasdair Stuart