Under the Banner of Heaven Episode 5 Review

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If the previous episode of Under the Banner of Heaven was devoted to Dan (Wyatt Russell), then the latest episode, «One Mighty And Strong,» explores Ron (Sam Worthington). In fact, the episode is named for him. Much of the episode is dedicated to Ron's evolution throughout the series thus far. Once considered the Lafferty family's black sheep for his construction business, Ron was goaded back into the family's fold by Dan previously. «One Mighty And Strong» is an examination of how much Ron has changed, setting the series’ final episodes into motion.

Throughout Under the Banner of Heaven, there is a three-fold layer to its story. It aims to connect the origin of Mormonism, memories of the Lafferty family, and the present setting of solving Brenda (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Erika's murders to establish motive. Up until this point, some of the historical scenes have made the series feel slightly disjointed at times. There are a few elements in play in «One Mighty And Strong,” and one of them seems to finally offer credibility for the historical scenes by connecting the figures to its core characters.

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Under the Banner of Heaven's historical episodes have largely focused on Joseph Smith and his wife Emma. The evolution of Joseph's own morals and the trials he suffered have been punctuating points for the Laffertys in their interrogation scenes with Detectives Jeb Pyre (Andrew Garfield) and Bill Taba (Gil Birmingham). Robin (Seth Numrich), Sam (Rory Culkin), and Allen (Billy Howle) have all used the knowledge of their scripture in their conversations to appeal to Pyre's own understanding of Mormon faith. Many of these interpretations of their scripture have rocked