Fellow Travelers
WARNING : SPOILERS ahead for Fellow Travelers episode 6 .
Summary
Fellow Travelersepisode 6 " Beyond Measure " pass over ahead to 1968 and encounter Tim Laughlin ( Jonathan Bailey ) as a fugitive and Hawk Fuller ( Matt Bomer ) as a household humankind . The sixth episode of the eight - part miniseries also dives profoundly into the character of Lucy Smith ( Allison Williams ) , who has for the most part been in a supporting role throughout the first five episodes as Hawk ’s catalyst for a straight and narrow lifestyle . Fellow Travelersepisode 6 also introduces Hawk ’s two children , Kimberly and Jackson , the latter of whom shows signs of insurrection and questions of identity .
Fellow Travelersepisode 5ended the Washington D.C. chapter of the Showtime serial , free-base on the 2007 diachronic fable novel of the same name . instalment 5 " Promise You Wo n’t Write " depicted the genuine - life Army - Mccarthy auditory modality in great detail , seamlessly weave the on-key historical result with the fictional storylines of Hawk , Tim , Marcus Gaines ( Jelani Alladin ) , and Frankie Hines ( Noah J. Ricketts).The sudden death of Lucy ’s father and Hawk ’s wise man Senator Smith(Linus Roache ) reason out the series ' depiction of McCarthyism and the Lavender Scare with a unsounded message about verity , freedom , and republic .
Senator Smith made a scandalous and tragic decision in Fellow Travelers episode 5 after being given an ultimatum to choose between his career & his son .
13Tim Goes On The Run After Stealing Draft Cards With Vietnam Protesters
Tim joined a radical religious activist group under Father Lawrence
Fellow Travelersepisode 6 surprisingly opens with Tim and a group of basal spiritual activists stealing and burning hundreds of draught cards from the Selective Service Office in Baltimore , Maryland in 1968 . Although Tim is not a criminal per se , his engagement in the Catholic - base group leads him to institutionalize crimes against the federal regime in protest of the Vietnam War , placing the former government employee against the home club . Tim and Father Lawrence pray as they set the potation cards on fire while police arrive on the scene and Tim miss .
12Hawk Offers Tim Refuge At His Country House In Pennsylvania
Hawk’s family is spending the weekend at the main house nearby
Hawk , who has been keep tabs on Tim since their last night together in D.C. in 1954 , connect with Marcus about Tim ’s situation . pitch arranges to pick Tim up and offer for him to stay at his cabin to lay low for a while . Tim reluctantly accepts Hawk ’s offer , knowing it ’s the only good place for him to hide . Hawk lie to Lucy and does n’t separate her that Tim is staying in the cabin . Meanwhile , the Fuller family prepare to host a party at the main house down the road over the weekend .
11Hawk Struggles To Discipline & Connect With His Rebellious Son Jackson
Jackson acts out in various ways but is a smart and sensitive kid
The audience bring to take in Hawk as a father and family valet de chambre for the first sentence inFellow Travelersepisode 5 , a section that Hawk sputter in . His young son Jackson ( Etienne Kellici ) shows several sign of rebellion and disassociation , peculiarly in response to Hawk ’s stern correction of him that has created a wedge in their father - son moral force . Jackson makes a scene at the dinner table , speaks out against his parent ’s admirer , and storms off to his way in stark defiance of Hawk ’s attempts at order .
10Jackson Finds Tim In Hawk’s Cabin & The Two Quickly Become Friends
Tim explains who he is & expresses interest in Jackson’s poetry
Jackson sneaks off to stay in his dad ’s cabin to get off from his family when Tim get along back to find a rifle being channelise at him . Once Jackson hears Tim out , he determine to bank him and puts the gun down , revealing that it was n’t load in the first lieu . He and Tim have some sodas and get to recognize each other , with Tim convey echt stake in Jackson which Hawk does n’t seem to do very often . Tim discovers that Jackson is quite a skilled poet and reads some of his work aloud , which makes Jackson very happy .
Fellow Travelers offer a lifelike depiction of the historically televise Army - McCarthy hearings , which played a key part in the fall of McCarthyism .
9Frankie Visits Marcus And Tells Him He’s Moving To San Francisco
Marcus is living with his elderly father while writing a book
Frankie visit Marcus at his father ’s house after Marcus never followed up about seeing him . Frankie tells Marcus , who is living with his aged Padre while he ’s write his next book , that he ’s pass up life on the road as a performer in the Jewel Box Revue and strike to San Francisco . Frankie has design to go back to schooltime and become a social worker , which makes Marcus simultaneously happy for him but also upset at take in to say so long . Frankie and Marcus had tried to live in an apartment together but that did n’t last .
8Hawk Gets An Attorney For Tim To Help Figure Out His Options
Tim is told he can avoid 12 years in prison if he gives names
Hawk uses his connection to seek legal direction for Tim ’s situation , which appears dread as the government and police force out conjointly want to make an example out of him and Father Lawrence . The lawyer reveals that Tim could front up to 12 years in federal prison house because of an inflated kidnapping billing . The lawyer does provide a way out for Tim that would involve ease up up the names of other activists who also worked with Father Lawrence .
7Lucy Tells Hawk She Had An Affair While They Were Married
Hawk is mostly unaffected & reassures Lucy that he wants a family
Lucy reveals to Hawk that she had an matter while she was in Europe , which hardly gets a reaction out of Hawk . Lucy suspects throughoutFellow Travelersepisode 6 that Hawk is up to something , continue a penetrative eye on his activities and whereabouts and catch him in lies such as his claim that the water system at the cabin was n’t working when it was . Lucy tries to get a chemical reaction out of Hawk and want his reassurance that he still need to be a part of their mob .
Fellow Travelers episode 3 features a poignant and revealing scene between Hawk & Tim that propels Hawk to face the the true after decades of hiding it .
6Jackson Experiments With LSD & Opens Up To Tim About Hawk
Jackson tells Tim he hates his Dad & Tim defends Hawk
Jackson tries LSD while his parent discombobulate a party and goes to visit Tim at the cabin , who see to it him that he ’ll be alright . Jackson opens up about his spirit and disappointment in his father , Hawk , regard him as a rigid and unapproachable government agency figure who is too hard on him . Tim comforts Jackson in his state of vulnerability , matching his sensitiveness and move as a great guide for Hawk ’s young Logos when he require it most .
5Lucy Gets Intimate With A Married Party Guest Named Chet
Lucy knows the truth about Hawk’s affairs and feels no shame
Lucy deliberately attract a partygoer refer Chet , who is observe fifteen class of marriage with his wife . Lucy is n’t trying to destroy Chet ’s married couple as much as she is testing her power to attract a heterosexual man , which she feel like she ca n’t do with Hawk . She approaches Chet to see if she is alluring enough to get ahead over a married man . When she ’s successful , she realizes that the problem of Hawk ’s unmistakable deficiency of attractiveness for her is n’t her fault but his .
4Tim Turns Himself Into The Police & Becomes A Convicted Felon
Tim shows that he’s unafraid to face the consequences of his actions
Despite Tim fetch an out from having to face jail prison term after Father Lawrence turn himself in , Tim decides to come after in his footsteps and also surrender to the constabulary . Tim habituate Lucy ’s speech sound at the chief planetary house to call the lawyer that Hawk set up for him to declare his final decision . By the clip Hawk realizes what ’s happening , he finds Tim being put into the back of a police force car , a polarity of Tim ’s righteous beliefs against Vietnam as well as his spiritual - based notion that he merit punishment .
Matt Bomer ’s Hawk is a magical political wannabee with a big secret in Fellow Travelers whose prized keepsake reveals his biggest reference defect .
