Inside the ‘Widow’s Bay’ Flashback to 1702: How Betty Gilpin and Hamish Linklater Reveal the Town’s Evil Origins

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “Our History” and “Seasickness,” the sixth and seventh episodes of “Widow’s Bay,” now streaming on Apple TV.

Betty Gilpin felt like she was haunting the cast of “Widow’s Bay.”

Apple TV’s horror-comedy from creator Katie Dippold had already shot its first season when Gilpin arrived on set to film a surprise flashback episode, which aired as the sixth installment of its freshman run. The episode, released this week along with Episode 7, takes viewers back to 1702 when Widow’s Bay’s original sin was taking root.

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