SPOILER ALERT: the following article contains massive spoilers, including the ending. If you have not yet seen the movie, proceed at your own risk!
With every episode, ‘Lovecraft Country’ not only unravels its many mysteries but also lets in the one character at a time into its secrets. Ever since the death of her husband, Hippolyta had felt like Atticus and the others were keeping something from her. At the end of episode five, she decided to take things into her own hands, and this episode expands her story immeasurably, giving us an insight into how she has felt all this time and what lies for her in the future. The ending leaves us on another cliffhanger. Here’s what it means. If you haven’t caught up with the show yet, head over to HBO. SPOILERS AHEAD