The emotion is paired with constant anxiety that he wonвЂ™t make it in time and will abandon both his friends and his own goals at the very end. The looming deadline (highlighted by audible clock ticking in the background), though, dampens that a little. SheвЂ™s found peace in that, and Fogg eventually does, too. SheвЂ™s found and lost love again and is both righteous and forgiving towards her old beau. Estella is all Phileas has hyped her up to be. In most circumstances, their eventual reunition would be fully appreciated for its bittersweet poignancy. Photographer: Tudor Cucu вЂ“ В© Slim 80 Days / Federation Entertainment / Peu Communications / ZDF / Be-Films / RTBF (tГ©lГ©vision belge) вЂ“ 2021 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS - Shown from left to right: Dolly Wells (ESTELLA) and David Tennant (PHILEAS FOGG). So he puts the entire trip on the line to wait for her, while Passepartout and Fix anxiously wait for him in turn, their ship about to leave port. Those terms should assure you that the show will do everything in its power to put the outcome in doubt, even knowing that those who have read VerneвЂ™s novel already have the answers.ДЇogg and we finally realize that вЂњCowardвЂќ postcard is from Estella, now living in New York and seemingly awaiting a meeting with him.

But by the final scenes, we see this is only the beginning-and weвЂ™re going to be eager for more.ДЇirst, we have a circumnavigation to complete with a hefty bet on the line. Around the World in 80 Days Season 1 Episode 8 is the last episode of the miniseries and in most adaptations would be a firm end to our charactersвЂ™ story.

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