History Heartwarming / TheTerror

* Despite being one of Hickey's mutineers, [[Manchild Manson]] is still innocently polite to Crozier during his captivity, all but apologising to him for not being allowed to call him captain anymore. Crozier gently calls him a good boy in return.

* Someone leaving Hickey a pouch of tobacco in his hammock after his punishment. It's YMMV, considering Hickey's punishment was for kidnapping an innocent woman and disrespecting Crozier, but it's still touching to see the Terror's crew sticking by one of their own.

* When Franklin asks Goodsir if he would like an escort back to ship from the hunting bind, Goodsir says yes just a little too quickly. You would expect the battle-toughened Marines to mock him for this, but their reactions are nothing but affectionate smiles.

* [[Jerkass Doctor Stanley]] dismisses the brain-dead Heather as a 'pudding'. Doctor McDonald immediately counters by saying he sees the man more as 'a cathedral'.

* Tozer and his fellow Marines bringing a comatose Heather to Carnivale, just because they think he deserved to be a part of the celebrations. They even make an effort to [[Foreshadowing massage his throat]] so he can ingest a little of the food. It makes Tozer's futile efforts to save Heather during the fire that much more heartbreaking.

* Goodsir accompanies Gore's scouting party every inch a FishOutOfWater amongst the other men. Despite his physical ineptitude and general [[Adorkable nerdiness]], however, Lieutenant Gore is nothing but encouraging of the man.

* The episode opens with a conversation between Crozier and Fitzjames. Driven to [[DespairEventHorizon despair by the extremity of their situation]], Fitzjames begins unburdening himself to Crozier. He tells Crozier that he's a fraud who wasn't appointed to the expedition because of merit, but because he saved the son of one of the most powerful men in the Royal Navy from a scandal by paying someone off. Crozier dismisses this as a mere "surplus of political luck", and reassures Fitzjames that [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre he is better than he thinks he is]]. This leads Fitzjames to confess his greatest secret: he's an illegitimate child, the product of an affair between a dissolute British diplomat and an unknown Portuguese woman, who has spent all his adult life overcompensating to cover up for the shameful circumstances of his birth. He bitterly declares that all the courageous deeds he's performed in his life have been nothing but vanity, and that they have reached the end of vanity. Crozier's response leads to one of the most touching exchanges of the series:

--> '''Fitzjames:''' (with ManlyTears in his eyes) Are we brothers, Francis? I would like that very much.

* Hickey of all people manages to earn a Heartwarming moment in this episode, when he [[spoiler: cuts open the tent to save the crews after Doctor Stanley blocks the exits and sets it on fire. It is ruined somewhat by the accidental death of Doctor [=McDonald=], but it's still an uncharacteristically altruistic gesture from the most selfish man on the expedition.]]

* Goodsir immediately rushing to catch [[spoiler: Silna when she staggers into the carnival tent, bleeding from the mouth (having cut out her tongue) and visibly unsteady]].

* When Goodsir starts to have a breakdown after [[spoiler: Morfin is shot and killed]], Lady Silence comes into his tent and tenderly cuddles with him.

* Irving's meeting with the kindly Netsilik. One of them, a man called Koveyook, gives him some seal meat as soon as he realises what Irving's talking about, and a grateful Irving gives him his eyeglass in return. [[spoiler: Shame Hickey had to spoil the moment.]]

--> '''Crozier''': Then you are free, hm? Mine your courage from a different lode now. Friendship. Brotherhood.
--> '''Fitzjames''': (with ManlyTears in his eyes) Are we brothers, Francis? I would like that very much.

* Crozier ordering his men to live before [[spoiler: Hickey and the mutineers take him away.]]

* When Crozier tells the Inuit leader [[spoiler: that all his men died the Inuit chief asks "all?" in an aghast and sad tone of voice. Even though he never knew them mass death, even of complete strangers, saddens him.]]

* After [[spoiler:Private Heather is mauled by the Tuunbaq and goes into a coma]], Sergeant Tozer cuts his nails and tells him what's going on in the ship. He and other men continue to care for him [[spoiler:and even bring him to Carnivale so he could 'enjoy' the food and festivities, too.]] Tozer is also carrying Heather out of the fire. [[spoiler: Well… At least he tries too.]]

* After [[spoiler:Private Heather is mauled by the Tuunbaq and goes into a coma]], Sergeant Tozer cuts his nails and tells him what's going on in the ship. He and other men continue to care for him [[spoiler:and even bring him to Carnivale so he could 'enjoy' the food and festivities, too.]] Tozer is also carrying Heather out of the fire.

* The relationship between Bridgens and Peglar; it's very clear how deeply they love each other, and it's a sweet respite from the tragedy in the first half of the show.

* The episode opens with a conversation between Crozier and Fitzjames. Driven to despair by the extremity of the situation, Fitzjames begins unburdening himself to Crozier. He tells Crozier that he's a fraud who wasn't appointed to the expedition because of merit, but because he saved the son of one of the most powerful men in the Royal Navy from a scandal by paying someone off. Crozier dismisses this as a mere "surplus of political luck", and reassures Fitzjames that [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre he is better than he thinks he is]]. This leads Fitzjames to confess his greatest secret: he's an illegitimate child, the product of an affair between a dissolute British diplomat and an unknown Portuguese woman, who has spent all his adult life overcompensating to cover up for the shameful circumstances of his birth. He bitterly declares that all the courageous deeds he's performed in his life have been nothing but vanity, and that they have reached the end of vanity. Crozier's response leads to one of the most touching exchanges of the series:

** On that note, just watch Crozier's face in that scene. The sheer amount of warmth and tenderness in his expression is one of the most wonderful things in the series.

* While discussing what to do about the mutineers, Crozier tells Fitzjames that they will leave some food and other supplies behind at Terror Camp, in case anyone has a change of heart. He also refuses to abandon the sickest and weakest men, insisting that they will all continue on together.

* Lady Silence begging her people to give the remnants of the expedition fresh meat to eat and help them south. She is told in no uncertain terms that is impossible. The winter is too cold, they barely have enough food as it is, and the Tuunbaq is killing the rest [[ForTheEvulz to spite the expedition]]. Still, it is moving to see that even after all she's seen and had to put up with the men, Lady Silence has such deep wells of compassion and goodness that she wants to do whatever she can to ensure they live and see home again. Even the expression of the tribal leader is one less of dismissal, than regret.

* Blanky's joy at finding the Northwest Passage, laughing as he marks it on the map. He's knows he's going to die, but he dies as the first white man to see the passage, and he's content to sit and smoke until the end.

* After [[spoiler:Private Heather is attacked by the Tuunbaq and goes into a coma]], Sergeant Tozer cut his nails and tell him what's going on in the ship. He and other men continue to care for him [[spoiler:and even bring him to Carnivale so he could 'enjoy' the food and festivities, too.]] Tozer is also carrying Heather out of the fire.

* After [[spoiler:Private Heather is attacked by the Tuunbaq and goes into a coma]], Sergeant Tozer cut his nails and tell him what's going on in the ship. He and other men continue to care for him [[spoiler:and even bring him to Carnivale so he could 'enjoy' the food and festivities, too.]]