
Episode Nine: Alcatraz
Clip: Season 8 Episode 7 | 17m 13s
After being arrested for perjury and libel, Vireo is sent to prison at Alcatraz.
After being arrested for perjury and libel in the previous episode, Vireo is sent to prison at Alcatraz, where she is confined to the abandoned medical wing. She enjoys her solitude, realizing that she is finally to be left alone with her own thoughts and ideas, finally free from the constant observation and analysis that has surrounded her for the last few years.
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Episode Nine: Alcatraz
Clip: Season 8 Episode 7 | 17m 13s
After being arrested for perjury and libel in the previous episode, Vireo is sent to prison at Alcatraz, where she is confined to the abandoned medical wing. She enjoys her solitude, realizing that she is finally to be left alone with her own thoughts and ideas, finally free from the constant observation and analysis that has surrounded her for the last few years.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipEpisode Twelve: My Name is Vireo
Clip: S8 Ep7 | 6m 5s | Vireo returns to the woods where her adventure began — but now she steps off of a stage. (6m 5s)
Vireo: The Spiritual Biography of a Witchs Accuser (Preview)
Preview: S8 Ep7 | 1m 13s | An Artbound special episode in partnership with the Grand Central Art Center. (1m 13s)
Episode Eight: Girl in the Well
Clip: S8 Ep7 | 13m 6s | Leaving school in search of witchcraft, Caroline leads Vireo and Raphael to a well. (13m 6s)
Clip: S8 Ep7 | 19m 40s | Vireo’s hysteria and psychosis finally come to a climax when she wakes up at the circus. (19m 40s)
Clip: S8 Ep7 | 11m 12s | Vireo returns home after the unsuccessful treatment. (11m 12s)
Clip: S8 Ep7 | 15m 21s | Vireo is examined by the Doctor and Raphael at their Vienna office. (15m 21s)
Clip: S8 Ep7 | 15m 16s | Fourteen-year-old Vireo finds herself fluid in time. (15m 16s)
Episode Seven: Dismal Pure Inane
Clip: S8 Ep7 | 11m 45s | Bored at home on vacation, Vireo can hardly wait to return to school. (11m 45s)
Clip: S8 Ep7 | 15m 18s | Vireo begins this episode in a 16th-century courtroom where she has been called to testify (15m 18s)
Episode Ten: Ice on the Sargasso
Clip: S8 Ep7 | 16m 18s | Vireo rides in a car across the Swedish steppes on her way to join the circus. (16m 18s)
Clip: S8 Ep7 | 13m 27s | Vireo has escaped from her room and into an abandoned warehouse. (13m 27s)
Clip: S8 Ep7 | 14m 7s | Vireo wakes onstage into the 16th-century world she left before. (14m 7s)
Director Charlie Otte on Vireo
Clip: S8 Ep7 | 15m 10s | Creative director Charlie Otte discusses the intricacies of producing an opera for TV. (15m 10s)
Composer Lisa Bielawa on Vireo
Clip: S8 Ep7 | 28m 56s | Lisa Bielawa discusses the inspiration behind "Vireo" (28m 56s)
Grand Central Art Center Curator John Spiak on Vireo
Clip: S8 Ep7 | 8m 19s | John Spiak discusses the GCAC's role in "Vireo" and the conception of the project. (8m 19s)
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