Tom Ripley (Andrew Scott) isn't a criminal mastermind who meticulously plans his next steps, as Steven Zaillian's adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novels proves. Everything seems to be going right for Tom in Italy, but low funds and Dickie Greenleaf's (Johnny Flynn) changeable mood cause the con artist to take drastic action during a trip to the Italian Riviera.
Before heading off to San Remo with Dickie in Ripley episode 3, "Sommerso," (Italian for "submerged"), Tom makes his opinions known about Dickie's decision to buy a refrigerator, as he doesn't understand why you would want an appliance like this. What this conversation and Dickie's eventual choice of the one with more ice tray space shows is that Tom has fallen out of favor, and his time living it up in this gorgeous Atrani villa could be coming to an end soon.
