S02.E09: Kill Gil

[dubbel zout]

A buried secret comes to life; Joe and Georgia reminisce; an already heartbroken Ginny overhears upsetting news.

[Kirsty]

Good grief, that's a night Austin will never forget. He's getting some really mixed up messages. His mom kills his friend's dad in front of him and doesn't own up to it. His dad attacks his mom. He shoots his dad. His mom threatens his dad with a gun and then stitches up the gsw in the kitchen! No one calls the cops or a doctor. They cover up the entire incident so his stepdad doesn't find out... An adult would struggle to process that list. What is a child supposed to do with it? And this is the kid who stabbed a boy in the hand last season! Whose father is Gil and whose mother doesn't believe in therapy. Austin's going to grow up to be a psychopath, isn't he?

Apart from that, I enjoy the Cynthia/Georgia relationship. They respect each other.

Edited January 7, 2023 by Kirsty

[dubbel zout]

Gil, what is wrong with leftovers?

It was weird that a lot of what happened in this episode was before ep 8. For a while I thought I'd already seen this one.

Poor Austin. He needs therapy as much as Ginny does. Family therapy wouldn't be a bad idea.

Poor Nick.

[Shermie]

On 1/7/2023 at 11:11 AM, Kirsty said:

His mom kills his friend's dad in front of him and doesn't own up to it.

Georgia didn’t know that Austin saw her do that.

It kills me (heh) that Georgia’s go-to is killing someone. I guess once you’ve killed your first victim, the rest are easier? 

[Kirsty]

4 hours ago, Shermie said:

Georgia didn’t know that Austin saw her do that

Right, but nothing in my sentence that you quoted is factually incorrect, right? And my point is that a child Austin's age wouldn't know how to interpret what he saw. He would judge by what happened afterwards and how the adults -- especially his mom -- behaved. And she kept her actions a secret.

[dubbel zout]

2 minutes ago, Kirsty said:

And she kept her actions a secret.

Well...admitting to murder isn't exactly dinnertime talk.