S02.E10: I'm No Cinderella

[dubbel zout]

As Gil continues to make threats and Cordova closes in, revelations about Georgia's past surface at the worst possible time.

[greekmom]

So I did binge the who thing and to be honest I did FF a bit here and there. But I don't get the ending . If Austin didn't tell, there is no proof that Georgia killed Tom then how can they arrest her? And if Austin did say something,  they still would have only brought her in for questioning first before arresting her. 

I hated the PI character.   His role as the mustache twirling "I'm gonna get you Georgia " was just silly. 

I also didn't realize that Georgia was 15 when she had Ginny. Which has to be  statutory rape in alot of States. Zion had to be older than 15. 

Overall I think writers has set themselves up as they had to end on a cliffhanger but the murder of Tom Fuller is a dumb way to go. 

[paulvdb]

5 hours ago, greekmom said:

If Austin didn't tell, there is no proof that Georgia killed Tom then how can they arrest her?

The PI told the cops that he suspected that Tom was murdered. So I assume that the medical examiner found evidence that he was suffocated. And Georgia was alone with Tom when he died, so that makes her the only suspect.

[possibilities]

I'll be curious to see whether the wife is grateful or horrified.

[greekmom]

On 1/6/2023 at 4:05 PM, paulvdb said:

The PI told the cops that he suspected that Tom was murdered. So I assume that the medical examiner found evidence that he was suffocated. And Georgia was alone with Tom when he died, so that makes her the only suspect.

Nope I don't buy it.

Tom was on a respiratory system.  If anything affected his breathing, the bells would go off (say if Georgia wasn't there and the thing in his nose slipped out accidently).  I re watched the scene and nothing was going off indicating that there was an issue. 

It must be difficult to prove suffocation by pillow especially if the person who is being suffocated is not fighting back due to their vegetative state. Pretty much the evidence has to be circumstantial enough that they would have brought Georgia in for questioning instead of straight out arresting her.  (I watch too much crime documentaries) 

[Kirsty]

Aw, I like that Ginny intervened and encouraged her Mom to come clean to Paul. It was a huge step for Georgia to confront her fears instead of running again. Good job, Ginny and Georgia.

This show strongly reminds me of teen shows from the past, but I love that now teen shows deal with mental health. It's as though Rory Gilmore is self-harming (and biracial), and her boyfriend Jordan Catalano suffers from depression. I mean, its also like Lorelai Gilmore is a serial killer, but I try not to think about that. 😆

[moonshine71]

18 hours ago, greekmom said:

Nope I don't buy it.

Tom was on a respiratory system.  If anything affected his breathing, the bells would go off (say if Georgia wasn't there and the thing in his nose slipped out accidently).  I re watched the scene and nothing was going off indicating that there was an issue. 

It must be difficult to prove suffocation by pillow especially if the person who is being suffocated is not fighting back due to their vegetative state. Pretty much the evidence has to be circumstantial enough that they would have brought Georgia in for questioning instead of straight out arresting her.  (I watch too much crime documentaries) 

Not on a respirator.

 

While were don't ever see him conscious, I'm not sure it is confirmed he was in a vegetative state. A couple of times Cynthia mentions he didn't recognize her, which to me suggests he might have periods of consciousness.

[Ms Blue Jay]

20 hours ago, Kirsty said:

Aw, I like that Ginny intervened and encouraged her Mom to come clean to Paul. It was a huge step for Georgia to confront her fears instead of running again. Good job, Ginny and Georgia.

This show strongly reminds me of teen shows from the past, but I love that now teen shows deal with mental health. It's as though Rory Gilmore is self-harming (and biracial), and her boyfriend Jordan Catalano suffers from depression. I mean, its also like Lorelai Gilmore is a serial killer, but I try not to think about that. 😆

Wouldn't the boyfriend be Jess Mariano ?  😉

I hate how much I like this show.  So I guess I'll have to wait another two years. 🙄

Edited January 9, 2023 by Ms Blue Jay

[Marley]

Aw I felt so bad for Austin at the end. He was so sad. The kid that plays him seems to do a pretty decent job. Austin is going to be a messed up adult tho lol.

[dubbel zout]

Good for Max for not getting back together with Sophie. 

I like how Zion treats Austin as a part of his family. He knows he's not Austin's dad, but he's a solid male presence in Austin's life. Lord knows the kid needs it.

Press looks so much older than the rest of the actors who play the teens that it's creepy to see him with Abby.

That was some wedding dress. How did it not smother Ginny in the carriage? Heh.

That was a decent cliffhanger.

[Jillybean]

Were we ever told what Tom's illness is? I agree that it's got to be a longshot pinning Tom's death on Georgia. Unless there were cameras I can't imagine how they could prove it. There wouldn't have been any reason to conduct an autopsy on him. It was odd that Tom was on "hospice care" and yet we never saw a hospice worker at the house. Maybe they only came when Cynthia wanted to go out and drink wine or bang Joe. Anyway, what Georgia did to Tom seemed OOC to me. Despite her history of taking out problematic husbands, I don't buy that she would smother Tom simply to accelerate things for Cynthia. Not at this juncture in her life and not for someone she doesn't love. Smothering definitely requires a different level of effort than slipping a mickey into someone's drink.

Brianne Howey and Antonia Gentry are only ~8 years apart so them playing mother/daughter is a bit of a stretch. AG looks younger when Ginny wears her natural hair. 

I assume this films in Canada as half the actors have Canadian accents.

This season was kind of a mess. They tried to give plotlines to nearly every primary and secondary character and it was all over the place. I don't know whether it's been renewed for a third season, but if so, they better film quickly or the Austin actor will be a teenager still playing a 9-year-old (unless they decide on a time jump).

 

Edited January 11, 2023 by Jillybean

[dubbel zout]

2 hours ago, Jillybean said:

There wouldn't have been any reason to conduct an autopsy on him.

Cordova did report a possible murder to the police, so that might have been enough to require an autopsy, though I'd think Cynthia would have to give her okay. It was a little weird we didn't see anything of her in this episode. 

[circumvent]

On 1/7/2023 at 6:59 PM, greekmom said:

Tom was on a respiratory system.  If anything affected his breathing, the bells would go off (say if Georgia wasn't there and the thing in his nose slipped out accidently).  I re watched the scene and nothing was going off indicating that there was an issue. 

It must be difficult to prove suffocation by pillow especially if the person who is being suffocated is not fighting back due to their vegetative state. Pretty much the evidence has to be circumstantial enough that they would have brought Georgia in for questioning instead of straight out arresting her.  (I watch too much crime documentaries) 

Like already pointed out, he wasn't on a respirator and I think (from TV shows, so can't confirm) that suffocation leaves a particular "mark" in the eyes. As also pointed out, even though hospice does not usually require an autopsy, if someone raised a question about the death, and mentioned that Georgia might have been involved in other deaths, an investigation would be launched. 

What is odd is that she was arrested as if they already had proof of her guilt. Yes, she would be taken for interrogation, but not necessarily arrested during her wedding, being the "mayoress" and all. But I guess this is dramatic license, I can suspend disbelief. 

Nerd thing: the police entered the hall to arrest Georgia Miller, but she was, at that point, Georgia Randolph. Assuming they had a warrant - which they should - and the name was Georgia Miller, would the arrest be invalidated? Nitpick. I have no idea of how warrants are written, if every name ever used is assumed to be accepted, but could that be used as a plot twist?

I thought this season was way too dark with all the mental illness stuff, and with Austin turning into a child shooter. I do like that they include mental illness in a way that is openly discussed, I just thought it was a lot at once. Love that they have the deaf character and that everyone signs when the character is around. I wish they hadn't made Georgia into a proto-psychopath. She was traumatized by her young years, she was a con-artist and had, in her head, reasons to kill Kenny. She never trusted anyone, so I can see the pathology. But killing Tom was gratuitous. I am afraid they just assassinated the character. How to spin anything positive from that? 

5 hours ago, Jillybean said:

It was odd that Tom was on "hospice care" and yet we never saw a hospice worker at the house

Hospice workers don't necessarily stay the whole time at the house. In the US, it depends on what health insurance corporations want to cover. You know, terminal people don't really need compassion, let alone being well taken care of 

5 hours ago, Jillybean said:

I assume this films in Canada as half the actors have Canadian accents.

They shoot in Toronto, or around Toronto and I know that the actor playing Max is Canadian, the one playing Marcus is Australian, I think. "Sophie" is at least half Venezuelan. Don't know about the others. 

[possibilities]

I genuinely thought Georgia suffocated the guy because she thought she was being asked to do it, as a friend. I don't think she did it to punish or harm anyone, but because she genuinely thought she was helping.

I'm not saying she was right. But I think that her motivation was to help her friend, not out of any thrill from murdering. I don't think she's a psychopath. She was wrong. But I think it was the wrongness of a person who is wrong, not malicious.

[peachmangosteen]

I completely agree, @possibilities.

[dubbel zout]

Tom's death was inevitable (you know what I mean); Georgia just advanced the time table. It was very clear to me that Cynthia knew Tom wouldn't recover, and she wanted everyone put out of their misery.

[norcalgal]

On 1/6/2023 at 7:47 AM, greekmom said:

So I did binge the who thing and to be honest I did FF a bit here and there. But I don't get the ending . If Austin didn't tell, there is no proof that Georgia killed Tom then how can they arrest her? And if Austin did say something,  they still would have only brought her in for questioning first before arresting her. 

I hated the PI character.   His role as the mustache twirling "I'm gonna get you Georgia " was just silly. 

Yeah, I too felt the PI crossed over from it being just a job into having it in for Georgia “just because “.  Mustache twirling indeed!

On 1/8/2023 at 2:35 AM, Kirsty said:

Aw, I like that Ginny intervened and encouraged her Mom to come clean to Paul. It was a huge step for Georgia to confront her fears instead of running again. Good job, Ginny and Georgia.. 😆

Yeah, color me shocked that Georgia did the mature, adult thing here!!!  Major props to the character and the show, and to Ginny for urging her mom to take that route.  The only thing that doesn’t completely ring truth to me is that Paul is sooooo in love with Georgia that he’s willing to overlook her criminal past that he still wanted to marry her.  Not turn her into the authorities yes, but marry her?  Um, sorry, don’t buy it. (Maybe because the only real chemistry I sense is between Joe and Georgia.  Zion is crazy hot, but I just sense more chemistry between J & G.  For me, Zion and Georgia work better as co-parents and great friends.)

22 hours ago, dubbel zout said:

I like how Zion treats Austin as a part of his family. He knows he's not Austin's dad, but he's a solid male presence in Austin's life. Lord knows the kid needs it.

Huge props to Zion for not treating Austin like some red headed step child. 

5 hours ago, circumvent said:

Like already pointed out, he wasn't on a respirator and I think (from TV shows, so can't confirm) that suffocation leaves a particular "mark" in the eyes. As also pointed out, even though hospice does not usually require an autopsy, if someone raised a question about the death, and mentioned that Georgia might have been involved in other deaths, an investigation would be launched. 

What is odd is that she was arrested as if they already had proof of her guilt. Yes, she would be taken for interrogation, but not necessarily arrested during her wedding, being the "mayoress" and all. But I guess this is dramatic license, I can suspend disbelief. 

I thought this season was way too dark with all the mental illness stuff, and with Austin turning into a child shooter. I do like that they include mental illness in a way that is openly discussed, I just thought it was a lot at once. Love that they have the deaf character and that everyone signs when the character is around. I wish they hadn't made Georgia into a proto-psychopath. She was traumatized by her young years, she was a con-artist and had, in her head, reasons to kill Kenny. She never trusted anyone, so I can see the pathology. But killing Tom was gratuitous. I am afraid they just assassinated the character. How to spin anything positive from that? 

Just like others, I don’t understand how the authorities could have the evidence to arrest Georgia, not just bring her in for questioning, but actual arrest!?  How does this happen so quickly!?

As for the season, yes, I agree that it was dark but I was also pleased at how much better the storylines were (exception below). Also, it seemed like everyone’s acting chops took a big jump from the previous season.  Just me?  I enjoyed this season much more than the first so I’m glad I didn’t ditch as I initially intended. 

5 hours ago, possibilities said:

I genuinely thought Georgia suffocated the guy because she thought she was being asked to do it, as a friend. I don't think she did it to punish or harm anyone, but because she genuinely thought she was helping.

I'm not saying she was right. But I think that her motivation was to help her friend, not out of any thrill from murdering. I don't think she's a psychopath. She was wrong. But I think it was the wrongness of a person who is wrong, not malicious.

As @circumvent posted above, this was character assassination. I don’t buy that Georgia and Cynthia are now such good friends that Georgia would have helped Tom reach the afterlife quicker because she and Cynthia are now “friendly “.  So just because Cynthia blackballed Gil (which Georgia didn’t ask her to do) so he can’t find anywhere to live in Wellsbury we’re supposed to believe Georgia would now return a favor that Georgia never asked for?!  Nope, not buying it - especially because the act of hastening Tom’s demise is a very active act, which meant anyone could have walked in and caught Georgia doing it. 

[SoMuchTV]

On 1/10/2023 at 8:59 PM, dubbel zout said:

Good for Max for not getting back together with Sophie. 

I like how Zion treats Austin as a part of his family. He knows he's not Austin's dad, but he's a solid male presence in Austin's life. Lord knows the kid needs it.

Press looks so much older than the rest of the actors who play the teens that it's creepy to see him with Abby.

That was some wedding dress. How did it not smother Ginny in the carriage? Heh.

That was a decent cliffhanger.

Agree with all of the above, and I was coming here to comment on the wedding dress. She got Amy’s pile of swans from Big Bang Theory!

Can someone remind me what happened to Tom in the first place? Last season was forever ago, but I was somehow thinking Georgia had something to do with it. Who did she feed the poison smoothie to?

Anyway, IMO the only unforgivable thing Georgia did over the course of the series (with the stipulation that this is all fiction) was throwing away all that food!  Please tell me she just dragged the trash bags out to the garage and brought them back later!

[peachmangosteen]

1 minute ago, SoMuchTV said:

Who did she feed the poison smoothie to?

Kenny, her second husband that was creeping on Ginny and whose first wife hired the PI.

[RedInk]

The reasons we’re supposed to be rooting for Georgia (I suppose that’s the intent), who’s a whole sociopath, are really flawed. None of her admittedly terrible situations warranted murder. Yes to divorce and charges filed. The most bizarre plot point is the well-educated, successful, supportive family on Zion’s side that repeatedly offered help. It sort of negates the hard-scrabble background story. And I get that they wanted custody of Ginny…but wouldn’t anyone in that situation? The child was in danger. And Georgia’s now so chill about murdering, it doesn’t bother her at all to smother a man to death in his family home mere seconds after his wife shares that his last days are becoming a burden. The cliffhanger for me is a little less exciting bc I’d love for Georgia to get a jail sentence. I know she’s supposed to be sympathetic. Can’t stand her. 

Edited January 14, 2023 by RedInk
Typo

[peachmangosteen]

Georgia didn't mean to kill the first guy. Kenny started assaulting Ginny. Granted, she didn't need to go that far but like there's reasoning there. She killed Tom because she thought she was putting him/Cynthia/Zach out of their misery. She just doesn't read sociopathic or psychopathic to me. She certainly has never seemed like she just likes murdering/gets a thrill out of it or anything like that.

I have noticed in a couple interviews that Toni and maybe even Brianne have referred to her as a psychopath though but that's really not in the writing.

I find it weird though that she never at least tried to kill Gil. 

[RedInk]

1 minute ago, peachmangosteen said:She just doesn't read sociopathic or psychopathic to me. She certainly has never seemed like she just likes murdering/gets a thrill out of it or anything like that.

That’s part of why she seems sociopathic to me. She’s not into it, but she’s just very casual about it. If she’s threatened, or it makes sense, she kills. Friend’s suffering from being the caretaker to her dying husband. Kill him.  I thought she was lying about the first accidental poisoning, but I could be wrong there. I also thought it was really telling that she would lay all that on Ginny, telling her that she’d killed two men, gloat about how she felt better afterward, and never noticed that Ginny (who is depressed and self-harms) was suffering from the knowledge. Idk…I know she’s supposed to be likeable, but I just can’t. I see where people do. I’m not usually such a moralizer about tv characters, but this one gets under my skin.

[peachmangosteen]

I feel like plenty of people have been a threat to her and she didn’t kill them. The step dad (or was it her actual dad I don’t remember lol?), Gil, the PI, Nick, Cynthia. 

She told the motorcycle gang she killed her first husband by accident and she seemed to be genuine in that scene to me.

I do think her killing Tom came out of nowhere and doesn’t really make a ton of sense but it was presented as being like a mercy killing imo and not sadistic or something.

I get just not wanting to watch a show with a lead you can’t bring yourself to like or root for though. I gave up on Breaking Bad because Walt was horrible and had no redeeming qualities so I was just like why am I watching this lol.

[Ms Blue Jay]

On 1/11/2023 at 7:45 PM, norcalgal said:

Yeah, color me shocked that Georgia did the mature, adult thing here!!!  Major props to the character and the show, and to Ginny for urging her mom to take that route.  The only thing that doesn’t completely ring truth to me is that Paul is sooooo in love with Georgia that he’s willing to overlook her criminal past that he still wanted to marry her.  Not turn her into the authorities yes, but marry her?  Um, sorry, don’t buy it. (Maybe because the only real chemistry I sense is between Joe and Georgia.  Zion is crazy hot, but I just sense more chemistry between J & G.  For me, Zion and Georgia work better as co-parents and great friends.)

The thing that I don't buy about this coupling is that has Georgia ever expressed passion or love towards Paul, ever?  Is Paul at all sure of Georgia's feelings towards him?  Has he ever asked?  Has she ever expressed it?  Obviously I saw Season 1 two years ago so I don't remember the facts of that season but this entire season I have never seen it.  This all just seems like a means to an end for Georgia - I want Paul to love me, I want Paul to marry me, Okay I got it.  But has she ever shown that she actually loves Paul?  

On 1/13/2023 at 5:55 PM, SoMuchTV said:

Can someone remind me what happened to Tom in the first place? Last season was forever ago, but I was somehow thinking Georgia had something to do with it. Who did she feed the poison smoothie to?

I have been wanting to know this too!  (Is Tom Cynthia's husband?)  What is wrong with him in the first place!?

[moonshine71]

On 1/11/2023 at 1:28 PM, circumvent said:

 

Nerd thing: the police entered the hall to arrest Georgia Miller, but she was, at that point, Georgia Randolph. Assuming they had a warrant - which they should - and the name was Georgia Miller, would the arrest be invalidated? Nitpick. I have no idea of how warrants are written, if every name ever used is assumed to be accepted, but could that be used as a plot twist?

 

Simple answer? No.

First, simply the act if getting married doesn't automatically legally change a woman's name. You have to go through several steps with the appropriate state and federal agencies to do that and it's typically done after the wedding. Plenty of women choose not to.

 

Second, even legally changing your name won't invalidate a warrant. 

[circumvent]

42 minutes ago, moonshine71 said:

First, simply the act if getting married doesn't automatically legally change a woman's name. You have to go through several steps with the appropriate state and federal agencies to do that and it's typically done after the wedding. Plenty of women choose not to.

Thanks for the clarification. But the show messed up in another way then. Her name for the arrest photo had Randolph as the last name.

[Steph Sometimes]

This is going to be one of those shows where I like most of the characters except for the main one (Georgia, see also both Gilmore girls) and wish the other characters would be able to get away from her. Zion, Paul, Joe, Marcus and Max's mom whose name I'm currently blanking on (I'll just call her Jocelyn!) ...   

I love the way Zion is with Austin. 

I didn't do a rewatch so could barely remember any individual character traits of Abby and Nora, but I found myself liking Abby this season. The actress has sort of an odd delivery of lines that is entertaining. Still find Max obnoxious. 

I liked this season better than the last one (I liked Ginny a lot more this season), and I really enjoyed the penultimate episode showing what happened previously in different POVs. I thought it was pretty creative.

Edited January 21, 2023 by Steph Sometimes

[Ms Blue Jay]

Some great pics of Brianne and Nikki from Instagram:

Edited January 21, 2023 by Ms Blue Jay

[Caseysgirl]

There are way too many plot lines going on here & I’m not sure if I’ll be able to hang around for Season 3.

[Anela]

On 1/11/2023 at 1:42 PM, possibilities said:

I genuinely thought Georgia suffocated the guy because she thought she was being asked to do it, as a friend. I don't think she did it to punish or harm anyone, but because she genuinely thought she was helping.

I'm not saying she was right. But I think that her motivation was to help her friend, not out of any thrill from murdering. I don't think she's a psychopath. She was wrong. But I think it was the wrongness of a person who is wrong, not malicious.

I don't know that she thought she was being asked to do it. I think she was exceedingly grateful that this woman ensured that her ex wouldn't get a home in that town. She was obviously scared of him, and I was glad that Cynthia got her away from him, and totally ignored his greetings. 

I think she was trying to help both of them, but I also think it was a step too far for the show. He wasn't hurting anyone, she didn't have to protect herself or her children. She hasn't killed other people, outside of the accidental one, and the molester, so I don't understand her going in and smothering him. With Gil, I actually love that she used his own fraudulent activities against him, to get away from him.

On 1/15/2023 at 4:05 PM, Ms Blue Jay said:

The thing that I don't buy about this coupling is that has Georgia ever expressed passion or love towards Paul, ever?  Is Paul at all sure of Georgia's feelings towards him?  Has he ever asked?  Has she ever expressed it?  Obviously I saw Season 1 two years ago so I don't remember the facts of that season but this entire season I have never seen it.  This all just seems like a means to an end for Georgia - I want Paul to love me, I want Paul to marry me, Okay I got it.  But has she ever shown that she actually loves Paul?  

I have been wanting to know this too!  (Is Tom Cynthia's husband?)  What is wrong with him in the first place!?

I didn't really see real love from her side, until she confessed everything, and he also made her feel safe, when he confronted her ex, and referred to Austin as his step son. I do love both men (Zion and Paul), being good to the kids. 

I'm glad that Max told her ex where to go. I didn't know if she was hoping to get back with her, though, so I didn't like her dressing up and going out with her, when she was starting something new with another girl. 

Marcus: I'm glad that they were able to patch things up, and that Ginny was there for him, too, as he'd been for her. No pressure. 

Austin broke my heart. 

I like Zion's girlfriend, and wonder if she will be Georgia's defense attorney, in season three. 

My favourite characters are the best friend next-door, and her husband. :) I think they're just good people, and the wife is funny. Wish I could remember their names. 

Edited January 24, 2023 by Anela

[peachmangosteen]

11 hours ago, Anela said:

My favourite characters are the best friend next-door, and her husband. :) I think they're just good people, and the wife is funny. Wish I could remember their names. 

Ellen and Clint. Full disclosure though, I only know that because I went to IMDb lol.

[Shermie]

On 1/11/2023 at 8:10 AM, Jillybean said:

I assume this films in Canada as half the actors have Canadian accents.

Whatever that means - a Newfoundland accent, a Cape Breton one, a Quebec accent, an Alberta accent, etc. It’s like saying actors have American accents. Way too many regions and dialects to generalize like that.

On 1/9/2023 at 1:55 AM, Ms Blue Jay said:

I hate how much I like this show.  So I guess I'll have to wait another two years. 🙄

Two years? Ugh, then I’ll have to watch the whole thing again whenever it finally drops.

On 1/11/2023 at 1:42 PM, possibilities said:

I genuinely thought Georgia suffocated the guy because she thought she was being asked to do it, as a friend. I don't think she did it to punish or harm anyone, but because she genuinely thought she was helping.

Agree. Since she’s skilled at being furtive and sneaky, she probably felt she could do this thing for her friend Cynthia as a thank you for her blackballing Gil from town. They have a weird relationship, though. Cynthia can’t be trusted to be 100% Georgia’s friend, so it makes me wonder if she is responsible for Georgia’s arrest. She was strangely absent from the wedding, and from the episode. I wonder if she had a camera in the room, so she could keep an eye on her ailing husband when she couldn’t actually be in the room. She has enough of a love-hate relationship with Georgia that I could see her using it against her.

On 1/23/2023 at 10:57 PM, Anela said:

I didn't really see real love from her side, until she confessed everything, and he also made her feel safe, when he confronted her ex, and referred to Austin as his step son. I do love both men (Zion and Paul), being good to the kids. 

Yeah, Zion and Paul are good guys. Austin broke my heart at the end too, and the actor did a great job showing us how devastated he was. 

On 1/23/2023 at 10:57 PM, Anela said:

I like Zion's girlfriend, and wonder if she will be Georgia's defense attorney, in season three. 

Ooo, that makes total sense. 

[Ms Blue Jay]

Actors do have American accents.  And British actors have British accents. As a Canadian I am not offended by that.  We do have Canadian accents.

Edited January 28, 2023 by Ms Blue Jay

[peachmangosteen]

14 hours ago, Shermie said:

They have a weird relationship, though. Cynthia can’t be trusted to be 100% Georgia’s friend, so it makes me wonder if she is responsible for Georgia’s arrest. She was strangely absent from the wedding, and from the episode. I wonder if she had a camera in the room, so she could keep an eye on her ailing husband when she couldn’t actually be in the room. She has enough of a love-hate relationship with Georgia that I could see her using it against her.

Yea, I'm figuring Cythia is behind it. I don't see how else the police could really have arrested her just on Nick and/or the PI guy going to them with suspicions.

[SonofaBiscuit]

Hmm. I watched, but I don’t know how much I actually enjoyed it, LOL.

I guess I don’t understand why so much time was spent on the teens, at the expense of the adults. Like, Joe was an awesome guy. I would have liked more back story on him. Maybe we could have met his family or seen this farm he operates. Max’s and Marcus’ parents seemed cool - I would have enjoyed more of them. What happened to Cynthia’s husband? That might have been nice to know. I would have liked seeing more of Paul’s brother, etc. 

Georgia smothering Cynthia’s husband with a pillow was too far over the line into ridiculousness, IMO. Totally unecessary .

Is this show aiming more for a teen audience? I thought there was way too much time spent on 15 year-old Ginny’s sex life. No thanks.

Back to Joe. I’m torn, because Joe is in love with Georgia and wants to be with her, but I don’t know that I want that to happen! I like the importance of their teen encounter, and how that has stuck with her throughout her entire life, but I don’t want her to scam or otherwise hurt him! If they get a third season, I would like a nice love interest for Joe and more time spent on him, in general. 

[ctmd]

On 1/11/2023 at 8:10 AM, Jillybean said:

what Georgia did to Tom seemed OOC to me. Despite her history of taking out problematic husbands, I don't buy that she would smother Tom simply to accelerate things for Cynthia.

i saw it as "payback" for Cynthia intervening with Gil at the school (when Cynthia saw him getting rough with her). I think she legitimately thought she was helping Cynthia. as for "proof," I wouldn't be shocked if they had a baby camera kind of setup in there. You wouldn't be able to hear alarms in all rooms of the house. 

[eclectcmoi]

Is it possible that Georgia didn't actually smother Tom?  We didn't actually see her put the pillow over his face.  Her back hid most of what was going on from Austin in the cabinet where he was hiding.  The only thing that blows this theory though are her tears as she was next to Tom.  And I guess there had to be some evidence for her to be arrested.  So... heck... I don't know!  It seems way too much though and definitely character assassination. How do they bring her back from this?