![]() ![]() Mare rushes home to see ambulances outside and her mother on a stretcher. Becca makes a hasty exit, accidentally slamming a door in Helen’s face. This is a mistake, as an unaware Siobhan and Anne return home and start making out. It’s Becca, who Helen lets into the basement to wait for Siobhan. Take the scene where Helen is disturbed by a knock at the door, just as she’s about to dip into a tub of ice cream (hidden within a bag of veggies). It’s not all gloom, though the family drama, particularly in the Sheehan household, has a certain sitcom appeal. It’s a disturbing scene and one that reveals a more vulnerable side of the usually unshakeable Mare. ![]() Mare fights with her son and is thrown to the bathroom floor, cowering and crying in the corner as Kevin screams that he “hates” her. A flashback shows Kevin and Carrie breaking into the family home to steal money, presumably to pay for drugs. Mare’s family is obviously still coping with Kevin’s (Cody Kostro) suicide, but even before that, things weren’t exactly a pretty picture. Siobhan (Angourie Rice) isn’t quite as spiky towards her mom, but that’s because she takes the opportunity to reveal she broke up with Becca (Madeline Weinstein) - though she doesn’t tell them about her new DJ girlfriend, Anne (Kiah McKirnan).įamily drama is at the heart of this show, and it’s rarely the happy and hugging variety. ![]() Thankfully, Carrie doesn’t have enough evidence to press charges. Helen (Jean Smart) is incredulous at her daughter’s stupidity, especially as it could have risked them ever seeing Drew (Izzy King) again. Mare calls a family meeting to come clean about what happened. Related Guy Pearce on 'Mare of Easttown' Suspicions & Richard's Connection With Mare We saw this last week in her failed effort to make amends with Carrie (Sosie Bacon), which ended with Mare suspended from the force for trying to set Carrie up on drug charges. This is very much the case for Mare, who, even in her attempts to do good, ends up screwing things up for herself. Despite how hard they might try, they’re doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over, like Sisyphus (in the episode’s title) pushing a boulder up a hill for all eternity. This bleak outlook pretty much sums up what’s going on in Mare’s Easttown. “How did that work out?” her therapist asks. ![]() After all, Mare has been through this before in marriage counseling with Frank (David Denman). Of course, she’s being sarcastic Mare is only attending these sessions as a formality and lets her therapist know from the start not to be disappointed if there isn’t a major breakthrough. “Let the healing begin!” Mare (Kate Winslet) tells her police-appointed therapist in this week’s Mare of Easttown.
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