#REVIEW OF MARE OF EASTTOWN EPISODE 6 SERIES#

Trying to frame Carrie is so wildly over the line, it’s impossible to continue to see her that way unambiguously. Mare has been a complicated figure from the start because of her personal life, but she was easily categorized as a white hat character. Up until now, Mare has been a prickly - bordering on abrasive - cop, but not a corrupt one. Even if it doesn’t ultimately have a big impact on the story narratively, it reframes how we see Mare.

#REVIEW OF MARE OF EASTTOWN EPISODE 6 SERIES#

Mare’s choice to try and frame Carrie is the most consequential development of the series since Erin’s murder. There is no innocent explanation for Deacon Mark’s behavior, even if his choices aren’t motivated by any involvement in Erin’s death. Angourie Rice, Mare of Easttown Season 1 Episode 3 – Photograph by Sarah Shatz/HBO Still, given how much focus the bike has gotten, it would be rather unsatisfying if it ended up being just another misdirect. The new developments with Deacon Mark and Mare on “Enter Number Two” might not be easily explained away the way Frank being at Erin’s house is.ĭeacon Mark dumping the bike could be another red herring. Related Painkiller Review: A Flat Retelling of the Opioid Crisis For now, he is in the clear, at least until another shoe drops. It is still suspicious that he lies to Mare about not having contact with Erin outside of class, and he still seems a little too perfect - or at least his life does - for there not to be something more to him than we’ve seen so far. His immediate willingness to take a paternity test makes it appear unlikely that he is D.J.’s father or that he had an inappropriate relationship with his student.

The truth of D.J.’s paternity will continue to play a major role in the investigation into Erin’s murder, but the more salacious detail about Frank possibly being D.J’s father is diffused rather quickly on “Enter Number Two.”įrank’s explanation about why he was at Erin’s house is plausible.

Maybe even more so than the big twists on “Fathers.” While Deacon Mark and Mare’s actions on “Enter Number Two” lack some of the dramatic flair of the earlier reveals, they are still consequential developments for the overall story that will have a significant impact on how things play out moving forward. Instead, the events on “Enter Number Two” are the culmination of what was building the entire episode. Neither of these developments has the dramatic cliffhanger effect that the twists of “Fathers” do. This week, the big developments are the revelation that Deacon Mark had Erin’s bike when he tries to dispose of it and Mare getting caught trying to frame Carrie for drug possession. Much like the previous two episodes, Mare of Easttown Season 1 Episode 1, “Miss Lady Hawk Herself” and Mare of Easttown Season 1 Episode 2, “Fathers,” “Enter Number Two” moves at a slow pace until the last moments of the episode when it drops its big plot bombshells.

Mare crosses the line on Mare of Easttown Season 1 Episode 3, “Enter Number Two.”

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