Written by Halley Feiffer
Directed by John J. Gray
Ms Preecher (to Virginia): "Your son is in grave danger and so is his wife."
Given that we're going to be waiting a while until the remaining four episodes of this season actually film, let alone air, this was an episode that needed to provide a few answers to the main plots. Sadly it didn't really do that.
Except for Ms Io Preecher. This episode made it crystal clear that she's actually on Anna's side, but her failure to communicate this to Anna is on her. Still at least she tried to get Virginia on side by warning her about Dex pissing off them. I assume it's Dex and that Adeline was a former member of that organisation, which she abandoned for Dex.
Speaking of Adeline, it was nice that Anna openly confronted Sonia over the resemblance she has to Adeline. Sonia denied knowing Adeline and likewise, Nicolette denied knowing either Sonia or Adeline. Nicolette's clearly lying but why? What connection does she really have with Sonia/Adeline?
Keeping with the lies, Anna and Dex had it out with each other and he admitted to not believing anything she's been saying. He had a similarly dismissive stance with his mother tol as she went about her trial and pissed off "them" too.
Then there was Siobhan and Hamish. Their arrangement is fascinating to watch. Hamish clearly repulses Siobhan but she's willing to tolerate a dinner as part of their deal. However while Hamish started asking the right questions about Siobhan's motives, this episode frustratingly failed to deliver any answers on the matter.
Instead we got Babette Eno back to win a Golden Globe and then get decapitated in a car crash. Oh, that happened right Anna told Siobhan that she wanted an Oscar as much as a baby. I'm guessing that Anna's just made a deal she won't be able to back out of when the season does resume.
- Anna accused Cora of sexual assault and Dex didn't believe her. Harvey Weinstein was also name dropped in the episode. Taylor Schilling also had a cameo as a Golden Globe host.
- Preecher gave her own baby away for the patent on the Preech bags.
- Kamal's wife is a fan of Anna's Vogue cover, Dr Hill has a son that didn't get into a college and Sonia's mother was violent towards her. Nicolette also only does what Talia instructs her in regards to how she addresses people.
- Sonia claimed not to be wearing the green heels, so who was wearing them?
- Anna puked up some nasty stuff before she was grabbed, drugged and then found out about Babette's death.
- Chronology: 1987 Manhattan for the Preecher flashbacks and 2023 Hamptons for everything else.
Preech made for an okay mid season finale but while we got one or two little answers, it feels like more questions were asked along the way. It's going to be a hell of a while before we get back to this, so I do hope it's worth it.
Rating: 7 out of 10
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