![]() ![]() In other love news, Frances and Tony finally hook up (the Rihanna “Love on the Brain” musical cue might have been too on the nose) and admit that their feelings for each other seem authentic. You’re safe with me. I would never hurt you … Take the medicine.” That authority can be attractive, and although I still don’t understand all the details or machinations of the Masha-Yao-Delilah love triangle, I can’t discount that Masha’s forcefulness might have something to do with it. Nicole Kidman is so measured in this scene, and I can understand why wayward Carmel would respond so well to Masha’s commands: “You can trust me. She calls Carmel on why she’s at Tranquillum House before the other woman has the chance to admit that she blames Masha for her ex-husband’s constant cheating and eventual dissolution of their marriage. You get the chance to be the one who told the world.” She informs the group that the team will be raising their doses and that everyone now needs to use the buddy system. In her one-on-one with Lars, she basically gives him permission to write about Tranquillum House: “You came here to boost your career. “Motherlode” begins in the aftermath of Zoe’s 21st-birthday party, as we see Masha crack a bit under pressure (binging that cake admitting to Delilah that they’re not out of money after the Connellys’ lawsuit but are low on it) before seemingly enacting plan after plan. What would Masha do to see her daughter again? What wouldn’t you do? Maybe that’s why Zoe is the key - because she unlocks something in the Marconis, combined with Tranquillum House’s increased doses of psilocybin, that allows the family not just to see Zach but feel Zach. Think of what Leon says when he learns that Heather either didn’t read the side effects for, or didn’t quite process, that the asthma medication their son Zach was on caused suicidal ideation: “People’s lives go on, but not together.” Is that what happened to Masha? And doesn’t that help explain Masha’s drug use, her whole therapy program, and why she singled out the Marconis for this experimental shared psychosis hallucination? Perhaps if the Marconis can see Zach again, Masha can see her daughter again. The loss of a child is a devastating, faith-crushing thing. And then there’s the reveal that the young girl we’ve been seeing in Masha’s memory isn’t herself, but - I’m assuming - Masha’s daughter, who passed away after being hit by a car while riding her bike. Would you hold a grudge if your loved one died while attending what advertises itself as a wellness resort? Absolutely! But I just don’t know what they would pursue past the lawsuit that they won! And then there’s the glimpse of Masha’s shooter that we got last episode. And I’m also a little skeptical of the Connelly family that Masha and Delilah keep talking about. Nine Perfect Strangers adores mess (there is no other way to describe the Masha-Delilah-Yao love triangle!), and I think it would be very messy indeed if the show offers up Carmel, gets us suspicious, then ultimately sprints in another direction. Is there anyone who does not find Masha attractive? What is the power of this woman!īut: Does that mean Carmel is the stalker? I almost feel like that’s too easy of an answer since we still have two episodes to go. But for Carmel to be at Tranquillum House because her fuck-around husband had an affair with Masha? I did not see this coming. ![]() Her traumatic breakup with her ex-husband made a matrimonial rejuvenation, à la Heather and Leon and Ben and Jessica, impossible. She didn’t immediately spark with someone in a friendly way, like Lars and Zoe. ![]() She wasn’t finding a new romantic connection, like Frances and Tony. Kidman is poised to resume her duties as executive producer, too.I must be direct here: Carmel! Carmel? Last week I tossed out an off-the-cuff thought that Carmel didn’t seem to be progressing like the other eight perfect strangers. They’ll star opposite DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’s Maisie Richardson-Sellers and Turkish actor Aras Aydin, with several other roles still to be filled. Murray Bartlett-who won an Emmy for his portrayal of the erratic Armond in the first, Hawaii-set installment of Mike White’s critically lauded satire, and recently dazzled audiences in *The Last of Us-*is joining the ensemble, per Deadline, alongside Triangle of Sadness breakout Dolly de Leon and legendary Norwegian actor and two-time Oscar nominee Liv Ullmann. Nicole Kidman will, thankfully, return as the creepy Tranquillum House founder Masha Dmitrichenko, but she’ll be joined by nine new perfect strangers played by a host of familiar faces-including one former White Lotus star. Kelley’s eerie mystery, the first season of which was set at a picturesque Californian wellness retreat, the show is moving to a stunning new location: the Swiss Alps. For the forthcoming second installment of David E. Nine Perfect Strangers has gone all White Lotus. ![]()
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