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Season One Episode Five V

This season will make you want to jump through the screen. I had to watch it again to make sure I didn’t miss anything or that I didn’t interpret anything the wrong way.

It starts with Catherine getting out of the taxi where she ends up at her mother’s house. Her mother has dementia and is thinking she is there because Robert was on a trip. After the incident with Robert kicking her out of the house, Catherine is drained and only wants to sleep so she goes to get into her mother’s bed. She wakes up in the middle of the night and begins to tell her sleeping mother the story of her time in Italy.

In the meantime, Stephen is watching the young college student set his computer up. Instead of setting up Facebook, the student sets him up with an Instagram account. Afterwards, Stephen is very pleased with himself.

Nicholas is shown at his parents’ house where he has just moved back in. He knows something is wrong between his parents but does not question it. He seems to be such an unhappy and angry person all the time. Not sure what that’s all about. He realizes that his parents do not have a clue who he really is and for now that’s okay. After dinner he watches Robert wash dishes but does not help. His father checks on him before bed and afterwards, Nicholas sneaks out of the house.

The next morning, Stephen waits outside of Catherine’s work looking for her assistant Jisoo. He sees her and walks into the office behind her. He gets her attention and starts ranting about how Catherine is a mean person and how she is harassing him. This sparks Jisoo’s attention and wants to know everything. Stephen gets up to leave acting like he does not want to explain himself. Stephen brought with him a bag of his book for everyone in the office. He leaves the bag behind. On his way home, he receives a friend request from Nicholas. Stephen is pleased.

Catherine takes the bus to work. On her way to work, she calls Nicholas who does not want to talk to her. Nicholas is very disrespectful to his mom. She gets there and everyone is cold towards her and staring. She sees some of them reading the book. She has a conversation with a coworker over the book and it does not go very well. As she walks out, she accidentally slaps him. Everyone is on their phone taking pictures. And the post goes viral. Catherine can’t catch a break right now. She is correct when she said that no one has the right to ask her about her personal life. Mind your business.

Nicholas receives a friend request on Instagram and accepts it. He reviews the page and is interested in Jonathan. He starts messaging him and excited that Jonathan is asking him for advice. Nicholas is also excited now because he thinks he has found a friend.

After Catherine leaves work, she goes to Stephen’s house. Catherine wants Stephen to hear her side of the story. He does not answer the door, so she leaves. Catherine goes back to her mother’s. Later that night, Nicholas calls her crying and then hangs up. She tries to call him back, but he does not answer.

Stephen does everything he can to keep Nicholas engaged on Instagram. He gets a knock on the door and it’s Catherine asking to speak with him. Stephen hides and does not answer the door. He then goes back to his Instagram page. Stephen is stringing Nicolas along and is ready to take the plunge. He starts asking Nicholas about the book. Jonathan replies with some comments. Stephen then tells Nicolas that he is the boy in the book. Nicolas is confused. Stephen starts sending him nude pictures of his Mom.

Stephen then goes out to meet Robert for dinner. Roberts starts apologizing to Stephen and how awful Catherine is. Stephen says he forgives him. Not sure why Stephen wanted to meet with Robert. Maybe Stephen went to see where Robert stood with his relationship was with Catherine. Stephen did learn that Robert put Catherine out of the house. That pleases Stephen.

After Nicholas sees the pictures, he goes back to the place where he gets his drugs from. He calls his mom crying and she cannot understand a word he is saying. He leaves his phone in the bathroom and goes to take his drugs. Nicholas passes out. What has happened to Nicholas? Did he overdose?

Stephen is getting his revenge but at what cost. Stephen is pleased with himself. Does he have the right to try to take revenge on Catherine after all these years. He never would have done this until he found that manuscript that Helen had written. Stephen is taking Helen’s word instead of knowing the entire story. How fair is that.

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Episode Four IV

In this episode, you will not be happy about what you are about to learn. Try to get through it without getting too upset.

Flashback. Catherine and Jonathan having sex and afterwards, Jonathan takes more pictures of Catherine. Then Catherine asks Jonathan to pretend like he does not know her when they are in public. Okay, Ms. Lady with secrets. It’s a little to late for that.

Robert is still at the cafe reading the book. He pays his bill and finally heads off the work. He forgot he had a meeting and is late getting there. His assistant brings him an antacid so he can make it through the meeting. During the entire meeting, Robert is not paying attention but thinking about what he had just read in the book. After everyone realizes he is not paying attention, Robert gets up and leaves and goes back to his office. He then gets on the phone and calls Nicolas to meet up with him later.

Flashback. Stephen recalls when Jonathan dies and how Nancy went downhill and would not leave the house. Nancy stopped wanting to get dressed or leave the house. She eventually quits her job because she didn’t want to leave the house. Nancy was so obsessed at finding out if Jonathan was in pain when he died, that she filled the bathtub with water and put her head under the water. Stephen found her and thought she was trying to drown herself. The house became a mess because Nancy sat in Jonathan’s room all day. Nancy finally tells Stephen that she was moving into Jonathan’s room for good. They had found out that Nancy has cancer and was dying. Stephen took food up to her daily. Nancy died a few months later. Stephen buries her and now he is left alone.

Catherine also is in a meeting and not paying attention. Her assistant after the meeting lets Catherine know that she had found the man she was looking for. Catherine blows her off saying she no longer needs the information. Catherine later leaves the office and goes by a bookstore where she sees the book on display there. Catherine gets upset and leaves the store immediately and almost gets hit by a car.

Flashback. Jonathan is at the beach watching Catherine sunbathe. He is taking more pictures of her as she looks his way. Jonathan is obsessed with her. Catherine gets up and ask a woman near her to watch Nicolas. Jonathan follows her to a bathroom stall, and they have sex there. They finally began to leave the stall and Jonathan tells Catherine he is coming back to London with her. Catherine is shocked and tells him not to do it; she is furious that he thinks he can just follow her back home. Catherine realizes the Nicolas in alone and goes back to the beach. Catherine is back with Nicolas and decides to take a nap. She has not paid the child any attention all day. What is wrong with her. We know she is distracted with her own needs; not her child’s needs.

Catherine gets home and when she opens the door, there is a bag packed. She sees Robert and Nicolas in the kitchen eating. Robert proceeds to pretend like Catherine is going on a business trip and she is shocked. Robert then gets on the phone to call a taxi for her. She goes upstairs and sees her suitcase already packed for her to leave. She is devastated. She carries the bag downstairs and tries to talk to Robert, but he refuses to listen to her. I wasn’t expecting that but Robert is not playing with her. Where is she going to go?

Stephen meets up with his friend Justin and lets him know he wants to write another novel. Stephen ask Justin to help him set up a Facebook page about a dead boy. Justin is concerned but gives Stephen the name of someone who can set up the page for him.

Flashback. Catherine wakes up from her nap and discovers that Nicolas is gone along with the small boat he was playing in. She looks toward the sea and Nicolas has gone into the water and is too far out to get back. The current is taking the boat farther out into the sea. Catherine is yelling for help. Jonathan hears her and goes into the water to save Nicholas. Jonathan is fighting the currents to keep from going under. Others see what is happening and a group of men go into the water to get Nicolas safely to the shore. Meantime, Jonathan is still fighting the currents and begins to call for help. Catherine sees him stuggling but does not say a word. Someone else hears him calling for help and the same group of men swim out to rescue him. They bring Jonathan back to the shore, perform CPR on him but it is too late. Jonathan was dead. Catherine is looking on the entire time like she doesn’t even know who he is. Really? You have spent intimate moments with this man and yet your pretend like you don’t know him. What is she thinking? I’m thinking that now she does not have to worry about him following her back to London. Catherine then gets up and walks away with Nicolas in her arms.

So, this episode was tough to watch. We finally found out how Jonathan died. Catherine is a cold hearted person to just leave him there. Honestly, she really didn’t know too much about him but who would just leave like that. Would you leave or try to help? I would at least pretend to be concerned instead of just walking way. Maybe also she was concerned that Nicolas would see Jonathan and call his name. How are you feeling? What do you think of the episode?

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Episode Three III

Robert leaves the house and is drinking heavily. The next morning, he wakes up in his car and realizes he cannot drive to work, so he takes the bus. Instead of going to work, he goes to a cafe and starts reading the book.

Flashback. Stephen is cooking and the grill as Nancy reads the paper. Someone rings the doorbell, and the police are at the door. He calls Nancy into the house. The police are there to let them know that Jonathan has died, and they will need to come identify the body. Stephen and Nancy make the trip to Italy and are taking to the morgue to identify the body. This is a very emotional scene. I could not image having to go to the morgue and identify my child. That would break my heart; and I’m sure they are feeling the same way. From there Stephen and Nancy go to hotel where Jonathan was staying to gather his things. Later, Nancy wants to go to the place where Jonathan died; and to get more details about the accident.

Catherine spends the morning trying to contact Robert. She then proceeds to try to write an apology letter to Robert. Later she reaches out to Stephen, and leaves him a voicemail that she had read the book gave her opinion of it. Why is Catherine calling Stephen? Will her family and friends read the book?

Stephen gets the voicemail from Catherine and is stunned. He doesn’t answer to phone and is very angry she called. He later meets his friend Justin who takes him to a bookstore where his book is on display. The owner of the shop tells him how good the book is, and that she recommends it to her customers. Now that the book is on the shelves, there’s no telling who will read it. Stephen didn’t even write the book and is getting all the credit for it.

Flashback. Jonathan walks Catherine back to her hotel. Catherine invites him for a drink for helping her with Nicolas. She goes to put Nicolas to bed and meets Jonathan in the lounge. Catherine asks Jonathan intimate questions, and he becomes nervous. After a while. Catherine decides to go to her room and leaves her room key on the table. Jonathan goes to her room where Catherine seduces him. What is Catherine doing? Her son is in the next room.

Flashback. Stephen and Nancy are in the water where Jonathan had died. They wanted to feel close to him. They are just standing there looking out into the sea. How did this young man drown especially since Nancy is saying he is a great swimmer. Was this an accident? They need to really get to the point and let us know what happened to Jonathan.

The Perfect Couple

Season One

This show is on Netflix, and it starts off interesting. Its location is in Nantucket, where a rich family gathers for a wedding.

The gorgeous house is owned by Tag and Greer Winbury, the parents of the groom, Benji. The entire family is in attendance for the big wedding. The bride, Amelia, doesn’t seem too excited about the wedding. Her best friend, Merritt is concerned about her friend wondering if she should marry Benji.

Amelia’s parents come to be with their daughter. They are not rich and feel uncomfortable around the Winbury’s. They do their best to try to blend in. Amelia’s mother has cancer and does not want anyone to know and feel sorry for her.

Hours before the wedding, a body is found floating in the water. The wedding is postponed, and police begin to investigate. Now everyone is considered a suspect and taken to the police station for questioning.

The bride comes to the station in her wedding dress. Why is she in her wedding dress? The wedding is postponed. They show a scene where Amelia sees a body floating in the water. She runs out there with her wedding dress on. Amelia turns the body over and its Merritt. Amelia is in shock after this and unable to answer any question at the police station.

Throughout the season, everyone is questioned; and everyone starts to point the finger at each other. The local police get a lot of money from the Winbury’s and does not want to jeopardize that connection. All the secrets of each family member come out. Looking from the outside, you would think that this is the perfect family, but it is far from that. It is as dysfunctional as they come.

In the end, you may or may not be shocked how Merritt dies. And who is responsible for her death. This is a quick watch. Hope you like it.