Mary Kills People Review: Morning Glory (Season 1 Episode 6)

On Mary Kills People Season 1 Episode 6, “Morning Glory,” Mary makes a final attempt to save her business and ends up risking her life.

If you don’t control them they end up taking over the garden, strangling all the other plants. So, you have two options: You can either pull them all out, start fresh, or you can ride the chaos.

This quote about the titular “Morning Glory” flowers applies to this episode. Mary deftly extricates the toxic parts of her predicament so she can start fresh. However, there are a few stubborn weeds of chaos that she misses which makes for a nice set up for the show to continue.

I had a feeling that Mary was up to something on Mary Kills People Season 1 Episode 5, but I had no idea how well thought out her plan was.

Her plan becomes unveiled slowly amidst some subtle and sincere scenes. Caroline Dhavernas shines in these one on ones.

I especially like the mother/daughter heart to heart. Abigail Winter is great, as well.

They both have to be honest with each other. Granted, Mary isn’t completely truthful, but it’s still a heartfelt moment. Jess’ fear and then relief when she tells Mary about her feelings for Naomi plays perfectly on her face without being too after school special-y. And Mary’s reaction is nice, too. I, even, feel a weight lifted after their talk.

The complexity of their relationship isn’t just washed over by one genuine conversation, though, which I like. But, the important issue is addressed so they can move forward, and hopefully be ready when the other inevitable heavy stuff goes down.

Jess: With all your flaws, I can’t imagine life without you.

Jess is just one stop on Mary’s ‘make everything right again’ tour.

She apologizes to Annie, but also sets up a way to bring her back into the fold. It’s kind of genius actually. And the fact that Des’ charms and pitiful addict temperament breaks through Annie’s angry and abrasive attitude is satisfying.

How can you not like Des? I like that even Annie is unable to resist, and that Mary would forgive such a transgression to continue to work with and trust him.

I had noticed a pattern of Annie’s scenes just showing her being stressed out and pissed off with hints of a playful and witty personality. I wanted to see what was only hinted at, and I saw a little more of it here on Season 1 Episode 6, “Morning Glory.”

Even Mary’s scenes with Grady are deep and compelling. Her plan unfolds during their layered exchanges punctuated by intense eye contact.

The reveals and the final showdown are captivating. It’s a battle of wits much like the scene between Westley and Vizzini in The Princess Bride. One where you know the good guy has to have the upper hand, but you have no clue how.

The whole episode is full of suspense which comes to a head where Grady is taken down. The aftermath echoes the mother/daughter scene. We, as viewers, are granted some relief with these moments of sincerity while little things rest under the surface, threatening to become big things.

I like these loose ends because I want more of this show. How will Mary handle the return of Casper, the friendly “ghost” cat? Will Louise dig deeper now that she knows Mary is Des’ partner in crime?

Stray Observations:

• I don’t even mention the Mary/Ben storyline because, frankly, it fizzled for me in the previous episode. Although, I do like how he fit into the resolution of it all—not as the knight in shining armor saving the damsel in distress, but as a pawn that the clever Mary plays just right.
• The pain Frank and Ben put Troy Dixon’s widow through is so callous.
• “As a doctor, I remain a member of society with a special obligation to all of my fellow human beings.” “I don’t think you have to be a doctor to have that obligation.”
• I’m all for Nicole teaming up with Mary. Let’s make it a whole family business thing.
• Great scene between Jess and Naomi. Jess gets some of that unadulterated honesty she’s always yammering about, and handles it very well.
• “I love funerals. Nothing like staring death in the face to make you feel alive.”

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Mary Kills People airs Sundays at 10/9c on Lifetime.

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