The Perfect Couple
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It is very satisfying!
Even the red herrings wound up important to character development and/or plot points.
Weve got two major issues to handle at the top of the finale.
Theyre sending Tag to rehab!
The PR team forcing Tag to go to the more relatable rehab and not the good one in Malibu?
I treasure this scene so much.
Once again, Nicole Kidman is so great here.
Compare it to how Greer acts in the first few episodes the change has been subtle but consistent.
Henry and Carters big move is to bring Broderick Graham in for questioning along with her.
All this time, weve seen Broderick as this figure to be feared.
At first, a man seemingly out to get Greer, then a menacing hired gun.
The reveal that Broderick is not just Greers brother but her complete idiot of a brother is so fun.
(She asked Shooter for a loan, but he had no idea what it was for.)
and Henry answering with an emphatic yes is a perfect button, no notes.
Doesnt Greer already seem lighter, freer, and less clenched?
She is a woman reborn.
And now shes going to have a fucking cup of tea, okay?
But not for long!
If anyone stole a pill from a woman dying of cancer, it would be Thomas.
How wonderful was it to watch Amelia scream the phrase you pill-popping boarding-school fuck at Thomas?
Tom sucks so hard, and I love him so much.
(As a character, Im not a psychopath.)
Regardless, Henry and Carter take him down to the station.
Not long after, we find her wiping down Toms pill drawer take that for what you will!!
And then Thomas (poorly) connects some dots.
He tells Carter and Henry that it had to be Isabel.
At least Toms theory as to why Isabel might want to murder Merritt is helpful: The trust fund.
Will turns 18 in a month.
Isabel is not our killer.
It couldnt be either of them.
The glass couldve been how Abby got the pentobarbital in Merritts system.
Do you know who loves to brag about the forbidden skincare ingredients she uses?
She knows her husband is sleeping with Isabel; she knows Isabel had an affair with Tag, too.
Thats all the detective really needs.
Abby Winbury is under arrest for the murder of Merritt Monaco.
I cant go to jail; Im pregnant, Abby yells.
Yeah, thats not a thing, replies Detective Henry.
(Again, Donna Lynne Champlin is so freaking good in this role!
I miss Henry and Carter already!)
It is an arrest for the ages, kids!
As Abby is carted off by the police, we finally see what happened to Merritt.
She has some tears in her eyes its the only time shes really been even remotely vulnerable.
She sees Merritt getting up from her chair and she makes the decision right then and there.
There is no wavering or hand-wringing; she decides to do it, and then she does.
She commiserates with her about men being liars and cheaters and disappointments.
You really cant trust them to just get the job done, she says.
Then, she convinces a noticeably woozy Merritt to join her in a cold night swim.
When they wade out into the water, Abby holds Merritts head underwater until shes dead.
Then Abby, in her cute matching PJ set, simply walks away and back to her room.
The most shocking part of all is how calm Abby is throughout the entire thing.
Its like shes simply performing a chore there is absolutely no emotion here.
Tag and Greer are splitting up.
Tag definitely still loves Greer.
Greer is going to write a fabulous book.
Will and Chloe are being cute together and Will seems to be the happiest weve seen him.
Isabel is absolutely going to shred Toms balls for turning her over to the police.
And she does, mostly.
Six months later, shes working at the London Zoo when Greer approaches her.
But not anymore, apparently!
Greer admits that she was really jealous of Amelia.
Amelia was free to be herself.
Free to save ladybugs in her underwear, etcetera.
Shes here because shes written a new novel and its about Amelia.
She wants her to read it; she thinks shell like it.
She tells her to give her a call once shes read it, and they can get dinner.
I hope you call.
Id love to see you, Greer says with a smile before she goes.
Maybe they should just agree never to take this budding friendship anywhere near Nantucket.
