Under the Bridge
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In its initial iteration,Under the Bridgewas a study in character.
This episode splits its time between March 1997 and November of the same year.
Reena wakes up on her birthday, excited to celebrate herself, but she only finds disappointment.
Reena is bummed, her day off to an underwhelming start.
After school, Reena decides to do something about it and heads to the store to buy a razor.
There, she has her first encounter with Josephine Bell.
Then, she invites her to a party: a wake for the recently murdered Biggie.
Im going to bet she was.
They ask Reena if theres anything she wants to say, to which she responds, Sorry you died.
Then, Josephine asks if theres anything else she wants to say.
First, she joins Josephine and Rebecca under the bridge.
She put a cigarette out between Reenas eyes.
The girls smashed her teeth.
They broke her bones.
Both Rebecca and Dusty are shocked.
Could a girl capable of taking such pleasure in remembering violence inflicted upon another also be capable of murder?
Neither Dusty or Rebecca say anything to anyone about this confession.
The calls are coming from inside Seven Oaks, which means that either Josephine or Dusty is placing them.
Its implied that she tells Cam about Josephines confession, but we dont actually see that happen.
Ultimately, this episode is structured to give us more exposure to Josephine.
He says, in no uncertain terms, I think the devil is working inside Josephine Bell.
There is something rotten inside that Josephine.
Elsewhere, Rebecca receives a warning from Cam about Josephine as well.
Cam pays a visit to her old friend, warning her simply to stay away from Josephine Bell.
Perhaps thats why Rebecca partially falls under her spell.
Or maybe Rebecca is trying to fill a hole from the mysterious loss in her past.
Josephine proceeds to order the entire menu while Rebecca looks on with a smirk in her eyes.
Josephine moves on pretty quickly, though, because Josephines favorite topic is Josephine.
They both want things from each other.
Rebecca wants a colorful character for her book, and Josephine desperately wants to be that character.
Ah, teenage daydreams.
By the end of the episode, Josephine is squarely in the crosshairs of this mess.
Reenas body is found, and the teens at Connors party gather around the TV in shocked wonder.
Random Thoughts
Cams dad is terrible, full stop.
Reenas dad, on the other hand, seems pretty sweet.
But he has a secret in his past one thats been forgiven by the Crown, but still.
Is anyone else feeling a capital-V Vibe between Cam and Rebecca?
Im eager to see if what Ive imagined pans out.
It cant be?!
Im curious to see more of Waltons performance as the season progresses.
