.keeneTV on the MareOfEasttown finale, an outstanding conclusion that solidifies the show as one of the year's best:
among crime dramas; essentially, making a giant and intense reveal happen two episodes before the finale that had nothing to do with the central murder case. It wasn’t just an emotional revelation, either—the kidnapping of Katie Bailey was thought to be related to the death of Erin McMenamin, but it wasn’t. Mare still solved it, though, and freed the girls at the expense of her partner’s life.
“Sacrament,” the finale, did this just as masterfully. By the end of the penultimate episode the murderer and/or father seemed pretty clearly to be Billy, though seasoned crime show fans know not to ever trust a confession until all is said and done. If not Billy, it felt at least like the crime would be connected to the Ross family somehow, and it was no surprise when John admitted his affair and the murder of Erin.
The less said about Sibohan’s Berkeley adventure perhaps the better, but her subplot always felt more or less like it was from a different show. Still, everyone—from the Baileys to the Del Rassos to Dylan to Jess to Carrie to the Deacon—got a closing moment in the finale, including Guy Pearce . It didn’t feel forced, only natural. The denizens of Easttown revolve around each other, a gravitational pull keeps them connected whether they want to be or not.
“Sacrament” was rough—to note it was also satisfying is not to gloss over that fact. Like the show writ large, much of it was devastating. But some of it was funny. And yes, much of it was satisfying. Both regarding the crime and the emotions surrounding it, this final episode used each of its 66 minutes without mercy. Kate Winslet was spectacular. Julianne Nicholson was spectacular. Jean Smart was spectacular.
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