The ‘Mare of Easttown’ finale solves the series’ murder mystery — but the emotional catharsis is the real payoff. Read Alan Sepinwall’s recap.
HBO actually has a pretty good track record in recent years when it comes to resolving its prestige mystery miniseries. The initial run ofUndoing
The sixth episode ended on a cliffhanger: Mare believed that Erin had been killed by the real father of baby DJ, Erin’s cousin Billy Ross . She was heading to confront Billy and his brother John at their father’s fishing cabin, when Chief Carter was presented with a photo suggesting that Mare didn’t understand what really happened. We open with the Ross brothers trying to fish even as both are aware of the gun John has hidden in his tackle box, presumably to use on Billy.
Some of John and Billy’s earlier conversations — particularly John insisting that he needs to hear Billy say that he killed Erin — are a bit confusing. But they make sense when you step out and consider that the brothers helped cover up Ryan’s crime, and that Billy, depressed and without a wife or children to leave behind, was preparing to confess to the crime to continue the cover-up.
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