Accused Season 2 Episode 5 Fumbles with Uncompelling “Margot’s Story”

Critic’s Ranking: 3 / 5.0

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Properly, that was one thing.

Total, Accused Season 2 has been hit and miss with the installments, and this one falls nearer to the latter than the previous.

“Margot’s Story” concerned a senior-aged girl who turned enamored with a con artist and needed to train some management over her life and really feel alive.

No less than, that was the gist of the hour and what Margot needed to say at her trial.

In some methods, the hour may’ve had issues that I discover loveliest like energetic senior-aged ladies nonetheless making an attempt to make the very best out of their lives or a second probability at love type of romance which will or might not have concerned a youthful man.

The hour had the makings of that, with Margot and her buddies letting unfastened on the dance studio, particularly Connie, together with her brash persona that may be endearing.

However as an Accused installment, it was slightly underwhelming.

Margo didn’t really feel like a completely realized and multidimensional character. I discovered her to be slightly one-note, and it was onerous to grasp her motivations for her sudden devotion to Alexei totally.

Certain, he was good to her, and he or she was lonely, however was that each one it took?

Margo was surrounded by such vibrant older ladies that it appeared odd that she out of the blue put dancing with this teacher on the middle of her life as she did.

We didn’t see sufficient of their relationship constructing as much as really feel strongly about it or make sense of her leaping in to assist him in any significant approach, not to mention his making this deep connection together with her that had him not cashing the test she gave him.

Initially, it appeared prefer it may have been one other homicide case and that the sufferer was Wendy, who we routinely noticed treating Alexei like crap.

It might’ve made sense if the way in which she handled him sparked one thing in Margot that prompted her to do one thing excessive.

However as a substitute, it was concerning the scamming.

Alexei was an notorious con artist who discovered methods to swindle cash out of these he felt may afford to lose it earlier than skipping city and transferring on to his subsequent mark.

The thought of him beginning his personal dance studio and requiring the downpayment and sufficient cash to pay it off for a 12 months (which felt ludicrous) was sufficient to encourage others to contribute to the trigger.

Connie purchased into what he was promoting and satisfied their different good friend to fork over some cash, contemplating it an funding.

However proper out of the gate, it appeared like a sketchy one, as nobody did sufficient analysis or consulted with a monetary advisor.

As a result of who randomly invests in a dance studio for a man they barely met?

However, the hour labored to point out how weak senior-aged folks may be, making them good targets for scamming.

Nonetheless, it reads poorly, just like the sensible elders we glance to are in some way too dumb for their very own good.

Amid this mess, we noticed a friendship falling aside as a result of Connie was jealous.

There’s no different approach of placing it.

She didn’t like that the dance teacher she loved and appreciated flirting with devoted his time and a focus to Margot.

It led to her concocting all these concepts in her head about what that relationship was like and projecting it.

How on earth she instantly jumped to Margot being in on the rip-off is past me.

It spoke volumes that Connie didn’t know the ins and outs of Margot’s monetary state of affairs that she misplaced her job, and even that she did give Alexei cash, too.

In some methods, it appeared like they weren’t practically as shut as one would’ve thought, and the truth that Connie opted to get jealous and harbored all of this unstated resentment and negativity in direction of her good friend was a tragic reflection of their bond.

Connie fortunately obtained up on the stand to strengthen the prosecutor’s case in opposition to Margot with out speaking together with her good friend about something or understanding.

It was offputting, and he or she appeared like an fool when Margot took the stand to inform her fact.

It’s an actual miracle that they may keep their friendship after that, however alas, this trio was speculated to be the epitome of sisterhood.

Alexei seemingly made Margot really feel alive, no matter how shallow that got here throughout.

And when Margot realized the reality, she was hellbent on making him pay.

But, it was nonetheless surprising that she would take the gun out of her good friend’s purse and confront him on the dance studio with all of the open home windows.

Why not name the police or preserve the gun hidden away till he did one thing that may’ve escalated issues?

It was such an excessive response that we’re speculated to imagine it resulted from Margot all the time getting the brief finish of the stick and making an attempt to take management of her life for as soon as.

However it was so impossibly reckless and silly.

In spite of everything that, Alexei instructed her the reality, and he or she instantly helped him flee to goodness is aware of the place.

I don’t perceive her motivations behind that, both. Even when he didn’t steal her cash, he did to her buddies and lots of others.

And it’s uncertain he’ll cease doing it both, particularly now that he obtained away with it, and Margot is the one individual going through any actual penalties.

He instructed her she was particular, however was she? Or did he simply not get an opportunity to money her test but and conned her into letting him go?

The hour was removed from compelling, however a minimum of Margot didn’t go away for every thing, solely her assault on a cop, which by no means would’ve occurred if she hadn’t confronted Alexei with a gun within the first place.

Not like different Accused episodes, we noticed Margot’s life after the sentencing, which consisted of her on probation and dealing at a soup kitchen.

And in truth, nothing resonated with this hour, so I’ll probably overlook the extent of it now that the credit have rolled.

However having some stage legends helming the hour was good.

Over to you, Accused Fanatics.

Did you discover this Accused case fascinating?

Why do you are feeling Margot coated for Alexei?

What are your general ideas on the season to this point?

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