Bad Sisters
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If you need any proof, look at Bibi.
Early on in Eye for an Eye, the insurance bros come to question her.
They ask her about the accident.
she bites back, having precisely zero time for their bullshit.
The crash that killed my parents or the one where I lost my eye?
When the Garvey sisters lost their parents at a young age, they adapted.
When she cant, she has her sisters to remind her.
Youre one of the best parents I know.
Do you think for a second hes assessing his parenting skills?
Wondering how he can do better?
Humans are adaptable for betterandworse.
Presumably, JPs terribleness is a form of adaptation too.
Like with so many puzzles in this show, we are learning about JPs family piece by piece.
After JPs sister died, his mother would dress him up in his sisters clothes.
A form of adaptation, sure, but not a particularly healthy one for a grieving boy.
By traditional standards, JP is successful.
He has a good job, a dutiful wife, a beautiful daughter, and a boat to boot.
JPs example stands in stark contrast to someone like Eva, a goddess among us mere mortals.
At first, a quasi-drunk Eva storms off of Gabriels boat embarrassed and disappointed.
Earlier in the day, during her museum date with Gabriel, she ran into a significant ex.
Now Gabriel is honest with her too, but much later in their relationship than he could have been.
At first, Eva storms off.Bad Sistersseemingly takes the well-worn, simple character-reaction route.
Eva is able to quickly process her emotions.
She both holds space for her own, valid feelings and empathizes with Gabriel.
She goes back and listens the same way Gabriel listened to her earlier.
Its moments like this one that setBad Sistersapart from other shows.
Its the kind of choice we cant imagine JP ever making.
When he is humiliated and hurt, he commits to lashing out.
We see other characters choose human connection, and they are better for it.
(Bad Sistersprobably didnt need to raise the counter-stakes this way, but it does.)
It turns out that their dad had built the company on a foundation of fraud.
He died by suicide because hed thought it was the best way to avoid the consequences.
Like JP, he chose something other than human connection.
Unfortunately, rather than reporting his fathers crimes, Tom decided to inherit them.
Whyd you have to go and play the martyr?
Matt screams at his brother in the alley next to their fathers office.
You brought the sunshine.
I was there all seasons, Tom tells Matt of their respective roles in the family.
Matt rightfully points out how keeping this a secret was the wrong decision.
The emotional bomb drives Matt to Beckas house.
The episode ends on the paintball field with the Garvey sisters latest attempt to take out JP.
After all the complex emotions, it feels a bit dull despite the obvious external action.
She punches Becka in anger, then breaks down on the field.
It will perhaps cause tension between Becka and Bibi, which could factor into Beckas present-day relationship with Matt.
And in the past timeline, it could have Bibi rethinking her commitment to killing JP.
Theyre that kind of human.
Sisterly Advice
Did anyone else find the use of the phrase head hole incredibly funny?
I felt like punching them every time I saw them.
Im glad hes dead.
Matt never would have found his dads suicide note without Theresas prodding.
This is perhaps the longest weve gone in an episode without JP.
We spend 17 minutes in the present-day story line before flashing back.
But youre not a showgirl.
This is your kingdom, and when you leave, bad things happen.
We need you here.
Grace is trying so hard for human connection with JP, and he refuses to oblige in any way.
He delivers this comforting line, then shrugs off Graces attempts at sex.
Before a man loses his eye, JP is delighting in nailing Grace with paintball pellets, which sucks!
Paintballs hurt even when theyre not frozen and you have the normal number of head holes.
