"How did we make her?"
"The same way we made him."
Stephen Graham delivered an exceptional performance as Eddie Miller particularly in this ep, yes, but I wanna give my special shout-out to Christine Tremarco for giving such a grounded touch to Manda Miller here. When both of their characters questioned how on earth they ended up where they ended up and whether it was their fault as a parent or not, Manda gave us a piece of clarity. You can raise all of your children the same way, but when it comes to influence it's not necessarily something inherited and there's always an extra mile that you, more often than not, SHOULD take in keeping an eye on your offspring. Especially, when living in a society no longer exclusively means physical presence.
The entire hour of the Miller's dynamics broke my heart; not only because this ep took place on Eddie's birthday and how obviously he was not having it, but also how Manda and Lisa had to strengthen each other up while picking up pieces from Eddie, and ultimately Jamie.
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