‘Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches’ Recap: ‘Curiouser and Curiouser’

​Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Four of ‘Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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There comes a point in our lives, where we find ourselves compelled to learn everything and anything we can about our family and its rich history. In large part because, it’s important to know where we come from and know more about the people who in essence, made all the right choices so that we can exist and thrive and carry on the family line. Not to mention, it’s a window into history, and there’s something quite amazing about exploring the lives of people related to us that lived in a vastly different time. But above all, it’s just a chance to understand our family better and how the ideals they stand for formed our parents and us to a certain extent, and this is often an incredible journey of discovery that provides us with so much.
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But as is often the case, it isn’t always a pleasant or joyous journey. For sometimes, we discover that some of our family members from days gone by, weren’t exactly upstanding human beings and in many ways, brought shame upon our family line. Or… we come to discover that a great deal of our family, aren’t people we actually want to associate with because they hold to ideals and concepts that we simply do not. But it is important to discover that either way, so we know what our family is about. If anything, that more unsavory aspect of learning about one’s family is top of mind today, simply because that’s what Rowan experienced in the next episode of Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches on AMC. 

For when we caught up with Rowan in ‘Curiouser and Curiouser’, the time had come to lay her dear mother to rest and that meant… she was going to have to meet the family and learn about them in a brash and sudden manner. But she was up to the task, because she needed closure regarding all the recent pain she’d experienced, and she didn’t come down Louisiana way to just endure death and suffering. This was a chance to learn about her family and heritage and finally feel as though she belonged to something more, and that choice did manage to pay off in spades. Since she was able to pay her respects and fine peace and, in the process, set foot inside Mayfair Manor and meet her long lost relatives.  

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In fact, doing so, only reaffirmed her decision to follow through with this particular choice. Since she found respect amongst some of her family members, and she was able to learn more about her adopted mother and the inner workings of the family. Not to mention, she came to learn that her lineage and standing within the family… made her the heir to the vast estate. Giving her the unique opportunity to do some real good with the fortune at her fingertips and for a time, it seemed as though this story wasn’t going to look at anything negative regarding the quest to learn more about our family. Simply because, everything was coming up roses during this journey of discovery. But a dinner invitation from Carlotta, is what brought forth the ugly discoveries one can encounter when taking part in such an act.
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For Rowan did what anyone would do. She put her faith in the possibility that her family’s past was nothing more than eccentric and traditional and harbored little danger, and that those who took her in and offered to feed her, were cut from the same cloth as her adopted mother. But digging into yesterday and trying to learn about a secret that all wanted kept hidden, one revolving around the mystical and magical… brought forth consequences. Since Carlotta tried to kill Rowan to end the chaos that Lasher brings forth and that truly hammered home, that sometimes what we seek is indeed mired in darkness and it will in fact, shock us and bring forth pain when we uncover it. And that sometimes… trying to uncover a past that folks want to keep buried, will also bring us harm. 

As evidenced by how this episode ended and Carlotta’s shocking behavior. But what matters more here, is that this really was a fascinating look at the central theme of this episode. One that was of course, expressed to us in an intense and cinematic manner, but that’s okay. Because it got the point across in an impactful and oddly inspiring manner. Since this episode did make it clear that the truth about our family’s history is something, we should all seek, regardless of what we find. Because ups and down are part of the human experience and our family’s past does not define us…  it informs us, and it will be interesting to see what Rowan does with the knowledge she’s garnered, provided she can escape her current situation. Until next time. 

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