‘Servant’ Recap: ‘Ring’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode 304 of ‘Servant’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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One particular aspect of life that nobody likes to deal with, is the supremely bad day. That one where everything goes wrong, and bad things find us at every turn, and we don’t like dealing with them in large part… because they’re just awful. But also, because they put us in a tough place mentally, the kind where we genuinely feel as though our world is coming to a crashing end when the day in question is bad enough and well, this particularly sour type of day is top of mind today… simply because the Turner family had to deal with one in the next episode of Servant on Apple TV+.
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For when we catch up with them in ‘Ring’, a busy and chaotic day is happening at the household. For there is a baby-proofing specialist coming through the house on this day to ensure that Jericho will be safe when his toddler years arrive and well… it doesn’t take long for Leanne to realize that he’s a misogynistic pervert that likes to harass women her age and having his gross nature present in the house only puts her further on edge than usual. Mainly because she is still concerned about the safety of this family, courtesy of her former one and having him and a bevy of people coming in and out of the house is really the worst-case scenario for Leanne on this day.

But she isn’t the only one struggling in this particular tale. Because Sean is in dire need of help, since he’s got a major catering job coming up and with Leanne on baby duty and unable to help in the kitchen, he’s forced to bring extra help in, by way of Toby’s annoying new girlfriend, Sylvia, and her arrival is a disaster in every sense of the word. Mainly because she’s just a sour individual through and through, one that takes the time to pick on Toby in a supremely abusive manner. But she also contributed to the bad day because she was involved in an ugly accident in the kitchen. One where she didn’t see a spill on the ground while she was ripping into Toby and that led to an awkward fall and a lost finger, putting Sean and everyone in the kitchen in a rattled place.

However, while all of those rough moments should have been enough for this family to go through in a single day, this day wasn’t quite done with torturing the family just yet. Because Dorothy had quite the unfortunate moment unfold while she was on the air. For while she was interviewing a local artist on the street, her body did what any mother’s body would do and produced milk. But it just so happened to take place on camera… to a live audience and since people tend to not be mature about moments such as these, it was obvious after this surprise took place, that Dorothy’s on-air career was likely over. Leaving her in a despondent place when she returned home.

If anything, this was just… a perfect example of how the universe will sometimes just pour ugly moments upon us. But while we normally pick up the pieces and move on from days like this one, one does have to wonder… if there is a deeper meaning to the events that took place here. Because every moment in this series serves a purpose and is designed to set something up since the writing team here is smart and seems to be building toward something big, and it will be quite interesting to see what the significance of this day will hold to the overall plot and of course, how the family will respond to these ugly moments. The kind that might shake things up in the household psychologically and financially. Until next time.  

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