‘Bad Sisters’ Recap: ‘Going Rogue’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Nine of ‘Bad Sisters’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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When we last settled in to discuss the incredible Apple TV+ series, Bad Sisters, we talked at length about how the show was appearing to head into a vastly different direction storytelling wise. After all, Becka’s plan to put an end to John Paul by surprise… worked like a charm. For she trapped him inside his beloved and weird freezer with the corpse of his father, the Popsicle, and she turned the temp down to freeze him within. Giving rise to a new chapter where Becka would reflect upon the act and we would see how the Garvey Sisters were dealing with such a bold decision, and well, as it turned out… the time had not yet come for that kind of inflection. Simply because the next episode in this fascinating series, informed us of the fact that John Paul was not dead in the slightest.
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For the opening sequence of ‘Going Rogue’ revealed that John Paul was just fine after all, meaning that someone else had to be inside that freezer and sadly, it was John’s mother. Which meant that Becka killed the wrong person and that put the whole plan astray. Because she was rightfully beside herself for bringing an innocent into this mess, and that in turn prompted her to drink as only she can and, in the process, begin to tell anyone that would listen, what she had done and of course… that included the police. Courtesy of a visit to the graveyard to pay tribute. But thankfully no one listened or believed her and that gave the Garvey sisters time to take a breath and process and think about what the plan might actually look like going forward.

Which in turn, allowed for the story to swing back into present day, wherein it seemed… things were done for Thomas and Matt’s family business. For Matt was back in Becka’s arms and honest with her at last and vice versa. And Thomas… well he was preparing to go ahead and pay out the claim and face the music regarding all the laws he broke in protecting his father and the business from those toxic behaviors that brought them here in the first place. But one last push from Thomas’ wife to get answers and agency regarding this mess, led to her hospitalization and that left Thomas in a dark place and worried about the future and well… that inspired Matt to do something quite bold, and try to prove without a doubt, the claim was nonsense and for a moment it appeared he did. Since he found out that none of the sisters were together on the night that John Paul died, as they claimed they were.

That of course… sent us back to the past, to explore that night and see what happened and well, that led to one shocking surprise. In that, while they were apart, since Becka once again got pissed at the bar… all while Ursula spent the night with Ben and lamented her whole situation because of John Paul, while Becka went for a run whilst Eva slept away… none of them were responsible for John Paul’s death. Because he died in the middle of the night, far away from any of them and with only his wife at his side. Which means, that none of our principal players are guilty in the slightest. Which is one hell of a twist for certain, since they all harbored motive, and all could have been the one to pull the proverbial trigger. But instead, someone else was responsible for the end of that a-hole’s life and well, all we can do now is wonder… who done it? And believe it or not… there are a few suspects now waiting in the wings.

Just because Ben wasn’t there when Ursula woke up, and since he already had no problem hitting John Paul, he is now a viable option. Plus, while Roger did indeed swing by the cabin and forgive John Paul… he too could have succumbed to darkness and committed the ultimate sin. Or… it could have been Grace herself. Because she has taken some horrible abuse from John Paul, and she knows he hurt Roger and well… one bad moment could have been enough to push her over the edge. Either way, this is it, we are in the endgame now and all will soon be revealed, for the season finale of this incredible show awaits and it will be genuinely fascinating to finally learn who killed John Paul and of course… why they decided to cross the ultimate line. Until next time.

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