Written by John Edward Betancourt GROSSE POINTE GARDEN SOCIETY -- "Plant Parenthood" Episode 106 -- Pictured: (l-r) Aja Naomi King as Catherine, AnnaSophia Robb as Alice -- (Photo by: Tina Rowden/NBC)
Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Six of ‘Grosse Pointe Garden Society’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
Over the course of the past few weeks, we’ve learned a lot about our world, and what drives people to darkness, courtesy of the fascinating new NBC series, Grosse Pointe Garden Society. For this show has left no Azealia unturned when it comes to exploring how marginalization can drive people to dark acts, as can the shock of learning that the world isn’t as rosy as we are led to believe, and through the discovery that most of what we are taught about the world and the American Dream have real falsehoods to them. Because they are outdated concepts that offer advice for generations gone by and well, while that seems like enough to understand what made the Garden Society do something awful… there is still more to learn. As evidenced by what ‘Plant Parenthood’ showcased. For this was a story that made it clear that another element that breaks people and turns them toward the darkness, is the sheer fact that there comes a point where some learn… that the control they think they have over their lives, is also a falsehood. Which can bring about real devastation and listlessness and that poisons a soul as badly as a bug infestation can destroy a garden, and it explored such concepts in a fascinating manner. In part, by way of Catherine’s unique journey in this story. Because she spent a lot of time here, dealing with the stark reality of being a stay-at-home mom. Since kids are forces of nature in their own right and haven’t a clue what they do has an impact upon adults… because they’re kids and they just don’t have that capacity yet. But their wake does hit a parent hard. For Catherine was struggling with the hurricane-esque disasters left behind when her children played and her responsibility to them, got in the way of her personal interests. Since it cost her a job back in the world of real estate and while she expressed love for them, the frustration was real and that can wear upon a person. Because it taught her how little control she had this in situation, and that truly left us worried about her, and she wasn’t the only one dealing with parental surprises. Since Birdie came to learn that money can’t buy control, it can only buy disdain and resentment, despite what it does for people. Since her bailouts of Ford only pushed him away from her further and that left her in a strange place mentally.  GROSSE POINTE GARDEN SOCIETY -- "Plant Parenthood" Episode 106 -- Pictured: (l-r) Daniella Alonso as Misty, Melissa Fumero as Birdie, Felix Wolfe as Ford -- (Photo by: Daniel Delgado/NBC)
Plus, Brett found himself in the midst of the illusion of control in this story. One that set the stage for the shock he will experience down the line. Because he truly thought he was the coolest of dad after saving a birthday party, dance off debacle that Connor created. Fully unaware of the fact that Connor was plotting against him to be the ultimate parent, and that was tough to see play out. Not to mention, Alice had quite the shocking reveal regarding control in this tale. Since she came to learn that Patty was the one buying up all of Doug’s art and that she was doing so and giving them that life… to control them. To get her grandchild and have the path she wanted and that exertion of power over Alice and Doug was a lot to bear and left Alice in a tough place.
But of course, while that once again gave us a lot to ponder upon, which we will get to in a moment, we have much to discuss regarding the matter with Quiche. For this episode revealed that more clues are out there and that’s a problem. Since we learned that Marilyn, who also underwent her own exploration regarding a lack of control over her marriage and life, dealt with a hideous animal related crisis on the night in question. One that put her face to face with a car that apparently resembled Gary’s car, and she saw the quilt that was unveiled at the event. A truth she revealed to Alice, who was paying back a mystery favor set up in this tale, and that’s huge. Because that’s a witness, and there were a lot of clues that related to Gary being Quiche in this tale. But they were just clues, nothing solid, which kept us guessing still. But while we wait to see how these clues come together; we can celebrate another smart tale. One that showcased how there are situations in America where people don’t have control of their lives and that can make them snap because we want to be captains of our soul and cannot stand the thought of someone else pulling those strings. Not to mention, this story harbored some amazing commentary on the wealth divide in our nation and how the rich buy and sell people in this day and age, and well… all of these elements leave us eager to enjoy more from this genius series. To see what kinds of cautionary moments will come forth from that commentary and of course… to learn what happened on that fateful night. Until next time. To learn more about the creation of Joel and Tucker, check out our interviews with the actors that play them, Matthew Davis and Jocko Sims. Watch ‘Grosse Pointe Garden Society’
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