‘Losing Alice’ Recap: ‘The Bond’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Three of ‘Losing Alice’.
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Thus far, the AppleTV+ series, Losing Alice, really has done a phenomenal job of exploring the genesis of unhealthy obsession. For we have come to learn that in some cases, leading a life that feels stale, combined with the potential to explore parts of the human condition that have hereto forth been nothing more than curiosity to us, are what serve as the genesis points for obsession. Because the power and the draw of another world and what motivates someone to live within said world, really are irresistible and that explains why Alice is beginning to put Sophie at the top of mind more often. But while that alone has made for a compelling start to this show,  it is a grand exploration into obsession, and it is eager to explore so much more in regard to this concept… as evidenced by its next episode. 

For ‘The Bond’ takes the time to examine exactly how a person falls deeper into obsession with a particular person and one such way that happens… is by indeed forging a bond with that individual. Because in order to know more about them and their world, there needs to be an invitation into their life and their soul, so we feel as though our obsession with them is somehow justified and healthy, and Sophie was quick to offer that invitation up in this particular tale. For a script meeting for Room 209 led to the opportunity for Alice to spend a little personal time with Sophie and that immediately helped Alice get to know this mysterious young woman and come to learn that she is truly the anthesis of Alice’s current living situation… since Sophie really is a genuinely carefree spirit. One that simply lives to the whims to the moment. 

Which is why Alice suddenly found herself taking part in a strange ‘jazzercise’ type class and that is also why she found herself on a yacht off the coast, sipping on booze and diving into the chilling waters surrounding the boat. For Sophie asked her to live in the moment and simply enjoy every single second available to her, which seems like a mantra that is actually quite healthy in nature. Simply because that actually is good advice, the kind that we all need more of. But the fact of the matter is, this is nothing more than Alice living vicariously through her screenwriter and getting to understand how a single and carefree woman lives, which shouldn’t be harmful in the slightest. But alas more of Sophie’s dark side and other warnings in this tale were present throughout the course of the hour, making it clear that this obsession and entry into Sophie’s life will eventually lead to trouble.

For Sophie’s desire to ensure that the script not be changed in the slightest, will undoubtedly lead to some serious conflict between Alice and Sophie, the kind that will bleed over into their personal lives in an ugly manner and also… it is obvious that Sophie’s expectation for Alice to live in the moment, will eventually backfire. Because this young woman really is all about pushing the envelope and living without rules and Alice’s run in with the law over that line of linking, and the fact that Sophie felt the need to push David in a supremely unwholesome manner to do the movie, both speak volumes to how we are only seeing the bare beginnings of what Sophie is capable of when it comes to her toxic lifestyle and mentality, and how easily it influences others that enter her circle. And it will only be a matter of time before things become unwholesome and uncomfortable and who knows how that journey into darkness will end.

But in the here and the now, the obsession only continues to grow, and this episode deserves some serious kudos for exploring how the bond only strengths such matters in such a subtle and sublime manner. Because this episode really did speak to the fact that obsession is indeed a gradual process, one that infects our minds and our souls in a similar manner to a virus and it really is fascinating to watch Alice latch onto Sophie and her wild proclivities in such a willing manner, since that also speaks volumes to how unfulfilled she is in the moment and how easy it would be to escape this trap if she was willing to be honest with herself. But alas, she’s making her poor choices and the consequences will be what they will be, and it will be quite interesting to see what kind unhealthy give and take between the two of them is about to take place, now that Alice has been pulled into a world and a life that she genuinely knows little about. Until next time.

‘Losing Alice’ is available to stream now, on AppleTV+.

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