‘Trying’ Recap: ‘Mother’s Day’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Scarlett Rayner, Cooper Turner, Esther Smith, and Rafe Spall as Princess, Tyler, Nikki, and Jason in Episode 405 of ‘Trying’ – ‘Mother’s Day’. (Photo Courtesy of Apple.)

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode 405 of ‘Trying’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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For the most part, holidays are a time of relaxation and enjoyment. Wherein we just take in the day, catch up on some sleep and likely eat some good food with good people in a setting determined by the holiday in question. Granted there is some reflection related to some holidays, and a tinge of learning when we grow old enough to understand more about them… but that is the exception to the very common rule that holidays are all about that downtime. But every once in a while, they do surprise us and force us to learn and think upon our lives, for reasons we don’t think about, as evidenced by the next episode of Trying on Apple TV+.

For ‘Mother’s Day’ saw a bevy of lessons come forth for our friends, including Jason. Who was taking his soccer team to an escape room to team build while Nikki went for a spa day on this important day. Which more or less was a disaster at first. Since the kids wanted to sass it up and keep things lively and also because Jason and Michael were separated from the kids… and were working to escape a room that wasn’t part of the game. Which led to embarrassment for them, and the lesson at hand. In that, Jason wanted to do this to oversee the teambuilding process and find a way in with these kids. But sometimes… we don’t need to interfere; we just need to give kids a chance to be themselves in a group setting and wonders will occur. Since they figured out a wild way to win the competition and spent their time working as a team… as Jason wanted.

While that was going on, Scott was learning a valuable lesson of his own. Because he felt emboldened after starting his training and opted to enact a full court press to promote his upcoming trip. Which meant, advertising for his new podcast, ‘Scott of the Atlantic’, was everywhere, even on Karen’s car, and he was also lining up amazing guests to talk about their own experiences with the open sea. Which led to the lesson in question. For while Karen was out at the spa as well, Scott had his guest over to record and in between Freddy hitting on her, Scott came to learn… that he had chosen a difficult task. Because his guest faced some horrible challenges in the water and had to be rescued, and the lesson at hand was that perhaps… Scott really needed to think this challenge through and decide if it was right for him. For he truly picked a difficult and dangerous goal to leave his mark.

But of course, the centerpiece lesson in this story, came about at the spa. Because Nikki knew something was up with Princess and well, while they were all enjoying a little downtime and a little relaxation, the truth about why everyone made the road trip to Brighton was revealed to Nikki in a surprise manner. Which brought about a showdown between Nikki and her sister, and a long talk between her Nikki and Princess. All of which was designed to teach Princess and Nikki, that communication and honesty were essential at this stage in their relationship. To ensure that the bond they built would not falter and so they could properly support one another, and this lesson will be put to the test quite quick in this tale. For Kat is still around, and Princess does have a bead on her, thanks to a visit to Bev’s grave. For Kat had flowers placed there, making it clear she’s fully aware of the standing of the family she left behind.

But before we speculate on where this twist takes us, we can celebrate another amazing chapter in this story. Because once again, this show focused on the wonder of life and how sometimes… issues we’ve created or have been brewing in our lives, will spill over into days that we think are devoid of learning and drama. Simply because the universe is chaos and life never stops, and that just made for another authentic, game changing tale for these characters. One that will bring about some potentially big changes to their everyday lives, and it will be fascinating for certain to see how that plays out as season four of this magnificent show continues along. Until next time.

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