And the dark descent into the abyss continues... Camille must deal with a mother who will stop at nothing to undermine her reporting/interviewing and constantly remind her of how much of a problem she is. Camille tries to get some cooperation from Detective Willis on his investigation, finally weakening his stance against revealing anything at a bar (diner talk went nowhere that morning), later actually having a rather comfortable (if fueled by alcohol) conversation outside the establishment before Amma interrupts to be insulting and obnoxious. Amma's rebellious antics are reaching Adora now thanks to the chief who caught her with teen friends rollerskating past the curfew. Amma arriving home drunk and sick to her stomach, later trying to bring up Camille's same rebellious attitude as a teenager to Adora who won't listen to it. The constant of the series up to this point is Adora's disapproval of Camille without fail. Camille can do nothing right. Interviewing the father of the first victim, Bob Nash, Camille just wants to see how he reacts to being a suspect and listening to him avert attention to the second victim's brother, John Keane (Taylor John Smith). Then bursts in Adora to shame Camille for her being there. She does learn that Adora tutored the victims and later than Amma was friends with them. So here is where you get the first real ties to Camille's family in regards to the serial murders. John's gorgeous, cheerleader girlfriend, Ashley (Madison Davenport), promises and delivers an interview with her boyfriend to Camille. It reveals a sensitive young man who has a hard time holding back tears when discussing his dead sister and how the small town accuses him without any evidence through their treatment of him. Ashley clearly holds her relationship with John important, particularly emphasizing her ability to steer him towards obedience, although his feelings about being home, the regret, give her pause...ever coming back home he regrets while her shocked expression leading to questioning why he'd say that considering they are together because of his return. Incorporated into the events of the episode are Camille's memories of a teenage "cutter" who spends time at a clinic she gets to know while also sleeping in a "cell" there. The two sharing the room, two beds and one bathroom, start off distanced but eventually are sharing their scars and listening to music together. The traumatic memory of Camille finding her dead on the floor after guzzling draining cleaner certainly only enhances Camille's mental anguish, not helped by Adora's dismissive, knife-edge remarks and Amma's targeted teenage mean girl act. So the episode doesn't exactly offer the viewer very many cheery hugs...the darkness in this series can almost envelope you if any of this material is relatable. The acting remains top-notch even as seeing Adora downgrade Camille into an alcoholic can be a bit dreary over fifty minutes. Well up until this episode that is all Adora does: Camille is a disappointment to her. Never does Adora take into account her own responsibilities for how Camille turned out and remains.
Review of Fix
