Rita, Tasha and Mags. Natasha is our protagonist and she's not exactly happy about Tasha having a baby. She looks at her baby with disdain, seeing it as a massive burden on one's life and wants them to go back to being carefree besties, drinking and smoking. This whole conversation takes a turn for the worst though when Rita announces that she's pregnant. When Mags leaves off the back of Tasha's rudeness, Rita does too when Tasha throws up an abortion "joke" to her. It's a bad night all round. The Baby gets off to an incredibly weird start, sporting an undercurrent of dark humour and a really compelling mystery. There are shades of AppleTV's Servant here too, given the strangeness of the whole situation, although what we're presented with here feels a little lighter, despite the visceral shock of certain scenes.
It's also worth pointing out that there are also similarities to The X-Files too, and in particular the episode "Chinga" where a doll ends up going on a rampage. There's some nice parallels between the two and it makes for a really intriguing watch. Tasha as a whole isn't a very likable character but that's obviously deliberate, given we're supposed to see her thrust in the middle of this less-than-ideal situation and then grow and get better as a result of that. I'd imagine we'll see her slowly grow closer to this baby, perhaps even come to understand exactly what's going on and who the woman in the yellow jacket really is. The thing is, the officer believes she's not telling them something. And as a result, she's arrested for the night, kept in for questioning. The baby is kept in too, given he won't stop crying when he's not with Tasha. However, when she holds the baby, her breasts start leaking. It's incredibly weird (Tasha's words) but as the babe starts breastfeeding, it momentarily turns into a demon. Tasha awakens with a start to find herself still in the police cell.
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