“I See You’ve Played Knifey-Handy Before”
Andy is a typical young woman who has moved to a small town to take care of her elderly mother. She is bored with her job and finds little to do in her new home. ..
There is definitely unease between the pair, with Laura encouraging Andy to try and pursue something she wants in life. Andy though, is quite content to drift.
Andy and her friends head out for lunch together to celebrate Andy’s 30th birthday. While they are eating, she compares herself to her father, Jerry. Andy believes that she gets her “f*ck up” gene from him.
Despite being better now, Laura blames herself for upending Andy’s life, encouraging her to head back to NY. The thing is, Andy was actually juggling several part-time jobs there so going back isn’t really all that appealing.
In a café, a gunman suddenly stands up and shoots a woman named Shelly dead. He also shoots her mum too, as the rest of the customers all hide under tables and drop to the ground. Among those are Andy and Laura, with the former forced to stand up after being called a pig.
Laura, trying to stop the gunman, is stabbed straight through the hand. She doesn’t pass out though and swipes back and slits his throat, killing him. This stops his rampage. ..
Laura has lost a lot of blood and as she’s taken down to the ER, she tells Andy: “Is it snowing? I’m so cold. He’s coming back. Don’t talk to the police.” Quite what this means though is a mystery for now. It’s particularly disturbing given this area actually has the lowest crime rate.
Detective Wilson from Savannah police department is alongside Andy, who is Andy’s stepfather. Gordon Oliver, who is Andy’s divorced from Laura too, but the pair have a good relationship if their chat in the waiting room is anything to go by.
Someone filmed the entire incident, which appears to be motivated by a simple break-up. Shelly broke up with Jonah and he obviously hasn’t taken it well. He was banking on Andy having a gun and shooting him down, but that obviously hasn’t materialized.
After what happened, Laura is unhinged and kicks Andy out of the house. She wants her to start acting like an adult and that includes staying at Gordon’s place for a while. ..
With a half a million views clocked up on the video of Laura’s extraordinary confrontation with the gunman, a mysterious figure watches and phones someone, telling them they have a problem. There’s something big going on here but what? I’m sure we’ll find out soon.
With the rain pouring down, Andy collects up her stuff and heads out. Only, a strange guy in a hoody starts lurking about, smashing the glass to Laura’s front door and interrogating Laura. With her tied up to the chair with a bag over her head, Laura pleads for her life while her daughter grabs a lamp and manages to distract him.
It is enough time for Laura to break free from her binds, just as Andy knocks out the gunman. However, just prior to this she’s also phoned the police, prompting Laura to immediately perk up and organize traffic.
After handing over his phone to Laura, a distraught Andy tries to listen to her mum’s instructions. She tasks him with taking the car and driving to Carrollton.
With money and key cards in hand, she’s to head to Unit 320 at the Get-And-Go Storage unit. She’s then to switch over to a car stored there and drive up North to Maine. She urges Andy not contact anyone and to leave. Laura promises to call as soon as it’s safe but right now, it’s not and she needs to go.
Andy follows her mother’s instructions and leaves her old life behind to follow her.
The Episode Review
The show starts out well with a great vibe. It presents a shocking murder and then tries to make sense of it. ..
This show seems to be leaning more into the idea that Laura has a secret life, and that will be explored in more detail in the upcoming episodes.
The acting in this show is excellent and the 39 minute run-time works well to ease into the story and set the scene for what should be a very enticing series to come. ..
Andy has gone down a rabbit hole that is deep and dark. But he is determined to find out what is going on.
