Fragile Things
In the opener of Season 2 of Sweet Magnolias, Mary confronts Maddie about her coup to oust her husband. Maddie brushes off Mary’s threats and sees through her sudden change of tactic to be nice. It’s too late Mary, that ship has sailed and as Maddie quotes the Declaration of Independence, she slithers out the front door.
Noreen’s parents are excited to meet their new baby and Bill is happy to have finally been able to help out. He brings up how he’s covering hospital charges and other financial matters as best he can.
Maddie shows up with some baby gifts too, including a blanket that her kids came home in. After praying for a bit, Maddie has decided that they should move forward together and strive toward forgiveness. It’s a nice way of building bridges and a good way of showing some development for her character. ..
Erik opens up about his struggles and how they’ve been affecting his life. He used to be an EMT in Atlanta and fell in love but unfortunately after getting pregnant, his wife lost the baby. This explains why he cried several episodes back and how Helen losing her baby was so painful to him.
Erik tells the story of how he met and fell in love with a woman who has helped him heal from the wounds that were so raw and painful for such a long time.
Peggy’s problems with Isaac lead her to her mother, where she admits she’s met her son Isaac. She wants to introduce him to her grandson but Peggy’s mother is livid. With venomous wrath, she spits “You send him away.”
Peggy does not sit with Isaac over coffee. She’s been processing what’s happened and suggests they work together to see how they fit into one another’s lives. Peggy even hands over a bracelet with his middle name on. It turns out she was 16 when she gave birth but her overbearing mother (unsurprisingly, given what we saw earlier) wasn’t happy about that.
Kyle continues his community work and starts talking to Pastor June about Shakespeare. As he starts reciting lines about a dagger, it seems he’s turned a corner now. ..
Noreen’s parents meet Maddie and they call it a blessing, in a rather unexpected turn of events.
That night, Cal surprised Maddie with a beautiful evening but encouraged her to join him up in Charleston. Meanwhile, Noreen decided she’s going to stay in Serenity for the time being. ..
Dana: I’m not happy he hasn’t told me about that. He should have been more honest with me.
Dana is taken aback when they’re not arguing so they kiss and so much more. When Annie heads home, she finds them on the sofa together.
The Episode Review
Noreen’s new baby is a way of keeping everyone busy, with plenty of water under the bridge in the meantime. Isaac and his mum reconcile their differences, as do Maddie and Noreen too. There’s also a great deal of syrupy sweet scenes with the new baby while Dana continues to explore her romance with Ronnie. Poor Jeremy though, he’s been left high and dry.
The Erik/Helen romance is one of the most important stories in the show and I’m really invested in understanding it more. It also brings into context Eric’s past and why the miscarriage affected him so much.
The show has been keeping us on the edge of our seats with its suspenseful plotlines and we’re just a few episodes away from finding out what will happen next. With three more episodes to go, is there another twist in the tale to come?
