Party
Leni wonders why Gina is trying to hurt her. Interestingly, the first shot of this chapter is of a church and that appears to be an important part of what’s happened between them in the past. I’m sure we’ll find out in the near future!
Leni and Gina had a strong bond throughout their childhood, but it slowly began to unravel over time. Leni compromised and decided they should share a book so their secrets were only between them. This caused the rift between the two girls that still remains today.
On Leni’s birthday, tensions are high between her and Jack. Victor shows up and asks where Gina is. Leni makes up a lie and claims that she’s back at the motel resting up. It turns out Victor is throwing a big party for the girls, with the whole town invited along for the celebrations. This causes Leni to become flustered, and she’s still super sketchy, burning the breakfast too. ..
Leni continues to try and keep up appearances, switching between Gina and Leni to patch up the chaos caused across town. After speaking to Meg, she also tries to catch up with Dylan as well. Now, everything here seems to be linking back to the church fire.
Sheriff Floss: Hi, Leni. I hope you’re doing well. I wanted to tell you about a problem we have. You seem like you might be in a hurry to pick up your money, but you actually have 60,000 in cash due at the United National Bank of Mount Echo. What do you think we can do to help?
Floss is telling us about her family life, including some sort of loan payments that Jack was involved with. She goes on to mention how it’ll be great to see both sisters together in the same place and laughs. Honestly, I love this character, she’s so delightfully sarcastic.
Leni arrives at the bank and it turns out that Gina is already there with Dylan. They lock eyes and she takes off in Dylan’s red truck after eyeballing her sister. “Two is one, always.” is a phrase that she and Gina had ever since they were kids but it would appear that this is starting to waver now.
Leni follows Dylan back home and confronts him about the lies. “She’s going to turn on you,” Leni warns. As for Dylan though, she takes Gina’s side and points out that the switching is all her fault. ..
That night, Gina speaks to Leni and confronts her over the passports, berating her on the phone. Not only that, but Leni also finds a gift waiting for her on the bed. This happens to be their old diary. With bloody handprints and the pages full of writing, Leni is well and truly flustered.
Gina shows up at the big birthday bash talking to Jack. There are a couple of shadowy figures that Floss is concerned by, while Gina and Leni’s relations are incredibly fractured. That much is especially true when Charlie brings up the $60k mentioned earlier.
Jack confronts Leni about her alleged affair, believing that she’s seeing Dylan and the money was for him. Meg also speaks up, confessing her love for another woman which she’s been keeping a secret.
Leni hands over her passport and money to Gina, who tells her sister she’s leaving and has had enough of this double life. Although Leni brings up Victor’s heart condition, Gina has made her mind up and wants to leave all the same. But that’s not before Gina destroys a little more of Leni’s life. The sisters look at one another, as Gina tells Leni: “Give me the money or I will take everything from you.” ..
As the episode ends, Gina disappears again and Mattie is missing too.
The Episode Review
After spending years believing her sister was dead, Gina is finally reunited with her in a shocking twist. The sisters must now figure out who is telling the truth and why as they battle for control over their family’s legacy. ..
Since the church fire, there has been a lot of animosity between the two groups. It’s likely that this is what sparked everything that’s been going on. ..
Echoes bows out with a dramatic conclusion, leaving the door wide open for the remaining 4 episodes. The show leaves us with a cliffhanger that begs to be answered in the next episode.
