If you're looking for a gripping new crime drama to watch, look no further — HBO's Mare of Easttown starring Kate Winslet and Evan Peters is exactly what you're looking for.
The first episode of the season was a lot of backstory, setup, and Kate Winslet eating breakfast sandwiches and Cheez Whiz:
Kate Winslet eating Cheez Whiz. The first great pop culture moment of 2021. #MareOfEasttown
Gotta wash that down with some wooder.
But the whole second episode, which introduced Evan Peters as Detective Colin Zabel, had me with my jaw on the floor — especially the absolutely CHAOTIC last two minutes.
🚨Warning: MASSIVE spoilers ahead! 🚨
First of all, Erin's father Kenny FULLY SHOOTS Dylan (her baby's father) because he is so convinced that he killed her.
Turns out the whole "dad murdering a teenager" thing wasn't even the wildest thing to happen at the end of the episode. In the final moments, we learn that Dylan might not even BE the father of Erin's baby! Erin's BFF Jessica reveals that...drumroll please...Mare's ex-husband FRANK SHEEHAN is. (Or probably is? Or might be?)
Anyway, the whole thing was A LOT, and I'm still processing and can't wait for next week. Here's what Twitter had to say about the episode and ~that~ ending:
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You think the father is WHO!?!? #MareOfEasttown
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Kate Winslet's character not even flinching at the jug of milk crashing through her window & continuing to eat her sandwich is the kind of no f*cks energy I aspire to. #MareOfEasttown
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Ok Guy Pearce is majorly sus in Mare of Easttown. A new writer who just moved to town who hit on Mare mercilessly, a huge grouch in a button down corduroy shirt. Doesn’t add up memento guy
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The moment Frank asked details about the investigation... my true crime senses started tingling #MareOfEasttown
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Me suspecting every single person in #MareOfEasttown
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Mare of Easttown is making me paranoid. Haven’t been so suspicious of an entire group of townsfolk since Broadchurch.
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Me the whole time tonight watching episode2 of #MareOfEasttown
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Me at the end of episode 2 #MareOfEasttown
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evan peters playing a reasonable adult with a regular job in mare of easttown is what he deserves, what i deserve, what hbo deserves
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I love having a show to look forward to every sunday, but if I had access to this entire season... #MareOfEasttown
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very bold of the plot twist in Episode 2 of "Mare of Easttown" to rely so heavily on me remembering every single name of its 500 characters
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I can’t wait for next week. That ending! #MareofEasttown
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waiting for the next episode of #mareofeasttown like