The Mother
Bobbi leaves with her new baby, stopping at a coffee shop before continuing on to her mother’s place. Mrs Eaves and Tasha race after her, eventually catching up under a tree outside, where they’re snapping pics and eating food.
Bobbi starts choking on some food, but thankfully she survives, courtesy of Tasha arriving and breaking this up. Bobbi eventually leaves, deciding to see their mother after calling Tasha cruel. When their car inexplicably breaks down soon after, Mrs Eaves realizes that the baby is trying to keep them there.
Bobbi and Tasha head to Jupiter House, which is the cult-like children’s home that Tasha’s mother is in charge of. There are clear tensions between Bobbi and Tasha though, although the latter does stand up for her sister when the kids put her on the spot. When Bobbi is quizzed over the subject of having kids, Tasha changes the subject.
Tasha is shown into Barbara’s workshop and has a look around. However, her mother, Barbara, appears and questions why she’s there. Tasha doesn’t really answer, but their vague dialogue does go some way to help frame how estranged their relationship is. ..
When Tasha heads off into her room, all the stress and tension echoes throughout the house. “What do you want?” Tasha asks, exasperated.
Eventually, we find out, in a roundabout way, when Mrs. Eaves serves as a vessel between Tasha and the baby that night. Under the flickering flames of the bonfire, Mrs. Eaves holds out the baby and claims that he wants to show Tasha the truth. ..
We see Mrs Eaves watching as her loved ones are killed, and then as the trail of blood leads to her. She is a peripheral figure in this montage, but her presence is clear and damning.
The Episode Review
This week’s episode of The Baby focused on the idea of motherhood and estranged relationships between mother and child. In particular, The Baby showed how Tasha’s relationship with her mother is deeply woven. ..
There’s also the subject of Bobbi too and, in particular, her relationship with Tasha. The whole story is set up nicely to take advantage of Tasha’s desperation and seeing Jupiter house and how Barbara is raising those children works well in the context of the show’s main themes. We’re also not told outright why Tasha and her mum don’t get along, which is nice given we don’t have a big exposition dump to contend with. ..
The article leaves readers on the edge of their seats with the potential for a next week’s follow-up.
