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Um, can we get Isabella into some variety of intense trauma treatment application? The fifth episode of Cruel Summer time: The Revenge Porn Murder Edition has eventually supplied some clarity on Izzie’s pre-Chatham lifetime, and it turns out that by July of 2000, Isabella has now been included in two ideal friends’ mysterious deaths in fewer than two many years. The second of these was Luke, of system, and the first was Lisa — Izzie’s routinely-referenced European bestie to whom she has been writing unsent postcards about her new lifestyle in the Pacific Northwest and who we now know has been dead the complete time. So, either Isabella is a murderous psychopath (in which case I nevertheless think some critical psychological health treatment is in purchase) or she’s just deeply cursed.
But for all the Anna Delvey vibes Isabella is giving, of the two of them, I feel Megan has the most promising long run career as a Lady Manager Scammer. For the reason that “All I Want for Christmas” also gave us some insight into Megan’s — significantly less darkish but likely extra unlawful — solution life, wherever she is learning how to hack into federal databases from the creepy, gun-toting recluse (also regarded as “Captain Cray-Cray” to Isabella) who lives close to Luke’s loved ones cabin in the woods.
It’s all quite ominous and intriguing, which I recognize, but none of these revelations carry us any closer to understanding how Luke died or how Megan and Isabella were being associated. This plot is carrying out too considerably and also not plenty of at the similar time. I know this is Cruel Summertime and not Cruel Wintertime, but I assume the pacing would all be a large amount more powerful if the present used far more time in the December time interval and considerably less in the Julys given that December is when all the actual plot momentum transpires. I say this even even though the July ‘99 plot just got interesting for the initially time due to the fact Isabella arrived.
In 1999, Izzie is about to rejoice the well-regarded American tradition of “Christmas in July” for the very first time when she’s amazed by an unwelcome blast from the earlier sitting in the Landrys’ kitchen. His identify is Trevor — brother of Lisa (R.I.P.), ex-boyfriend, and kind of a jerk, if I’m trustworthy. Trevor can not choose what about Isabella’s new everyday living he finds most disturbing: That she wears shopping mall models now, that she’s courting Luke, or that she hasn’t told any of her new greatest mates that she (probably) contributed to Lisa’s tragic drowning death in the course of some kind of drunken European escapade. Truly, he appears to be most place out by the point that just after his sister died, Isabella straight away disappeared to disguise out in Everytown, United states of america, without indicating anything to him.
In her defense, Isabella tells Trevor that she simply cannot management exactly where her mom and dad choose to ship her off to and that Megan really is her new greatest mate. She also tries to distract him by smashing her deal with onto his experience. It’s a noble effort and hard work, but it fails.
Just after Trevor leaves, July of ‘99 returns to its on a regular basis scheduled teen enjoy-triangle programming. Isabella and Luke have intercourse for the very first and (as significantly as we know) final time due to the fact as before long as Izzie returns home, Megan confesses that she basically does have feelings for Luke, and Isabella instantly backs off. Two teenagers in 1999 who are obsessed with The Matrix? Who is Isabella to appear among soulmates like that?
In any case, minimize to December. Megan has made Izzie a photograph album crammed with carefully collected and assembled Polaroids of the two of them and their friends as a Xmas present mainly because, will have to we remind you, Megan is poor. Isabella then pulls out her Xmas present to Megan, an obscenely high-priced new monitor for her pc. So, you know, issues are continue to a minor strange between our ride-or-dies. There is also the simple fact that Megan is nonetheless sensitive about the Isabella and Luke dynamic, and also Isabella’s new routine of following Megan’s auto to spy on her. This is how Izzie catches Meg offering gifts to “Captain Cray-Cray,” which she finds sketchy and promptly studies to Luke.
I’m just likely to say this: if Isabella actually wishes Megan’s undying loyalty, she’s heading to have to stop spilling her tricks to basically everyone. For instance, if you go snooping through your very best friend’s garbage and learn a favourable being pregnant exam, don’t inform any one! You never know if it could be utilised in opposition to stated most effective good friend in a murder investigation six months later. In July of 2000, Megan and Isabella’s romance has turn out to be downright hostile, possibly in portion because Izzie is the explanation Megan’s pregnancy is now becoming printed in newspaper headlines. Isabella confesses she identified out Megan was expecting and at some position informed this news to her lawyer, who instructed the press. That is only not trip-or-die behavior, Isabella. I’m still rooting for you, but occur on.
Megan, kind of understandably, in my view, insists to Debbie that Isabella locate someplace else to reside for the time becoming, and Debbie reluctantly obliges. Isabella agrees to go, but not right before dropping 1 much more bombshell. “Debbie, there’s a little something below my bed that Megan needed to get rid of,” Isabella tells her. “You really should check with her why.”
All I know for sure is that Isabella is not to be reliable with sensitive details.
• Why, just, is Megan seeking to hack the feds? Is this still regarded as “white hat” hacking?
• How did Lisa die?
• What transpired to Brent?
• I’m also heading to require a large amount far more information about Isabella’s so-named “diplomat” dad and mom.
