By Christian Maxey
If you haven’t seen season one then stop reading and go watch it quickly, but if you have seen season one already then continue reading.
After learning that her mother is also a murderer, Ginny (Antonia Gentry) and Austin (Diesel La Torraca) move in with Zion (Nathan Mitchell) for the first episode of Season 2. Ginny struggles to make sense of the world she lives in and her relationship with Georgia because she doesn’t know how to deal with this enormous weight of knowledge (Brianne Howey). Georgia demands that they return to the house she worked so hard to build for them, even if they seem to be enjoying life at Zion’s “bachelor pad”—or at least getting by as best they can. Ginny is still incensed that her mother was shown to be a cold-blooded killer, and Austin is also upset that Georgia tampered with his letters to his imprisoned father, Gil. She eventually becomes close to Marcus as a result, who appears to be the only person at Wellsbury High willing to engage in conversation with her. As Norah and Abby rekindle their conversation, Max recognizes that she is alienating the people who care about her and decides that it is time to forgive her pals. Although Austin appears to enjoy his time with his father, it is obvious that Georgia does not want Austin to be with Gil and has absolutely no faith in Gil. But it’s clear from the cheery exterior that Georgia is hiding her bruises from spousal abuse, in addition to Gil stealing from his own business. Gil makes it exceedingly difficult for her to go, despite her efforts, so she decides to accuse him of embezzlement in order to get him behind bars and keep him at a distance. With the help of her connections as a realtor, Cynthia prevents Gil from renting an apartment in Wellsbury and tells Georgia that she had an affair with Joe. As Cynthia shares how difficult it is for her husband Tom to continue “living” as a vegetable and how difficult it is for her and Zach to accept him in this way, their connection deepens. But Ginny misses Marcus’s own battle with depression as she deals with the private eye on her mother’s tail, Gil’s reappearance, as well as her own recovery. Max, on the other hand, is smitten with Silver, the Wellington costume maker who has the greatest talent for a high school costumer. Ginny thinks she’s the issue and that he no longer loves her after overhearing Marcus tell Max that he’s not sure whether he really wants to be in a relationship. The Wellington costume designer Silver, who has the most brilliance we’ve ever seen in a high school costume designer, is the subject of Max’s new crush, who is, on the other hand, smitten. After overhearing Marcus tell Max that he’s not sure he really wants to be in a relationship, Ginny thinks she is the issue and that he has lost interest in her. Ginny watches this all unfold, and after going through treatment to sort out her relationship with Georgia, the three of them lie to Mayor Paul Randolph, who would soon become Georgia’s husband, about the stunning happenings (Scott Porter). Georgia understands that the threat Gil poses will only bring Paul to his knees, and she does not want to be the cause of his fall. The night before their wedding, Georgia tells Paul practically everything, including her history of theft, her relationship with Gil, her secret weapons, and the past she’s trying to escape. It’s assumed that the P.I., who pretended to be Georgia’s colleague Nick’s boyfriend, reasoned that since she was there when he passed away, she must be to blame.
