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Season 1 Episode 7: The Faceoff

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Ashley Phelps

I told myself I wouldn't cry at this episode AGAIN yet here I am 😭 the phone call between Hannah and her mom always gets me

Gina Kern

I so agree. And the episode and the show is brilliant. And Garrett’s acting is just so great. I love all of this micro expressions and the actress for Hannah does the same. There is a reason why I’m OBSESSED with this show!

Elizabeth Wellman

I think they say it statistically takes an average of 7 attempts for a person in an abusive relationship to actually be able to leave for good. So many coercive tactics can be in play: financial, physical, emotional…Abusers threaten loved ones, pets, social networks… I have a family member who feels she can’t leave her abusive spouse because he has so isolated her over the years that she has no friends, employment, or support system outside of his circle. 💔 I want Cindy to leave so badly but I also think her not leaving is one of the most realistic things in this series. (In the book, by the way, she DOES eventually leave!)

Elizabeth Wellman

I used to work as a victim/survivor advocate in the emergency room. I did it for about 5 years until it got to be too emotionally devastating to keep going. The thing that struck me was how many times a rape kit, a conscious “credible” victim, witnesses, physical evidence, sworn statements didn’t end up meaning much in a court of law. I’m glad to say many counties/cities are taking it more seriously now but, truly, it’s breathtaking how many people get away with it. Also, even if she went right away, several of the most common drugs used as “facilitators” of sexual assault pass from the bloodstream quite quickly. Or can be interpreted as being ingested willingly. I say all that only to say that I am so proud of Hannah for making a report and I am so angry at the system and the people that failed her (and that fail so many real life women, men, and non-binary people who are assaulted).

Tara ✨💫

In the book, Hannah did have a rape kit and there was a trial, but because Delany was the Mayor's son, they used their clout. There was a trial, but all of Delany's friends and teammates testified that she willingly took the drug and wanted it to happen. The judge actually ruled that Hannah's family had to pay for Delany's lawyers because of the damage that was brought to the Mayor's family. It was really horrible. So yeah, she blames herself for financial situation her family is in. If you remember back to the first episode Hannah told Garrett she didn't like Hockey because the players like to beat people up and that triggered Garrett, but we didn't know why at the time, we did learn why Hannah didn't like Hockey or Hockey players... until she got to know Garrett and his friends.

Tara ✨💫

I thought it was interesting how they did Hannah and Garrett’s argument. It's like the philosopher Garrett was struggling to understand – the idea that two truths can exist at the same time. Hannah, in my opinion, was completely valid in being upset because she was afraid that Garrett would blow up his future for her and she didn’t want that, but Garrett also genuinely believed he was defending her. It isn't that one of them was right and the other was wrong. Their feelings are both valid and can be true at the same time, even though it led them to completely different conclusions. Garrett also had his own personal history and trauma messing with his head - he was too little and weak to fight the man who hurt the first woman he loved, and now he's in love with a woman and the man who hurt her is right in front of him, lying and insulting her. He lost control of himself and beat the crap out of Delaney without considering the consequences, which again was her biggest fear coming true. Garrett's biggest fear is becoming his dad and scaring and hurting Hannah. He misunderstood when she said it scared her that he’d blow up his life for her and after speaking with his dad, he now believes he has become him, so he did what he thought was right by breaking up with Hannah so that he wouldn’t scare or hurt her. They're having that fight at the worst possible moment, and they are unable to actually hear each other.