Full spoilers follow for Margo’s Got Money Troubles.
I can’t believe Season 1 of Apple TV’s brilliant new comedy is already over. I’ve been glued to my screen following Elle Fanning’s performance as Margo Millet, a single mom and college dropout trying to support her new baby, Bodhi, by creating an OnlyFans account.
Who won the custody battle over Bodhi?
Baby Bodhi found himself in the middle of an intense custody battle between Margo and Mark, with the latter being pressured into full custody of his son by his overbearing mother, Elizabeth. Using Margo’s sex work and complicated family dynamics against her, Margo was faced with numerous challenges to prove she cared for her son.
Despite setbacks such as her father Jinx (Nick Offerman) relapsing, her mother Shyanne (Michelle Pfeiffer) broke Elizabeth’s jaw, and When Child Protective Services (CPS) called her, Margo won the custody battle. It’s not an idealistic outcome at all, though, which sets up some serious drama for Season 2.
The fearsome Supreme Court Justice has plenty of opinions on everyone involved, and immediately launches an incredulous attack on Mark for impregnating his student, making fun of him wanting the moral high ground here (an incredibly satisfying moment, I must say). The referee, very excited as he is, makes reasonable comments about everyone involved because this is a really messy scenario.
In the end, he decides that Margo should have primary custody, but Bodhi should know his biological father and will get to do so two weekends a month. Whether this is an entirely happy outcome is debatable, but Margo seems happy to properly introduce Bodhi to Mark, who insists he’s a good father, so it’s good for now and everyone celebrates.
I definitely expect this decision to cause some problems in Season 2 now that Mark is in the picture. I still don’t trust the guy, but hey, he has the chance to prove us all wrong. We’ll have to wait and see how it goes.
Who called CPS on Margo?
This is shocking. We all assumed it was Mark, and I think we can be forgiven for that, considering how he stopped at nothing to try to take Margo down before he was pacified in court. Or maybe you thought it was Elizabeth who resented Margo from day one for “catfishing” her son, as she puts it. It turns out the call came from someone much closer to Margo: a member of her own family.
But Shyanne’s new husband, Kenny (Greg Kinnear), comes forward and admits that he called CPS after he heard about Jinx’s relapse. He accuses Shyanne of loving both Jinx and Margo too much, so she would never have had the strength to do it.
Naturally, Shyanne is furious that Kenny would do this behind her back. We’ve left the couple in a very awkward, strained situation so far, and I have to admit I don’t hold out much hope for their relatively new marriage. They already seemed like two different people, as Kenny is a deeply religious man, which clashes with Shyanne’s lifestyle.
I don’t see it ending well, but it looks like Shyanne is trying to cling to happiness and a fresh romance after being betrayed by Jinx. No one in this family can catch a break, honestly.
What’s next for Margo’s career?
Despite everything she’s been through, Margo doesn’t let anyone stop her. We’ve seen her online presence grow to new heights thanks to her two new friends, KC (Rico Nasty) and Rose (Lindsey Normington), and her longtime supportive roommate Susie (Thaddea Graham).
We’ve followed the ups and downs of Margo’s journey to creating adult content, and when we last saw her, she was preparing to take things to the next level. She’s far more confident than earlier in the series, and we’ll be following her progress throughout Season 2, even if we don’t have any idea about the plot details yet.
Season 1 ended on a positive note with things seeming to calm down for Margo. But knowing this show, it won’t last very long and I’m super excited to see what happens next.
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