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May 30, 2021 · Mare solves the series' murder mystery — but the emotional catharsis the last episode is the real payoff. Alan Sepinwall's recap.
- Alan Sepinwall
- Who Murdered Erin Mcmenamin?
- Why Did Ryan's Dad Take The Blame?
- How Did Mare Figure Out Who The Real Killer was?
- Did Ryan's Mother Know?
- How Did Ryan Know About John's Relationship with Erin?
- What Did Ryan Do on The Night of Erin's Death?
- What Secret Did John Tell Ryan to Keep in Episode 5?
- What Was Deacon Mark Burton's Involvement?
First things first. The death that kicked off the miniseries is revealed in a final twist to have been caused by 13-year-old Ryan Ross. After discovering his father John was having an incestuous affair with Erin (the pair are cousins once removed), beginning at their family reunion in Lake Harmony, Ryan stole elderly resident Mr. Carroll's old hand...
John, Ryan's dad and Lori's husband, confesses to Erin's murder, claiming Erin called him away from Frank's (Mare's ex-husband) engagement party, angry, asking him to pay for their baby DJ's ear surgery. John says she blamed him for ruining her life and threatened to shoot herself. He claims he accidentally shot her in the hand while wrestling the ...
Surprisingly, about five minutes in, the mystery appears to be solved, when Mare discovers John holding a gun to his brother Billy's head. But something isn't quite right. In the previous episode, analysis of the found bullet reveals it came from an old handgun from the 1980s of the type carried by the police, including Mare's late father. Mare rec...
In the police interview, John says he convinced Lori to lie to Mare, her best friend growing up, and say that it was his brother Billy, who has a drinking problem, who killed Erin. When Mare comes to Lori's house to pick up Ryan for Erin's murder, Ryan runs to his mother, crying. He says that Mare knows and Lori hugs him, revealing that she knew Ry...
Ryan discovered text messages on his dad's phone from Erin. Ryan confronted him about it, upset after his father had cheated previously, which had caused him and Lori to separate for a period until Lori agreed to get back together. Ryan acted in desperation to keep his family together.
On the night of Frank's engagement party, Ryan notices his father vehemently yelling at someone on the phone. He later sneaks a peek at the phone and discovers more messages from Erin asking John to meet her at Brandywine Park. This was around 10:45 p.m. When he returned home, Ryan snuck out and cycled to Mr. Carroll's house to pick up his gun, whi...
The clue to Ryan's involvement was dropped in episode 5, when Lori overheard John telling Ryan to keep quiet about a secret. Ryan later violently defends his sister at school, showing how far he'll go to protect his family. Lori initially believes the secret is John has been cheating on her again with a woman named Sandra Elliott, not Erin.
The Catholic deacon, who'd been reassigned to Easttown after sexual misconduct allegations at his previous parish, drew plenty of attention to himself by not cooperating with the police. Erin's phone records reveal she'd spoken to him after her fight with Brianna, Dylan's girlfriend. Deacon Mark claims to have given Erin counseling, but is cagey th...
May 30, 2021 · An explanation of Mare’s decision to arrest Ryan in the finale of Mare of Easttown and how it taps into the HBO series themes about guilt and forgiveness.
- Jen Chaney
- TV Critic
May 31, 2021 · The mystery was finally solved on Sunday night's seventh and final episode of HBO's Mare of Easttown. It got complicated, so we've got answers.
May 31, 2021 · The finale hinges on a shocking reveal-twist-reveal that pulls together all of the show’s mystery threads, but the core of Mare is all the messy, horrible, endlessly sad, funny family stuff.
- Kathryn Vanarendonk
- Critic
May 31, 2021 · 'Mare of Easttown' Episode 7, "Sacrament," contained more than one big twist in the mystery Kate Winslet eventually solves. Like all sad murder stories do, the finale of 'Mare of Easttown ...
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May 31, 2021 · In the final episode of HBO's great "Mare of Easttown," a murder mystery set in a small town near Philadelphia, Detective Mare Sheehan (Kate Winslet) found out who really killed Erin...
