The Eddy
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Its now clearThe Eddywasnt fooling around with its episode titles.
Julies not in every scene, but almost every moment is about her.
In some ways, the set-up mirrors the structure of the music at the heart of the show.
Elliot, the bandleader, introduces the themes.
Now its time for a series of solos.
The whole band matters in each but, here at least, Julie matters most of all.
(Hey, at least shes taking an interest in the instrument again.)
Shes not off to a great start.
But they seem to have different accounts of what happened in New York.
That seems a little off.
She also alludes to having a problem shed gotten over.
That problem may be an addiction to cocaine, which this episode makes clear she hasntreallygotten over.
But, as with her stepfather issues, who knows?
Its not clear how committed she is to telling the truth.
Were obviously not getting all of Julies backstory (or Elliots), but its becoming clearer by degrees.
Sim likes her too.
It seems like normal is tough for her to feel.
As Julie, Amandla Stenbergs terrific.
And, like Holland as her father, shes not afraid to make Julie unlikable.
Shes not always sympathetic, but shes also clearly a girl in pain.
Shes her fathers daughter, whether shes happy about that or not.
Elsewhere, Elliots not having a great week, and its notentirelyJulies fault.
Nobodys having fun and musics supposed to be fun, one member complains, but Elliots not hearing it.
The last time I checked, he says, Im the bandleader.
They seem to hate him for it.
Except they clearly dont.
Even Maja puts her hostility to Elliot on hold.
They dont find Julie, but they try their best.
They suspect hes involved in the murder himself and, honestly, the evidence looks pretty bad.
We know Elliot had nothing to do with Farids death.
But they have no way of knowing that.
Hes demanding the Eddy Band implement ideas that not only make them uncomfortable but dont seem to work.
