Why did the finale of That Bad Sisters Season 2 feel like an emotional battle
It is Becka who reminds the sisters that they are not murderers and urges them to call the authorities. Why is she the right person to bring them back to earth?
Because she is pregnant. They don’t just take care of themselves. That’s Blanaid [Saise Quinn] and Becka’s children. So it’s only right that Becka is the voice of reason in the end, because she was so gung-ho in that first season. “Fuck,” she said. Lock him in the freezer.” I think I’d give them all a place on the cliff of what you expect that character to do, then confound that expectation.
There’s a moment in the finale where Grace’s daughter, Blánaid, shares her perspective on all the family secrets being kept from her. How will all of this affect her future?
It was really important for me to get her and Eva back together, because I have teenage daughters, and the best part is when they’re not completely close to you. It’s hard to express your true feelings when you’re that age. In the first season, Eva was, in a way, her surrogate mother, like her favorite aunt. Then, of course, when you go through something as difficult as losing a parent, you need to attack the person you thought wouldn’t leave. And Eva is the one who has to bear the heaviest consequences.
Obviously the worst that could happen has happened to her, but she is surrounded by family – women who love her and would do anything for her. And she has the memory of this wonderful woman who was everything to her. I have a feeling she’ll be fine. The Garvey family are sisters without parents, they have each other and live together. I want that to be the feeling that everyone is left with—that love.
This season, you explore institutional sexism and bigotry through the characters of Una and Ian. Where do you see them heading?
Oh, Ian can go to hell. [Laughs] I never want to think about him again.
With Una and the police agency, I wanted to introduce a character who is simply good and always does the right thing. This particular career means everything to her. Starting to have a lot to do with Loftus [played by Barry Ward]—how he investigates, but quickly realizes that there’s something really rotten there. Is she willing to turn a blind eye to the old protector of her career or will she give it up?
