All spoilers for Margo’s Got Money Troubles follow.
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 mother and college dropout trying to support her new baby, Bodhi, by creating an Onlyfans account.
Who won the custody battle for Bodhi?
Baby Bodhi found himself in the middle of an intense custody battle between Margo and Mark, with the latter being pressured by his overbearing mother, Elizabeth, to gain full custody of her son. Using Margo’s sex work and complicated family dynamics against her, Margo faced numerous challenges where she had to prove that she was taking good care of her son.
Despite setbacks like her father Jinx’s (Nick Offerman) relapse, her mother Shyanne (Michelle Pfeiffer) breaking Elizabeth’s jaw, and When Child Protective Services (CPS) was called, Margo won the custody battle. However, it’s not an idealistic outcome at all, which creates some serious drama for season 2.
The terrifying Superior Court judge has a lot of opinions about everyone involved, and immediately launches into an incredulous attack on Mark for getting his student pregnant, making it ridiculous that he wants to have the moral high ground here (an incredibly satisfying moment, I must say). The judge, very nervous as he is, makes fair comments about everyone involved because this is a really complicated scenario.
Ultimately, he rules that Margo should have primary custody, but Bodhi should meet his biological father and will be able to do so two weekends a month. It’s debatable whether this is a completely happy outcome, but Margo seems happy to properly introduce Bodhi to Mark, who insists he’s a good father, so it’s okay for now and everyone celebrates.
I definitely hope this decision creates some problems in season 2, now that Mark is in the picture. I still don’t trust the guy, but hey, he has a chance to prove us all wrong. We’ll have to wait and see how this plays out.
Who called CPS about Margo?
Now this is shocking. We all assumed it was Mark, and I think we can be forgiven for that, since he stopped at nothing to try to take Margo down before he was appeased in court. Or maybe you thought it was Elizabeth, who has resented Margo since day one for “catching” her son, as she puts it. It turns out that the call came from someone much closer to Margo: a member of her own family.
But Shyanne’s new husband, Kenny (Greg Kinnear), shows up and admits that he called CPS after hearing about Jinx’s relapse. She 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 did this behind her back. We’ve left the couple in a very awkward and tense position for now, and I must admit that I don’t have much hope for their relatively new marriage. They already seemed like two different people, because Kenny is a deeply religious man, which clashes with Shyanne’s lifestyle.
I don’t quite see the ending, but it seems like Shyanne is trying to hold on to happiness and a new romance after being betrayed by Jinx. Honestly, no one in this family can catch a break.
What’s next for Margo’s career?
Despite everything she’s been through, Margo won’t let anyone stop her. We’ve seen her online presence grow to new levels thanks to her two new friends, KC (Rico Nasty) and Rose (Lindsey Normington), and her long-time supportive roommate Susie (Thaddea Graham).
We’ve been following the ups and downs of Margo’s journey into creating adult content, and when we last saw her, she was getting ready to take things to the next level. She’s much more confident than she was at the beginning of the series, and we’ll be following her progress throughout Season 2, even if we still have no idea about plot details.
Season 1 ended on a positive note, and things seemed to calm down for Margo. But knowing this show, it won’t last long and I’m very excited to see what happens next.
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