Just found out last night that we have a solar eclipse on our hands this evening. Anyone know where I can get solar eclipse glasses fast? Or am I stuck with using a bowl of water to indirectly look at it😂
My unpopular opinion on the show is Mama P isn't as evil as we all thought when we were young and how the show makes her out to be.
I decided to go down memory lane by rewatching Season 1, and it reminded me that Mama P was cursed to never leave Saffron Falls from the time she was a teenager until she was an elderly woman. Yes, what she did to Gina Silvers was awful. As someone who's played piano for 12 years, I completely understand how devastating it would be to suddenly lose the ability to share your music when you play outside of your house. I'm not downplaying that at all.
But I honestly think Mama P's punishment was far more severe.
Think about what being trapped in one town for 40+ years would actually mean. She would've had no freedom to travel, study elsewhere, pursue opportunities, or simply choose where she wanted to live. If a close family member became ill or died outside of Saffron Falls, she couldn't even go and say her goodbyes. She'd miss weddings, funerals, birthdays, holidays, basically every major life event that happened beyond the small town’s limits. That's essentially being hostaged your whole life/a life sentence imposed on someone who was still a teenager when she made her mistake.
Although Gina's curse was heartbreaking, she still had the freedom to build a life, travel, have relationships, and make her own choices. Mama P lost one of the most basic freedoms a person can have which is the ability to leave.
I wonder whether people sometimes confuse the person Mama P became with the punishment she endured. Spending your entire adulthood trapped in one place because of an immature decision you made as a teenager would probably make almost anyone bitter. I'm not saying Mama P was innocent or that cursing Gina was justified. I'm saying the punishment didn't fit the crime, and I think that's why she's a much more tragic and morally complex character than she's often given credit for.
Does anyone else see it this way, or am I alone on this?