These 7 Sophie O’Neil moments from The Hunting Wives will make you a fan of the character

Netflix’s new drama, The Hunting Wives, released its eight episodes on July 21, 2025, which follows the twisty and dramatic tale of a group of elite wives, called the hunting wives, who live in Texas. At the beginning of the show, Brittany Snow's Sophie O'Neil, a new resident of the community, joins the club and becomes an integral part of the group.

The show focuses on Sophie’s newfound freedom and how she gets involved in a tragic tale after her involvement with Margo (Malin Akerman). Initially, Sophie appears to be a person struggling with anxiety due to some past trauma, and also struggles with adjusting to the new extravagant lives that the other wives live. But eventually, she becomes a part of it, which also includes her being involved in not-so-great things done in the community.

Here’s a list of 7 moments of Sophie from The Hunting Wives showcasing her life in this new community, which would make you a fan of the character.

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These 7 Sophie O’Neil moments from The Hunting Wives will make you a fan of the character

7) Sophie calls out Jed for his racism (Episode 1)

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Sophie is new in town after she moved with her husband and son in The Hunting Wives episode 1. She is shocked to attend a fundraiser event put up by Jed Banks, who is also running for government, actually being an NRA party. With all the guns and shooting, she feels uncomfortable.

However, it's Jed’s speech, which gets Sophie's nerves as she couldn’t stop herself from questioning him during his speech. He speaks about guns being available to all by using the case of a young girl’s disappearance from their community, and how they should be able to defend themselves from the African-Americans who cause trouble. The contents of his speech do not sit well with Sophie, and she calls him out on the racism that was seeping through his speech, making the viewers fans of the character.

6) Sophie confesses to her previous crime (Episode 3)

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While she has no idea about the cunning wives of The Hunting Wives, Callie discovers everything related to Sophie’s past that made her switch places from Boston to Texas. While playing a game of Never have I ever, Callie brings up the topic of killing someone.

Sophie, initially apprehensive, confesses in front of the group about hitting someone with her car, which they had to make go away with the help of a lawyer. After telling one of the most difficult truths of her life, Sophie also tells her new friends about not being able to process all of the guilt yet, due to which she is still struggling. This depicts the vulnerable side of Sophie that she finally shows off to her new friends, which is a commendable move from her side, but might land her in more trouble since her friends are not the good ones that she thinks they are.

5) Sophie opens up about losing a child (Episode 4)

Four episodes in, Sophie really has adjusted to this new environment in The Hunting Wives and has also fallen for Margo. Her feelings for Margo seem real as she begins opening up about her struggles to Margo.

She tells her that she lost her second child due to some complications, which resulted in her struggling with alcoholism, and later, the accident happened. Through her revelation, we discover Sophie’s issues and the reason behind all of them. With a heartbreaking past, which she had been dealing with alone, Sophie’s character becomes deeper and raw, which is why she has become one of the most loved characters of the series.

4) Sophie figures out Margo and Jed’s efforts on framing her (Episode 5)

While Jed does not look happy due to Sophie getting popular for interrupting him during his speech, Margos’ motives are more shady in The Hunting Wives season 5.

Even after spending the whole night with her, Margo doesn’t help Sophie when she is accused of killing Abby. It becomes more difficult as Sophie couldn’t remember the night due to alcohol and drugs. However, she figures out that Jed and Margo might be conspiring together to make her look criminal. Her social media, where she sees most of the women of the community have unfollowed her, gives her proof that she was being framed by Margo and Jed.

3) Sophie finds out about Margo’s abortion (Episode 8)

After Jill is pinned for Abby’s murder in episode 7 of The Hunting Wives, the finale brings more secrets to unravel. Sophie, while spending time with Margo, finds tampons in her bathroom but also remembers that Margo told her she couldn’t use those.

She later meets with Brad, who tells her the truth that it was not Abby but Margo who was pregnant with his child. While Sophie might have mingled with the wrong people, she still wants to find out who actually killed Abby, now that she knows Margo has been hiding things from her, making her one of the few characters in The Hunting Wives with a morality.

2) Sophie confronts Margo (Episode 8)

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Sophie is the one who finally solves the case of Abby’s murder in The Hunting Wives. She finds out that Margo’s alibi about being with her brother was untrue, and she had aborted her child with the help of her biological father, who was also in on hiding the truth about Margo killing Abby.

She finally confronts Margo about the betrayal that she committed and ruining Sophie’s life and also many other lives by hiding the truth. Sophie is hurt and angry at being used by Margo, and when Margo confesses and breaks down in front of her, she does not believe her at all. This episode shows how far Sophie had come from when we see her dealing with her issues, but now, after seven episodes of The Hunting Wives, we are seeing a version of Sophie who survived when everyone around her turned their backs. But she, still being alone, found out the real murderer, and even confronted her.

1) Sophie reveals everything to Graham (Episode 8)

Sophie has been through a lot in her life in The Hunting Wives, and suffering alone with so many secrets will only make her condition more severe. Therefore, she finally decides to tell her husband everything that’s going on with her. From her secret relationship with Margo to Margo being the real killer of Abby, she reveals everything.

All of this shocking information stuns Graham, and he just wants to spend some time alone to think about all of it. While it was a lot for Graham, Sophie made the right decision to not hide anything that could hamper her family or eventually herself, making her a fan-favorite character.