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Ever since the Netflix thriller, The Hunting Wives, dropped in July, many viewers have been asking one question: Did Sophie kill anyone? As soon as Sophie O'Neil arrives in the Texas town of Maple Brook, she is caught up in the sinister lives of the Hunting Wives, an exclusive network of upper-class women who enjoy hunting, and whose lives are entangled in rumors and manipulation.
It all quickly turns into a fatal game of lies, betrayal, and homicide. The Hunting Wives is about women with secrets, and readers can't help but be curious about their survival instincts, loyalty, and morality.
Sophie's arrival in Maple Brook in The Hunting Wives
At the beginning of The Hunting Wives, Sophie appears to be a woman looking for peace and a fresh start with her son and husband, Graham. She ought to be content having escaped Boston and relocated to Maple Brook, but she becomes a part of the life of the alluring queen bee among the Hunting Wives, Margo Banks.
For Sophie, the excitement of night-long binges, target practice, and wild parties is just too tempting. She is fascinated but apprehensive. The Hunting Wives subsequently shows how she is torn between obligations to her family and the temptation to belong to Margo's risky lifestyle.
Abby Jackson's murder and why Sophie was framed
The Hunting Wives takes a grim turn with the murder of the teenage girl, Abby Jackson. When the murder is discovered, circumstantial evidence points at Sophie, with her gun being linked to the killing. In an instant, Sophie becomes the new girl-turned-suspect, as all of Maple Brook suspects her.
This plot twist in The Hunting Wives reminds us how quickly trust can be lost and how things are not always what they seem. Sophie's history, from the DUI arrest all the way to the s*x issues, only serves to make her look guilty to her new neighbors.
The truth about Margo Banks
As the series unfolds, Margo seems a lot more nefarious than she initially seemed. The twist in the tale in The Hunting Wives is: Margo murdered Abby because she was terrified that Abby would reveal the secrets about her affair with the girl's boyfriend Brad, and subsequent abortion.
Margo setting up Sophie as the culprit highlights a major theme of the story: Privilege and power enables individuals to do whatever they please, while someone else is made the fall guy. In this case, Sophie, already in a vulnerable position, is the ideal fall guy.
So, did Sophie actually kill somebody?
Sophie may be innocent of killing Abby, but The Hunting Wives shows us that she did kill someone. In a creepy scene, Sophie ends up killing Margo's brother Kyle in self-defense. When Kyle confronts and threatens her, she runs him over with her car, and dumps the body in a lake, hoping nobody will suspect her.
The situation creates more tension for Sophie in The Hunting Wives, as she is inadvertently a criminal now. Her frenzied effort in an attempt to cover her tracks makes her story more complex.
Other jaw-dropping deaths in the series
The Hunting Wives features several other characters who die, such as Abby's mom Starr, who dies under circumstances that are not clearly stated, besides Jill, who is killed in a fight, and Pastor Pete, who commits suicide.
All the victims make the conspiracy about Maple Brook more complicated. All the catastrophes push Sophie away from people. The Hunting Wives capitalizes on the tension to create drama to keep the audience guessing.
Small-town secrets and suspense
Finally, The Hunting Wives is unique in its projection of small-town Maple Brook. The town itself becomes a character unto itself, with backroom politics, scandals, and rumors. Sophie's outsider status means that she never quite fits in, and so she is the perfect scapegoat.
The Hunting Wives capitalizes fully on the story's backdrop, demonstrating how such communities can conceal evil with smiles and Southern hospitality.
The cliffhanger ending
The Hunting Wives concludes its first season on a tight cliffhanger. Sophie, with the threat of Kyle's murder hanging over her head, is still a suspect, and Margo's secrets are still closed off. The police are closing in, though, although Margo's secret hasn't been revealed.
The season finale sets up surprises, and viewers are waiting to see is Sophie will finally get caught, and whether Margo's secrets will be exposed.
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While Sophie never wished to murder Kyle in The Hunting Wives, she killed him in self-defense. This makes her a victim and a perpetrator. With murders, backstabbings, and twists galore, The Hunting Wives has emerged as one of Netflix's best thrillers right now.
Also: These 10 moments from The Hunting Wives will make you a fan of the TV show
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