Imperfect Women continues once again this week, with Nancy (Kate Mara). As mentioned before, she was a dancer in her past life, until an injury. Now, her new reality is being the creative consultant of a dance program at a prestigious ballet school. Robert (Joel Kinnaman) says it’s a “volunteer “ thing, and that really hurts Nancy. Robert is one character that I feel has not be supportive of her at all. It seems that he only worries about himself, and the job that he has to work at. In the midst of this, she also starts to work with Howard (Corey Stoll), who is Mary’s husband. He has a knack for knowing sets, and scenes that he can present as part of Nancy’s vision. It seemed like the perfect pairing to get Nancy on track with her job.
Nancy’s character still feels insecure as to what happened in last week’s episode. Nancy often leans on Eleanor (Kerry Washington) and Mary (Elisabeth Moss) who give a lot of wise advice. Even just a listening ear, helps Nancy brings down her anxiety. I love that she is such a complex character. It becomes apparent that even though rich, she still has many open wounds in her heart. Something that neither a friend, nor a career, can fix. Of course, this episode test the limits of exactly what Nancy is entangling herself in. When it comes down to it, she seems to making a bold and dangerous choice in this episode.
I really love the storytelling with Nancy during this entire series. She has been the most unstable and interesting character. Ever since the first episode, I knew that she would be part of most of the drama. Kate Mara does a wonderful job with portraying all Nancy’s flaws.
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