While Gina’s current actions in Mount Echo originally seem to be an unfair attack on her sister, it becomes much more than that. (And, while this particular detail is never addressed by the show, can we talk about how wrong it is that Gina’s much older therapist began pursuing her?) “Bad” Gina only existed as Leni’s scapegoat for all of her terrible actions, leaving Gina isolated with only Leni to rely on and unsure of what to do with her life. Every time, Leni used Gina’s fears and insecurities to manipulate her into doing what Leni believed was best, which always hurt Gina and made people think less of her. Additionally, it was Leni’s idea to begin switching their lives as adults when she suffered from postpartum depression following the birth of her daughter Mattie, convincing Gina it would help her heal emotionally from the pain of her miscarriage. It’s revealed that Leni, jealous of Gina’s love for Dylan, started the fire and knowingly killed a man. But, is it true?Īs the secret of the switches comes out, it’s revealed that Leni, posing as Gina, was the one who pushed Claudia and caused her injury. In short, the message of the first couple of episodes can be summed up as follows: Gina is a villain who has always made bad choices, leaving Leni hurt and unfairly cleaning up her messes. Or, the church fire that the girls were involved in where a man died, which the town believes Gina and her teenage boyfriend Dylan James ( Jonathan Tucker) are responsible for. For instance, the grudge their sister Claudia ( Ali Stroker) holds against Gina is because Gina pushed Claudia and caused the injury that led to Claudia’s paralysis. Sheriff Floss ( Karen Robinson) knows something isn’t right with these women, and we’re learning disturbing facts about Gina. All the while, the police are breathing down Leni’s neck. Gina is trying to blackmail Leni, putting her in a terrible position, abandoning her to clean up the mess that they’ve both gotten themselves into. With how everyone refers to Gina, essentially saying she’s the “bad” twin and unwelcome in Mount Echo, it’s easy to fall into Leni’s narrative to understand how wronged she feels by Gina’s actions. In the first half of the season, we are with Leni and sympathize (well, as much as any person could) with the situation that Gina has gotten her wrapped up into.
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