They serve as foes to the sisters, who need to work extra hardto hide their secretsfrom the investigators.
Butthey’re also interwoven in a way that keeps raising the stakes.
The audience is also given plenty of backstory for both characters.
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This makes for a nuanced, yet thrilling journey in Season 1.
But as the season has progressed, it’s clear that there’s something missing from these secondary characters.
The Garvey sisters really have the worst luck.
A lot of the storylines with Loftus and Houlihan feel fairly forced as well.
With Houlihan, there have been basically no insights into who she is as a person at all.