Note: This article contains major spoilers for the Bad Sisters season one finale and the second episode of season two.The cast of Bad Sisters have opened up about the surprising death in the second episode of season two.Adapted from the Belgium limited series, the Apple TV+ drama from Sharon Horgan follows a group of sisters who attempt to kill their abusive and murderous brother-in-law John Paul (Claes Bang).
However, in the end, it was his wife Grace (Anne-Marie Duff) who finished the job off in an act of self-defence.The unexpected second season – which was ordered by Apple following the success of the first – opens with Grace settling into her new life while still harbouring guilt for her actions.
However, the entire show was flipped on its head in the second episode when her character was shockingly killed off in a car accident.In a new interview with Variety, Horgan, who also plays Eva Garvey in the series, explained her decision to kill off Grace at such an early stage in the season.“There was a while where we were like, ‘Can we [continue] the tone of the show having lost Grace?’ Because the tone of the show is a fine balance between comedy, tragedy, drama, thriller, farce-y at times,” she said.“Once we figured out tonally that we could handle it, we didn’t question it.
We knew it would be kind of shocking and fucking awful, but I did think it was important to show the extent of the damage that can happen [in an abusive relationship].”Lead director of the series Dearbhla Walsh added: “It was important that it never felt like a gimmick.