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Welcome to the end of The Baby‘s second act. Lucy Gaymer and Siân Robins-Grace’s HBO/ Sky horror-comedy limited series give our central characters more hints on how to resolve the situation at hand. The sixth episode of the show is titled, “The Rage”. It is written by Anchuli Felicia King and directed by Faraz Shariat.
In this review, I will be discussing The Baby Episode 6. There will be no spoilers here, as the title of this article suggests. Nonetheless, please read ahead at your own discretion to avoid any possible revelations.
Plot Synopsis
According to WarnerMedia’s pressroom, here is the logline for The Baby Episode Six—“The Rage”.
Desperate to leave the Jupiter House, Natasha (Michelle de Swarte), Bobbi (Amber Grappy), and Mrs. Eaves (Amira Ghazalia) find their plans thwarted by the chaos and destruction of the other suddenly-possessed children. Later, Bobbi receives the social worker’s long-awaited call.
WarnerMedia Pressroom
Discussion
NOTE: It should be known that I got to view the first six out of eight episodes of The Baby early two times before the publication of this article. This will be my third time having seen the episode.
Following the revelation of The Baby’s (Albie Pascal Hills and Arthur Levi Hills) origins last week, we return where Episode 4 — “The Mother” left off. At nearly twenty-five and a half minutes, The Baby gives us a narrative that paces well. The atmosphere transforms into something that reminds me peculiarly of a couple of Stephen King stories, also mirroring a rocky scene from one of his longer novels. De La Mare, Carter, and Rzeszowska have constructed very creepy set pieces in this episode, which only makes me wonder what Garlick and Pybus had in terms of the framing via the storyboards.
What gives “The Rage” its lingering feeling is Wheeler’s cinematographic craft and the music team’s composition. In one instance, there is a scene where Bobbi Williams (Amber Grappy) receives a phone call from another character. As her conversation progresses, Hamilton has edited the background scoring to sound twisted. (You’ll know when you hear it.) Moreover, I loved the scene with Mrs. Eaves (Amira Ghazalla) in the woods. There is something there that is noteworthy for next week’s episode.
Plot Analysis
Resulting from the past couple of episodes, Natasha “Tash” Williams (Michelle de Swarte) has been given visions of the past. This insight allows her to process life just a little more than she has since the show has started. There is a sort of cycle that is going on here, such as when her mother, Barbara (Sinéad Cusack), gives Tash the same line of advice that was given to Helen (Tanya Reynolds) before. From what I have discussed about the cycle/ spiral in previous articles, there is a path that must be traversed in order to return anew, in other words, uncanny.
This theme of the spiral and uncanniness is prevalent throughout the series, and what The Baby has in store for the final act — its last two episodes — will show that the largest risk as the characters go through the cycles is the risk of not dying, that is, to risk living. Aside from a few deaths in the first and second episodes, we learn indeed that it is not so much the act of dying but rather the dark emotions attributed to it: fear, anger/ rage, etc.
On the other hand, The Baby tries to develop the Williams’ family dynamics. This was teased by Tash’s phone call with her father, Lyle (Patrice Naiambana), in the premiere episode. More discussion on this later.
The Crew of The Baby
The Baby is created by Lucy Gaymer and Siân Robins-Grace.
Lucy Gaymer serves as the producer of the limited series. Naomi de Pear, Jane Feathersome, Carolyn Strauss, Siân Robins-Grace, and Nicole Kassell serve as the executive producers. Katie Carpenter serves as the co-executive producer, while Emma Parsons is the co-producer.
Aisha Bywaters serves as the casting director, while Irene Waireri serves as the casting assistant. Ben Wheeler serves as the episode’s director of photography. Mike Holliday serves as the editor.
Lucrecia Dalt composes the music for the show, while Peter Saville and Zoë Ellen Bryant serve as the music supervisors. Ed Hamilton serves as the music editor.
Paulina Rzeszowska is the production designer. PC Williams serves as the costume designer, while Misty Dee Griffiths is the assistant costume designer. Heather Pitchford serves as the hair and make-up designer; while Leanne White and Serena Grace-Horn are the hair and make-up artists.
Charles De La Mare serves as the art director; while Mea Carter is the assistant art director. Rachel Garlick and Rob Pybus serve as the storyboard artists. Poppy Luard is the set decorator. Sara Farrell and Kitty Katalina Lyons-Walker serve as the assistant decorators.
The Cast of The Baby
Michelle de Swarte portrays Natasha “Tash” Williams. Albie Pascal Hills and Arthur Levi Hills play the titular baby of the show.
Amira Ghazalla plays Mrs. Eaves, while Amber Grappy portrays Bobbi. Sinéad Cusack plays Barbara, Tash and Bobbi’s mother.
Beau Gadsdon plays Sally, one of the older orphans of Jupiter House. Otis Christiansen plays Benji, Kitty Henson plays Misty, Lucy Henson plays Meredith, Dylan Hall plays Jacob, Alan Mooney plays Llewellyn, and Eugenia Caruso plays Skye. Gemma Brockis plays Honey, a woman working at Jupiter House. Sean Murray plays Gabor.
Kayla-Rose Pochen plays a young Natasha. Patrice Naiambana plays Lyle Williams, Natasha and Bobbi’s father/ Barbara’s ex-wife. Luna Blue Delandro-Abraham appears as a young Bobbi.
Tanya Reynolds appears as Helen, a woman whom Mrs. Eaves once knew. Seyan Sarvan appears as Nour Eaves. David Burnett plays Fred, while Karl Davies plays Jack, Helen’s partner. Eleanor Barrett plays Judy, the Baby’s nanny.
Polly Kemp appears as Patricia, Bobbi’s adoption social worker.
Performances and Character Developments
Everything about this episode that I enjoyed most deals with the women of the Williams family. Initially, I felt Cusack’s Barbara was bitter as Tash’s mother, as opposed to her sweetness towards Bobbi. As her part of the story develops in this episode, the character is illustrated as a woman who was trying her best, having created a family that she wants Tash to be happy in. Due to her apparent failure as a biological mother, she has chosen the Jupiter House orphanage so that she can try being a mother to other children. This inclination to do better is passed on to her two daughters, and I see that the similarities are definitely evident in them.
With de Swarte’s Tash, she has been closed off during the events of the series. She is not too open about anything and you have to pay attention to the little things so as to conduct proper psychoanalysis of her character. In the first episode, she tells her friends that she does not want a baby and that family is not much her thing. Soon, we have seen that she still keeps in touch with Lyle and she has developed something of an affinity with the Baby. In this second act of the series, Tash has established a deep connection with the infant entity yet is still not entirely sure what to do about the curse.
The Integral Piece of Family
One of my favorite performances in this episode is from Grappy’s Bobbi. She, like her mother and older sister, wants to be a better human being and spread that love to others. However, she does not exactly possess an awareness of her personal circumstances. Her need for a baby extends to much larger psychological and self-fulfilling needs such as companionship and a sense of purpose, and this is something that concerns both Tash and Barbara as well.
Final Thoughts on This Week’s Episode of The Baby
“The Rage” is one of my favorite episodes of The Baby, especially because it serves as a complement to Act Two of the series. While it seems not much transpires in terms of the story, I believe it is important to note the interactions between Barbara and her daughters and why being in the picture proved a conflict for her. One factor the characters did not think to take into consideration is time and how they need as much of it to figure out themselves and what each can bring to the table as members of the family. This is why a song of a specific title plays at the end of the episode.
I got to see the final two episodes of The Baby, and I believe they wrap the story up nicely. In a way, there is some sort of closure; although, as I said, there is something uncanny about the cycle that is occurring, so it is best to take things with a grain of salt.
The Baby is now airing on HBO and Sky!
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Managing editor & film and television critic with a Bachelor's of Arts in English Literature with a Writing Minor from the University of Guam. Currently in graduate school completing a Master's in English Literature.
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