“Tragic Villain,” directed by Delinda Kay, revolves around a grieving mother, Maria, who has recently lost her two-month-old baby girl, Eliza. The pain of losing a child is something that cannot be shared by anybody else but the parents. It affects psychological and emotional trauma which is extremely hard to overcome. Maria tries to cope with her grief, but she is unable to do so. Time heals every little wound, and that is exactly what Maria needs right now. Nevertheless, her husband, Avery, instead of sharing her sorrow, wants her to get back to a normal life as soon as possible. [Spoilers Ahead]
Why Does Maria Need A Home Care Provider?
After considering Dr Cannon’s advice, Avery hires a home care provider, Carla, for Maria so that she can move past her grief over her deceased daughter. Maria’s sadness has several reasons behind it. She and Avery had Eliza after several errors and trials. However, they could not save their daughter from passing away. Conceiving a baby is not as easy as it seems to be for certain individuals. It is a long process that has too many complications along the way, and Maria did not have an easy pregnancy journey and she could conceive Eliza after overcoming multiple hurdles. Only a mother can understand the misery of losing a child after bearing it for nine whole months, which explains Maria’s situation a lot.
You are probably thinking, why don’t Maria and Avery try for another child? Well, they cannot. While Maria was having her cesarean surgery, something went wrong in the process. Consequently, the doctors had to perform an emergency hysterectomy on her, which means that she cannot become a mother ever again. Avery believes that bringing her a home care provider would change her for the better. He also believes that bringing Maria a grief doll would let her move past the tragic incident.
Why Does Avery Deny Going Out With The Boys?
Avery denies going out with the boys because after getting back home, he wants to take care of Maria. He does not want to leave her alone at any cost. At first, he appears to be a very gentle and understanding husband, but this does not define him as a loyal husband. He says that he would never cheat on his wife, but at the same time, he has unholy dreams about Carla. Avery knows very well that he has a grieving wife at home, but he still puts his physical needs above everything. He may deny going out with the boys; however, he fails to control his needs. When Carla offers to be his escort at the banquet, he does not refuse her, which proves that he is giving her a free pass. Avery does not stop Carla when she seduces him; on the contrary, according to him, they were both drunk, and it was a mistake. As a result, Carla gets pregnant, and she insists on keeping the baby. We can very well say that Avery’s actions do not match his words. It would have been better if he had gone out with his boys – in that case, he would not have gotten the chance to cheat with Carla.
Why Are Dr Cannon And Others Against The Idea of The Grief Doll?
Dr Cannon and Carla are against the idea of getting Maria a grief doll, Libby. Avery’s work friend also advises him against it, but he does not listen to them. Giving Maria such a doll would aggravate her attachment issues, adding fuel to the already burning fire. Avery does not understand that he needs to let Maria heal the natural way. Grief has no time limit, and every person takes their own time to deal with sorrow. Maria needs her own time as well, but her husband wants to speed up the process by giving her the doll. He thinks that Libby will not replace Eliza but will definitely heal Maria. Carla and his work friend suggest to him that these dolls carry negative energy with them. Now, you all know how creepy some dolls can be, especially the ones that are extremely realistic with human baby features. After receiving the doll, Maria does get back to normal, but she gets obsessed with it.
Why Does Carla Want To Leave Her Job?
Carla is hired to take care of Maria, but the lady is becoming delirious as days pass by after the arrival of the doll. Maria treats Libby, the doll, as if it is her own baby. At some point, it feels as if Libby has replaced Eliza in Maria’s life. She even orders Carla to get her diapers from Target for Libby late in the evening. Things go completely out of hand when Maria tells Carla to book a pediatric appointment for the doll. Maria completely loses herself in the doll as she continues to treat it like her own real baby. Carla did not have a good feeling about the doll from the very beginning. When she sees that her fears regarding the doll are getting a little too real, she decides to leave the job. She visits her boss, Ms Ryder, so that she can switch with her colleague, Rissa, but her suggestion gets turned down. Even though Carla wants to leave her job, she cannot leave her company because she needs money to fulfil her dream of studying at an art school. Moreover, Carla is one of the best home care providers, and Ms Ryder does not want her to leave the Brooks because the pay is beneficial for the company, and she does not want to jeopardize it.
Who Is The Tragic Villain?
Dr Cannon warns Avery that Maria has now become the tragic villain since Carla is pregnant with his child. While her husband has gotten Carla pregnant, Maria cannot have a child of her own. Even though she accepts the fact that Avery has cheated on her, she gets furious to know that he is having a child with another woman. She does not let this incident slide away. Instead, Maria plans her revenge meticulously while giving everybody else the impression that she is healing from her pain. Once Avery and Carla’s child, Avery Jr., turns three months old, Maria invites the former home care provider to their house. Like the old times, she bakes a cake for Avery and Carla; the only twist is, the cake is poisoned. Maria persuades them to have three bites of their cake, and once they do, it takes seconds for them to collapse on the floor. As predicted by Dr Cannon, Maria, the tragic villain, kills her husband, her ex-home care provider and flees away with Avery Jr. Villains are not born, they are made, and here, Maria has been created through her husband’s betrayal. She was not evil to begin with, but Avery pushes her to do the worst. Ideally, Maria is supposed to give birth to Avery’s second child, but since she can’t, she secretly vows to take away Carla’s baby from her forever. By murdering Avery and Carla, Maria makes sure of the fact that she will not have to share the baby with anyone anymore.
