How did Gary’s sudden departure affect Maria? Does she blame herself after what Gary said about her ruining the relationship?
I think at first Maria just thinks that Gary has fallen out with her and they’re obviously going through a bit of a rough patch. She’s really upset that he’s gone but it’s not until he’s been gone too long that she realises something is really wrong and is even more worried. Her emotions turn from being upset about the fact that they’ve fallen out to being worried about his safety.
What doubts and suspicions immediately go through Maria’s mind with Gary’s disappearance and his connection to Lou?
I don’t think Maria believes Gary and Lou are having a full blown affair, but she’s definitely suspicious over whether Gary might have feelings for Lou. He’s been siding with Lou with everything that’s been going on and seems to see the worst in Maria but the best in Lou, so she’s definitely suspicious but I don’t think at this stage she thinks they’re having an affair.
What shift in Maria’s perception transforms her initial annoyance into a growing fear of Gary’s safety?
It was definitely when Gary misses Liam’s birthday that Maria starts getting really panicked and nervous. She was obviously worried before where he was because he had been gone a long time and was ignoring her messages and phone calls and thought they would have sorted it out long before that, but as soon as he misses Liam’s birthday she absolutely has a gut feeling that something isn’t right and thinks something awful might have happened to him.
How does Maria feel when she learns Gary isn’t the coma patient? Does her mind go back down the route of infidelity?
When Maria learns that Gary isn’t the coma patient, she is with Kit and confides in him that she knows it’s awful but she actually wishes it was him just so she knew where he was. It’s bittersweet for Maria because she’s of course glad Gary isn’t in a coma, although little does she know he actually is, but at the same time she’s worried even more now because her fear is he could be in a worse condition or even dead.
After being reassured by Kit he will do everything to find where Gary is, will Maria leave it up to him or do you think she’ll take matters into her own hands?
I think she feels comfort that Kit has assured her that he’ll do everything he can to find Gary, but that absolutely wouldn’t stop Maria from doing everything she can to find him.
When she eventually finds out the truth, does Maria have any idea of who could have attacked Gary?
Maria’s mind is spiralling now but she doesn’t stop for a second to think who actually attacked him and put him in a coma, she’s aware Gary has got a lot of enemies from over the years who could have potentially wanted to take revenge on him.
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1 comment:
Has everyone forgotten about Gary's son Jake? Wouldn't he be concerned about his dad? where is he by the way? If the actor is not available then surely it's about time for him to have a new head. It's not believable that he's supposed to be living with Maria, Gary and Liam and yet is never mentioned. Perhaps he's moved back in with his mum (who also never mentions him)
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