Chloe Season 1 Episode 2 Recap

The show begins with Becky “Sasha” Green (Erin Doherty) surfing Chloe Fairbourne’s (Poppy Gilbert) social media profile. She listens to a podcast of sorts, where a woman speaks about living in Daikanyama. Becky tells Livia Fulton (Pippa Bennett-Warner) about the fabulousness of Daikanyama, where she lived in a flat. She apologizes about dinner, where Richard (Jack Farthing) had an outburst about dining with two strangers, she and Tara (Natasha Atherton.) Livia shrugs it off, saying you didn’t do anything. Livia receives a call from Elliot “El”. Becky watches a news segment on her cellphone about Graham Brannigan, Bristol North MP who resigned due to sexual allegations. When Livia returns, they both laugh about the ordeal. Elliot is interested in the position. Livia suggests a party for Livia. Becky offers to assist with the get-together, but she refuses. Becky refuses to permit Livia to take her picture, claiming to have a stalker, a man she previously dated.

Under the alias, Laura, Becky emails Anna at JBM Design to alert her of Livia owing her for work she did last year. Her bank account has a total of €167.89. A flash of teenage Chloe (Gio Hunter) and teenage Becky (Eloise Thomas) hugging pops up on the screen. Chloe says thank you for staying with me. Jokingly, Becky pretends she did it for her mum’s food. Elliot Fairbourne’s social media profile is marked private. Pam (Lisa Palfrey) approaches, asking if she is having trouble sleeping. She starts frantically looking for Becky’s sister, Sasha when she hears the cries of a baby next door. Becky tries to explain the cries are from a baby next door. She follows her into the bathroom, where she is sitting on the floor. Pam says don’t touch me when Becky tries to comfort her. Becky has a flashback of Chole asking how long she can stay with her. Becky says her mum doesn’t care.

Livia and Becky are at yoga class. A lady speaks to Livia as she hangs up her yoga mat. She tells Becky the lady is a “two-faced bitch.” When Livia discovers that Becky has not enrolled in yoga classes, she insists it to be done immediately. Becky claims to have forgotten her ID. Livia suggests she put her name in for a spot when one comes available. The receptionist, Daphne (Kiera Lester) gives her a total of 950 pounds, with a 250 deposit. Becky is stunned by the cost but agrees to pay the deposit. Livia removes a price tag from Becky’s shirt. Becky sends her to refill her water jug while she pays the deposit. She explains to the receptionist if the payment isn’t approved, she will take care of it later. After the payment is processed, Becky hurriedly asks for her credit card back. Livia returns as she crams the credit card and receipt in her wallet.

Livia tells Becky that Anna at JBM Design pulling out of Elliot’s project. She is concerned because Elliot was scheduled to look at them today. Becky claims to have worked as a graphic designer with a Tokyo gallery. She offers to drop by, so they can work on them.

Livia shows Becky the type of design Elliot is looking for when Elliot arrives. They go to the study to discuss the invites, leaving Becky alone. She eavesdrops on their conversation. Elliot explains to Livia how he is having issues staying in the house because Chloe’s stuff is there. He still can’t find it in himself to sort through it because he finds it comforting as she may come back. A flashback of Chloe entertaining her guests is on the screen. Phil Fulton (Eliot Alexander) arrives home with Noah who wants to play football. Becky offers to keep the children entertained while they work. Noah is excited to play with Becky. After playing with the children, Becky leaves for home. Livia warns Becky Josh (Brandon Micheal Hall) is on the guest list for Elliot’s event. She assures her that it is okay while having a flashback of telling him to back off.

Becky gets dressed for Elliot’s event at the Beverley Club. Pam asks where she is going. She says a party before sitting down on the sofa beside her. She asks if she will be okay while she is gone. Pam comments on her fancy dress. Becky takes what looks like a credit card from Pam’s wallet.

Becky arrives at the party, where she is greeted by Phil and Livia. She is introduced to Elliot’s mum, Tiggy (Phoebe Nicholls). Tiggy compliments her dress. Tiggy immediately ignores her when she admits to getting her dress on eBay. Tiggy talks badly about someone to another guest before rushing Becky away.

A flashback of teenage Becky ringing a doorbell pops up on the screen. She imagines everyone is talking about her when she hears glass clattering. A maid is struggling with a tray of glasses. Josh approaches from behind while she assists the lady with the glasses. She isn’t happy when he addresses her as Becky Green. She asks him to not utilize her name. He says you like the thrill of it as Livia approaches to greet him. Livia alerts Becky that Georgia Cowan (Laura Regan) will be in attendance. Josh questions Becky about knowing Georgia who she claims to have met in Tokyo. Anish (Akshay Khanna), Tara, and George approach.

With everyone present, Josh puts Becky on the spot, asking about her former employer in Tokyo because he visited there several times. She claims to have worked at Takamori, which he also claims to have visited. Becky gets her turn when she tells the others about Josh performing in a play in college. He stares at her, stumbling over his words, he admits to performing in CATS. She adds to the embarrassment by asking the part he played. Staring a hole through her, he says I played one of the cats. George tries to entice him to sing the CATS soundtrack. With everyone gone, Becky approaches George to apologize about being present at their dinner party. He muddles “fu** you” to himself when she suddenly leaves while he talks about Chloe.

Becky rushes over to greet Georgia who remembers her from the art gallery as Mark Peele’s (Daniel Betts) friend. She rushes to introduce Livia to Georgia. Josh interrupts to ask Livia to meet his friend. Livia reluctantly agrees. She joins Josh on a bench, thanking him for not repeating her real name. He calls her a maniac. Livia threatens him if he hurts Becky. Josh rushes away and Livia takes his place. She asks Becky if she would like to work for her if she decides to expand her company. Becky is keen on the idea. Livia admits to hating most people, but is glad she found Becky because she is good. Becky has a flashback of standing on the cliffs in the dark. She talks to Livia about her make-believe friend, Alex who committed suicide.  Livia encourages her to not blame herself.

Livia refers to Chloe as being out of reach for several years before she died. Becky is shocked, saying you two seemed so close. Livia says they had an amazing relationship until you withdrew from everyone. She thinks Chloe resented her because of her career and children. A gentleman announces he will not run for reelection, Elliot will take his place. Becky watches Elliot talks to a group of women. Josh approaches, warning her that to get to Elliot, she will have to wade through the vultures. He asks if she knew about Chloe, saying he liked her. He suggests she be careful because it always seems to be the husband.

Becky retrieves two drinks, handing one to Elliot. She tells him his friends are the best. He says, “I don’t know about that.” Josh approaches, offering her to play foosball before he leaves for good. She refuses his offer before joining Tiggy outside for a smoke. Tiggy calls for Elliot a taxi. Before she leaves, Becky bums another cigarette.

Becky sits on a bench outside the Berkley club to smoke. Elliot sits down beside her. She offers him her cigarette. He says the cigarette tastes good. She asks how he is doing. He admits to spending the evening, with people asking for something if he wins the election. He says, where is the blood taxi. She tells him the taxi left, offering him a ride home. She pretends to not know where he lives.

On the ride to Elliot’s, she talks about a relationship she had in Tokyo. She pushes the brake really hard, causing them to fall forward. When they arrive at his house, she claims to have drunk too much. He offers her a drink of water. Upon entering the house, Becky has a flashback of Chloe standing on the cliffs. He leads her through the house to the kitchen. She describes his house as lovely. He offers her a coffee. They talk about Pam’s dementia diagnosis and her friend Alex. She eventually agrees to stay the night.

Becky gets out of the bed, walking up the stairs in the dark. She picks up one of Chloe’s outfits and a flashback of them frolicking in the water appears on the screen. She imagines Chloe and Elliot having sex while smelling her perfume. She continues having flashbacks while searching their Chloe’s belongings. Elliot’s charity event is the last to be documented in an appointment book. As she leaves the room, she accidentally turns over a plant. She finds what looks like two white pills when she cleans up the mess. Elliot approaches, asking what she is doing. She utilizes the excuse of looking for a restroom to explain her situation. They kiss before he leads her to the bed to have sex.

She asks him if he is okay. He says Chloe was depressed and taking antidepressants, which he thought were working. She asks how long Chloe had been depressed. They were trying to get pregnant, but it never happened. All their friends were starting families, they found it difficult. He knew something was wrong. They were at a charity even when she suddenly left. She created a post that was tagged Brandon Hill. They found her at her parents’ house. Her mum contacted him when Chloe went missing in the middle of the night. They searched for her everywhere when they found her, she was in her pajamas. Becky comforts him. Chloe is walking along the cliffs

Becky wakes up in bed alone. She picks up his phone, having a flashback of Chloe hugging her. Pam is washing dishes when Becky walks in. She ignores her when she speaks.

 

Chloe answers Elliot’s phone. The man asks if she is Chloe, she says yes. The man claims to be calling from a Bristol clinic to reschedule her appointment for later today. She hurriedly jumps back in the bed. He says I don’t feel like everything is shit, I haven’t felt like this in months. He feels it is too early. She agrees and leaves but snaps a photo of the house first.

While she waits at the clinic, Josh sends her a text to say she owes him dinner. He sends her a photo of herself. The nurse (Kate Russell-Smith) calls her into the office. Becky asks how long she has been coming to the clinic. The nurse says about 12 months now. She is given a contraceptive injection.

Becky enters Josh’s apartment threatening him. Irate, she orders him to stop asking questions before kissing him. She stays for dinner. He asks how Elliot was. She asks if Chloe cheated. He says no. She questions why no one knew what was going on with her. They both say poor Chloe.

Becky goes through the appointment book from Elliot’s house. She skips to the last appointment, which was the charity event that Elliot was talking about previously. She imagines it is 2:45am when the phone rings. It is Chloe who asks if she can keep a secret. She stars out of the ocean as the episode comes to an end.

 

Chloe Review

By the end of the episode, I felt like pulling out my hair. The show presents every trickery in the book. How many times can one person be so lucky?

Are people this delusional? The characters didn’t think twice before letting Becky into their lives. They opened their doors, a psychopath waltzed in.

At times, the show portrays Becky as a psychopath, other times, she is someone who desperately wants to find out what happened to her best friend. She is also seen as someone who just wants to fit in. Which is it?

There is still time for improvement as Becky forces her way into Chloe’s life. The episode deserves a 6.5. Get more Chloe recaps here. Support ReelMockery by clicking the link.