This week S1E5 of Mohawk Girls, created by Tracey Deer and written by Cynthia Knight is entitled "Lobster Club". This episode's theme revolves around the Lobster's tendency to pull the other lobsters in the trap back down when they fight to escape. This is a very suitable allegory for life on the "rez". Young people today are fraught with guilt, wanting to succeed (not necessarily in mainstream Canadian life, but like our Zoe, played by Brittany LeBorgne, bring their successes back to their communities to improve life for everyone within their communities), and yet resisting the structures of Canadian society that still act to colonize FNMI populations today.
We see in the opening sequence Bailey (Jennifer Pudavick) battling this very issue. Her father (Glen Gould) and Auntie Velma (Ashley Michaels) both approve and are encouraging Bailey to make things work with Mr. Mediocre (Ken Proulx), yet she is still drawn to Mr. Dimples aka Jack (Christian Campbell), the white guy that she shouldn't even consider dating.
Caitlin (Heather White) has returned home from Stoney and Butterbeer (Meegwun Fairbrother) apologizes for his indiscretion with Lollipop (Devery Jacobs). He invites her to his lacrosse game to meet his kids (REALLY?!?). Caitlyn forgives and no surprise to us, Butterbeer leaves Caitlin to babysit his kids (has to help his mother with something, REALLY?!?!) until Vicky (Rachelle White Wind Arbez) shows up at her appointed time to take the children. Caitlin receives a lesson from Vicky.
Anna (Maika Harper) and Thunder (Kyle Nobess) go fishing along the river and Anna gets some private Mohawk lessons. The sparks start to fly! Later Anna attends her first lacrosse game with Thunder causing some ripples in the community. Apparently attending a community event is the equivalent to declaring your intentions, but this is initially lost on Anna.
Once again we find Zoe trying to be the good Community Girl, this time helping out with the Pizza Truck Vender who is contributing to the local youth group during the lacrosse match and then later she finds herself doing battle with herself as she gives up control to Francois (Charles Bender) and begins to explore what she "does like".
This week our girls come together with the addition of Vicky and her gang, to gang up on Anna when they all assume Anna is "dating their most prized man," Thunder. The anticipated "lobster scene" that was used as this week's publicity "hook" ensues, tearing Anna down. This ultimately causes Bailey to realise that the pressures of her family have been holding her back from who she is. Bailey calls Mr. Dimples (Jack) for a last minute get together and jumps into an impromptu street party. Has Bailey, at least for now escaped the lobster trap? Will Zoe continue to abdicate control to Francois? Is Butterhead's relationship with Caitlin really different this time? The only thing we know for sure right now is despite their first kiss, Anna, in a bid to preserve her new found friends, backs away from her attraction to Thunder and grows some "rez balls".
We see in the opening sequence Bailey (Jennifer Pudavick) battling this very issue. Her father (Glen Gould) and Auntie Velma (Ashley Michaels) both approve and are encouraging Bailey to make things work with Mr. Mediocre (Ken Proulx), yet she is still drawn to Mr. Dimples aka Jack (Christian Campbell), the white guy that she shouldn't even consider dating.
Caitlin (Heather White) has returned home from Stoney and Butterbeer (Meegwun Fairbrother) apologizes for his indiscretion with Lollipop (Devery Jacobs). He invites her to his lacrosse game to meet his kids (REALLY?!?). Caitlyn forgives and no surprise to us, Butterbeer leaves Caitlin to babysit his kids (has to help his mother with something, REALLY?!?!) until Vicky (Rachelle White Wind Arbez) shows up at her appointed time to take the children. Caitlin receives a lesson from Vicky.
Anna (Maika Harper) and Thunder (Kyle Nobess) go fishing along the river and Anna gets some private Mohawk lessons. The sparks start to fly! Later Anna attends her first lacrosse game with Thunder causing some ripples in the community. Apparently attending a community event is the equivalent to declaring your intentions, but this is initially lost on Anna.
Once again we find Zoe trying to be the good Community Girl, this time helping out with the Pizza Truck Vender who is contributing to the local youth group during the lacrosse match and then later she finds herself doing battle with herself as she gives up control to Francois (Charles Bender) and begins to explore what she "does like".
This week our girls come together with the addition of Vicky and her gang, to gang up on Anna when they all assume Anna is "dating their most prized man," Thunder. The anticipated "lobster scene" that was used as this week's publicity "hook" ensues, tearing Anna down. This ultimately causes Bailey to realise that the pressures of her family have been holding her back from who she is. Bailey calls Mr. Dimples (Jack) for a last minute get together and jumps into an impromptu street party. Has Bailey, at least for now escaped the lobster trap? Will Zoe continue to abdicate control to Francois? Is Butterhead's relationship with Caitlin really different this time? The only thing we know for sure right now is despite their first kiss, Anna, in a bid to preserve her new found friends, backs away from her attraction to Thunder and grows some "rez balls".