Mama

**"Mama"** is the thirtieth episode of *Servant*. It debuted on 25 March, 2022, on Apple TV+, as the tenth and final episode of season 3.

## Plot

On the street where the Turners live, some people are being given a tour by an estate agent of a house to move into. One morning, Dorothy wakes up, goes into Jericho’s room, and takes a shower. She makes her way down to the kitchen where Sean, Julian and Leanne rush to Dorothy’s side to make her feel comfortable. They make clear that Frank, Dorothy’s father, will no longer be welcome in the Turner house as long as she does not want him there. Leanne interjects by saying the problem is between her and Dorothy and that she will help Dorothy and wants Dorothy to stop fighting her. Dorothy apologizes to Leanne and states that she wants a fresh start. Later, Dorothy and Leanne play with Jericho together as Sean and Julian watch on. Sean and Julian are both dubious about this relationship, and are feeling Dorothy is planning something. The pair agree to keep an eye on how things are proceeding.

Upstairs, Dorothy and Leanne are doing dance lessons and while Dorothy does this, she wobbles and decides to stop. Leanne offers to take care of Jericho for which Dorothy says yes. As Leanne exits to do this, Sean comes into the room and confronts Dorothy, saying she is planning something. Dorothy says she is not and when Dale McKenzie said she was a danger to Jericho, she saw in Sean’s eyes that he believed him which Dorothy will not be able to forget. In the cupboard in her bedroom, Leanne sees the remains of Josephine and as she approaches it, moths fly out. When she touches Josephine’s hand, it disintegrates in front of her. After this, Leanne is disposing of something in the trashcan and sees Roscoe approaching. She asks him about Milo to which he says he has not heard anything. The answers to him that they did this to Milo. Later, Leanne is in the bath with Julian and Leanne asks him if he believes Dorothy, to which Julian recited the story about how Dorothy did not apologize for something she did to another person in the past, saying he deserved it. Leanne said it is time to put the past behind them.

Later, Dorothy is in the shower, then goes into her bedroom and takes a look at her calendar. Sean is on the stairs and at the top of the stairs Leanne asks if he is okay. He says he isn’t, and asks Leanne to promise not to hurt Dorothy depending on what Dorothy’s plan is. Leanne refutes this, asking Sean if he thought she would hurt Dorothy. She says good night to Sean and goes upstairs, as a picture falls off the wall in front of Sean. The next morning, Leanne wakes Dorothy up and they go for a walk. Julian is cycling on an exercise bike and after doing this, watches Leanne and Dorothy walk into the park with the homeless people. There, Leanne explains to Dorothy that she wanted to introduce Dorothy to her friends, saying how safe Dorothy is with them watching. While there, Leanne gives Dorothy a job advert, saying that 11 News are hiring a new TV anchor. Leanne explains that this would stop Dorothy reporting on meaningless stories and would give her life more routine, with her being able to care for Jericho more and be home to dinner with Sean more. Dorothy says they would never accept her.

Dorothy is bathing Jericho that night and in her efforts to get his attention, she notices Jericho looking out the door of the bathroom. Later, she cooks a meal that Sean prepared for the couple when they first moved in. Julian is dressed up to the occasion and there is a dispute over whether they should open some wine that belonged to Dorothy and Julian’s mother. The family eventually decide to open it, into the best crystal ware. When Julian is initially reluctant to have it for fear of relapse, Leanne assures him this will not happen. When they sampled the wine, the family say what they taste while drinking it, and as they do, and laugh about this, a figure walks by the window. Later Dorothy talks with Sean when she says she doesn’t have the faith that Sean has and that where he turned to faith, she turned to anger. The pair apologize to each other and kiss. Meanwhile, Roscoe talks with George, saying he got her to trust him. George says things are decaying and in response to Roscoe asking what happens now, George says what’s coming now is the end.

That night, Dorothy gets off the sofa bed she is sleeping on with Sean and gathers a packed bag and Jericho. She is confronted by Leanne at the top of the stairs where Leanne asks if she can come. Dorothy says she cannot and asks Leanne to let her go. Leanne begins to grab onto Dorothy who screams, alerting Sean and Julian who come out of their rooms. The family dispute over what is happening, and Dorothy says Leanne has convinced Sean and Julian to believe her. Leanne apologizes to Dorothy as the termite-eaten banister gives way behind Dorothy where she falls, Leanne taking Jericho before she does. Dorothy falls down to the ground floor, hitting parts of the staircase as she does surrounded by wood. A frantic Sean shouts at Julian to call 911, as Leanne stares at Dorothy from upstairs.

## Cast

### Starring

* Lauren Ambrose as Dorothy Turner
* Toby Kebbell as Sean Turner
* Rupert Grint as Julian Pearce
* Nell Tiger Free as Leanne Grayson

### Guest Starring

* Boris McGiver
* Phillip James Brannon
* Mathilde DeHaye
* Mac Rop
* George

### Co-Starring

* Jack and James Hoogerwerff
* Cole and Austin Hillenmayer
* Satomi Hofmann

## Notes

* The title is Jericho's very first word. It also shares a title with a 2013 horror movie.
* Josephine's corpse is finally dealt with
* George reappears with a cane. How he had survived the car hitting him remains to be seen.

1. ↑ In most parts of the US, the episode was actually available in prime time on Thursday, but the Apple TV app nevertheless maintained that it debuted on Friday. So the actual date of first stream was March 24, 2022.