Boo

**Boo** is the thirty-fourth episode of *Servant*. It debuted on 3 February, 2023, on Apple TV+, as the fourth episode of Season 4.

## Plot

In the street, kids stomp on pumpkins outside someone’s house as the street is decorated for Halloween that night. In the Turner house, Leanne is talking to a mannequin that symbolises her mother. She tells her she has the dreams at night and also hurts people when angry - and she loves it. Meanwhile, Dorothy is in bed watching a past Halloween news report she covered with Sean. Sean walks into the room as she watches this, where he says they were known as the Philadelphia Sweethearts and Dorothy was the Queen of Halloween. Dorothy says however that times have changed, as has she and he.

In the attic, Leanne walks in on Bobbie and Bev as they try to pick out Halloween costumes for Jericho. Leanne tells them to stop, citing that the clothing was Dorothy’s mothers and should not be touched. The nurses think Halloween is a wonderful time of year, while Leanne believes it is for children. She is then told that in fact Halloween is a time where you can face up your fears and have some fun. Outside, Julian is removing Halloween decorations off his care, and then says to Sean how he hates the Halloween celebration in general. As Sean is decorating the house saying Dorothy would like it, Julian argues he’s doing it just so Dorothy will like him. Julian goes on to say that so long as he and Sean are on ‘team Leanne’, they will not be seen well in Dorothy’s eyes. When Sean retorts that he’s not on Leanne’s side, Julian argues things have been looking very good for Sean since Leanne has been kept around.

The nurses try a costume on for Jericho and show Dorothy who isn’t a fan of the design. They ask Dorothy what Jericho was dressed in last year, though Dorothy can’t remember. Later, Sean sends Dorothy images of how the front of the house looks, where Dorothy responds she wants more decorations. Sean smiles at this, and is then greeted by fans of his work on Gourmet Gauntlet Philadelphia. He looks inside the house at Leanne and begins to have doubts. In the camera room at the Turner house, Leanne is reviewing CCTV footage and spots new people moving in down the street. Later, she talks to her protectors and brings boxes of Dorothy’s mother’s clothes with her. She tells them to wear the clothes, dressing for Halloween. They need to protect her and blend in with the surroundings. She is going hunting that night.

In Dorothy’s room, the nurses show Jericho dressed in a lobster costume. Dorothy is happy with this costume choice, and the nurses notice a memory book Dorothy is reviewing. They’re able to get Dorothy to reveal that she is ashamed she can’t remember Jericho’s first costume. She says she feels like she’s missing so much time in her memories. Sean interrupts and arrives in costume to take Jericho to the Halloween street party. Meanwhile, Leanne is in her room dancing and applying face paint to make her Halloween costume dressed as a doll. In bed, Dorothy receives a facetime call from Sean showing off the Halloween party and her son and she is grateful for what he did.

Julian is manning the house while the rest of the household are attending the Halloween party. Leanne speaks to him and he tells her that he can join her later. She responds that he doesn’t need to worry about her any more. The call is interrupted as Sean feels like he recognises someone in the crowd. Someone comes to the door and Leanne answers it. It is a child going trick or treating and Leanne drags the child in attempting to scare them. The child escapes and Julian berates Leanne for it. Someone else comes to the door and it is Tobe in costume trying to join Leanne on her excursions. Leanne turns him away, saying she needs to be alone for what she is doing. Tobe joins her for the initial house stop at the new neighbours. Leanne threatens the neighbours to do something to her but they do not. Leaving that house, Leanne leaves Tobe and barges into another house, taunting a man into doing something against her. In the end, the man does not and Leanne leaves. She is then followed by a man who she eventually attacks and breaks his arm. He is a bystander with no connection to Leanne and he runs away.

Sean is in the Turner house inspecting the bannister where Dorothy fell. Outside, Leanne is wandering the street and her protectors dance. Roscoe is among them and is scared. Leanne meets a child in the street and then scares them by causing an electrical surge among the light bulbs in the street. Roscoe is nearby and speaks to George. George says Leanne is getting out of control, even scaring children. He says they need Roscoe as he has a close connection to the Turners and also believes the Turners may help them themselves. In the Turner house, Sean says to Leanne he shouldn’t have made a choice towards her and doesn’t want to give up his family. She interrupts him and says he needs to grow up and accept the consequences.

In Dorothy’s room, Sean says he is willing to do whatever it takes to get rid of Leanne.

## Cast

### Starring

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