The first three episodes of Apple TV’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles, based on the book by Rufi Thorpe, are here, and they give viewers a good glimpse into the complex relationship between Elle Fanning’s titular heroine and her mother Shyanne (portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer), who used to wait tables at Hooter’s and is now dating a very religious man named Kenny (Greg Kinnear).
As teased in the opening of the first episode, Margo’s one-of-a-kind perspective comes from both of her parents’ performer personas. Her father was a professional wrestler known as Jinx. He wasn’t around much for Margo’s childhood, though. Shyanne raised her as a single mom, so when Margo gets pregnant by her college professor Mark (Michael Angarano), it hits some old wounds of Shyanne’s since she went through a similar process.
“It’s so well written and so juicy, their bond, and so universal. I understand that
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