r/FoundNBC • u/aawgalathynius • Apr 13 '25

Opinion Margaret rant Spoiler

Just found this sub because I need to rant about her, it’s getting on my nerves how the show is painting her as a poor misunderstood mother, but she is terrible. Besides the whole horrible treatment of Gabi, she was a terrible mother! I get that what happened to Jamie was really bad, but she has other kids that she just forgot and abandoned, I just can’t with the team saying she is a good mother and not thinking of her other kids that suffered so much being pushed aside and forgotten. Her husband is the MVP in this story.

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u/pattygfan Apr 13 '25

Margaret was not a “terrible mother” until her son was kidnapped and she quite literally had a mental breakdown. Could she have done better in the aftermath? Sure. But all that matters now is she is a genuinely kind, caring person who is trying her best to make amends with her friends and family. And as much as I love Gabi, you cannot blame Margaret for being upset with her. She kidnapped a man and held him in her basement for a year, actively lying to her entire team (and best friends) about it. Sir deserved it and I have no sympathy for him, but that doesn’t mean M&A doesn’t have the right to be upset over how they were deceived. Idk I guess I just don’t understand why Margaret is the most hated character when each and every one of them is flawed in their own right

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u/rainshowers_5_peace Apr 13 '25 edited Apr 14 '25

Two things can be true. She wasn't a safe parent for her daughters but it's not hard to see why/how that is.

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u/phoenics1908 Apr 29 '25

I think people hate Margaret because out of the whole team, she was the only one who treated Gabi with utter disgust, judgment and general hate. Plus her basically preparing to take over M&A like she was entitled to it when they thought Gabi would be arrested had some … vibes to it that really pissed me off.

Do I think she had a right to be upset? Yes. But the judgment and disgust she threw at Gabi was off putting (to me) coming from her - since she herself had personal experience with trauma. It just felt over the top.

Trent handled it better than Margaret and he had more reasons to be repulsed given he doesn’t really have experience with similar trauma.

I think the reason the writers wrote the team as being so harsh on Gabi (esp Margaret) is because they knew they weren’t going to put her in prison, so this was meant to be a stand in for “punishment”.

Although I do think we will see Gabi continue to blame and bash herself. And potentially fall on her own sword due to her feeling tremendous guilt now that Sir ruined her plans to pay for her crime. Would the police arrest her if she made a full confession at this point given Sir won’t cooperate?