Warning! Warning! MonarchEpisode “Not Our First Rodeo.”Read at your own risk
These secrets are growing. MonarchBetween the In a flash, murder is possibleThe coroner exposes the toxic effects Dottie’s death, and the big secret that the now-deceased matriarch She went to her grave, fans might’ve forgotten about the massive one that just came back up in the latest episode. Kayla, Gigi Roman’s wife, recently found out she’s pregnant with a baby following an affair with her brother-in-law, Luke Roman. Although there were some new developments this week in the situation, what we learned only raised further questions about how this drama would be resolved.
Luke was hospitalized after sustaining injuries in a bull riding accident. It seemed Kayla had left the waiting room to be with Gigi and her sister. Nicky could hash out the latest drama revolving around Nicky performing one of her mother’s unreleased songs before Gigi had the chance, she had something else in mind. Nicky entered Luke’s hospital room to visit Kayla. Later, he confirmed that Kayla was pregnant with her child. Nicky asked Luke what he thought about it. He replied:
Happy. Scared? I don’t know, I’m on a lot of morphine.
Nicky assured him they’d “figure it all out” once he’s out of the hospital, but his response alone already suggests that there may not be a simple solution to this Monarch mystery. When Nicky first asked Kayla how far along the pregnancy was, it seemed like the implication was Nicky might discreetly schedule Kayla for an abortion so that she could terminate the pregnancy before Gigi learned of her wife’s infidelity. The fact that Luke is happy makes it sound like he’s planning on this child being a part of the family, which obviously, would mean this secret would have to come out.
Gigi seems to be unaware that Kayla had been cheating on her and her brother, as mentioned. Now, it’s looking like outside of the patriarch Albie (Played by Country Music Star and Blake Shelton friendTrace Adkins) she might be the last person to discover that her own wife is pregnant and has a child who would technically be her nephew. I can’t see that going over well with her.
As heartbreaking as this may be for Gigi, it’s a trope that the best country albums are rooted in heartbreak and tragedy. (Take a look at this list of the top country albums. Top movies from countries as evidence.) As it stands right now, she’s the black sheep of the family whose already-famous sister sabotaged her new singing career, and has her wife cheating on her with her brother. I’m just saying – if there’s any upside to this completely awful situation, it’s that she has a ton of material for an album that fans would love to hear.
In either case, I assumed that it was my initial assumption. Monarch would find a way to write the pregnancy away before Luke and Kayla’s infidelity is discovered, but this latest episode has me thinking otherwise. Of course, there’s still a long way to go in this season, so we’ll just have to wait and see how things play out and get a better sense of what This is a talented castWhen their characters get really twisted up in drama, is able to do it.
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