marie
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Post by marie on Mar 24, 2011 7:57:30 GMT -5
I'm fairly sure Margene hasn't sold her house. When she was getting ready to leave I think she said "Teeny is putting mascara on Wayne in my house." The middle of that sentence might be a bit wrong but it definitely started with 'Teeny' and ended with 'in my house'.
In my mind Bill had a multi-million dollar life insurance policy, he was scared, he knew he was in danger, it would not surprise me if he'd covered himself as much as possible. And if that much money came in maybe they could all be living off the interest.
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Post by LD no S on Mar 24, 2011 10:58:09 GMT -5
I'm fairly sure Margene hasn't sold her house. When she was getting ready to leave I think she said "Teeny is putting mascara on Wayne in my house." The middle of that sentence might be a bit wrong but it definitely started with 'Teeny' and ended with 'in my house'. In my mind Bill had a multi-million dollar life insurance policy, he was scared, he knew he was in danger, it would not surprise me if he'd covered himself as much as possible. And if that much money came in maybe they could all be living off the interest. Absolutely correct I think marie, yippee for you.....and i think that life insurance pays out even MORE if the person is murdered ...
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Post by wurks on Mar 24, 2011 12:47:30 GMT -5
You can't even get a mortgage or a commercial loan without credit life these days. So Home Plus is saved without affecting the beneficiaries of their life insurance.
Ben and Heather(since we are all feminists now) become the new proprietors (with Don of course)... and they all live rich and famous happily ever after.
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Post by Smoke on the Water on Mar 24, 2011 19:29:20 GMT -5
Aside from the insurance money, each wife would be able to make her own paycheck:
Barbara would receive a salary from the tithes to the church. With just Teeny in the house (remember her?), she doesn't have that many expenses any more.
Nicky could become a counselor for Safety Net. She is organized and industrious, remember when she worked at the DA (as a mole for her father...)? Perhaps she the CEO for the JC UEB?
Margene, goes back into business. She could make some good changes at Home Plus or set up another home business. If she became a sales and public relations consultant, that would give her flexibility for between jaunts to Guatemala.
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Post by corajack on Mar 24, 2011 21:48:01 GMT -5
Well here come the trolls now that the show is over and no more registration is required on the board.
Home Plus is done. Don was smart. He knew the insurance they had on the place. With Bill dead or not with business insurance he knew it was not enough.
Since the writers did not touch on this subject again after that except for Bill saying "Home Plus is gone" to the family, I just don't think things suddenly changed. Of course this is just one more plot hole. But at least we didn't get a black screen like The Sopranos.
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Post by albertaleon on Mar 25, 2011 15:30:39 GMT -5
Writerwannabe, I noticed the ending visual of all three houses too. I thought the Subaru was Nicki's car - I don't remember Margene getting another car after she sold her Blue car for her business.
I did notice the Subaru in the middle driveway. At first I assumed that Nicki's house was sold - but then I thought they wouldn't show all three homes if one home was sold. I thought that the ending visual of all three homes was to show that everything went on even after Bill's death.
Margene did say something in the final scene about Teeny - she said either "Teeny is at my house putting mascara on Wayne" or "Teeny is in my kitchen" or "Teeny is in my room" -- I don't know where Margene said Teeny was but Margene's statement about Teeny could reveal something about the three homes. I haven't re-watched the finale - I'm still digesting it.
Yes, at first I thought that since the Subaru (the car Nicki had at the compound when she was saving the female who didn't want to be saved) was in the middle driveway it meant that Nicki's house was sold. I would think that Nicki's house would be sold so The Henricksons could have two houses next door to each other.
It's possible that Bill's life insurance paid off the mortgages to all three homes. The life insurance we have will pay off mortgages & all debts - Bill strikes me as being savvy to these types of things. Even so, the decision could have been made to sell one of the homes - Margene wanted to go back living under the same roof before Bill being killed. I don't think Nicki would want to sell her house - but it wouldn't make much sense for them to sell the middle house.
Barb probably wouldn't need or want a house all to herself - with Margene traveling the world her three children would have to have their bedrooms in either Barb or Nicki's house - I imagine it would be Barb's house because Barb would have more bedrooms than Nicki.
I feel bad for Nicki - Barb already stated in the honey bee that she would be okay on her own. Margene had already told Bill that she realized what she wanted to do with her life but was scared it was too late for her - as it turns out it's not too late for her & she is doing what she wants. I think Nicki & Barb do have a loving relationship - right now it seems to me that Barb & Nicki are more closely bonded with each other than with Margene. Nicki is still young too - she's young enough to remarry & begin another life for herself. I don't think Nicki will ever desire to leave Barb or have a life that doesn't include her.
Margene is very young - I'm not sure what will become of her life. I would think that if Margene's dream is to help people she would want to go to school & become a MD or RN. Margene had the guy Pam & the murderer set her up with ready to marry her - so I don't think Margene will have a difficult time remarrying. I don't get the impression that either Barb or Nicki want to remarry - it's hard for me to say in regards to Margene just because she is so young.
I still don't think Margene should be leaving her three young children for months at a time. If Margene would have graduated from HS & college - she would be graduating from college right about now. In college I had several females in my class who had small children - none of them left their children for months. In college it was typical to spend summers abroad in various programs - the females & males with children didn't participate - the females & males that didn't participate in these programs did eventually travel abroad - some taking their children with them. Out of the several people I knew in college with young children none of them left their children with their parents to spend summers in the summer abroad programs - they could have but didn't want to be away from their children so long.
One of my good girl friends from college recently traveled in Europe with her husband & three children. I know that she had a better time doing that than leaving her children at 23 & going away for three months by herself.
So - as much as I keep writing how young Margene is - I have to remember that she would be graduating from college if she attended college. When I was in college the students with children didn't leave their children - many of the students with children lived with their parents. I know it's not the same as polygamy - but it was an environment where the children lived with their parents & grandparents & were loved greatly by all of the adults.
Writerwannabe, I do know what you mean about the houses - I just don't know. You're right about Margene not wanting to give up anything - but she did say she wanted everyone to live under one roof again when they were discussing Bill going to jail.
I like to believe that they kept all of the houses - I think Margene still has a lot of growing up to do & Nicki & Barb will be there for her.
I also like to believe that Lois hid all of her money in her car - Bill towed her car from JC when he & Barb were there looking for Lois. Bill said that Wayne could use Lois' car when he turns 16 - at some point Barb & Nicki will be getting the car ready for Wayne & will find LOTS of money in it. Barb & Nicki will use the money to go on a cruise around the world - Margene will have to stay behind to watch her three children, Nicki's boys & take care of all the houses. Barb & Nicki will have the time of their lives!
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Post by writerwannabe on Mar 25, 2011 20:56:27 GMT -5
Love your idea about the money in the car!
My takeaway from the final scene is that the world has opened up to all three women and each one can seek the life they desire. Like everyone else they have commitments to keep, primarily to the children, but beyond that the only limitations to their life path are the ones they put on themselves.
Of the three, I think Nikki is the most self-limiting. She has so much fear in her as she told CL in the kitchen scene. She is afraid of love, it feels dangerous to her. For all that she has fought and schemed for status and material goods, she is afraid to assert herself when it comes to her need for intimacy, friendship, love. She has life-long practice at keeping people at bay. "Barb, you know I don't like to be touched." Perhaps through her connection with Barb and the security she may feel in Barb's church she will become gradually more open to her feelings and be able to connect to people in a more genuine way.
In regard to the houses, if it were me, I know I would want my own house even if, like Barb, I lived in it alone. Sometimes you just need a place to go. As Virginia Woolf said, "A Room of One's Own." Ben and Heather might be living with Barb. A lot of parents are offering to house young adults as a way of helping them save money and get a good financial start in life when offering cash support is not an option.
One one thing if for sure, Margene's children aren't living in Margene's house by themselves, so either Nikki, Wayne, and Raymond moved into Margene's house or Margene's children are living in Nikki's house.
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Post by Xica on Apr 7, 2011 1:10:36 GMT -5
What ARE they living on? ? It may be Big Love but it's certainly not big money anymore. They have founded a church. There is no business with a greater profit margin than a religion.
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Post by corajack on Apr 7, 2011 1:59:03 GMT -5
I agree with marie that Margie did not sell her house. Everyone here has said Bill had tons of life insurance, so why do that? She's only gone for short amounts of time. I wouldn't sell my house either.....plus when she's done with her travels she will need it for her and her children.
writerwannabe--thank you for using a Virginia Woolf reference...it's perfect for this topic.
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Post by paleskinbeauty on Apr 12, 2011 14:28:09 GMT -5
Back in season 2, when Margene's mother Ginger is hanging around, she grills Bill about what her daughter stands to gain out of the marriage. He says, Each child has an irrevocable Trust, Life insurance and COBRA took care of her health needs.
Im paraphrasing, but basically he had them all heavily insured and the kids have trust funds. He wasn't a dummy when it came to business.
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