Although Margo's suspicions were correct...
Everyone's accusations of jealousy and paranoia were also correct. I think if even if Eve wasn't bad, Margo still would've been suspicious.
shareYes, Margo was paranoid, anyway. But, I do think she sensed things about Eve, nonetheless. I would say it was Birdie who had the knack of seeing through Eve from the getgo.
Well they always say if a person is to good to be true, watch out!
shareBut Margo suspected nothing until the midnight phone call. Even then, she had that conversation with Birdie, to be sure she wasn't being paranoid. It wasn't until the further scene with Eve and the silent exchange between Margo and Birdie that Margo became actively suspicious of Eve. More than that, there was jealousy/envy involved because Eve has all the advantages: she's young, she's intelligent, she's gentle, she's eager to be of help (though the reasons aren't what the target realizes), she knows how to make herself attractive to those around her. So Margo is also feeling defenseless. And, because of how Eve presents herself, there's nothing Margo can say to make herself sound justified. So there are many, many reasons for Margo to find herself behaving the way she does.
shareI suppose. However, beneath them all is this unsettling sense of betrayal. Margo couldn't quite put her finger on it. She knew she seemed paranoid, unreasonably jealous, petty. Yet, she couldn't dismiss the feeling, the belief that Eve was not as she seemed. Just because she couldn't really prove it, doesn't mean she didn't know it was true, nonetheless. That may be wrapped up the n that she is not only a woman; but, also an actress. She knows there is something disingenuous about Eve.
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