I understand every mother does the best she can

Mae, the way she was carrying on with Grace after Grace's sleepover. In this case, it was what she was saying and how she was saying it. Her tone is like the lash of a whip. Letting children know they''ll never measure up no matter what they do is no bueno. After outliving one daughter, I would think she would adjust her way of communicating, no matter how upset she is.

I know it's an actress playing out how a character was written, but it's hard to not project these scenes onto a real-life perspective.

Grace hasn't been bad with Sophia so far, except when Sophia was trying to discuss the story of the Levite and Grace was all "Yeah, I dunno".

Yeah, that whole dynamic is weird. This season is still setting up everything, but Season 2 will surely be ripe for Mae's backstory, and why she has an ax to grind with everyone.

The mother is cold as ice. Especially when it comes to Grace. I wonder, if it was always that way, or maybe it became strained after Grace's sister Faith died, and the mother is so cold because seeing one daughter reminds her that she failed the other.