Yeah I felt she is always disrespectful with him, even before the bathroom scene she shared intimate details about their married life to a total stranger. I guess it shows how much dumb, uncaring, unloving she is.
I hope it goes in different direction than other NTR/NTS type but last scene shows he caved in.
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it means that Hutch is extremely against it but ultimately just caves in.
I agree to some of the things you say. He knew from experience what kind of woman Vivian is. And how to handle her. But my point is even before the threat she let him put her in a compromising position, locking the door and giving him access to put his leg between her.
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He said "What if I insist" to which she replied that their debt are paid. And he knew for now she needed an excuse which he gave her. The whole thing was a what if scenario he presented and knew that she will give in, cause she wanted to give in. Why else she didn't leave the building after declaring that she didn't want to work for him. Cause she wanted to happen something and she knew subconsciously that he can change her mind though she really wanted to work for him so can be near him it's just Hutch attitude in the weekend and fear of her marriage made her doubt her want. And how did Christian knew she was in the bathroom unless she told her or he watched from camera.
In the kitchen scene Christian actually told her the threat is in her head.
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And every time he is clear that he isn't forcing her to do anything, she can always leave.
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And the last time thing feels she is telling it more to herself otherwise why would she needs him to promise that. Cause she knows she can't control herself around him.
It confirms more when she wanted Hutch to be her guard dog but we know from kitchen scene how it ended
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She accepted the open marriage pretty quickly and started to daydream
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She stopped crying & was actually pretty exited about it
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it's like yay everything is now going the way I wanted.
So No I don't think she actually felt pressured or gave in to blackmail. Even if it's blackmail then it's like those Jap VN blackmail where the bull blackmails wife with her cleavage picture (and later she becomes a porn actress).
She never felt guilty for cheating, she always feared for the consequences till the update ends with open marriage.
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