To be honest, if it would be true, it leaves not many solutions :
- has been a hooker or a pornstar
- Sawyer's not Hutch's son.
-has been secretly unfaithful for years (least likely)
Other than that, it doesnt seem the logic solution would have been " i have to comply or else..."
I disagree, partly because I just don't see any of these as viable solutions, especially not with the potential scope of this particular story. Hooker or pornstar is just too "out there" and what we see of Vivian during sex suggests it wouldn't be this. I think if there is anything in the "I learnt your secret" category it is just as likely to be financial as sexual (possibly more likely, in fact). It's something Christian would surely be able to find out more easily, as it's not just reliant on other people knowing the secret, and it would explain a bit more the financial trigger to Vivian's actions.
At one point, was it Hutch who said he didn't know where all the money went? Maybe Vivian has a hidden gambling problem or something. All we do know is that they are both pretty desperate for Hutch to keep his job because they can't really afford to have their joint income cut.
In general though, I think it's most likely to be a literal lust and corruption thing, where she does it solely to stop Christian from firing Hutch, but only made up her mind/went along with it because she was falling under Christian's spell.
I'm confused about the "Sawyer's not Hutch's son" theory. What is that based on?
Just people trying to figure out what could be a big enough secret to cause Vivian to roll over so quickly and easily. There's no basis to it at all though.
about garden - "momentum"
I never thought about this (it's a stretch i warn you, it may be just just her meekly justifying herself) but is it possible Christian drugged her ? Before the patio scene, she's having very erratic behaviour.
As I was scrolling through this morning and came to the post quote above yours, with the screenshot attached, I thought "could she be drugged?" I'm not sure about the likelihood of it, but I agree with you that despite being a bit of a stretch, it's a possibility. Maybe even after making the suggestion of sex, she is obviously resisting, but not flat out slapping him and walking off, so he sees there's a chance. He could offer a small bit of something to get her past that last inhibition stopping her from crossing the line.
That picture tells it all, she is heart broken and feels the guilt already, because she assumes what will transpire soon and that she will particpate.
I think this is where she realises Hutch isn't going to be up to the job, and she knows she's going to have to take matters into her own hands. She knew before they left their home that Christian was almost certainly going to be touchy-feely at the minimum - she practically said as much to Hutch, telling him not to react to anything (bet she didn't mean sex when she said that though!).
Ok ... here is one of the preview pics. This is with the other 2 either getting in the car or out. Now.... is this coming back into the house ? Or, Leaving the house. As you see Hutch is in the distance... again he is not going to do anything. However this is now AFTER the open marriage conversation. So, Are they coming back and walking past him to the bedroom !
From positioning, I would say the first is someone opening the door for her to get out of the car, and it looks like she's looking at Hutch a bit guiltily - possibly returning home after the first evening out? The middle one looks like she's about to get into the car, and she's looking back at Hutch because she knows it's the lst they'll see of each other for the evening, and they both know without talking about it what will be happening while she's out. The last one could be when she's getting ready or when she's returned home. I don't think Christian would be there as well for this one, I wouldn't be surprised if he never sets foot in their home during the entire game, it's like their safe haven from him!
