Margo’s Got Money Troubles Episode 4, “Buddies,” does what the best episodes of television shows do: it lets its characters deepen while the chaos keeps compounding. And this week, the chaos comes with a Nicole Kidman entrance that makes the whole episode worth watching twice.
But first — Margo’s googling “how to grow OnlyFans.” Which is relatable. But here’s the thing about Margo that makes her such a compelling protagonist: she doesn’t stay in the Google rabbit hole for long. She goes straight to the source, lurking WangMangler99’s account with the focused energy of a grad student researching a thesis until she scores an angry invite and a face-to-face meeting.
When KC (the real name of WangMangler99) and her buddy Rose finally sit down with Margo, Margo’s ready to pitch her writing skills as nothing short of “world-transforming.” The woman turned Pokémon penis assessments into an art form. And honestly, she’s not wrong. There’s real money to be made in dick rating on OnlyFans.
But for Margo, what starts as short, basic descriptions gradually blossoms into full literary passages as she leans into her subject matter with the commitment of someone who just discovered their true calling. The collaboration, the NDA, the crash course in OnlyFans strategy and social media growth — this is Margo treating her newest venture exactly like the writing exercise it is. Unorthodox? Absolutely. Effective? Watch this space.
Meanwhile, Jinx — the man currently living rent-free under Margo’s roof, the man who literally told her that his former wrestling colleague Arabella made more in a single month on OnlyFans than she’d make wrestling for an entire year, the man who fathered Margo and then barely saw her for nearly two decades — has the audacity to clutch his pearls when he walks in on Margo’s photo session.
Let’s be clear about the scoreboard here: Shyanne was a Hooters waitress. Jinx is a pro wrestler who just got out of rehab. No shade to either parent, but come on. With all that background, somehow, Margo’s posting creative content online is the thing that offends his sense of honor? The cognitive dissonance is staggering. He planted the seed, watered it, and is now upset there’s a plant. Though I do give him points for being open-minded about Margo’s relationship with Susie. Significant deductions for the hypocrisy.
To Shyanne’s credit (which is something I won’t say often), she’s not wrong that Margo and Jinx are essentially strangers playing house. But Shyanne’s own house is built on performance. Her monologue to Kenny about buying the narrative of a new car is the most honest thing she’s said in four episodes, which is ironic given it’s technically a confession about her own inauthenticity. Michelle Pfeiffer continues to make deliberate masking look like an Olympic sport.
The real wildcard is new face Lace, played with maximum intrigue by Nicole Kidman, a former wrestler turned lawyer who re-enters the picture at Jinx’s fan convention. A lawyer with emotional ties to Jinx, showing up just as Margo is newly NDA-bound and financially desperate? That’s not a coincidence. That’s a season arc.
Episode 4 is quietly doing exactly what good television does: building the infrastructure for everything that’s about to fall apart beautifully. And I cannot wait to watch it.
