The Better Sister– A Glossy Whodunnit Where Wealth, Trauma, and Secrets Collide
So, let’s talk about The Better Sister , Amazon Prime’s latest thriller that’s got everyone buzzing — not just for the murder, but for the high-stakes family drama wrapped in designer interiors and emotional chaos. The show stars Jessica Biel as Chloe Taylor, a picture-perfect women’s magazine editor with a luxury Manhattan lifestyle and a husband found stabbed to death in their Hamptons home. That sets the stage for what feels like a typical whodunit, but quickly spirals into something deeper and darker.
What starts off as a sleek crime mystery — complete with red herrings, secret motives, and police procedural layers — morphs into an intense family unraveling. Chloe’s husband, Adam (played by Corey Stoll), is no sympathetic victim. He’s got enemies everywhere, including in his own home. From shady business connections to cryptic threats following Chloe’s political activism, the list of suspects is long. But the real shocker? The main suspect is their teenage son, Ethan.
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Ethan’s DNA is at the crime scene. He lied about his whereabouts. And when Chloe finds her own pocketknife missing — the likely murder weapon — she starts to question everything. Add to the chaos the sudden reappearance of her estranged sister Nicky (Elizabeth Banks), who is not only Ethan’s biological mother but also Adam’s ex-wife. Talk about complicated.
As the show peels back the layers, we learn that Chloe’s shiny life is built on more cracks than she thought. The show plays with the idea of who really is “the better sister.” Chloe is the successful one, the composed one, the responsible one. Nicky? She’s brash, messy, and recovering from addiction. Yet, as secrets unravel — including that Adam may have drugged Nicky years ago to win custody of Ethan — the line between hero and villain blurs fast.
By the time the final twist drops — and it’s a big one — you’re not even sure who you want to root for anymore. Turns out, Nicky killed Adam. Not out of spite, but to protect her son and sister. It’s a messy, emotional climax that hits hard. Ethan was only trying to cover for his mom. Chloe, now seeing her sister in a new light, chooses to protect her.
The final moments of the series, with Chloe and Nicky sitting together on the beach, contemplating writing a book about it all, seal the emotional payoff. These women, once torn apart by trauma and judgment, have found common ground — even in the aftermath of bloodshed.
The Better Sister isn’t perfect. It swings between glossy and gritty, sometimes unsure whether to play it sharp or sentimental. But it delivers where it counts — in tension, drama, and the twisted satisfaction of watching the powerful fall. At its heart, it’s not just about solving a murder. It’s about family, memory, and the stories we choose to believe about the people we love… and the ones we can’t stand.
Definitely worth the binge — if you’re ready for a drama that’s more about the wounds we hide than the blood we spill.
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