There’s a shallow innocence to Holly that makes you want to roll your eyes at every sweet smile and obedient nod, to balance out that wholesome image with something much more grounded in reality. So naturally she seems to know exactly what to say, when to say it, and how, but you’ve seen this act before, and in better disguises.
At any rate, it seems to have served her well. Two of her recommendations come from female partners at prestigious law firms (a pattern, to be sure) who can’t recommend her highly enough.
“Women trust me,” she says with a pretty smile when asked why she’d worked so well with them. It’s a statement you choose not to respond to and instead review the shortcomings of her predecessors and then dictate what you expect of her. She seems competent enough, and Catherine really does need a nanny. Little Catherine, who is soft-spoken and pure and needs someone nurturing and nice. Holly seems to fit the bill.
Spoilers: Yes. Through S04E01.
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There’s a shallow innocence to Holly that makes you want to roll your eyes at every sweet smile and obedient nod, to balance out that wholesome image with something much more grounded in reality. So naturally she seems to know exactly what to say, when to say it, and how, but you’ve seen this act before, and in better disguises.
At any rate, it seems to have served her well. Two of her recommendations come from female partners at prestigious law firms (a pattern, to be sure) who can’t recommend her highly enough.
“Women trust me,” she says with a pretty smile when asked why she’d worked so well with them. It’s a statement you choose not to respond to and instead review the shortcomings of her predecessors and then dictate what you expect of her. She seems competent enough, and Catherine really does need a nanny. Little Catherine, who is soft-spoken and pure and needs someone nurturing and nice. Holly seems to fit the bill.
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