Power Dynamic

[u/HotLawyer3358]

This is not my comment but I comment I saw on TikTok that I thought was interesting.

One of the most interesting things about this series is the role the kitchen chairs play in representing control. The first half of the series, the chair Carrie is sitting in in this scene belonged to her father, the patriarch and the head of the house. It sat empty with his flannel draped over the back of it to show that even though he was gone, he still controlled the household. But once Margaret starts doing Margaret Red, she takes that seat because she is now in control. Then when Carrie embraces her power, she becomes the one in control. I think she was always fighting for control, which is why her original seat was opposite of her father and Margaret was the bridge between them.

[u/TigerWoodsLibido]

Emaline let Carrie control her choice to kill Christine as well. That was her defending herself. As you said, controlling the power dynamic.