When Mommy Stops Waking Up Episode 2

Episode: 2

Episode 2 recap

Mia attempts to call Ethan, but a woman answers and rejects her. Mia then teaches Lily how to identify Ethan's name on her phone. She instructs her daughter to call him if Mia ever fails to wake up. Lily asks Mia if Ethan is her father. After confirming his identity, Mia cries and holds her daughter. She is preparing Lily for the possibility of being left alone in the future.

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Episode 2 Scene by Scene

  1. 00:00: Mia calls Ethan

  2. 00:30: Teaching the emergency plan

    Lily wakes up. Mia shows her how to find Ethan's name on her phone. She tells Lily to press the button and report that Mommy cannot wake up if she ever stops moving or responding to her.

  3. 01: 21: Mia confirms the truth

    Lily asks Mia if Ethan is a good person and if he is her father. Mia cries after hearing the question. She tells Lily that he is her father and pulls her into a very tight, long hug.

Key Lines from Episode 2

“He's in the shower. He doesn't want to talk to you. He never wants to talk to you. Do you understand English?”

Woman on phone · The woman answers the phone and refuses to let Mia speak with Ethan.

“If one day you call Mommy and Mommy doesn't answer, if you shake me and I don' t wake up, you press that button, and when someone answers, you say 'Mommy can't wake up. Mommy said need to come get me.'”

Mia · Mia explains exactly what Lily must do during an emergency to get help.

“Is he my daddy?”

Lily · Lily asks Mia about her father while they are sitting together in the bedroom.

“Yes. He is.”

Mia · Mia confirms that Ethan is Lily's father after her daughter asks her about him.

How Episode 2 Ends

The episode ends with Mia crying and hugging Lily after identifying Ethan as her father. This emotional confirmation highlights the heavy burden Mia is carrying as she prepares her young daughter for the possibility of her death. Will Lily have to use the phone to reach Ethan sooner than Mia expects, and how will he react when he eventually hears her voice?