Burnt Prairie - Rose
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ponsoldt
Writer: Chad Taylor
Cast: Kristin Chenoweth, Colman Domingo, Josh Lucas, Ed Oxenbould, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Aden Young and Will Patton
Plot: In Memory of Robert Forster (1941-2019)
In the morning, parts of the community gather at Burnt Prairie United Methodist Church, where Rose (Kristin Chenoweth) is the pastor. Afterwards, she goes from table to table at the fellowship hall, where they serve donuts and coffee. The basketball team’s performance is the talk of the town at the moment. Because of this role, it is clear that she has at least some sort of relationship with everyone in town.
After she is done meeting with the church-goers, she finds that the last one left is Morris Whitney (Will Patton), janitor at Burnt Prairie High School, sitting silently. She calls him into the prayer room. She usually knows the right thing to say to everyone regarding their problems but this one is unique. He tells Rose that he knows that his son Keith is not the villain that the town has painted him to be. She says she agrees but he says that she doesn’t get it. It is her husband who is the painter. He’s scapegoating this poor kid from the other side of the tracks to cover up for his own negligence. Rose doesn’t know what to say. As Morris grows angrier, he says that he never thought it was a good decision for the church to assign a woman as a minister and that he is leaving the church after today. She continues to try to reason with him as he leaves. She sits in defeat.
Later in the day, it is time for Von’s funeral service. Many people from around town attend, as well as relatives from Chicago. Some media are still in town, this being the last event they plan to cover in this story. Rose gives an impassioned sermon. After the burial, she invites Marvin (Colman Domingo) and his son over for dinner that night.
As she makes dinner, she asks Cal (Josh Lucas) where their daughter is. He says she is out with friends. This angers Rose as she knows that Cameron knew they were hosting the Murphy’s for dinner tonight. Elliott (Ed Oxenbould) asks his parents if he and Denni can play video games but Cal says he’ll have to wait until after they eat.
When Marvin and Denni (Jahi Di'Allo Winston) arrive for dinner, Rose tries to keep the conversation on topics other than Von as that is all they’ve thought about for the last week. Denni asks where Cameron is and Rose disappointingly says she couldn’t make it. Cal notices that Elliott is not eating any vegetables on his plate and tells him not to disrespect his mom’s cooking like that. Rose tells him it is okay but Cal forces Elliott to eat cauliflower, with everyone looking at him. Despite his resistance, he takes a bite and then spits it out in disgust. This makes Cal angry and he grabs Elliott by his collar and leads him to his room. The camera stays on the dinner table while you can hear Cal chew out Elliott for acting like that in front of guests. Rose apologizes to her guests while Marvin says he understands. Elliott is having a meltdown and says that Cal is the one embarrassing him in front of his friend. Cal is having none of it and says that his son will show respect at his dinner table.
Later that night, Cal vents to his wife about their son’s behavior. She tells him he needs to be more sensitive because of Elliott’s autism. Cal scoffs at that, believing that Elliott can control his behavior better than he says he can. Rose grows offended, as if her husband doesn’t believe their son’s diagnosis. This grows into a full blown argument, where Rose tells him about her interaction with Keith Whitney’s father earlier that day and how it made her feel - all because of Cal’s actions. This makes him even more angry, again doubling down that he was protecting their daughter. She asks if he was just protecting himself. She grabs her keys and says she needs to get away from him for a little while.
As she is driving, she drives by the local bar and decides to stop in, a place she rarely goes. To her surprise, Alan Carpenter (Aden Young) is there. They had been classmates in high school way back when. He tells her he was in town to visit his father with the whole controversy and this is his last night in town. They catch up on each other’s lives while Rose is not specific about her current problems. She reflects on her life path thus far: 1967 BPHS Prom Queen, got engaged to her high school sweetheart, he gets drafted into Vietnam and that’s all she can think about so she chooses to stay in Burnt Prairie for his return instead of going to college or a bigger city. He eventually does return, although not exactly the same. They have kids and grows discontent with just being a staying at home mom so she followed her passion to the ministry. Alan says his path was much shorter: he just got a job in Indianapolis out of high school and has never looked back.
She laments to him the near irreversible effect that Von’s death will have on her family and he says the same is true for his family. She says things were never perfect but this seems to have shifted them onto a course where she truly feels lost and doesn’t feel like her husband is someone she can go to in this time of need. She begins crying as Alan puts his hand over hers and says that everything will be okay.
As this happens, the bar door slings open and it is Cal. He angrily says he has been driving around for an hour looking for her. It’s almost midnight and still no sign of Cameron. He’s called the homes of the people she was supposed to be hanging out with but they hadn’t seen her since the funeral either. Rose gives Alan a hug, much to Cal’s chagrin and leaves with her husband.
While still angry at each other, they coordinate where they will look for her and both get in their separate cars. The episode ends on a split screen as they both drive aimlessly around town, in silence and in tears, looking for their daughter.
In the morning, parts of the community gather at Burnt Prairie United Methodist Church, where Rose (Kristin Chenoweth) is the pastor. Afterwards, she goes from table to table at the fellowship hall, where they serve donuts and coffee. The basketball team’s performance is the talk of the town at the moment. Because of this role, it is clear that she has at least some sort of relationship with everyone in town.
After she is done meeting with the church-goers, she finds that the last one left is Morris Whitney (Will Patton), janitor at Burnt Prairie High School, sitting silently. She calls him into the prayer room. She usually knows the right thing to say to everyone regarding their problems but this one is unique. He tells Rose that he knows that his son Keith is not the villain that the town has painted him to be. She says she agrees but he says that she doesn’t get it. It is her husband who is the painter. He’s scapegoating this poor kid from the other side of the tracks to cover up for his own negligence. Rose doesn’t know what to say. As Morris grows angrier, he says that he never thought it was a good decision for the church to assign a woman as a minister and that he is leaving the church after today. She continues to try to reason with him as he leaves. She sits in defeat.
Later in the day, it is time for Von’s funeral service. Many people from around town attend, as well as relatives from Chicago. Some media are still in town, this being the last event they plan to cover in this story. Rose gives an impassioned sermon. After the burial, she invites Marvin (Colman Domingo) and his son over for dinner that night.
As she makes dinner, she asks Cal (Josh Lucas) where their daughter is. He says she is out with friends. This angers Rose as she knows that Cameron knew they were hosting the Murphy’s for dinner tonight. Elliott (Ed Oxenbould) asks his parents if he and Denni can play video games but Cal says he’ll have to wait until after they eat.
When Marvin and Denni (Jahi Di'Allo Winston) arrive for dinner, Rose tries to keep the conversation on topics other than Von as that is all they’ve thought about for the last week. Denni asks where Cameron is and Rose disappointingly says she couldn’t make it. Cal notices that Elliott is not eating any vegetables on his plate and tells him not to disrespect his mom’s cooking like that. Rose tells him it is okay but Cal forces Elliott to eat cauliflower, with everyone looking at him. Despite his resistance, he takes a bite and then spits it out in disgust. This makes Cal angry and he grabs Elliott by his collar and leads him to his room. The camera stays on the dinner table while you can hear Cal chew out Elliott for acting like that in front of guests. Rose apologizes to her guests while Marvin says he understands. Elliott is having a meltdown and says that Cal is the one embarrassing him in front of his friend. Cal is having none of it and says that his son will show respect at his dinner table.
Later that night, Cal vents to his wife about their son’s behavior. She tells him he needs to be more sensitive because of Elliott’s autism. Cal scoffs at that, believing that Elliott can control his behavior better than he says he can. Rose grows offended, as if her husband doesn’t believe their son’s diagnosis. This grows into a full blown argument, where Rose tells him about her interaction with Keith Whitney’s father earlier that day and how it made her feel - all because of Cal’s actions. This makes him even more angry, again doubling down that he was protecting their daughter. She asks if he was just protecting himself. She grabs her keys and says she needs to get away from him for a little while.
As she is driving, she drives by the local bar and decides to stop in, a place she rarely goes. To her surprise, Alan Carpenter (Aden Young) is there. They had been classmates in high school way back when. He tells her he was in town to visit his father with the whole controversy and this is his last night in town. They catch up on each other’s lives while Rose is not specific about her current problems. She reflects on her life path thus far: 1967 BPHS Prom Queen, got engaged to her high school sweetheart, he gets drafted into Vietnam and that’s all she can think about so she chooses to stay in Burnt Prairie for his return instead of going to college or a bigger city. He eventually does return, although not exactly the same. They have kids and grows discontent with just being a staying at home mom so she followed her passion to the ministry. Alan says his path was much shorter: he just got a job in Indianapolis out of high school and has never looked back.
She laments to him the near irreversible effect that Von’s death will have on her family and he says the same is true for his family. She says things were never perfect but this seems to have shifted them onto a course where she truly feels lost and doesn’t feel like her husband is someone she can go to in this time of need. She begins crying as Alan puts his hand over hers and says that everything will be okay.
As this happens, the bar door slings open and it is Cal. He angrily says he has been driving around for an hour looking for her. It’s almost midnight and still no sign of Cameron. He’s called the homes of the people she was supposed to be hanging out with but they hadn’t seen her since the funeral either. Rose gives Alan a hug, much to Cal’s chagrin and leaves with her husband.
While still angry at each other, they coordinate where they will look for her and both get in their separate cars. The episode ends on a split screen as they both drive aimlessly around town, in silence and in tears, looking for their daughter.
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