3.023 minSeason 1 • Episode 2
LatestAuburn agrees to dinner with Owen, and finds herself falling for him, when she knows she shouldn't.
Auburn Reed is determined to put her challenging past behind her and get her future on track. Now in her mid-twenties and struggling to fund her custody battle for her only son, she stumbles upon the art studio of the talented and charming artist, Owen Gentry. The two wrestle with their developing romance and the secrets they're both keeping until they realize they may risk their future if they don't reveal their pasts to each other.
Acting
Leclerc's signed performance adds raw authenticity.
Production
The confessional art installation is genuinely stunning.
Creator
Elissa Down
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Katie Leclerc is deaf in real life; Auburn's signing wasn't written as disability representation but became it organically. Director Elissa Down kept authentic camera angles rather than forcing hearing perspective.
The confessional art installation mirrors real 'Before I Die' walls by Candy Chang, though the series filmed before her work went viral—eerie parallel, not adaptation.
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