NBC’s Grosse Pointe Garden Society continues to be an absolute rollercoaster of dark humour, suburban drama, and crime-laced chaos. “Companion Planting,” takes everything up a notch—expanding the mystery, deepening the character conflicts, and making it increasingly clear that nobody in this gardening club is as put-together as they pretend to be. Between marital mind games, a suspicious PI, and a kidnapping, this episode sets up some major consequences for our garden-obsessed antiheroes.
A Grave Problem (Literally)
Back in the present, the group isn’t thinking about moving Quiche just yet—but trouble is brewing in their personal lives. And oh boy, is it brewing.
Catherine & Tucker: The Psychological Chess Match
Catherine finally tells her husband, Tucker, about her affair with Gary, expecting fury or divorce papers. Instead, Tucker calmly forgives her. Which is much more unsettling for Catherine. Not only is he forgiving, but he begins to make exorbitant moves. He makes breakfast in bed, acts almost too understanding, and even stays friendly with Gary. Catherine, who is usually in control, is completely thrown. Why isn’t Tucker more upset? Did he cheat first? Does he have bigger secrets? Catherine’s paranoia drives her to snoop through his office, but Tucker is two steps ahead—he traps her in a lie by calling right as she’s rifling through his things. The moment she tells him she’s “at Target,” he calmly tells reveals that he is standing right behind her. Checkmate.
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| “Companion Planting” – GROSSE POINTE GARDEN SOCIETY. Pictured: Jocko Sims as Tucker and Michael Silberblatt as Brian. Photo: Mark Hill/NBC ©2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. |
Tucker’s behaviour is unsettling, but it also reveals a lot about his character. He doesn’t react impulsively—he plays the long game. Tucker reveals at the end that he feels partially to blame for Catherine’s cheating, because he took her for granted instead of realizing how lucky he was. To some, it may seem super sweet, but can any man really be that forgiving? That “ride or die” speech at the end? Seemed too good to be true for me.
Alice & Doug: The Dog Murder Mystery & a Broken Marriage
The fact that Alice is literally searching for a bullet to prove her husband is a killer is hilarious in a deeply messed-up way. And Brett—who is emerging as the show’s unlikely voice of reason—lays it out perfectly: If you’re at the point where you need physical evidence to prove your husband is a murderer, maybe take a hard look at your marriage. By the end of the episode, Doug finally snaps and leaves to stay with his parents, and honestly? Can you blame him? This relationship is beyond repair.
Brett: The Good Dad With a Bad Future
Brett might be the most tragic character in this episode. Right now, he’s just trying to be a good dad—setting up a tent in the living room, bonding with Zach, and reluctantly hyping up his ex-wife’s new husband, Conner, when Zach gets excited about going fly fishing. He is trying hard to make his co-parenting relationship work and do what is best for his kids. But six months later? Brett is a complete wreck. The murder of “Quiche,” has left him spiralling. Especially when he realizes his wife has hired a Private Investigator to follow him. His odd behaviour leads to his ex filing for an emergency custody order. He may not be in trouble for murder just yet, but he is paying for what he did in other ways.
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| “Companion Planting” – GROSSE POINTE GARDEN SOCIETY. Pictured: Ben Rappaport as Brett and Gavin Borders as Zach. Photo: Mark Hill/NBC ©2025 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. |
Birdie & Ford: A Tense Mother-Son Dynamic
Then there’s the flirty tension between Birdie and Ford’s stepfather, Joel. Birdie is back to her old ways, playing with fire and I have a feeling, she is going to get burned…again.
The Kidnapping, The Car, and a Mystery Name
And then there’s Private investigator. How much did he actually see? And what is he planning to do with that information?
The episode ends on a cliffhanger—Six months in the future, Brett is working at the garden when a cop walks in, asking about the fancy garden party from the other night. “Any chance you know somebody by the name of—” cut to black before he can mention the name. Could this be about “Quiche?” Has the person they murdered been reported missing?
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Final Thoughts
Between Tucker’s eerie calmness, Alice’s marriage falling apart and that kidnapping, the stakes have never been higher. And with that cryptic final line from the cop? It feels like the next episode is going to be explosive.
