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But as the post-credit scene reveals, Beverly's final move was a move towards achieving a kind of freedom that she had never experienced in her life, as a result of being tethered to her sister who defended her at every juncture - something Tom ( Michael Chernus) reiterates at the award ceremony in the final episode. Dead Ringers shows Beverly as a character willing to devote herself to her weaknesses and embrace them as she had been all her life. Moreover, her prospering relationship with Genevieve, a public figure who has much to lose in the case Elliot's actions became public knowledge, would suggest that Beverly would want to lead with caution. The fear of facing public criticism and falling into Rebecca's bad books would be enough reasons for Beverly to denounce her relationship with her loved sister, Elliot. For one, Beverly was never the one to make courageous choices. As Beverly keeps moving ahead in her life with Genevieve, the distance between her and Elliot is shown to expand.īy the time Beverly chooses to announce her estrangement from her sister in front of the public, the dots as to why she would choose to do so starts connecting. The jealousy and hatred that sprouted within Elliot was evidence that the unhealthy dependence was not one-way. With Genevieve establishing her presence in Beverly's life more strongly, Elliot's choices seemed to make sense for a person sharing a complex relationship as that shared by the Mantle sisters. Beverly's optimism stands in contrast with Elliot's unwavering pessimism - another tool of deception as it helps divert the attention from Beverly's sufferings and focuses on Elliot's tragic downfall.Įlliot's spiraling descent into chaos seemed natural for her character driven from the control she had over her sister's life. Although Beverly had enough of her own struggles, Dead Ringers try to deceive the audience through the portrayal of her character as an optimistic medico who believes in the power of persistence. Beverly's empathetic outlook was fed by her own sufferings as a woman and a mother.

The doctor in her persisted despite repeated failures, but each time she suffered, the trauma found a way into her life. Beverly always had her own battles to fight, particularly with her history of miscarriages. However, Elliot's ability to turn difficult situations in favor of Beverly did not make everything easy for the latter. While extending greater context for Beverly's shocking decision to pull off the ultimate "twin swap" at the end, the post-credit scene drops a veil on the relationship between the Mantle sisters as it can be questioned whether Beverly meant for Ellie (the real one) to survive under her presumed identity or whether a more sinister alternative was ever the option - the death of Elliot. In fact, it was an opportunity that fell into her lap to set up the perfect story for Elliot's eventual departure (which means her own, in this case). With the post-credit scene, Beverly redeems herself as it becomes clear that even her choice to alienate herself from her sister Elliot publicly was not driven by the compulsion put by Rebecca Parker ( Jennifer Ehle), her billionaire boss who preferred Elliot initially until the bad PR for Elliot was too much to handle. Moreover, it is hidden, as was the case with Beverly.

While it initially appears to be the story of Elliot's trauma and eventual downfall, Dead Ringers makes it clear through the twist in the end that sometimes trauma is more internal in nature.