Iwebhusayithi enenhlonipho yegazi, enakekela izindaba zesiko elihambisana nohlobo lwesabekayo, yathatha ingxoxo ne-Lee Window, umqondisi kanye nombhalo wendoda engabonakali. Iningi lezintatheli zazifuna uFonnell ukuba ahlanganyele imicabango yakhe ngokuphela kwefilimu.
"Indoda engabonakali" iphela ngeqiniso lokuthi i-cecilia CASS (eyenziwe ngu-Elizabeth Moss) isebenzisa imvunulo engabonakali ukubulala umthandi wayo othandekayo. Ngakho-ke, ukuziphindisela ekufeni kwalo dade futhi kuphinde kulawule impilo yakhe. Kuqoshwe ngokufa kuka-Edrian kubukeka njengokuzibulala. UCecilia ushiya indawo yesehlakalo, azibuyisa inkululeko futhi anemvunulo ephezulu yezobuchwepheshe.
Izintatheli zibuke ukuthi ubufakazi bokugcina obunjalo bekungaba ukuqhubeka no-Elizabeth Moss endimeni eholayo, lapho azotshela khona ngokuthi i-heroine yakhe yayala kanjani isudi ezandleni zakhe. Futhi, kucatshangelwa ukungqubuzana kokuziphatha kwezinhlobo zendoda engabonakali, kuzoqhubeka nokuqhubeka kwe-cecilia iqhawe noma i-villain. U-Lee Wansnell waphendula:
Angazi. Angikaze ngicabange ngendaba engaphandle komtshelwa. Indaba iphela lapho iphela. Akukaziwa ukuthi i-heroine yaya kuphi ngemuva kwesehlakalo sokugcina.
Futhi mayelana nobubi ... Kunjalo, akusona isampula yokulingisa. Kepha angicabangi ukuthi uzobulala umuntu maduze. Wayenenkinga yokuthi uCecilia akwazile ukunquma. Kufana nesimila aphuphumayo empilweni yakhe.
Uma impumelelo yefilimu iphumelele, umqondisi uhlela ukuqhubeka kungashintsha. Kunoma ikuphi, washo engxoxweni ethi "Ubambe umnyango ovulekele amathuba."