![]() She bans Millicent from the house but the sitter isn’t going anywhere. These are later found by an understandably angry Rebecca.Įnough is enough for Rebecca! Not only has the new sitter replaced her as mom in her son’s eyes but she has also been doing naughty things with her husband in the garden. To free this image of them from his mind, he starts to draw sketches depicting Millicent and Jacob having sex. Johnny sees the two of them together and is initially traumatized by their sexual act. This is the next step in her plan to replace Rebecca in the household. At one point, he even calls Millicent “mommy” – the first word he has ever spoken – which infuriates Rebecca, who thought her son was speaking to her before realizing the truth.Īfter winning over Johnny, Millicent then turns her attention to Jacob by seducing him. This apparently works as the two start to develop an even closer bond. She later adds LSD to Johnny’s medication as she thinks this will bring him to her level of psychosis. Millicent has no trouble handling dead creatures and getting her hands covered in blood, which is presumably why Johnny starts to feel an affinity towards her. Johnny has likely killed these animals himself which is a precursor for events later in the movie when we discover how violent he can be. How does Millicent force her way into the family?Īfter discovering the dead animals that Johnny has buried in the garden, Millicent starts to bond with him by showing him how to skin a rabbit. When she recognizes the failings of Johnny’s mom, Millicent starts to believe she will be the ‘perfect mother’ for the boy and quickly tries to become his main carer by forcing her way into the family. But due to her fragile mental state, it’s clear that her reasons for caring for Johnny go beyond her academic work.Īfter years of suffering abuse while in the foster care system, she has an affinity for children who have been badly looked after. She is writing a thesis on children with severe allergies so she applies for the job, as she thinks the experience will be good for her studies. So, what are these dark secrets? Let’s take a closer look at the movie:Īfter seeing an ad asking for a babysitter for Johnny, who has severe allergies, Millicent decides to respond. And it turns out that the family she is supporting have secrets too! However, Millicent has a secret – she is addicted to LSD – which is something that she probably didn’t put on her resume!īut this isn’t the only secret Millicent is keeping. The boy’s parents, Jacob and Rebecca, are glad of her help, as she is quickly able to connect with their uncommunicative son. Currently streaming on Shudder, Spoonful of Sugar tells the story of a 21-year-old medical student named Millicent who takes a break from her studies to care for a young boy named Johnny.
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