Bruce Campbell who would make an appearance near end? Yeah nah probably have been too forced and coincidental. Yet then I already heard early screening reviews of this so knew he wouldn't be showing up.
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shareThe offscreen father was a line in the script so we can all agree that men ain't shit, and we sympathise with the mother. Rather than writing a good likeable character, just add a throwaway line that her husband left her (he didn't escape her I swear, he up and left) so the audience can bond over men being trash.
Job done