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Merry is a friend of Mark and Jeremy from University of Dartmouth. She is played by actress Meredith MacNeill.

Merry is Canadian and is affectionately called "Canadian Merry" by the boys. She is well-to-do and owns the pub The Mitre Tavern on the first floor underneath her flat. While at Dartmouth, she studied ballet. It is possible Mark was interested in Merry romantically while they were students together, but Mark neither confirms or denies this when questioned. Jeremy does recall, however, that Mark once wrote her a long letter in marker pen and that he subsequently burned it. Jeremy has a soft spot for her and defends her property when Hans nonchalantly destroys her laptop (Sectioning).

She makes the moves on Mark when she is temporarily reunited with him, even going so far as writing him a hand-written letter, but Mark is tentative given that he is with Sophie.

Merry had a bad relationship with her mother, who neglected her and did not attend her dance recitals. Her mother has since passed.

After their reunion it is discovered that Merry is suffering from a noticeable mental illness. This manifests in Merry inquiring about "instructions" about the "curly wurly cuckoo" and almost bequeathing her pub to Jeremy and Super Hans for free.

She is eventually sectioned and enters an acute manic episode with psychotic symptoms.


Trivia[]

  • The character of Merry is named for the actress who portrays her. Meredith MacNeill is also a Canadian actress.
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