
Ashley appears sweet and innocent, but from the beginning, she’s shown a surprising amount of courage. We know she didn’t finish high school, though the reason remains a mystery, and her relationship with her divorced parents is strained, particularly with her busy father. While waiting at the emergency room, she repeatedly tries to reach him, but he’s preoccupied with a game – just as he was when she first discovered her cyst. She hesitates to call her mother. After emergency surgery, she dreams her mother reveals her father left because she didn’t want more children, a significant detail considering the risk to Ashley’s ovary. However, the episode feels repetitive because it largely reiterates information we already knew about Ashley. Despite witnessing her pain, what new insights do we gain about her character?