maggie: young daughter of socialite filmmakers, using politics to climb, like a pipeline into the elite club. implication of impropriety, and that one you're in its just a trap mess
mariah: similar appearance, implication that this is the path maggie is on. be an influencer, play the game, follow the instructions and do what you're told or else you'll be ended.
that's what i took. maybe it's that these pawns are easy to obtain, build, and control. maybe it's that the pattern is obvious. maybe it's that all "media influence" boils down to this algorithm in some way.
but it felt like one might be a warning to the other(s)