Episode 139 Morals

In plain English, these are the morals from Episode 139:

Will Billy and Mac's relationship be elevated to new heights?

Perhaps I am the only one who was bugged that Jack patched the conversation into his office and then no one did anything with that. Was he planning to eavesdrop? Jill kept him from that. Was he planning to use this to stop Billy and Mac before things went beyond kissing? Jill kept him from that. Some loose plot threads were left dangling here.

I didn't say in this episode of mine whether I thought Billy and Mac did go on beyond kissing, mostly because my girlfriend thinks it's gross for me to suggest that it might; she thinks Mac is too pure for that. Maybe. I left it open for you to decide for yourself.

Speaking of Mac and everyone's concern about Billy having to have sex with her, why are they only worried about her and Billy? JT's had sex and is supposedly "laying off" (so to speak); if Billy's such a better guy than JT, is it that much of a stretch that he could do likewise?

Oh, and one more thing about the elevator scene: it looked to me like there were two elevators reaching the floor. If that was so, the whole thing with Jill being impatient about elevators was unwarranted. Elevators do get tied up and others cover for them. That happens all the time. It was really annoying. They should have invented some excuse about the other being down for another reason, or else they shouldn't have shown the other elevator at all.

Will Paul go crazy for Isabella?

Maybe Paul really has given up on Cricket. It could happen. But surely Isabella is no real threat. Her character is pretty but has no depth and once Paul sleeps with her and gets her out of his system, I can't imagine she constitutes any serious threat to a real relationship with anyone. If she's going to be more than that, she needs to learn how to do more than be clingy and fix muffins.

Can Trisha and her father keep from driving each other crazy?

There seems to me utter symmetry between the rosy way that Trisha sees the world and the way her father sees his relationship with his daughter. Who should be locked up of the two? Hard to say. I hope I presented this symmetry in its best light. I think it would have been funny on the show if each would have tried to get the other committed, though. Or if different people got partial views of things so that no one knew which of them it was that was crazy, which I suspect is more like what happens in real life sometimes.

If Trisha is crazy, it's plain where she got it from.

Will Ashley's crazy interrogations help John get a new perspective?

This long-running Alzheimer's PSA is going to drive me crazy. Enough said on that.

And I was just thinking the other day about Mamie, and her kiss with John, and all the money she has socked away in "investments", and why on earth she would be there working for John again under those circumstances. It makes no sense. I think it's because she's black and seen as a "domestic by nature". It just keeps bugging me. Sure, she's a member of the family, but we never see Mrs. Martinez wait on her. I think she should have been welcomed back to the household and told she no longer has to work--that she's done enough. It's fine by me if she occasionally fixes pancakes because she likes to, as effective "mother" to Jack and Ash, but it's not fine with me that they ask her to make them stuff. That goes beyond reason.

Will Larry finally be living the high life at Jabot?

I really like the character of Larry and am hoping his unique perspective will add something to the diamond-studded population of Jabot. It's nice to see a normal person on staff.

It's pretty obvious, though, that he'll move up the ranks quickly, though, so I wanted to be first in line to put him on the board. I bet once Nikki gives him a shave and dresses him up in Victor's old duds, he's going to look very much like a young Victor. Now all he needs is an honorary black leather rescue jacket for what he did for Nick...

By the way, I didn't bother to make a special subheading for the snorefest the various black characters are in, but there is a reference to that tired plot in Larry's part of the episode, so let me just add this: These guys all need a life. I'm sure I'm not the only one to grab for the fast-forward button when they are on screen. There are some good actors in here, but they are utterly wasted. And just when I thought the legal plot was finally going to heat up, someone said the other day that it could drag on for months. Great. I wanted to do other things with my summer than watch the tube anyway...

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