Episode 82 Morals

In plain English, these are the morals from Episode 82:

Backtracking

Jerry?? Who is Jerry? Paul gets a call in the middle of the evening from Lynne about a problem they need to deal with and Paul wants to send Jerry? Who is Jerry and how long has he been around? Of course, the first thought that lept to my mind was instant-Ellie, and her convenient exit to permit Sarah a place to be. So I looked around for obvious matches here and Danny presented himself as the obvious stooge to want to be infiltrating Paul's company in order to moon over an ex-lover. But of course the real message here is about these instant characters: I wish they'd bring them in more gradually, or do without.

Also, with the trial over, it looks to me like Phyllis' purpose on the show has come to an end. The only loose end is the car incident, and that case has really been closed. But when I saw the show the other day and saw Cricket saying "draw a picture of an elephant in a car", I suddenly hit on this plot, so I figured it couldn't hurt to reopen the case just a little. In upcoming episodes, I'll probably be suggesting other kinds of things that could be done to revitalize Phyllis' role, which needs a new purpose.

I also think Danny is just as vile as anything Phyllis has ever been. This will be the first episode in which we see him start to `become' Phyllis but not the last. And in the end, having proven they are each others' equals, I expect them to get back together again--as I sort of hinted at in this episode.

Finally, a lot of people have been championing the idea that Joani deserved to get Little Daniel, so I figured I'd give that idea some play here. What is Joani's purpose with Mrs. Romalotti now that Daniel is gone, anyway? That is really weird. At least if she was taking care of Daniel, we'd understand that.

That's all for Episode 82's morals. Don't miss Episode 83 and its morals!
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