Im just watching Ep. 2 now, but I just wanted to chime in to say how awful I think Hope is. What she (and by extension, Doc) are doing to Muriel is just so messed up. If Hope doesn't want anyone knowing about her and Doc, despite the fact that they're consenting adults and married(!), well, whatever. It's stupid, but okay. Letting Muriel pursue Doc, in fact, encouraging it, all to keep a stupid secret; why would she set Muriel up to be humiliated like that?
Yes, Muriel's an outrageous flirt, but she was woman enough to "ask Hope's permission" to go after Doc upon hearing that a divorce was in the works. She's not doing anything wrong- she's a single grown woman pursuing who she believes to be an available grown man. And Doc should know better- going along with this just to keep Hope happy is not a good idea. I'm not-so-secretly hoping that he finds that he really does like Muriel enough to want to see where things go. It would serve Hope right...
I know, its wishful thinking on my part.