Must say I totally agree. I've been surprised to read commentary framing Henry as some emasculated henpecked doormat being bossed around who 'needs to stand up for himself.' Whose to say Henry doesn't appreciate Evan precisely for her take charge attitude? And if he does, that doesn't mean he's passive or weak. Some of use are just more laidback, go with the flow type of personalities. I have zero problems standing up for myself and can be extremely passionate, obdurate and firm when it comes to things I consider important, but 99% of the time, I'm just happy to go with the flow and let other people have control. Evan clearly does have some high strung tendencies, amplified by the pressures of the race, but there is no indication that Henry minds. And if he doesn't, I don't either. I appreciated Henry's gentle response to the firefighter's gendered nonsense (I actually like him but the comment was weird) that 'girls are just better at that stuff' this week; something along the lines of, 'No, Evan's good at this kind of stuff.' Also, I need a gif of the fanny packed Henry robotically stomping his way through a box step with ferocious concentration.
Kristi seemed a little grumpy this episode, taking Evan's polite refusal rather personally, and getting frustrated at the singing task. Conor, I'm sorry to say, seems kind of useless. Why wasn't he winching at all?
