[S06.E10: Good Air / Bad Air]

 

Also, the advice of "just don't take no for an answer," and basically stalk someone you like, is the worst, most tone deaf writing I think I've seen all year given #YesAllWomen. Terrible terrible advice.

 

It would be horrible advice under any circumstances, but giving that advice to someone who doesn't have an affinity for reading social cues is especially dangerous. :/ But it's Evan, what would you expect?

Also, Rafa's mother is a dumbass. This is going to backfire on her big time, or at least it would if I was in Divya's position. I would be immediately taking Sashi to a hotel or to Boris' place (if he has one there) or the American embassy. We would be staying there to ride out whatever administrative steps need to be taken to unravel the snafu, and we would have ZERO contact with Rafa's mother. That would, in fact, be the beginning of an entire lifetime of allowing Sashi to have ZERO contact with Rafa's mother, including on Skype or in pictures. If Rafa wanted to send pictures when he ever deigned to visit in the US, that's his business, but she would be getting none from me.

 

Then, when I got back to the States (or even before), job one would be to get a lawyer working on whatever restrictions on visitation arrangements would be feasible. Definitely a ban on Sashi being able to leave the country with Rafa, for damn sure!

I know this show plays situations like this lighter than they actually are, but in real life, that would be a scary-as-hell situation to be in!

[Preachers of L.A. Special]

I could seriously go forever without having to listen to them getting into that "shacking" argument again. You've both made your points, you're not going to change the other one's mind, MOVE IT ALONG!

[Climbing Trees: Best Episodes]

I really loved the Minnie Driver episode. At the beginning, she thought it was so strange that her father would throw his war medal into the river. But after having found out about his experiences, after having all of it become real and the people that he served with becoming real people, it was completely understandable why he felt uncomfortable being singled out from a group of people who also made similar sacrifices, and unwarranted guilt about being unable to save Walter Lilly, his best friend.

The rest of the episode, where she meets relatives she never knew, was also interesting, but, man--her Dad's journey just really tugged at my heartstrings!