S06.E08: The Short Rib

[OtterMommy]

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Grace and Frankie introduce Jack to Nick, hoping they can all go on vacation together.  Meanwhile, Barry finally gets his short-rib double date.

Drop Date: 01/15/2020

[Harvey]

This Jacob returns storyline is hysterical, it was funny when even Frankie agreed that he hates Grace.

Barry and Mallory's boyfriends together are a bit much, and that freakout in the restaurant was horrible. Poor waiter guy.

Edited January 16, 2020 by Harvey

[Hero]

Peter Gallagher is such a handsome man. 

[debraran]

On 1/16/2020 at 11:40 PM, Hero said:

Peter Gallagher is such a handsome man. 

I agree, he seems to have gotten work on his eyes, but still a good looking man. So many in Hollywood look so bad, I wonder if money does buy the best. Suzanne Somers was one I saw recently who said she is "natural" just some botox but I barely recognized her.

On 1/16/2020 at 11:40 PM, Hero said:

 

Edited January 19, 2020 by debraran

[Oldernowiser]

Okay, so I got interrupted a lot because my dogs were being obnoxious, but did Barry and Brianna make up somewhere in there and I just missed it?

And an elementary school principal with anger management issues?

[Empress1]

That short rib looked delicious. I'd have tried to salvage what I could.

That was a terrible wig they had Debbie Allen in.

[Sesquipedalia]

I thought once Mallory and her boyfriend started being honest with each other he would gradually become more and more annoying, but that escalated quickly.

[shapeshifter]

50 minutes ago, Sesquipedalia said:

I thought once Mallory and her boyfriend started being honest with each other he would gradually become more and more annoying, but that escalated quickly.

No kidding! Literally. As in it was not fun to watch. But then I hate waste. 
 

2 hours ago, Empress1 said:

That short rib looked delicious. I'd have tried to salvage what I could

You ‘n’ me both!

[PWHCHCH]

Damn the writers are really making Mallory super pathetic this season.  Wasn’t Mallory’s boyfriend introduced as the principal at her children’s school? Scary if so. 
 

Debbie Allen looks really different than when she’s glammed up on Greys Anatomy. 

Edited January 25, 2020 by GSManiac

[Clanstarling]

On 1/16/2020 at 8:40 PM, Hero said:

Peter Gallagher is such a handsome man. 

When he was younger, his eyebrows used to put me off a bit. But now that they have some grey in them, they're not quite as overwhelming, and yes, I can agree that he's pretty handsome.

 

[andipandi]

in a way brianna's spidey sense for bullshit helped her sister... but who knew he'd flip out that much?  It was uncomfortable to watch. Seemed like not the same character even.

[TV Diva Queen]

What character was Debbie Allen?  I remember seeing a woman I couldn't place and now I can't remember who she was.  dang.  

[sistermagpie]

2 hours ago, TV Diva Queen said:

What character was Debbie Allen?  I remember seeing a woman I couldn't place and now I can't remember who she was.  dang.  

She was the widow who told Robert why her husband was so grateful to him.

[TV Diva Queen]

11 minutes ago, sistermagpie said:

She was the widow who told Robert why her husband was so grateful to him.

OMG!  yes!!   I kept thinking "man she looks like Claire Huxtable".  LOL.  I was close.  🙂

[sistermagpie]

12 minutes ago, TV Diva Queen said:

OMG!  yes!!   I kept thinking "man she looks like Claire Huxtable".  LOL.  I was close.  🙂

It took me until the credits to place her too!

[TV Diva Queen]

9 minutes ago, sistermagpie said:

It took me until the credits to place her too!

When I saw you quoted me I was like "if she tells me that they're sister, I'm going to lose it"   HILARIOUS and thank you!!!  

[Clanstarling]

Spoiler

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie_Allen

1 hour ago, TV Diva Queen said:

When I saw you quoted me I was like "if she tells me that they're sister, I'm going to lose it"   HILARIOUS and thank you!!!  

I always mix Debbie Allen and her sister Phylicia Rashad (Claire Huxtable) up. 

I don't know why the link is in a spoiler tag, sorry.

Edited February 13, 2020 by Clanstarling

[Blakeston]

So the widow knew that Robert didn't know her husband very well at all - and that Robert was someone who just happened to have a big effect on her husband's life.

And she still asked him to speak at the funeral, without even giving him any warning?

What kind of monster would do such a thing?

[Bastet]

Grace and Frankie going overboard trying to get Nick to like Jack, thinking that will mean the four of them can hang out all the time is ridiculously immature yet it totally worked. 

I loved Frankie's "How many times do I have to break up with this guy?" about trying to get rid of Jacob.  Him thinking Frankie's dying and the rest thinking he's showed up to try and woo her away from the new guy created a funny backdrop to everything.  I liked him, but that relationship ran its course, so I hope they don't go back to that well.

I love Brianna telling Mallory "You haven't even met him yet" about Principal Dan and Dan telling Mallory he can't be the first man who's done this to her when she gets mad at him about pretending to like things she likes in order to look good to her.  I didn't predict the extent of his refusal to admit he's wrong coming out quite so psychotically, but Brianna's reactions were pretty funny.

The reveal of why Robert was important to the dead guy and his family was sweet, and I know we wouldn't have had a "Robert is put on the spot to eulogize someone he can't remember" storyline if she'd done so, but I agree with another poster that in real life, the widow would have simply called him up and say, "You probably don't even remember my husband, but [told him the story, thanked him, and asked him if he'd like to come]."

[Desperado]

Age wise, I fall right between Grace and Frankie and their children but I just can’t get into the kids’ stories. Brianna is so mean-spirited and her sister is just the same under that veneer. Leaving a bad review about someone‘s business they took your BF when you were 10 years old? And angry guy... ewww.

Loved seeing Ernie Hudson again but I agree, that relationship should be left in the past.

 

[ahisma]

Oh boy, I teared up a bit at Robert being responsible for the dead guy’s 50 years of happy marriage, too.

The sitcom misunderstanding of everyone thinking Jacob was there to get Frankie back and Jacob being there because he thought she was dying was cute. But I do not like that Jacob decided he is actually back to compete for her. You guys broke up and she has a boyfriend, damn it. If she frees up in the future, go for it, but this creepy.

[KittyQ]

On 2/27/2021 at 4:20 PM, ahisma said:

Oh boy, I teared up a bit at Robert being responsible for the dead guy’s 50 years of happy marriage, too.

The sitcom misunderstanding of everyone thinking Jacob was there to get Frankie back and Jacob being there because he thought she was dying was cute. But I do not like that Jacob decided he is actually back to compete for her. You guys broke up and she has a boyfriend, damn it. If she frees up in the future, go for it, but this creepy.

I've been catching up on this series at this late date - my question (and perhaps it is addressed in a future episode) is what about Jacob's new girlfriend (Winnie - I think)? If he just wanted to say "goodbye" to Frankie before her demise, how is it he could turn around and want to get back together if he still had a girlfriend. I liked Jacob before, but this makes him seem more of a flake.