S02.E04: Camp Bananas

[jewel21]

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For the sake of Bob's health, Bob and Abishola try reducing stress by taking a day off together. Also, Christina is boss for the day at MaxDot, and Gloria steps in to care for Dottie

Airdate: 12/07/2020

[Browncoat]

I loved Gloria bonding with Dottie over the old neighborhood.  Maybe it was a little educational for Dottie, too.

[Keywestclubkid]

Ok is it just me or does it seem Bob is compromising a lot more then Abishola? 

[jewel21]

33 minutes ago, Browncoat said:

I loved Gloria bonding with Dottie over the old neighborhood.  Maybe it was a little educational for Dottie, too.

Same. They had some nice chemistry. I would love to see more scenes between them. 

Abishola is boring, heh. That's the only thing I took from this episode. 

Also, I think Christina needs to be demoted to the floor as well. Except everyone would quit due to the crazy, heh. 

[shapeshifter]

40 minutes ago, Browncoat said:

I loved Gloria bonding with Dottie over the old neighborhood.  Maybe it was a little educational for Dottie, too.

Of the post-BLM-summer episodes on various shows I've seen, this was the best BLM dialogue, IMO. Subtle can be very effective.

 

7 minutes ago, jewel21 said:

Abishola is boring, heh.

This episode finally drove home for me why I like Abishola more than many other viewers do. She's like me, hah!  My BIL once said my middle name should be "Laundry."

 

I'm glad Bob has lost 30 lbs. Has Billy Gardell too?

 

[itsadryheat]

I enjoyed Matt Jones this episode.

[AnimeMania]

I liked how they switched up the characters, everybody got a moment to shine, except Kemi, Olu and Tunde.

Bob and Abishloa were the worst part of the episode. Abishola is such a wet blanket.

[shapeshifter]

7 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

This episode finally drove home for me why I like Abishola more than many other viewers do. She's like me, hah! 

5 hours ago, AnimeMania said:

Abishola is such a wet blanket.

Hah! “Wet blanket” is something I have often been called. Also “Party poop.” At last someone with that aspect of my personality gets to be a main character!

[greekmom]

Dottie should thank her lucky stars she has Bob. If Christina and Douglas were left to run the company full time MaxDot would have gone bankrupt in an instant.

I really hate the fact that Christina was trying to pull rank on her brother. 

I wish they pressed the couples massage and went through it. I would have loved it if Abishola actually enjoyed it and wanted it to be a weekly thing.

 

[Ms Lark]

I, too, loved the Gloria/Dottie interaction! I thought it might wind up worse, but it was excellent. I also thought it was fun that she let Dottie have dogs and beer and other bad stuff.

Abishola does have the upper hand, remember Bob had to wear her down just to get a date. Most of the feels are on his side of the fence. But agree she is a bit of a wet blanket, maybe Bob will loosen her up a bit over time once she feels more secure about her future.

[NoReally]

12 hours ago, Browncoat said:

I loved Gloria bonding with Dottie over the old neighborhood.  Maybe it was a little educational for Dottie, too.

She definitely needed a bit of education.

As any native Detroiter knows, the Grande Ballroom was pronounced "Grandee," not "Grand."

[Harvey]

I loved the moment when Bob and Abishola finally got along and she was impessed by him making a work call ❤️  So cute.

 

About Goodwin and Kofu...well duh, it is a family business, of course a member of the family will get a higher salary. No point in trying to change that or argue against it.

Edited December 8, 2020 by Harvey

[LadyNebula]

Gloria was right - the gay community can turn stuff around in a city. Philly has a section called "The Gayborhood."  Pride flags on the street signs and everything. As soon as you set foot in the Gayborhood, it's just nicer. Cleaner. No urine smell.  As soon as you step out, you smell piss again.  Of course, the areas surrounding it aren't really bad either.  It's just a noticeable difference. 

[Keywestclubkid]

1 hour ago, LadyNebula said:

Gloria was right - the gay community can turn stuff around in a city. Philly has a section called "The Gayborhood."  Pride flags on the street signs and everything. As soon as you set foot in the Gayborhood, it's just nicer. Cleaner. No urine smell.  As soon as you step out, you smell piss again.  Of course, the areas surrounding it aren't really bad either.  It's just a noticeable difference. 

it happens everywhere lol we come in we fix up ... there was a will and grace joke when Will and jack bought a house and all the town was excited cause the gays were moving in and so property values would go up

[Harvey]

2 hours ago, LadyNebula said:

Gloria was right - the gay community can turn stuff around in a city. Philly has a section called "The Gayborhood."  Pride flags on the street signs and everything. As soon as you set foot in the Gayborhood, it's just nicer. Cleaner. No urine smell.  As soon as you step out, you smell piss again.  Of course, the areas surrounding it aren't really bad either.  It's just a noticeable difference. 

Your comment reminded me of that one Will and Grace episode...and then I saw Keywestclubkid already mentioned haha...apparently the presence of gay people raises property value because they organize things so well and keep things neat. I was suprised to see it brought back again.

[Kimmmmmm]

8 hours ago, NoReally said:

She definitely needed a bit of education.

As any native Detroiter knows, the Grande Ballroom was pronounced "Grandee," not "Grand."

Yes!!!' And the answer to the question "Does anyone go downtown anymore?" Is YES!!

[Kimmmmmm]

17 hours ago, AnimeMania said:

I liked how they switched up the characters, everybody got a moment to shine, except Kemi, Olu and Tunde.

Bob and Abishloa were the worst part of the episode. Abishola is such a wet blanket.

I just don't see any chemistry between them.

[DoYouLikeMutton]

Too bad Abishola turned her nose up at the massage.  If anybody could use one, it's her!  

[floridamom]

I'm tired of watching Bob have to do cartwheels just to get a positive reaction from Abishola. She really is a wet blanket. This will be tiring for anyone who has to continually do that. I hope to see Bob dump her and have her come running back to him. She needs to make a consorted effort to be nice to the guy. She barely tolerates him....and has no sense of humor. Bob is a nice man who deserves a woman who has some appreciation for him. I hope they adjust the characters a little as this will be tiresome for the viewer also.

[bad things are bad]

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As any native Detroiter knows, the Grande Ballroom was pronounced "Grandee," not "Grand."

Yup. They were sailing along, namechecking a lot of Detroit stuff, then the "Grand" Ballroom. My husband, who went to many a show at the Grande in his youth, said "oh, they were doing so good until then". (oh for the days when you could see national acts for a few bucks)

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Yes!!!' And the answer to the question "Does anyone go downtown anymore?" Is YES!!

Agreed. Chuck Lorre and the writers apparently have a vision of Detroit from 20 years ago. Pre-pandemic, downtown was very lively, great fun and quite safe. If they need a Detroit consultant, I'd like to apply for the job. 

[tennisgurl]

If anyone needs a spa day, its Abishola, she really needs to learn how to cut lose and have a little fun without getting anything checked off her to-do list. I did think that she and Bob were quite cute this week, especially when Abishola was all happy listening to Bob hardball people over the phone, they have been doing a better job this season in general of letting Bob and Abishola actually have fun together, it isnt all struggles and drama. 

Dottie and Gloria were a fun surprise, I really liked their interactions and them bonding over growing up in Detroit, even if their experiences had a lot of differences. It even seemed like some of those differences were finally coming through to Gloria and she showed some actual self awareness about her privilege's as a white woman from a wealthy family. It was nicely subtle and got its point across without giving up the jokes. 

[gatopretoNYC]

I enjoyed seeing Abishola smiling!

[bad things are bad]

and Jon Hamm says Detroit is a cool city, so there, Chuck Lorre! 

https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/movies/julie-hinds/2020/12/10/jon-hamm-jimmy-fallon-coney-island-tonight-show/3878618001/

[possibilities]

This was the first time I was annoyed by Abishola. Bob tried to come up with a fun day, and she is strung so tight, she didn't even appreciate the effort. If she's going to be so strict about what to do, she should not have let him plan it alone, she should have talked it over with him first. You have to be open-minded in a relationship, and show some enthusiasm at least a little.

But then it was fun to see that they actually did both enjoy the same things at the end of the day. He was kind of doing the rote romantic script-- picnic, massages-- and maybe that wasn't really what he enjoyed either. For sure he didn't enjoy the picnic. 

 

[SnarkySheep]

I just want to know where on earth Abishola found a public washing machine large enough to fit 4 comforters??

Lord, that thing would cost you about $50/wash.

[shapeshifter]

1 hour ago, SnarkySheep said:

I just want to know where on earth Abishola found a public washing machine large enough to fit 4 comforters??

Comedy-reality? Like low rent apartments in NYC?

 

1 hour ago, SnarkySheep said:

Lord, that thing would cost you about $50/wash.

Mr. Socks has a bottomless bank account.

[AnimeMania]

2 hours ago, SnarkySheep said:

I just want to know where on earth Abishola found a public washing machine large enough to fit 4 comforters??

Lord, that thing would cost you about $50/wash.

I don't know why she would be excited, she could always go down to the hospital laundry room and see some of the largest washers and dryers.

[shapeshifter]

On 12/15/2020 at 11:52 AM, AnimeMania said:

I don't know why she would be excited, she could always go down to the hospital laundry room and see some of the largest washers and dryers.

Now I want to see Bob and Abishola's first steamy* romance scene happen in the laundry room of the hospital with Bob realizing that's what turns her on.

But then my mother was fond of saying that my father claimed she must have been a laundress in her former life because of her obsession with doing laundry, and my brother-in-law said my middle name would be "Laundry" according to Welsh custom.  So I can relate to Abishola's washing machine appreciation.

 

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* no pun intended

[Kimmmmmm]

On December 11, 2020 at 12:22 PM, bad things are bad said:

and Jon Hamm says Detroit is a cool city, so there, Chuck Lorre! 

https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/movies/julie-hinds/2020/12/10/jon-hamm-jimmy-fallon-coney-island-tonight-show/3878618001/

Yes!!! The producers/writers clearly don't do their research. 

Edited January 16, 2021 by Kimmmmmm
It was all said better up thread