Tara Ariano March 10, 2014 Share March 10, 2014 Daphne assists Angelo with a fund-raiser at the clinic. Meanwhile, Bay can't ignore MaryBeth's feelings for Tank; Sharee is tutored by Toby; and John and Katherine entertain John's old baseball buddy. Link to comment
Tara Ariano March 11, 2014 Author Share March 11, 2014 Me again! Here's what Sarah Beckham wrote about it. 1 Link to comment
clemmyb March 12, 2014 Share March 12, 2014 I can't help hating Angelo no matter what he does. There's something dopey about him, and I don't know if it's Gilles Marini or just the way the character is written. But I hate him? At any rate, it was still nice to see Daphne get a story line where she grapples with her complicated feelings about him. The moment where she explains to the doctor that he's "[her] mom's husband" is so delightfully awkward. And there's genuine stuff being mined here, which I always appreciate. I still just wish he'd go away, though. Maybe when the restaurant inevitably fails? For me, the part of this episode that stuck out to me, though, was Bay. I've never been completely on board her relationship with Tank, mostly because I wanted to see it play out as a platonic friendship, but I understand that part of her interest in him stems from the fact that she believes a guy like Tank would never cheat on her like Emmett and Ty did. But then she finds out that Ty didn't cheat on her, and it's completely altered her perception of herself and the people she dates. Which is all good and interesting. I still hope they don't bring Ty back to the show, because he is the literal worst, but it's still interesting to see her process everything. What didn't work for me was how butthurt Tank got about the fact that she went to Emmett before him to deal with her issues about Ty. Whatever, dude. You've been in her life for five seconds. 1 Link to comment
Amy March 25, 2014 Share March 25, 2014 Three weeks late, but I agree with you about Angelo. They have made him do terrible things, and be selfish, and make stupid decisions. It's hard to believe that anyone would want him around, or that he wants to be there. I also don't think that Gilles Marini is charismatic enough to pull off being a terrible person who everyone still wants around. He's a pretty face, yes, but the personality does not fit with the rest of the characters. I do love Tank, and I would rather see Bay with him than Emmett or Ty. But I do get your point about wanting to see a platonic friendship. I think it would have been interesting if they had gone that way. Would be nice to have them introduce a character that isn't a love interest for Daphne or Bay! And I actually thought they were going to go that way with the guys at the clinic with Daphne. At least with one of them! 1 Link to comment
clemmyb March 25, 2014 Share March 25, 2014 It's never too late to talk Switched at Birth with me! I still maintain that Bay and Tank would be more interesting as friends, but it's too late for that, obviously. And yes, everything you said about Angelo is true. I continue to feel like he doesn't fit into the larger plot. Link to comment
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