S06.E11: HankMed On The Halfshell

[thewhiteowl]

 

Divya and Jeremiah treat a model with an eating disorder; Evan tries to distance himself from Ray's past; Hank and Boris return from Argentina; Emma violates her brothers' trust.

 

[ganesh]

I guess that answers the Divya problem. 

[CoderLady]

Not so fast. Divya and Sashi could have climbed out of a bedroom window on a rope made from bedsheets and met up with Hank and Boris to escape on Boris' jet. There could still be drama and problematically possessive grandparent plots. Stay tuned!

 

Just speculating, of course.

Edited August 20, 2014 by CoderLady

[Crs97]

I asked my husband when was the last time I watched the show without yelling, "Shut up, Divya!" at least once, and he can't remember. This time it was when she began questioning Jeremiah's diagnosis and then when she apologized by saying essentially she cared too much.

The bigger problem is now I want to say it to Hank at least once each show as well. If I had been Evan at the meeting when he kept ignoring me to talk to the others, I would have punched him.

[ganesh]

Hank's never respected Evan's position as CFO and anything he's done to "grow the business," Hank's pretty much been derisive about. So at least it's consistent. 

[catray]

So Divya did what all of us thought she should do (including texting Hank, no thanks to Argentinian networks). Why have this plot at all?! Stupid. I'm glad that Divya and Jeremiah actually had a freaking conversation, only about five episodes too late. Ugh.

Good call on Ray's wife being the shooter and thinking Paige and Ray were having an affair. What a messed up relationship. I'll miss him though-- the actor is easy on the eyes.

Was Emma stealing a precription pad? (Answer: I wrote that before the end of the episode.) Get rid of her!! She cries crocodile tears, continues to lie, and is stealing from them! At least Hank noticed it. Hope he manages to limit the damage she's likely going to cause.

Really like Boris "adopting" some orphan diseases, because that is a thing. Fits in well with his desire to do leave a different legacy for his own son.

[BungalowSummer]

Emma is just awful. I'm usually quick to fault Evan for his idiocies, but credit where it's due: Evan was not fooled by Emma's crocodile tears.

Funny how the roles are reversed. Early in the series, it was Evan who always gave Eddie the benefit of the doubt while Hank knew just what kind of con-artist their father was. I suppose the missing prescription pad is the start of Emma's endgame in the Hamptons. (Writers? Please, oh please don't try to concoct an innocent or heroic explanation for her actions.) Would the theft of the pad need to be reported to the police?

Divya's escape from both grandma's clutches and Jeremiah's ire were completely predictable. Ugh. As a character, she has devolved into a walking, talking pair of nurturing teats and smothering arms. Her entire existence is mediated by her status as a mother bear. It's excessive and annoying. And such a shame. I used to like Divya. Well, as Jeremiah said, "Entropy."

I've been wanting more and better Boris. I hope his new plans for orphan ailments and the hospital are the start of that.

Edited August 20, 2014 by BungalowSummer

[Lovecat]

Would the theft of the pad need to be reported to the police?

Uh, I think that would be a good idea, considering that "Dr. Feelgoode" story is already out in the media! 

 

Mr. Google also tells me that New York state switched to an "Official Prescription" program a few years back for both narcotic and non-narcotic drugs; each prescription bears a unique serial number, so a particular pad, with a range of serial numbers, can be reported as stolen, helping to identify fraudulent scripts when they inevitably start showing up in the community.  The form for reporting a theft to the state is online, and it includes a spot to record the local police department to which the theft was reported.

[shrewd.buddha]

Not sure why, but it doesn't bother me so much when Emma manipulates Hank and Evan. Maybe because they should have learned their lesson dealing with their dad. Maybe because Hank himself is living high on the hog in the Hamptons, basically sponging off Boris. "Bills? Budgets? Expenses? What are these things?"

Also, besides doling out sanctimonious medical advice, Hank really doesn't have much going on anymore ..

Edited August 20, 2014 by shrewd.buddha

[Kat From Jersey]

As usual, Jeremiah continues to bring the love.  I love his character arc the last two seasons.  Socially awkward he may still be, but he's learning, and isn't afraid to speak his mind when warranted.  He'll even stand up for himself!  I fear that we'll see no more of Viviana, though.

 

And this was priceless: "I should have just talked to you about needing more space. And less noise. And more sleep. And less baby things, everywhere, around the house..."

[betsyboo]

Please correct me if I am wrong, but at any point during the Divya/Jeremiah come-to-Jesus in the hallway, did she say she was SORRY? she tried to defend herself and excuse her actions, but she should have just said "I was an idiot. Forgive me." The fact that Jeremiah took any blame away from her makes me IRATE.

 

Kudos to Evan for walking away from Ray in the forest.

 

Therapist Bob can go wherever Emma is going. Buh-bye! I miss Cinco. I agree with Bungalow - Evan didn't fall for the tears. Altho - clarify for me. Did Hank believe she sent the pic to friends and they sent it on? At least the Rx pad was immediately noticed as missing.

 

For someone who works part time, Divya was at the office the whole ep.

 

A Mrs. Neuberger mention! Does that mean Eddie is also in the Hamptons? I MISS CHRISTINE EBERSOLE.

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[cee]

This may have been my favorite episode of the season. Jeremiah's work with the model was entertaining--it was nice to see him run the case alone. And without Divya speaking over him. I was disappointed by Divya's apology. She said that as a mother, she's protective of Jeremiah. That sounds like she thinks of him as his mother. Yuck. I would have rather her say she was jealous and thought she was replaced as Jeremiah's friend. 

 

Also, I like how Boris is getting into "orphan" diseases. In real life, these genetic conditions are called rare diseases, not orphan. But that's a small semantic issue. There are orphan drugs, which have been abandoned because they treat rare diseases and not profitable. 

 

Having been a fan of the soap, All My Children, it was good to see Alicia Minshew (playing Olivia, Ray's wife). But it seems the Ray arc is over. My guess is Boris will get more play by financing a new lab.

Edited August 20, 2014 by cee

[OjaiHoney]

I agree with betsyboo - please send Therapist Bob and Emma AWAY!! they bring down the storyline to where I have to get up and do laundry or dishes or something just so I don't have to watch them on my screen. Most boring characters in this show for sure.

Edited August 20, 2014 by OjaiHoney

[ferretrick]

There's kind of no way to come back from stealing prescription pads -- or, at least, there shouldn't be; even the as-a-rule-soft-hearted Hank can't just wink at a violation like this, right? RIGHT?!

That better be a setup for an A plot next season with HankMed getting in some serious shit when fake prescriptions start showing up at every pharmacy in town. If it's all forgotten about, I will be pissed.

[Reishe]

When they revealed that SnarkHampton was taking aim at Hank, Emma seemed genuinely upset. I get this feeling that Show is trying to misdirect and show Emma stealing the pads (really bad thing) only to reveal that she stole them to use them to somehow clear Hank's name and prove that he hadn't written frivolous prescriptions. I'm not saying that makes sense, it's just the way it feels to me they're heading.

[BungalowSummer]

Please correct me if I am wrong, but at any point during the Divya/Jeremiah come-to-Jesus in the hallway, did she say she was SORRY? she tried to defend herself and excuse her actions, but she should have just said "I was an idiot. Forgive me." The fact that Jeremiah took any blame away from her makes me IRATE.

Thank you for expressing so well what irked me about that scene. Divya didn't offer a single word of apology or sorrow for being so self-absorbed that she failed to see that she'd outstayed her welcome. It was Jeremiah doing all the apologizing, fer Pete's sake! She was so busy meddling in what was never her business, supposedly for his own good, she completely ignored what could help him -- namely, butting out of his life and taking her infant with her. The thought of a Divya-Jeremiah endgame makes me sick. That b.s. about her "never giving up on anyone" is just that -- sanctimonious bullshit dialogue designed to segue into handholding and renewed appreciation of the goddess Divya who can do no wrong.

I was never that much of a Therapist Bob fan, and now find his antics bordering on stalkerish malpractice. I don't find him funny, which is what I suppose the writers are aiming for. The creepy group hugs, the encouragement of patient dependency, the disappearance of doctor-patient boundaries -- if he isn't an outright quack, he's a total cartoon character. The longer Paige and Evan remain his clients, the less respect I have for them.

Edited August 20, 2014 by BungalowSummer

[ganesh]

So Divya did what all of us thought she should do (including texting Hank, no thanks to Argentinian networks). Why have this plot at all?! Stupid. I'm glad that Divya and Jeremiah actually had a freaking conversation, only about five episodes too late. Ugh.

 

As stupid as the plot was, I did like how the resolution was "fuck you grandma, I'm leaving. Try and stop me." 

 

I didn't like the conversation because it made Jeremiah seem like he did something wrong. FFS, these are adults, they don't have to share everything with one another. Further, they live and work together. It's *normal* Jeremiah would want to have some private time. 

 

I do like how he seems to get along with hot chicks so well. That model was into him. 

 

Emma is just awful. I'm usually quick to fault Evan for his idiocies, but credit where it's due: Evan was not fooled by Emma's crocodile tears.

 

This must have been the episode where the writer who likes Smart Evan was involved. After Paige got shot at, he was like, "fuck no." I was psyched he walked away from Ray. Clearly he and Boris have a common interest in a lab now. 

 

Wow is Hank a bad parent figure. Emma is costing them a potential law suit. Not that she should get kicked out, but there has to be consequences. 

 

Not sure why, but it doesn't bother me so much when Emma manipulates Hank and Evan. Maybe because they should have learned their lesson dealing with their dad.

Did Hank believe she sent the pic to friends and they sent it on?

Evan has though, he wasn't buying it. I think Hank was fooled.

 

There's too much going on with the show. Emma and the therapist are very much in the way. Paige and Evan are much more watchable when they're talking *to* each other. The Lab is an important part of the show, and Boris' plot seems to have been brought along to finally intersect with that. I think there's sufficient material there to tell interesting stories. We never got back to Evan as the council member either. 

 

Not everything has to be DRAMA!111!!!! You can just tell interesting stories. That's kind of what the show used to be. 

[Kat From Jersey]

I agree with betsyboo - please send Therapist Bob and Emma AWAY!!

 

I like Bob as a one-off character (and it finallly hit me last night that he was one of the "Hey, it's that guy!" good-guy aliens from Galaxy Quest!), but gawd, the best thing Paige and Evan could do for their marriage would be to boot him out of their carriage house!  Even though he's the landlord!  They didn't need him in the first place, and his close proximity is making it way to easy to faux-validate their newlywed gripes about their adjustment period (which every newlywed couple goes through to some extent).

 

And Emma, ugh.  She's bugged me from day one.  I really hope the powers-that-be don't have some noble reason for her stealing that pad.

Edited August 20, 2014 by Kat From Jersey

[CoderLady]

I do like how he seems to get along with hot chicks so well. That model was into him. 

 

Never underestimate the power of being taken seriously. Jeremiah treats women with respect and as if they're intelligent. Sure, he goes into way too much detail explaining stuff, but that's because it doesn't occur to him to talk down to his patients no matter how they look, while it's also obvious that he has no hidden agenda. Who wouldn't like that?

[BungalowSummer]

it finallly hit me last night that he was one of the "Hey, it's that guy!" good-guy aliens from Galaxy Quest!

Therapist Bob was Quellek! By Grabthar's Hammer! I loved him. All the Thermians were sweet, but Quellek was one of the sweetest.

[ganesh]

Never underestimate the power of being taken seriously. Jeremiah treats women with respect and as if they're intelligent.

 

Oh, I don't. I have platonic lady friends and they are *hawt*. I think he also treats everyone's concerns as valid. 

 

The writing on this show, so weird. 

[twoods]

It probably is a noble reason, like for Cinco's lawyer to prove that Hank didn't write a drug prescription for him. This is to redeem her or whatever. She's just annoying and needs to go- there was enough drama without having her around, but I guess they needed someone young so they can showcase the Hampton party scene.

Liked the Jeremiah/Divya exchange, but it would have been nice to see her apologize for staying for way too long at his place.

I miss Hank's girlfriend- glad to see her back next week.

[gryphon]

 

And this was priceless: "I should have just talked to you about needing more space. And less noise. And more sleep. And less baby things, everywhere, around the house..."

I adored this. I adore Jeremiah.  "Jerry" to Ray--hee.   

 

Emma and Bob can go away.  I really hope she gets kicked out for stealing that Rx pad. Wise up, Hank.

 

I am glad Mrs. Neuberger got a mention! I rather miss the client of the week...and I really like it when Evan is strong--he is a good CEO although I don't think Hank will ever believe it.   

 

I'm not all that thrilled with Hank and the new love interest, but we'll see.  

[ganesh]

Liked the Jeremiah/Divya exchange, but it would have been nice to see her apologize for staying for way too long at his place.

 

Even normal friends irl might not be able to put their foot down and tell their own friend, "hey, you need to move out now." So it's not that big a deal Jeremiah didn't say anything, and it would have been OOC if he did. But Divya's got to realize when she's over stayed her welcome. She's really taken advantage of his friendship and kindness in general. There's plenty of times on a case where she practically overrides his diagnosis or treatments. She needs to apologize for all that. 

 

She thinks she did only this one thing wrong with Viv, and sent the lawyer to make up for it. She's just ridiculously short-sighted and just having a baby isn't an excuse. Except for Jill, who was really only a friend of convenience, she doesn't have friends outside of work. Everyone else does. 

 

I rather miss the client of the week...and I really like it when Evan is strong--he is a good CEO although I don't think Hank will ever believe it.

 

Hank has never recognized Evan's efforts to grow the business. It's really infuriating. 

[Good Queen Jane]

i missed parts of this episode. Did they show Emma actually stealing the prescription pad?

[CoderLady]

Yes. It was definitely a sneaky thing. After making sure no one was around, she picked the lock on the cabinet the blanks were in and took one off the pile.

 

I hope she doesn't get any kind of pass for doing this and gets her ass slung back where she came from and off my screen ASAP.

[NeenerNeener]

I have to admit that I "watch" this show while surfing the internet so details from the episodes in years past are fuzzy at best...but doesn't Raffa have another child somewhere out there? I vaguely remember Divya initially being reluctant to get involved with him because she thought he was married; she saw a picture of said child that he had with someone else and assumed that he was married to its mother.

[Ohmo]

I vaguely remember Divya initially being reluctant to get involved with him because she thought he was married; she saw a picture of said child that he had with someone else and assumed that he was married to its mother.

 

You're right (or I'm remembering the same thing as you are).  Except I'm remembering a scene where Divya found out when she was at a photo shoot.  She was the staff medical person for a bunch of models.

 

I agree that Emma can go away yesterday.  She and Eddie must be related.  I can't stand either of them.

 

Just give me a steady helping of Jeremiah and Boris.  Toss some regular Evan and Paige (before they were reporting every sneeze to their therapist) in. Sprinkle a dash of Hank, a dash of Divya, and a dash of house porn on top.  Toss occasionally with some ACTUAL Newberg.  Serve every week.

Edited August 21, 2014 by Ohmo

[ganesh]

I know. It's not like this is a hard show to make enjoyable. They're way over doing it. 

[Long Days Night]

The thought of a Divya-Jeremiah endgame makes me sick.

 

I know they probably are headed that way, but I think there are some hopeful signs that it may not happen (fingers crossed!).  The continued emphasis on Jeremiah having extreme distaste for living with Sashi doesn't fit with him becoming a happy step-daddy in the near future.  He clearly likes the child herself, but is shown to hate the noise, mess, clutter, etc.  I certainly hope we're not going to get a storyline where he grits his teeth to live with a child who causes him on-going distress just so he can get with the mom, much less one in which just because he's getting some with Divya, he suddenly develops an auxiliary appreciation of jammy thumbprints on his clean white bath towels.  And although they had Divya intervene in his relationship with Viviana, there was really no suggestion at any point that she was motivated by jealousy, even just a little.  They wrote her as basically thinking Jeremiah is a social imbecile who can't form competent opinions or engage in reciprocal feelings with a woman, which is pretty patronizing and not at all romantic.  

 

So if they are plotting out a J/D endgame, they're tossing in some weird wrenches and missing some ripe opportunities.  Since these people usually fling their anvils around with a fairly heavy hand, I really don't think they could have kept themselves from showing Divya pining just a wee bit when Jeremiah was clearly interested in another woman.  Friends 101 (e.g. "Writing for Dummies") says that the uninterested half of a "meant to be" couple must always realize their own feelings just (and only) when their patient suitor FINALLY moves on to having romantic feelings for someone else.  If Jeremiah had gotten engaged to Viviana and Divya had dropped a vase of flowers and run from the room when accidentally overhearing the proposal, I'd be REALLY worried.

Edited August 23, 2014 by Long Days Night

[ganesh]

No, because they're going for the sudden, "I never thought I could Have It All, but you were Here The Whole Time." There's not going to be any build up to it.  

 

I'd be surprised if they bring on someone to be a long-term relationship for Jeremiah, since they did that with Evan already, and the show is kind of running out of show. It's season 6. They're probably just hanging on. "It's the last season? Oh, ok, put Jeremiah and Div together."

 

They wrote her as basically thinking Jeremiah is a social imbecile who can't form competent opinions or engage in reciprocal feelings with a woman, which is pretty patronizing and not at all romantic.

 

Or that a woman would genuinely be attracted to him at all. 

 

The show has been so schizo in the last 2 seasons. Divya is now a horrible person. They saddled her with a baby because what other plot could a professional woman possibly have? Then there's this big drama of being stuck in Argentina which is resolved in 30 seconds. 

 

You have them all treating Jeremiah like a freak show, but pretty much all the women outside of the main cast he's interacted with have been into him. There's a different Evan every week. Paige either can't stand him and has to run to Bob or they're actually a normal, adult couple. 

[purplemonkey]

Eddie can be annoying, but at least he serves as backstory to the Hank and Evan relationship, and he did redeem himself nicely at Evan's wedding. Emma is nothing more than a Cousin Oliver who happens to be a scam artist. The only good thing she did was pulling the Mike Brady courtroom stunt on the wheelchair dancer who was feigning ill for attention.

Ok RP, I watched your whole show on Netflix this summer and have caught up with the current season. Now, can you bring Jill back, please? I need me some steamy Hank love scenes, and I have disliked all his dates except for Jill.

[Ohmo]

Now, can you bring Jill back, please? I need me some steamy Hank love scenes, and I have disliked all his dates except for Jill.

 

 

Not likely since Jill Flint is currently playing doctor on The Night Shift.  Steamy is not the word that comes to mind when I think of Hank and Jill.  Actually when I think of Hank and any romantic interest.  Mark F. tries so hard, and I think he plays a great Dr. Hank.  I just don't think he plays a great romantic Dr. Hank.  Over the years, I've just told myself that he saves all his romance for his real-life wife.  Charlotte seems like a decent enough character, but I don't think there's a whole lot of chemistry there.  Some, but I think Paulo and Brooke have much better chemistry.  Ditto for Reshma and Ben (and I say that even though I don't particularly want Divya and Jeremiah together. Jeremiah deserves better)  Mark's strong suit is when he's acting opposite other men, in my opinion.  Since I don't think Hank is going to make a sudden announcement about his sexual orientation, I'd be fine with him dating off-screen.

[ganesh]

I actually liked Jill and Div's friendship, but not Hank/Jill.

[purplemonkey]

Yeah, I realize that, I just enjoyed those earlier seasons with Jill a lot. I mean, MF is the only real male eye candy in the show. I just want Hank to be happy!

[bros402]

This may have been my favorite episode of the season. Jeremiah's work with the model was entertaining--it was nice to see him run the case alone. And without Divya speaking over him. I was disappointed by Divya's apology. She said that as a mother, she's protective of Jeremiah. That sounds like she thinks of him as his mother. Yuck. I would have rather her say she was jealous and thought she was replaced as Jeremiah's friend. 

 

Also, I like how Boris is getting into "orphan" diseases. In real life, these genetic conditions are called rare diseases, not orphan. But that's a small semantic issue. There are orphan drugs, which have been abandoned because they treat rare diseases and not profitable. 

 

Having been a fan of the soap, All My Children, it was good to see Alicia Minshew (playing Olivia, Ray's wife). But it seems the Ray arc is over. My guess is Boris will get more play by financing a new lab.

 

Orphan disease is a synonym for Rare disease