S01.E08: The Drama Of Original Choice

[jenrising]

Available April 6 on Netflix

[Roccos Brother]

Just when I think things couldn't get any messier, they somehow manage to up the ante. Suddenly, Amy's struggle with closing the deal and Danny's money woes seem like small potatoes compared to the wild web they've created and the challenges they are facing now.

Me during the flashback scene when Danny is sabotaging Paul's college applications,"Nooo, don't do ittt." It really is a twist that all along we thought Paul was codependent on Danny, when it had always been the other way around. I didn't know if Danny as a kid encouraging Paul to "skip three grades" so they could be together was adorable, or just plain sad.

Edited April 9 by Roccos Brother

[dubbel zout]

14 hours ago, Roccos Brother said:

Me during the flashback scene when Danny is sabotaging Paul's college applications,"Nooo, don't do ittt." It really is a twist that all along we thought Paul was codependent on Danny, when it had always been the other way around. I didn't know if Danny as a kid encouraging Paul to "skip three grades" so they could be together was adorable, or just plain sad.

I found it so sad, and for Danny to sabotage Paul's applications because of his (Danny's) needs was brutally selfish and yet it also showed how desperately Danny needed Paul around so he could feel better about himself. Ugh, this show is not afraid to show people at their worst.

[overtherainbow]

This was my favorite episode. I really enjoyed the flashbacks and the little insights they gave into both Danny and Amy's self-destructiveness. It was difficult to watch Amy have to hold onto her dad's infidelity for so long and put pressure on herself starting from a young age. Danny throwing away Paul's acceptance letters was absolutely brutal.

[calliope1975]

3 hours ago, overtherainbow said:

 Danny throwing away Paul's acceptance letters was absolutely brutal.

It really was. And he carried that all these years knowing it was wrong but still unable to let Paul go. And poor Paul thought all those schools rejected him. And it all started when Baby Danny was insecure and just wanted a connection with his little bro. The writing of this show is superb. 

Edited April 10 by calliope1975

[MaggieG]

Nobody is talking about the witch?? She scared the crap out of me

[PurpleTentacle]

Danny really fucked up that bad wiring the house? Didn't he even google it? Did the missing youtube dislikes screw him?

I mean I figured it was his wiring that did it, but I didn't think it would be that bad...

And while Amy tries to become a better person and comes clean about what she did, he just doubles down. This is so sad. I can see why he wouldn't want to tell his parents, but he should trust his bro.

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I wrote the above before finishing the episode. Throwing away his brother's college letters is really low. I can see now why there can never be real trust between them. But would that even work? I'm not american, but what I know from american movies is that you get a letter either way, if you are accepted or not. If you don't get anything, wouldn't you call and they'd tell you that they never recieved an application? I guess you would be screwed for that year, but you could apply the next, say you took a gap year.