Inquisitionist February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Matt spends a day at the hospital when his father undergoes heart surgery. Caught this last night. Some very funny stuff, including Sean's phone call with his father, a prominent cardiologist back in England. and Morning's not-so-subtle hinting around that she'd like a role in Bev and Sean's new series . Link to comment
lucindabelle February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Oh god yes, Morning was hilarious, including the sour grapes bit at the end. As was Sean's dad. "It's your son." "Yes?" Still, I want more TIM! 2 Link to comment
Fisher King February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 "Worst pet name ever!" Actually Scrunchie is just as bad as Little Pubie. Link to comment
Corgi-ears February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 "Worst pet name ever!" Actually Scrunchie is just as bad as Little Pubie. Especially if it turns out that it's because Carol scrunches up her face in the throes of orgasms , or something. Link to comment
Ailianna February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 She said it was because she wears a scrunchie when she washes her face at night. To pull back her hair. Link to comment
wendyg February 14, 2015 Share February 14, 2015 I loved the exchange of expletives at the end: a perfect expression of the love-hate-frustration relationship they clearly have. 3 Link to comment
catrox14 February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 I just love this show so much. It's just so goofy and still filled with heart despite the snark and awful things said and done. 1 Link to comment
Fisher King February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 It was rather brilliant how they seriously tried to take Sean's advice to be civil and after the contemplative moment of silence they continued with more polite 'fuck yous'. 3 Link to comment
maraleia February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 Hey don't worry about spoiler tags here. If people read this thread before they watch the episode then so be it. Thanks for being conscientious though. Link to comment
lucindabelle February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 Thanks mod! I can't refrain from watching a week ahead when they out it there. The fuck yous... Was great great writing, so much subtext. 2 Link to comment
WearyTraveler February 15, 2015 Share February 15, 2015 Did you talk to your father? Yes And? He gave me three names he most definitely NOT recommend LMAO!! 1 Link to comment
Ailianna February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 So this wasn't my favorite episode; I know because I only watched it about 4 times this week! Even when the plot doesn't move me (and I am not a fan of the hospital plot and Matt's dad) I still enjoy how the characters interact and the relationships. I enjoyed Carol and Bev on the phone the most, I think. Absolutely worst pet name ever!! 1 Link to comment
Danny Franks February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 I was really willing Matt to just kick his ungrateful asshole dad out on the street. That guy deserves no support, as far as I can tell. At the very least, he should sell the condo and buy them a small apartment somewhere. I just don't really enjoy the characters of his dad and step-mother (or whatever she is). They're too unpleasant, without any redeeming features, in a show where there are so many characters I really like. It shows how good Matt is in this role though, that he can be such a jerk 90% of the time, but then be so completely sympathetic and long-suffering in situations like this. Sean and Bev just hanging around uselessly was amusing, though. And Sean's tortured conversation with his dad was great. Carol and Helen are still pretty adorable, even if Carol is really not good at pet names. I like that she's open about her insecurities with Bev though, because that's one person who's likely to give her solid advice. If she'll ever actually listen, that is. 1 Link to comment
Sakura12 February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 I liked Sean's conversation with his dad. "Hi, dad", "Yes", "It's Sean", "Yes", "Your son", "Yes". The Matt's dad plot line isn't my favorite, except for after Sean yelled at them to be nicer, they just quieted down the f you's. Still love Bev and Carol's friendship, probably because there are so few female friendship on tv that are shown as actual friendships. Bev does have a right to be worried about the Helen relationship moving at lightening speed. It makes me wonder if she's going to run through all the relationship highs and lows in 3 months then dump Carol to find another, so she never really get past the honeymoon stage in her relationships. Link to comment
wendyg February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 (edited) It would definitely be interesting to see Carol struggle to navigate how to work for a boss she's not sleeping with. But I keep expecting Helen to be fired: she's competent, smart, and doesn't make enemies. She can't possibly last. Edited March 2, 2015 by maraleia 1 Link to comment
lucindabelle February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 I get the feeling that maybe Carol's a bit less into it-- just a bit-- than Helen. Which opens up all kinds of possibilities. Though they're still adorbs together. Link to comment
slowpoked February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 Sean and Bev just hanging around uselessly was amusing, though. That's what I loved about this episode. A lesser comedy would have made a contrived reason for them to hang around the hospital and NO ONE will question why (except the audience). I loved that everyone questioned what they're doing there! Even as far as Carol over the phone, and even Beverly questioning Sean why. It's those little details and nuances that make the show click! One question - did Carol not ever know about Jamie Lepidus and Matt's affair? Because I was surprised that she would just recommend Matt talking to Merc about his surgeon just like that, as if they're old friends. Link to comment
Ailianna February 16, 2015 Share February 16, 2015 That bothered me too, but I figured that Carol is part of the Hollywood establishment where you have to take calls and play nice with people you hate, just as we recently saw her do with Merc, and Helen have to buy Merc's awful show, because reasons, and you can't completely burn bridges there, since you never know who you're going to be working with next. 2 Link to comment
iMonrey February 17, 2015 Share February 17, 2015 I was really willing Matt to just kick his ungrateful asshole dad out on the street. That guy deserves no support, as far as I can tell. I agree. What cinched it was Matt's story about how his father just took off and disappeared (to Korea) when he was 14, so clearly this isn't even someone Matt owes for being there when he was a kid. And maybe it was the drugs talking, but the elder LeBlanc spent the episode worrying Matt would sell his condo because he knows Matt's in dire financial straights. Why would he then turn around and expect Matt to buy him an expensive car? I felt for Bev being ignored while Carol spent all of their quality time talking on her phone to Helen during their power walk. This felt sort of a like a bottle episode, more or less. 2 Link to comment
ganesh February 20, 2015 Share February 20, 2015 I got a friend that can be on the phone a lot with an s/o while we're hanging out. So I'm always like, off-camera eyeroll. And to be fair, after about 10 min or so, he gets off the phone. But I have to deal. I don't buy for a second that Carol has pubes though. She waxes every 2 weeks. I do want her to have a healthy relationship with Helen, but it seems like Helen moves fast and I don't think she realizes how sensitive Carol is. I agree though that MLB's father is terrible and definitely didn't deserve it. What's funny about the show is that you'd think Matt would tell a redeeming story to Sean about his father, but no. I think Sean and Bev are actually short sighted in not considering Morning for their new show. She's been working pretty steadily since the 70s, apparently, and she's showed up ready to work every day on set with Pucks. She's a professional, and they could do a lot worse with her. I am assuming that this network is a broadcast network. New shows tend to lean toward name or veteran actors. If they were on premium cable, then, ok, hire no-names, but Morning is reliable and knows her way around a show. 3 Link to comment
whiporee February 22, 2015 Share February 22, 2015 I sort of think Helen is setting Carol up as payback for the first husband. That's why she's moving so fast. That'll suck because I like the idea or Carol and Helen (plus, hot girl-on-girl action TM Joss Whedon) , but they are working too hard and putting up too many flags. As for the episode itself, I didn't love it, but it was still better than most of what i watched this week. Link to comment
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