User Reviews

It's interesting to note that when this for episode first aired, it was one of my favorites but over the years as I've seen it again with various perspectives changing my point of view, I find it to be sexist in reverse. It's the four women with all their men, including Suzanne with ex-husband Dash Goff the writer.

The battle of the sexes takes off right away with everybody but Charlene and Bill, and to some extent surprisingly Suzanne being extremely obnoxious. The writing for J.D. and Reese doesn't match their personality traits from previous episodes, especially J.D. who showed his gentlemanly behavior in a brief scene in the previous episode with Mary Jo and her ex-husband Ted.

When they start to show scenes from an Oprah show, the battle lines are drawn and it becomes very preachy and feminist and misandrist. Attempts to accuse the men of being misogynistic fall flat because the writing is manipulative and when Julia starts on her rant, it is quite unfair and one dimensional. Then for the men's rebuttal, what they get is very weak period the episode is only saved by the couples upset with each other finding out that in spite of their anger at each other, they can't do without each other and it becomes very romantic.

But oh that middle segment. Today, it's so cringe-worthy that the fast forward button is in danger of being broken by how hard I push down on it. Bill and Charlene end up saving the day with the romantic mood even after an unpleasant experience, and you long to hear someone say it's not just men and women who have major issues. It's all of humanity.