Beautiful series with a beautiful open ending. Can't wait for the third season. This season has made me realize how important mental health is and made me both laugh and cry. Everything was so beautiful in this episode, it's almost indescribable.
6 Reviews
Brilliant series
katlehotm13 August 2019
Hell yea Sam
Calicodreamin2 July 2021
Cheap, easy, formulaic
ccave-6262017 August 2019
Warning: Spoilers
I dont usually review episodes, but I had to comment on the storyline with Casey and Izzie.
Given how much judgement Casey had about her mom, and the way she continued to punish her, I knew from the get go it was only a matter of time before Casey found herself in a similar position. It's the quickest, easiest way to create that understanding within her towards her mom. I will admit, it took me a little longer to catch on that it would be with Izzie. I'm disappointed for a number of reasons, but I'll explore the main 3:
1. It suggests that a person's understanding can only come from what they themselves have experienced, and shows a lack of depth and empathy of the character. It is the easiest way to inevitably help Casey find forgiveness for her mom, but the source of of it is ultimately selfish and that makes the forgiveness meaningless.
2. It reinforces the idea that you cant be that close to someone, or love someone, without it becoming romantic. First society creates the notion that men and women cant just be friends, but now women and women cant just be friends either? It cheapens the bond between the two friends, and feels unnecessary.
3. It creates the idea that, no matter how a person feels about cheating, or how good a relationship is, in the right circumstances a person will cheat. But that's not true, because it is a choice - a difficult choice, but a choice nonetheless. Not only that, but doing it this way steals the attention from the love between Casey and Izzie.
The worst part is it didn't need to happen. They could have had Casey acknowledge her feelings towards Izzie, understand her moms actions and confusion about the bartender and dad, and still honor her relationship with Evan. She could have been honest with Evan about what almost happened and either worked through it or broken up, acknowledged her feelings to Izzie and either explored them further or explained why she couldn't, and confided in her mom about the experience and that she understood her mom more but was using her betrayal as a lesson to do things differently. The writers went for the obvious drama, and not only is it below the standard of such an amazing show, it is too easy, unnecessary and cheap.
Given how much judgement Casey had about her mom, and the way she continued to punish her, I knew from the get go it was only a matter of time before Casey found herself in a similar position. It's the quickest, easiest way to create that understanding within her towards her mom. I will admit, it took me a little longer to catch on that it would be with Izzie. I'm disappointed for a number of reasons, but I'll explore the main 3:
1. It suggests that a person's understanding can only come from what they themselves have experienced, and shows a lack of depth and empathy of the character. It is the easiest way to inevitably help Casey find forgiveness for her mom, but the source of of it is ultimately selfish and that makes the forgiveness meaningless.
2. It reinforces the idea that you cant be that close to someone, or love someone, without it becoming romantic. First society creates the notion that men and women cant just be friends, but now women and women cant just be friends either? It cheapens the bond between the two friends, and feels unnecessary.
3. It creates the idea that, no matter how a person feels about cheating, or how good a relationship is, in the right circumstances a person will cheat. But that's not true, because it is a choice - a difficult choice, but a choice nonetheless. Not only that, but doing it this way steals the attention from the love between Casey and Izzie.
The worst part is it didn't need to happen. They could have had Casey acknowledge her feelings towards Izzie, understand her moms actions and confusion about the bartender and dad, and still honor her relationship with Evan. She could have been honest with Evan about what almost happened and either worked through it or broken up, acknowledged her feelings to Izzie and either explored them further or explained why she couldn't, and confided in her mom about the experience and that she understood her mom more but was using her betrayal as a lesson to do things differently. The writers went for the obvious drama, and not only is it below the standard of such an amazing show, it is too easy, unnecessary and cheap.
Was Enjoying This Show Until This Episode
scocasso2 January 2022
Warning: Spoilers
So far, pretty good show and I was enjoying the lack of leftist political ideologies that commiewood is shoving into almost everything these days. Very refreshing. Maybe it's because this show started in 2017 and they weren't pushing as hard as they are now in 2022, and this particular episode is from 2018, so...
In this episode they start shoving their leftist crap in -- you know, they just can't seem to leave well-enough alone, you know? They love to take a good thing, then ruin it. "Hey, this show is doing great, people are really liking it, so let's shove some leftist crap in there to try and spread our ideology. Well, we'll see where it goes from here on in, but I've got a bad feeling that the show will take a hard-left from here on in. If that happens, then I'm OUT.
In this episode they start shoving their leftist crap in -- you know, they just can't seem to leave well-enough alone, you know? They love to take a good thing, then ruin it. "Hey, this show is doing great, people are really liking it, so let's shove some leftist crap in there to try and spread our ideology. Well, we'll see where it goes from here on in, but I've got a bad feeling that the show will take a hard-left from here on in. If that happens, then I'm OUT.
I want to like this show because Gilchrist's character is awesome. However:
hockeybumn15 September 2018
Sam is the only likeable character. Gilchrist is great and the character is genuinely fun to root for because he's so relatable and straightforward.
Unfortunately all of the other characters tend to make everything complicated for themselves by acting on their uncertainty. Sam is the only one with a strong sense of direction. I'm amazed they can even put their shoes on in the morning because they either active impulsively (which threatens their relationships, family, etc.) or they mope around like bewildered children.
Unfortunately all of the other characters tend to make everything complicated for themselves by acting on their uncertainty. Sam is the only one with a strong sense of direction. I'm amazed they can even put their shoes on in the morning because they either active impulsively (which threatens their relationships, family, etc.) or they mope around like bewildered children.
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