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2.4 Driving Mr. Mossback Claire: "You know, people don't just spaz out and hork all over their shoes for no good reason, Nate." Nate: "Two words: tofu meatloaf." The Bus of Death returned for the Opening Death scene, which of course was a precursor to Nate's seizure. (I don't know about you, but Nate's seizure was so real and unexpected that it freaked me out.) Having to drive Mr. Mossback from Seattle to L.A. was just a vehicle :) for the main plot, which was Nate connecting with his past while facing his possible lack of a future. Nate didn't take Brenda to Seattle with him because of Lisa. (I could easily imagine Brenda verbally ripping Lisa to shreds.) Lisa, as Nate said, was not an easy person to categorize. I mean, come on -- trying to reason with ants? Yes, Lisa was clearly a good person, and she was madly in love with Nate which meant she had taste, but I didn't care much for her. I wasn't quite sure why. Claire learned about Nate's condition pretty much under battlefield conditions. But Nate was still underplaying it. I just need to take anti-seizure meds for the rest of my life, that's all. Don't tell David about the pills, Claire. Don't tell Mom about anything. He was facing it, but not facing it. He needs to "come out," like David did. Brenda and the completely unstrung Margaret Chenowith had a totally bizarre mother-daughter bonding exercise that ended with them coming to blows, both verbally and physically. The elaborate rules that Brenda's parents had for sex outside their "holy bonds" were just bizarre. Come on, people. Cheating is cheating. Making elaborate rules so that you can do it is just disguising the truth. Despite being a lunatic, Margaret was probably right that Brenda was at loose ends because she didn't have Billy to look after any more. Nate and Brenda both cried in this episode: Nate with Lisa, and Brenda alone. Making the point that it was something they should have been able to share with each other. In the last episode, David had a serious police-related problem and called Keith for help. This time, Keith had a serious family-related problem and called David for help. Little Taylor with the exceptionally awful mouth was impressed by the dead body in David's basement, and it shocked her into opening up to David. And he handled it so well. David is obviously good parent material. More about meaning: -- Margaret was practically doing Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction, and she told Brenda not to be dramatic. That made me laugh out loud. -- Lisa lied about giving Nate's shirt away because she wanted to keep it for herself. Nate realized what she was doing and insisted she keep it. He wanted Lisa to love him, even though he didn't love her back. Bits and pieces: -- "Harold Mossback, 1932-2001." -- Claire was mad at Gary the counselor about the whole police thing, but has apparently already forgiven him. -- Ruth was spouting Plan-speak, and David finally told her to mind her own fucking business. David has changed, and for the better. -- Little Taylor didn't like Eddie. But she did like David. Probably because he told her the truth and didn't condescend to her. -- The cops were still looking for Gabe. -- Ruth has a sister, Sarah, who doesn't return Ruth's calls. -- Brenda was obviously intrigued by one of her clients, Melissa the hooker. Quotes: Claire: "Is she all crunchy granola, backpacky, and way into grunge?" Nate: "Um. Crunchy granola, maybe a little. Backpacky, definitely. Into grunge: no way." Brenda: "Can't we at least go inside? I could get a seaweed wrap while I pretend to listen to you." Margaret: "Just because your parents are shrinks doesn't mean you know about psychology." Brenda: "Just because you're a shrink doesn't mean that you're not out of your fucking mind." The standard good SFU episode. Three stars, Billie |
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