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5.7 The Silence George: "Do you want to talk about your feelings?" Ruth: "Strangely enough, I don't think I have any." Pretty clear theme with this one: doing things out of obligation, not because you want to do them. And trying to find a way to listen to the truth inside oneself. Oh, Nate. Never happy with what he has. Nate wanted Brenda to have the amnio because he was afraid that having a sick child would make him even more trapped than he already was. How Brenda felt about it didn't seem to matter to him. The two of them should never have gotten married; whatever connection they had at the beginning of the series is gone. And now Brenda knows it. So Maggie is a Quaker. I've been to Friends' meetings; silent worship can be very powerful and peaceful. After Nate tried silent worship, he opened his eyes and looked right at Maggie. Is Maggie herself what he wants? Or does he just want to be *like* her, calm and at peace with all of the terrible things that have happened to him? I think Nate was seeing Maggie and/or her religion as a magic pill that would fix his life. Wrong. Ruth discovered that going places for the sake of going places made her feel empty. George actually moved on with incredible speed. When he told her he was engaged to someone else, I laughed out loud. Ruth confronting George's new honey with the truth about him was pretty funny, too. I was glad she did it. If I were George's new honey, I'd want to know. Was that really why Ruth did it, though? Was she having second thoughts about dumping crazy old George? "The silence" was also about Claire's creative dry spell; she also felt empty. Maybe going out with her co-workers -- or possibly with cute lawyer Ted -- will jumpstart her life and get her going again. I just can't see Claire in a cubicle forever, though. (Not that there's anything wrong with cubicles. I've worked in a cubicle. Lots of people do. Okay, I'll shut up now.) Keith was acting like he was putting up with Durrell and Anthony for David's sake and for no other reason. But then he listened to David, and recommitted to his family. (A marked contrast to Nate.) I just loved that David was right about going to Durrell's play against Durrell's wishes. Paying attention to your kid works. Praise works. Durrell was visibly happy. Maybe this will work out, after all. Chalk up one for David. More about meaning: -- The Opening Death showed a guy dying while watching a play he had absolutely no interest in seeing. (Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?) But you know, trying new things and accepting invitations is often the right thing to do. Isn't it? -- Ruth, super controller of all things related to food, took potato salad to a party. She didn't belong there, and neither did her potato salad. You know, if the mayo didn't smell right, she shouldn't have made it, anyway. -- Vanessa has allowed Rico into the house and back into bed with her, but she refused to participate or enjoy it. She was at a play she didn't want to attend. -- I loved David and Keith surrepticiously tossing their porn into a strange dumpster, symbolising their renewed commitment to their adopted boys. And the psychological advice Keith got from Roger's kids. Very cute. Bits and pieces: -- "Peter Thomas Burns, 1948-2005". -- "Yeah, baby." Bleah. -- Margaret was cheating on Olivier. Too funny. -- Billy has left town. -- Where was Anthony during Durrell's play? He wasn't *in* the play, and he wasn't in the audience with Keith and David. Quotes: Mr. Burns: "Why do people invite anybody to anything?" Mrs. Burns: "I have no idea." David: "Those tapes were in a locked box underneath a pile of old Ralph Lauren sheets underneath our bed." Durrell: "Well, then you know where I found them." If you really want to see private things your parents have hidden, you don't do it in front of them. Durrell just wanted to freak out and embarrass David and Keith. Mission accomplished. Claire: "Anyway, I'm exhausted. I had no idea doing nothing all day could be so tiring." Maggie: "We believe that God is within all of us. If we get together and are silent, hopefully we each hear something from God." Nate: "What if you don't?" Maggie: "You make something up. At least I do." Nate: "How do you know God's not telling you what to make up?" George: "I think it will be healthier for our psyches if we just, you know, move on." Ruth: "You want to fly to Haiti for a quickie divorce just for our psyches?" Margaret: "All couples have these kinds of disagreements. You think I didn't want to abort you and Billy?" I love Margaret. She's such a hoot. Three stars, Billie View all comments or post a comment. |
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