I don't understand why this series is categorized as comedy because apparently there's nothing funny but heart-wrenching and depressing. Every episode, almost every single one of them has brought me to the edge of breaking down and bursting into tears, especially this particular episode.I don't know why some people would just get married and have kids, for what? So you could pass on your DNA? What's the point of having kids if you're not gonna treat them right? You don't do some freaking swap party and let your kids walk in on strangers "having fun" on the couch over night, you just don't expose your kids to that kind of environment. What kind of parents are you?
Bottles, I know why now they name this episode that. There's a sad story behind it and yet again, that stupid father fails to sense the agony in his son and conveniently thinks it's just funny to come right out and tell everyone at the thanksgiving dinner. What a nice gesture! What kind of parents would find it funny to make fun of their kids shameful and painful memories and humiliate them in front of full table of people? Especially on thanksgiving, really?
I was furious when he was telling people about the story, about how Alex would pee in the bottles over night and empty them in the morning instead of going to the bathroom which was only a few steps away, and that just made me mad, especially after I had learned the reason why he couldn't do it. I mean, are you kidding me? You are monsters. I can't even imagine how disturbing it must have been for the young Alex to witness. You chose to neglect him when he was young and yet again, you successfully hurt his feelings after so many years. Bravo. Gotta hand it to you. You are really one of a kind. And what now? So you came back to dump this stupid idea on your kids like that? Because you're getting married and you think you have the right to just barge into your kid's house after 10 years without ever bothering to contact them even once and break the news like that? At an event that's supposed to be celebrated by a family? A real family I mean. You are really something. Thanksgiving is supposed to be about family, true, but if the family is broken, what's the point of celebrating it in the first place? Like Val said, the damage's been done already. You can't just come in and pretend it's all okay, no matter how long it's been, the pain is still there and you can't erase that and you can't take it back by coming back into your kids' life and announcing your upcoming wedding. I feel bad about Alex, about what he went through growing up and the fact that his parents failed to attend to his needs when he was still young and people like those are incompetent to be parents, like 100%.
As for Laura, I get that she's angry and all and she has every right to be upset about her one-sided feeling for Michael not getting righteously returned but, taking it out on Val? That's not the way to go, especially when Val didn't even know she had feelings for him in the first place. So why punish Val for something she didn't do? I hate when she was being a brat to Val and tried so hard to make her feel hurt like she was feeling, but it wasn't even Val's fault to begin with. Luckily she realized that in the end and I could tell she was coming out of her shell and about to patch things up with Val, which is good, because I'd hate to see their relationship get all broken up over some guy. That'd break my heart. It was also stupid of her to do the thing she did just to get Michael's attention, which kind of worked but he pulled himself away instantly the moment he felt she wanted more than what he could give her. And that was a wise decision and I admire him for that. He is a decent guy.
This episode just got me feeling and I don't even know how I feel right now, sad? A little, depressed? Hell yeah. Suffocated, seems more like it. Can't wait to watch the rest of the first season and move on to the second.
Bottles, I know why now they name this episode that. There's a sad story behind it and yet again, that stupid father fails to sense the agony in his son and conveniently thinks it's just funny to come right out and tell everyone at the thanksgiving dinner. What a nice gesture! What kind of parents would find it funny to make fun of their kids shameful and painful memories and humiliate them in front of full table of people? Especially on thanksgiving, really?
I was furious when he was telling people about the story, about how Alex would pee in the bottles over night and empty them in the morning instead of going to the bathroom which was only a few steps away, and that just made me mad, especially after I had learned the reason why he couldn't do it. I mean, are you kidding me? You are monsters. I can't even imagine how disturbing it must have been for the young Alex to witness. You chose to neglect him when he was young and yet again, you successfully hurt his feelings after so many years. Bravo. Gotta hand it to you. You are really one of a kind. And what now? So you came back to dump this stupid idea on your kids like that? Because you're getting married and you think you have the right to just barge into your kid's house after 10 years without ever bothering to contact them even once and break the news like that? At an event that's supposed to be celebrated by a family? A real family I mean. You are really something. Thanksgiving is supposed to be about family, true, but if the family is broken, what's the point of celebrating it in the first place? Like Val said, the damage's been done already. You can't just come in and pretend it's all okay, no matter how long it's been, the pain is still there and you can't erase that and you can't take it back by coming back into your kids' life and announcing your upcoming wedding. I feel bad about Alex, about what he went through growing up and the fact that his parents failed to attend to his needs when he was still young and people like those are incompetent to be parents, like 100%.
As for Laura, I get that she's angry and all and she has every right to be upset about her one-sided feeling for Michael not getting righteously returned but, taking it out on Val? That's not the way to go, especially when Val didn't even know she had feelings for him in the first place. So why punish Val for something she didn't do? I hate when she was being a brat to Val and tried so hard to make her feel hurt like she was feeling, but it wasn't even Val's fault to begin with. Luckily she realized that in the end and I could tell she was coming out of her shell and about to patch things up with Val, which is good, because I'd hate to see their relationship get all broken up over some guy. That'd break my heart. It was also stupid of her to do the thing she did just to get Michael's attention, which kind of worked but he pulled himself away instantly the moment he felt she wanted more than what he could give her. And that was a wise decision and I admire him for that. He is a decent guy.
This episode just got me feeling and I don't even know how I feel right now, sad? A little, depressed? Hell yeah. Suffocated, seems more like it. Can't wait to watch the rest of the first season and move on to the second.
