[7.4/10] I liked all three stories in this one. Some more than others, but they were all entertaining and even connected in neat little ways, mainly through the cafe.
My favorite of them was Johnny’s, for once! I love how him reluctantly helping Twyla with a few dishes given her bum leg turned into a whole day’s worth of waiting tables for the Rose patriarch. The whole “full combo” kerfuffle was a solid laugh, and I like the awkward reactions of the other Roses who patronized the cafe. But my favorite part was the close, where having walked a mile in a waiter’s shoes, Johnny decides he can’t take the portion of tip money that Twyla offered him, treating it as “reparations” for all the times he was a difficult customer himself. It’s a nice moment of self-reflection from Johnny, who’s maybe getting some of that personal growth the rest of the Roses have been pursuing as of late.
I also liked both the comedy and the drama of Moira and Alexis having lunch together. For one thing, it’s funny since Alexis ends up accidentally talking herself into this lunch by tweaking her mom for treating her brother like a favorite. By the same token, the way that Moira and Alexis both have to psyche themselves up for the meal (with Ronnie and Ted respectively) is amusing, and the same goes for their awkward silence and Moira’s list of icebreaker questions.
But then, again, the show pivots toward someplace real. Moira’s insecurity about her daughter not wanting to be seen with her and Alexis’s discomfort over her mom’s public notoriety make for good fodder for a heart-to-heart. The pair of them endeavoring to “make up for lost time” after speaking plainly to one another is very heartening.
The story I liked the least here was the continued saga of David and Stevie playing tug of war over Jake. Even so, there’s some good laughs over the comedy of manners that emerges from each trying to navigate the delicate waters of break-ups and other tangles in this tripartite dating arrangement, particularly David not understanding that Stevie was trying to warn him about a break-up. The whole Jake business has been pretty lame, but hopefully it’s over now, and David and Stevie as snipe-y best friends is still a good mode for them.
Overall, a definite improvement on the season premiere, with particularly good stories for all the Roses except David!
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2020-06-23T05:07:42Z
[7.4/10] I liked all three stories in this one. Some more than others, but they were all entertaining and even connected in neat little ways, mainly through the cafe.
My favorite of them was Johnny’s, for once! I love how him reluctantly helping Twyla with a few dishes given her bum leg turned into a whole day’s worth of waiting tables for the Rose patriarch. The whole “full combo” kerfuffle was a solid laugh, and I like the awkward reactions of the other Roses who patronized the cafe. But my favorite part was the close, where having walked a mile in a waiter’s shoes, Johnny decides he can’t take the portion of tip money that Twyla offered him, treating it as “reparations” for all the times he was a difficult customer himself. It’s a nice moment of self-reflection from Johnny, who’s maybe getting some of that personal growth the rest of the Roses have been pursuing as of late.
I also liked both the comedy and the drama of Moira and Alexis having lunch together. For one thing, it’s funny since Alexis ends up accidentally talking herself into this lunch by tweaking her mom for treating her brother like a favorite. By the same token, the way that Moira and Alexis both have to psyche themselves up for the meal (with Ronnie and Ted respectively) is amusing, and the same goes for their awkward silence and Moira’s list of icebreaker questions.
But then, again, the show pivots toward someplace real. Moira’s insecurity about her daughter not wanting to be seen with her and Alexis’s discomfort over her mom’s public notoriety make for good fodder for a heart-to-heart. The pair of them endeavoring to “make up for lost time” after speaking plainly to one another is very heartening.
The story I liked the least here was the continued saga of David and Stevie playing tug of war over Jake. Even so, there’s some good laughs over the comedy of manners that emerges from each trying to navigate the delicate waters of break-ups and other tangles in this tripartite dating arrangement, particularly David not understanding that Stevie was trying to warn him about a break-up. The whole Jake business has been pretty lame, but hopefully it’s over now, and David and Stevie as snipe-y best friends is still a good mode for them.
Overall, a definite improvement on the season premiere, with particularly good stories for all the Roses except David!