Week 21, Part III -- Conclusion
Alan: "How dare you bring (Sean) into this house, Monica."
Monica: "Ala .. it is my house, Alan!"
Alan: "That I gave you!"
Sean Swindles the Quartermaines: I can't possibly top the appraisal from GH fan Pxlbarrel. "Man, Stuart's got that crazed mad man look down pat." Alan's scary screaming at Monica and Sean reminded me of his Fourth of July outburst back in 1980. I imagine that Monica thought of that, the attic roof collapse, and Alan nearly shooting her and Rick dead when she told Sean about Alan looking like he could have killed them both.
Prior to this scene, which really should have concluded Friday's episode instead of the usual Laurelton junk, none of the adult Quartermaines have that great of a day. A.J. and Jason have just been sent to camp before Alan got to say goodbye to them. Jimmy Lee's occupied with Buzz. Monica files for divorce from Alan. Alan, Edward, and Lila, plus Stella, take that as their cue to exit.
Throughout this storyline, I've had the most sympathy for Monica. She's dealing with the impact from and consequences of losing her family. It's genuinely heartbreaking watching Monica beg Lila not to leave. I'm torn between whether it was effective to have that moment and the later one of Monica alone in her living room be as brief as they were, or if the show should have lingered with both.
Edward, on Kelly's: "It certainly is, uh, rustic."
Lila: "Edward's a great fan of local color."
Ruby: "Well, we're just wallowing in local color."
Edward: "Yes, wallowing is the right word."
We'll see how I feel as the weeks go by, but right now, I'm fond of having the Qs and Stella at Kelly's. As funny as David Lewis is on Friday, Norma Connolly did the better job in selling the comedy. Watch Ruby's evolution from disbelief to delight in having four ex-mansion residents as her boarders. It helps that Ruby's not snide about the reversal of fortune. And hooray for Edward, finally getting some good coffee. Actually, it's more than good. It's "the most fabulous cup of coffee in the world."
Alan: "I never realized that being thrown out of my own home would entail me sleeping in the same room with you."
Edward: "... Well, at least you don't have to worry about me divorcing you."
Back at the mansion, Sean's attempt to gift Monica some furs and jewelry goes over like a lead balloon. Monica refuses to just blindly accept the loot and Sean's lies about it. He may say the Qs are just too greedy for their own good, but ...
Monica: "You draw the line at how much money you make, not how you make it, right?"
It's a race between the milk in my fridge and this relationship as to which one's going to expire first. Honeymoon roleplaying isn't going to stop the inevitable.
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