This is why Ed was never a viable character, much less as a patriarch, which was the family and the town needed at that time. Not because he screwed up as I like my patriarchs with an edge (look at H.B.) But he never seemed to take responsibility for it, or any remorse. This is why they missed a big opp when Nola returns, in my view I wou ld have her be best selling novelist of adventure/romances, the kind people eat up but are embarrassed to say they love, who comes to town to change her writing style and do maybe an article on Mo (and also our of guilt for not being around for years and intent on "fixing the family" in a weird Nola way) and starts to interview people and sees something strange when people talk about her death. Van of course tells her to just focus on Mos life or forget about it all togehter, which makes Nola more intent then ever to do it. Anyway, she discovers the truth and confronts Lillian but more importantly Ed, leading him to show remorse, guilt and take responsiblity for the whole thing. Then they can do the Ed/Lillan scene at the grave that they did near the end of the show, that some smart writer put was responsible for (and Wheeler actually let air.)
Having a patriarch with feet of clay is fine, if they take responsibility for it, and I never saw that with Ed. PS to his credit when he returned seem to play that regret and trying to do right by his family.
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