12 minutes ago, ReddFoxx said:

Barrington County has been mentioned as where Fairmont Crest is located so I am assuming that Elon is chief of that county. Jacob arrested Dani for shooting up the wedding and that was definitely in Fairmont Crest. But the implied pay scale is still off. A metro area police chief at minimum should be making 150k a year. Now a dispatcher would be on the lower end at about 50k, but combined the Hawthornes wouldn't be working class.

Working class may have been the wrong word to use, but I just meant a regular person with a regular job. Not someone building a "shouse", LOL

25 minutes ago, MontyB said:

Working class may have been the wrong word to use, but I just meant a regular person with a regular job. Not someone building a "shouse", LOL

I think working class is the right word for what the show is trying to portray, but the writers put Elon too high up the ladder to effectively sell the family as working class.

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40 minutes ago, ReddFoxx said:

I think working class is the right word for what the show is trying to portray, but the writers Elon too high up the ladder to effectively sell the family as working class.

I agree with you that the writers are off here. They've made numerous missteps in suggesting how much money people have.

All this discussion about the Hawthorne finances is an example of that. That Lynette is so broke is another. That Hayley has taken down so many marks and ex-husbands and doesn't mention that money is another.

That Leslie seemingly has a never-ending bank account. That Samantha is written as someone out of place at the cotillion even though she's grown up around wealth and power.

Regarding Darlene, I really like the actress and the character so far. I wasn't crazy about the dress she wore (that many posted here) but I don't think it looks cheap. I just think she's a beautiful woman they could have done better for.

And Darlene has a sense of class that Leslie can't even sniff.

2 hours ago, ranger1rg said:

And Darlene has a sense of class that Leslie can't even sniff.

Speak on it.

2 hours ago, ranger1rg said:

I agree with you that the writers are off here. They've made numerous missteps in suggesting how much money people have.

All this discussion about the Hawthorne finances is an example of that. That Lynette is so broke is another. That Hayley has taken down so many marks and ex-husbands and doesn't mention that money is another.

That Leslie seemingly has a never-ending bank account. That Samantha is written as someone out of place at the cotillion even though she's grown up around wealth and power.

Regarding Darlene, I really like the actress and the character so far. I wasn't crazy about the dress she wore (that many posted here) but I don't think it looks cheap. I just think she's a beautiful woman they could have done better for.

And Darlene has a sense of class that Leslie can't even sniff.

As far as Lynette and Hayley go that can be explained that scammers burn through money quick which means constantly having to find a mark. Expensive clothes, jewelry and dinners do add up over time.

4 minutes ago, ReddFoxx said:

As far as Lynette and Hayley go that can be explained that scammers burn through money quick which means constantly having to find a mark. Expensive clothes, jewelry and dinners do add up over time.

That's how I see it.

4 hours ago, ranger1rg said:

Regarding Darlene, I really like the actress and the character so far.

I really like Darlene too. And the actress is wonderful, in my opinion. Just wondering -- have Darlene and Elon had any scenes together yet? If so, I must have missed them. It will be interesting to see what kind of dynamic those two have.