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Also it seems extremely out of character for Em to be into baking or even remotely good at it!
Doesnt this seem more like Vinnies speed?
The Em we have met in the show used to pretend to be allergic to aprons.
So, theres that.
But now she is a new woman who made a 20-pound cake.
She is ready for the event of the season: the Amherst Cattle Show.
night a year that she and her husband have sex.
Wow, what a life.
(Maggie the maid: kindly, no more details.)
Its all very millennial: They are in debt.
Martins two young daughters.
There are oysters and apple-bobs and such.
Austin thinks this is an opportune time to press her on how much he wants to have kids.
Over at the baking contest, Jane announces she didnt enter because shes VERY busy being a widow.
Em introduces her Caribbean black cake with 10,000 ingredients.
In the midst of the judging session, Em hallucinates her Nobody again.
But also she wins the contest.
Who says you cant have it all?
Em escapes for some air and Sam follows her.
Lets talk about me, then, says this man a very man thing to say.
He came to Amherst just for Em, because hed heard about her poetry.
(So shes ALREADY a little bit famous!)
Im always interested in hearing a new voice.
He tells Em she reminds him of Mary, his wife, who he definitely didnt mention until now!
Her humility is so 1840s.
Its 1859, baby!
Its almost the 60s.
She confesses she does not want to be remembered for her baking.
?Fortunately for us all, someone did write it down, andyou can read it here.
The whole poem just comes out in one spill.
Would that it were so easy, alas.
Sams take: That was better than your cake.
Sue is throwing yetanotherparty, this time with the Baccarat crystal thats just back from France.
She has new horses, as she demanded.
Austin bonds briefly with Jane over this absurdity.
Then he gives Henry some cash because he wants to pay for something that actually means something.
Damn, good on you, Austin.
Jane spots this transaction, and I wonder: Can we trust her?
Shes growing on me, but maybe Im a sucker.
In the evening rain, Em sees Nobody again.
He warns her that shes in trouble: Do not seek fame.
Do not trust others who would seek it for you …
Fame is not genuine.
But what about the fame I trust is coming my way from writing these recaps??
I can only hope Nobodys advice is only for Em and not for me.
