Nine Perfect Strangers
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But now here we are, with Carmel revealing one icy-blue Mr. Youre locked in here with me!
Does this development work because Regina Hall is committed as hell?
Does it make sense narratively?
I dont really think so.
For the past couple of episodes,Nine Perfect Strangershas been laying the groundwork for this.
Carmel stabbing her fork into the breakfast table.
Carmel losing it with Mr. Kendo.
Carmel resenting Ben and Jessicas happiness.
Carmel not progressing through therapy, or the smoothies, or all the wellness exercises.
But: I simply do not understand the characterization of Carmel at all.
Is she intentionally stalking, harassing, and torturing Masha?
Or is she suffering from mental illness and unaware that shes doing these things?
Or finally, is Carmel purposefully going after Masha but using mental illness as a cover for her actions?
I hate to use the word problematic, so I wont cross over into that realm yet.
Did we need that whole Xanadu song-and-dance sequence?
Did that help us understand Carmel better?
I think the answer to both of those queries is a no.
Lars snuck in a phone.
Carmel snuck in a phone.
Maybe if you had left Francess Kit Kats and trunk vodka alone, we wouldnt be here!
The same goes for the series other Black female character: Delilah.
But who the hell is this woman?
But was the death of Aaron Connelly her only radicalization moment?
What did she live through that brought her to this place?
Delilah drove through the Tranquillum House fence, and I felt nothing at all.
Frances wants a future with Tony but also misses the girl she used to be: Got it.
Tony wants a future with Frances but is afraid of the man he might still be: Got it.
And Im not sure the choice they made is necessarily going to end well.
I will be there soon.
As expected, Masha wants to help the Marconis see Zach again, sure.
And neither does Lars.
Nevertheless, the Marconis are desperate.
Lets go together to Zach, and beyond, Masha says to the Marconis.
But time definitely doesnt move that way, and reality certainly seems not to move that way.
Where is Masha taking the Marconis?
And what happens if she cant bring them back?
Have We Achieved Nirvana Yet?
The amount that David E. Kelley has abandoned Liane Moriartys novel isso much.
I need Yao to make a decision for himself at some point.
Get it together, Yao!
Stop besmirching the delicious power of the American cheeseburger, Masha!
Did Masha have a romantic partner or co-parent for her daughter?
Of course, an additional person would not be necessary to raise a child.
It was distracting, and my epilepsy did not appreciate it!
I did not need that effect to understand that everyone was under the effect of drugs!
From now on, in Mashas honor, I will always call pets home animals.
Fuck these fucking smoothes!
