In the spirit of Jim Nantz, Hello Friends...
Initial Musings: I kind of wish I lived next door to Gia's family for four reasons: I could finally play 80s movie good guy to 80s movie d-bag that is Gia's brother; Gia's mom could read my future through her tarot cards; I could play Teller to Gia's stepdad Penn, and I could do some birdwatching every time Gia came home, a la George McFly in back to the future.
I loved the trip to Williamstown, Mass to meet Ali's family (I like riding through the Mass countryside). At first I thought it was weird that we didn't meet her dad, but after I saw Ali's sister and brother, I understood: ABC couldn't track down Williamstown's milkman from 1985. That is what is referred to as a genetic outlier.
Tenley's family seems like a pretty nice family, and I wonder if her sister is single. My favorite part of the Tenley home visit was when her dad invited Jake upstairs to talk, carrying his glass of wine in the process. Was he trying to bone him or talk to him? Cover that glass of wine, Jake... I did, however, think her parents were the most sincere.
I found myself rooting for the alligators as Vienna walked across the wooden dock/catwalk as she strolled to meet Jake. Alligators make wonderful shoes and suitcases, but also wonderful problem solvers. I wondered why everyone in Vienna's family was crying, but then I remembered that they were sad because Vienna came home.
And seriously, what is with the tough-guy routine by the brothers/dads in this episode. First, Gia's brother couldn't take down Angela Lansbury (this link has no significance; I just really thing A.L. is hot). And Vienna's dad, literally and figuratively taking Jake to the woodshed, tried to play as tough as he could. I feel the tough dad routine is for those who are concerned they haven't raised their kids well enough where they can make good decisions on their own. True story: I was talking to this very attractive girl one time and she was bragging to me how much her dad loved her, and he would tell all her gentleman-suitors that if his daughter wasn't home by 11:00, he had a gun and a shovel, and he wasn't afraid to use them. I, for the life of me, cannot figure out why you would bury a gun just because your daughter got home late...
Dismissal: Poor Ali. She has to choose between the work of an account executive and the lust of her life, all the while trying to figure out how to stop talking like a four year old. Whenever I forget how to use my words, I just make the hand gestures of a toddler. I think Ali is only 25, and if she really cared for Jake that much, I am pretty sure she could find suitable work at some point in the future. Then again, unemployment is a little higher than we'd all like to see. It would be different if she was 26, because as we all know, if you have found someone by that age, might as well give up... I hated to see Ali leave, but I love to watch her go...
Soon to be Dismissed: Jake. I've had my fill of this slack-jawed yokel. Maybe Jake's best match is Gia's brother. Eric's d-bagginess is on the surface, whereas Jake's is a bit more hidden, and I think that they were meant to be together. Plus, it kind of bothers me that Jake is all muscular but I don't believe he has the motor skills to throw a football or catch anything other than an STD. I also didn't like how he wasn't completely honest with Ali. He told her she wasn't on the line "tonight," but stopped short of giving any indication of how he felt about her the rest of the show. I think he has narrowed down his choice between Vienna and Tenley, and if that is true, he should have just let Ali have a clean break from the show.
Until next time,
Chuck Woolery
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