January 22, 2007: The Six-week Itch
Marjorie's return is immediately making me side with Adam and put up a wall for him. Here's this guy who thought his life was totally together, who genuinely cared about his fiancée, who was happy and going places and then he's left at the altar, putting him back at square one, totally disheveled and finding himself cornered into new experiences. OK, so he may have been on a time line before, a little rigid even, but he didn't deserve to be deserted like that. Oddly, though, I'm happy she left him. He needed to live more, find a new groove, find his friendship with Brian again. So, I don't want to see Marjorie dig into him again. Watching him stand out on the balcony staring out into nothing was hard. Am I making sense?
On the other hand, Dr. Marj being back in town during Dave and Deena's time of need is convenient and a good tie-in with her and the group again. Dave and Deena are at yet another crossroads, but I'm not surprised. Deena never ceases to aggravate me. Why is she pretty much making decisions without consulting Dave, even though she says that's not what's happening? She's completely frustrating to watch. I understand why Dave wants a neutral doctor, the protective-dad part of him just blew up, but can you blame him? It's been a rough few months.
But the funniest part of this whole maelstrom of lunacy is Brian's six-week sabotage history and the anticipation of a possible breakup that's looming over his head. But Bridget's different. I'm not her biggest fan by any means, but she really does have some great moments with Brian that actually make me laugh out loud. Like that scene outside when they were both yelling about each other's annoying traits - hysterical. "It's not a ship-to-shore call! It's 2007! Talk. In. A. Normal. Voice!"
I was surprised at how at ease Brian seemed around Marjorie. She seemed on edge, but he was pretty calm. But Adam is in a totally distressed state, and I wasn't really sure at first if he was completely caught up in Marjorie's return or Heather's past. But obviously a lot of hurt lingers, because his visit to Marjorie's office was pretty heated. This may just be the downhill push some anti-Heather viewers were hoping for.
Meanwhile, Nicole's nanny issues weren't that engaging to me until Mr. I-Think-of-Myself-as-More-of-a-Teacher rang the doorbell. But there was one funny scene beforehand that made it worthwhile: Alexis saying infants kind of freak her out. "You need to fire that girl. She's too hot to be a nanny, and too dumb." Well played, Brian. Better played than asking Bridget to move in! What kind of cure is that for the six-week slump? Come on, Bri, use your brains. I know they're under that mop of yours somewhere.
Now, bring that twisted idea into a house filled with several messed up relationships, and we've got the thickest tension ever known to any room ever and one awkward birthday party. Plus, Nic's breast-feeding mommy cleavage is out of control! But she might have stopped fighting the breast pump long enough to do some damage control for Brian. Not everyone can be saved by attending a bittersweet celebration for a troubled 1-year-old, though. The minute Adam smiled at Marjorie, I knew all my hopes for a healed Adam holding up a strong front flew right out the door along with Heather. The question is, will it really be as simple as that? Or is Adam having a setback that most burned relationship victims have post-trauma? "I want you back," she said.
Greeeat. Somehow Brian survived seven weeks (and acquired a new roommate), but everyone else is standing on shaky ground.
