January 29, 2007: Out with the Old....
Don't we all love a weekend away in a cozy cabin with tons of space and plenty of room for drama? And who doesn't get a chuckle out of Dave wearing a fishing hat? Memories were floating around the lake - Dave's proposal to Deena, Adam's wine scare and Marjorie thoughts - and the new people are feeling out of place. Or one in particular.... "Women don't like me." Aw. Poor, pretty Bridget. No girlfriends, no gossip pals. Just one large basket of awkward. But what does she expect being Daddy's leftovers? (Kind of funny that they were in his cabin.) She was not faring well among the ladies at first. After all, she's a dog person. I thought it was hilarious how she was giving everyone a title, like Jimmy and Ivy being the "sex couple."
It was pretty bold of Heather to show up at the hospital to talk to Marjorie. "What is your intention toward my husband?" Direct and to the point. History trumps a month-long marriage even if Marjorie
did hurt him. We knew he wasn't going to let go that quickly. The look on his face when Marjorie showed up at the cabin said it all. At that moment, I thought he was falling right back into the quicksand of their past.
The guys fishing together was a great scene - women talk, a little jab here and there, binoculars. If that isn't a
What About Brian moment, I don't know what is. Even better was watching Dave and the girls out on the dock and Deena witnessing how great he really is with their kids. Wake up, Deena. Wake up.
Game night was hilarious, and it turned out Bridget was the competitive one of her own title predictions. But talk about competition - Heather showed up and the gang was suddenly standing outside freezing, huddling together in their clique. It led to one angry stripper storming out, and one sweet moment between Brian and Bridget. One outsider sent home, another welcomed in.
There couldn't be a vacation episode without some middle-of-the-night sneaking around, right? And the lyrics, "Don't you want, don't you need, to be forgiven" played as Adam pulled Marjorie into his room. Funny, I kind of expected Brian to crumble the longer Marjorie stuck around, but he's really the steady one. But in a surprising turn, it appears that Adam didn't crumble, either. He chose himself.
The IRS cleaning out the real estate company was a surprise, too. Bye-bye, Daddy! Looks like a weekend away can be anything but a vacation. It did provide for some funny quotes, though. Here are my favorites from tonight:
Deena: "We thought we'd do some hunting and gathering."
Brian: "Might as well put a dress on me and call me Lola."
Bridget: "I was way too competitive, I took the best bedroom and now I'm the crying girlfriend."
Bridget: "Oh, my god, I'm having a girlie conversation!"
I'm warming up to Bridget, I have to admit, but she's still an outsider in my mind. I wonder if that's the last we'll see of Marjorie for awhile. All I know is, two weeks from now, a couple of new faces welcome their way in, and nothing remains good for too long with this group.
