January 8, 2007: The Rules of Life
Rule #1: Never interrupt a girl-on-girl story.
The holidays are over and the
Brian drama is right where we left it. Nicole's still pregnant, Dave and Deena are still separated, and Heather's still a stripper.
Adam's not too happy about it, either. I can see why he's upset about Heather dancing, but it's hard to readjust your entire lifestyle because of one rash decision. Despite the fact that they don't know much about each other, I'm rooting for their marriage now. Figuring it all out along the way might actually work for them. The moment in the hospital when they were talking about having kids was really sweet.
I loved everything about Dave in this episode, but really... when don't I? But I'm getting tired of the Dave/Deena competition that's been going on. The entire drive to the hospital was making me nuts. But I knew it would come to that. How could Nicole say no to his delivery-room offer? "If I was in labor, I'd definitely want me with me." Aw! He
does have a scar to prove he'll stick around during the worst contractions. And he was really there for her during the whole Angelo-was-a-cheater revelation. Dave's the super friend in this episode: looking out for Nicole, going with Adam to "support" Heather, telling Brian to call him so he doesn't do something he regrets on the company retreat.
Rule #2: Never go after your father's sloppy seconds.
Apparently that went out the window. How awkward was it seeing Brian, Bridget and good old Dad having drinks? But I have to say that when Brian and Bridget were going at it back in the room and she ends up in the closet:
hot! We went from arguing to steamy in .5 seconds.
Things seemed to be wrapping up nicely for the
Brian crew, especially appropriate music during emotional scenes, couples playing nicely and one cute baby named Bella. In the past hour, the drama changed quite a bit. Nicole's no longer pregnant, Heather's no longer a stripper, and Dave and Deena are still separated. Well, two out of three, right? But just when I was ready to applaud this episode for its sexy
and heartfelt moments, my blood pressure rose a bit before the credits rolled. As Adam and Heather proved they really are "in this forever," I said to my roommate, "Now, I kind of
don't want Marjorie to come back." And just like that, the drama took a turn and the past found her way back home. She may be shocked at what's happened since she's been gone, though. And you know what? I hope she is.
Rule #3: Don't think you can return to an old life and shake its world, which was doing just fine without you since you ran off and left it!
OK, so that's not exactly in Dave's Rules of Life handbook, but you see where I'm going with this....
