March 12, 2007: Love Is Blind
So has Charlie finally met his match with the stunning and sharp-tongued Lydia (
Katherine LaNasa)? Might this dynamic duo settle down in wedded bliss? Could this be the beginning of a new future for
Two and a Half Men? Well, since this is a repeat, I guess we already know the answers to those questions, but it was fun to watch these two spar nonetheless.
I can't believe how long it took Charlie to realize how similar Lydia was to his mother. First, there were the obvious clues. Both women were in real estate, had similar wardrobes and drove similar cars. Then there was the even more obvious, hit-you-on-the-head and poke-you-in-the-eye clue: the condescending attitude they both shared. I guess love really is blind to miss that much.
What I liked about this episode was that it also gave Jake time to shine. When he wasn't angelically reacting to Lydia's snide remarks about how kids must make fun of him: "You said they were laughing
with me," he was having a blast pretending he had boobs: "Hello, big boy." I think even
Angus T. Jones got a kick out of that bit and had a hard time hiding his own amusement with those lines.
The restaurant scene made me squirm. I can't imagine ever talking to a waiter the way Lydia did. Not unless you don't mind getting your food with a little spit in it, and that's probably the lesser of the many evils you could face.
By far, the best scene of the night was the face-off between Lydia and Evelyn. It was fun to watch these two share a battle of the wits, though by my tally, Evelyn definitely won. Evelyn started things off with this gem: "So, Lydia, what do you do? I mean, besides my son." Then she ended her rant by suggesting that Lydia uses cheap makeup and that she ought to apply some more before leaving the house.
Then came Rose (remember Rose?), with a gift for Charlie, in the form of a book called
Oedipus Rex. Unfortunately, it seemed the irony of the situation was lost on Charlie, since he was still insisting that "Lydia is nothing like my mother."
How quickly things can change, though. The very next day Charlie got to meet Lydia's two boys, who appeared very much like one might imagine Alan and Charlie would have looked like at that age. All Charlie needed was to hear Lydia insult her sons, before it all finally hit him like a ton of bricks. Lydia was indeed his mom. Well, you know what I mean... not
exactly his mom, but close enough.
