Post by queensgirl on Feb 12, 2006 7:22:15 GMT -5
There’s a lot of strange humor and back-and-forth plot twists in this episode. One of the most punch-in-the-gut moments is, of course, when Stephanie tells David her side of her memories of his father.
She doesn’t remember Dave Junior, which in itself is hilarious, because it puts the lie to David’s kingpin self-image; what’s even twice as much of a killer is the fact that not only does Stephanie not view the night in question the same way he does, but that she let him (and on other occasions, different men) win the pool game by which he was able to be with her, so he did not “win her fair and square” after all. She was playing games with him.
Whoa. Talk about taking a knife to the tires of the ol’ ego! David has to be humbled because here he thought he was in control of the situation, and he’s got this self-image about what a lady-killer he is, but here he was the object of derision, and the other person thought as little about manipulating him as he did toward her. He’s used to having his fun with women and then forgetting about them, tossing them aside and having the freedom not to care at all; but it doesn’t feel as good to be the loser in a game as it does to be the winner. Now he knows what it’s like to be on the other side. Shoe’s on the other foot! An embarrassing experience, to say the least.
The story goes on. Stephanie says she was impressed by David Sr. because he did not try to take advantage of her the night that she was drunk. “What do you know, one still exists,” she says. “A decent guy.”
Implying, of course, that Junior wasn’t. (Although she doesn’t remember that other encounter.) Stephanie seems to have a pretty low opinion of herself at that time in her life and the men she was with. They were using each other.
I’m surprised it ended on such a happy note. This would be in any other circumstances a very confusing issue, and indeed it is for much of the episode. Lucky they were all able to sort it out and move on. Still, when she comes up to David (Jr.) and kisses him at the reception, I said, “Eeeew!”
It’s good to see someone come to believe that you can move on from shallow behavior and find something better. It ends—as it always should have—with our two heroes together and rather pleasantly surprised about it.
She doesn’t remember Dave Junior, which in itself is hilarious, because it puts the lie to David’s kingpin self-image; what’s even twice as much of a killer is the fact that not only does Stephanie not view the night in question the same way he does, but that she let him (and on other occasions, different men) win the pool game by which he was able to be with her, so he did not “win her fair and square” after all. She was playing games with him.
Whoa. Talk about taking a knife to the tires of the ol’ ego! David has to be humbled because here he thought he was in control of the situation, and he’s got this self-image about what a lady-killer he is, but here he was the object of derision, and the other person thought as little about manipulating him as he did toward her. He’s used to having his fun with women and then forgetting about them, tossing them aside and having the freedom not to care at all; but it doesn’t feel as good to be the loser in a game as it does to be the winner. Now he knows what it’s like to be on the other side. Shoe’s on the other foot! An embarrassing experience, to say the least.
The story goes on. Stephanie says she was impressed by David Sr. because he did not try to take advantage of her the night that she was drunk. “What do you know, one still exists,” she says. “A decent guy.”
Implying, of course, that Junior wasn’t. (Although she doesn’t remember that other encounter.) Stephanie seems to have a pretty low opinion of herself at that time in her life and the men she was with. They were using each other.
I’m surprised it ended on such a happy note. This would be in any other circumstances a very confusing issue, and indeed it is for much of the episode. Lucky they were all able to sort it out and move on. Still, when she comes up to David (Jr.) and kisses him at the reception, I said, “Eeeew!”
It’s good to see someone come to believe that you can move on from shallow behavior and find something better. It ends—as it always should have—with our two heroes together and rather pleasantly surprised about it.