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How do you cope when the internal pressure gets to be too much?
Do you address it head-on, or do you escape?
Do you seek external validation, distraction, or the intervention of a higher power?
Rarely has a show so continuously surprised me, depressed me, and made me laugh.
Its a wake-up call for Danny, who realizes he almost set fire to a baby.
The stark confrontation with his own rage drives Danny to an unlikely place: church.
If he had a large down payment, though, thats another story.
Danny forms his own plan: Couldthechurchget a loan from the bank?
Lets watch this space!
At the beginning of the episode, Amy is in a place similar to church: couples counseling.
Unlike Danny, shes not sincerely engaging.
Her anger and anxiety?
She says shes dealing with it by meditating.
She breezily chalks it up as a manifestation of her emotionally repressed parents.
The therapist laps it up.
Meanwhile, Amy receives nonstop texts from Paul.
The two flirt until the cawing of a bird rattles Amy from her reverie.
She blocks Pauls number and goes home to do an intimacy exercise with George.
Theyre supposed to stare into each others eyes for half an hour.
But George and his toxic positivity dont so much as hug her or affirm her feelings.
The day takes another unexpected turn when Paul arrives at Amys work, looking for Kayla, a.k.a.
Amywantsto be with her kid (her husband?
Things get even headier when who should show up to Las Vegas but Paul?
When they come down a bit, they share a mangosteen and get vulnerable.
Her night with Paul has awoken something in her, revitalizing her fighting spirit.
As for Paul, Amy isnt trying to tell him what to do like Danny does.
Shes hot, shes unexpected, and she doesnt think her life choices are better than his.
When Danny and Isaac return to the apartment, their old familiar baggage sends them into a collective rage.
Danny and Isaac, being the fools they are, fall for it.
This whole episode gives us a better understanding of Paul and Dannys relationship.
Its not just an overbearing older brother and snotty younger sibling.
Paul is trying to break away and be his own person, but hes not sure how yet.
Paul drives away while Danny and Isaac sleep off their buzz.
Isaac convinces Danny to look for Paul while he gambles.
As if by some magnetic force, Danny is sucked into the room.
He details their saga of one-upping each other before Amy sics hotel security on them.
The last thing Danny sees is Amy, smugly grinning as she wags her finger at him.
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GIVE STEVE YEUN A ROLE IN A MUSICAL.
Danny saying he doesnt date white women unless theyre Italians because of the shared peninsula mentality made me laugh.
Ive definitely heard similar sentiments from different members of the diaspora.
I do not want to dateonlyBritish people, but trying to find parallel traits makes sense.)
