Dear Edward
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What are you doing?
I know youre both insanely attractive and also sad, but this is … complicated.
Maybe we simply call it Not a Good Idea.
Well, grief and a couple of martinis and the specter of Amandas engagement ring.
When the ring finally arrives in the mail, Amanda is unmoored.
Theres a reason this episode is called Haunted, kids.
She refuses to keep the ring and walks off.
And then Brent dies.
However Amandas been coping since the crash, the rings arrival blows it all up.
Its why she cant bring herself to step inside the group session that day.
Oh, day drinking.
Its perils will come for us all at some point!
Heres the thing: Amanda and Steves conversation is kind of lovely.
She had to get it off her chest.
And thats when they start makingeyesat each other.
Steve is the one who goes in for the kiss, but its Amanda whokeepsit going.
Suddenly, theyre in bed together.
Speaking of being haunted, this choice while understandable and probably extremely enjoyable!!
is probably going to stick with the two of them for a while.
But these two grief horn dogs arent the only two haunted by the crash.
Honestly, everyone is including me!
but none more than Edward, for obvious reasons.
This week, hes specifically haunted in two ways.
First: Literal nightmares!
Lacey puts the kibosh on Edward sleeping at Shays every night.
Anyway, Edwards first night at home does not go well.
John finds him in the kitchen, unable to sleep.
Its all cleaned up; its just an empty field.
Edward seems touched by his uncles offer and says yes.
Unsurprisingly, Lacey hates this idea.
Meanwhile, Edward is still dealing with complicated emotions regarding his brother Jordan.
Edward does not take this well.
He blows up at Shay for even suggesting Jordan kept secrets from him.
he spits at her.
The two stop talking to one another.
This small rift doesnt mean that Shays theory isnt nagging at Edward.
He convinces Lacey to let him take the day off from school and go into the city with her.
The mystery girl is standing right there in front of him.
She works here at her uncles deli.
Her name is Mahira, and she doesnt seem exactly thrilled to see Edward.
Whatever her relationship was with Jordan, she clearly still wants it kept a secret from her own family.
She ushers a frantic Edward out of the store but tosses an orange at him as a parting gift.
When one person immediately asks, are you a podcaster?
I laughed so hard.
He still looks as high and/or drunk as ever.
You have to imagine there is a heaviness to the place.
Finally, John asks the other guy to pray with him.
Neither are religious, but John doesnt know what else to do.
Lacey explains how you could hold both of those emotions for someone at the same time.
The vulnerability shes showing allows Edward to finally express why hes been sleeping at Shays he misses his brother.
Its not because he wanted to upset Lacey.
This whole scene with Lacey and Edward on the park bench is so, dare I say, hopeful?
What a sight for these sore and exhausted-from-holding-back-tears eyes!
Postscript
Here I am, gushing over Connie Brittons performance YET AGAIN.
Ill be watching this scene over and over and wiping away tears every single time, okay, thanks!
Maybe it was that awful lunch with her awful daughter that did it.
you’re able to see how much it stings.
Too bad Zoe doesnt get to see just how much pain her mother is actually in.
is just so, so good.
As always, theres more to Dee Dee than she wants to let on.
Is it that Dee Dee now understands how scary it is to be alone?
Is she a little inspired by Charles helping youths in need?
Whatever it is, in the end, Dee Dee goes with Linda.
That former chief of staff who turns on her can stuff it!!
Theyre so dumb, its the best.
And Kojo and Erics pissing content includes the mention of porta-potties, so thats fun.
That montage of scenes with John reciting Our Father over it?
