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How are we going to be able to judge if Carl was being aggressive?
How will we know if Lindsay asked, Are you on something?
or Did you smoke weed?
How will we know which one of these people can accurately use the word gaslight?
Theyre bringing excellent vibes, and I look forward to seeing everyone every Thursday.
Speaking of West and Ciara, this is a good episode for them.
Who gives a long peck like that?
Its like rubbing noses instead of kissing, but a million times pervier.
Hes nice, hes respectful, he doesnt beg to stay and have a go at get it in.
Our West is totally a bro, but he is also a gentleman.
Which one do you think Lindsay is bringing?
Nope, its never the fun.
Damn it, now Amanda is never going to get out of bed ever again.
We get two versions of the story in the car.
He says Lindsay kept pestering him about why he wanted to leave and asking him to explain himself.
After being interrogated he says he asked her how many drinks she had.
He says she then said, What are you on?
which brings us back to last weekends fight, where she accused him of being aggressive and on drugs.
Car Ride (Lindsays Version) is very different.
Picking, picking, picking, is the way she describes it.
She says she then asked, not What are you on?
but Have you smoked weed tonight?
Thats when Carl freaked out on her further, and it was not her fault.
I love that little Tommy Sandoval is now the bar by which all bad boyfriends are measured.
Which of these stories should we believe?
The truth is usually somewhere in the middle, but I dont know about this one.
I mean, how many sandwiches have any of us ever made for Lindsay?
However, I think she might be.
Well, thats what happens when you make drunk Lindsay mad planetary destruction.
They sleep in separate bedrooms again, which is their second weekend in a row doing that.
Remember, this is only their second weekend in the house.
Amanda is actually pretty great at the moment and asks Lindsay what starts all these fights.
Lindsay says its Carl questioning her alcohol intake, which makes her question what hes doing.
Im with Carl on this one.
I dont think its about Lindsay drinking; its about Lindsay getting so drunk that she becomes belligerent.
Even more telling is Carls conversation with the boys about what is happening.
Jesse Solomon asks, You knew her for all of these years; has she always been like that?
Carl says, Um, kinda.
!Um, yes, she has.
This is who she is and always has been.
Thats like Jesse asking, Has an alligator ever bitten anyones hand off?
and Carl saying, Kinda.
The problem is that neither of them can agree on the facts.
Carl says that Lindsay was swearing at him and raising her voice.
What is the narrative, and how is he changing it?
It sounds like they have both decided on their individual narratives.
It comes down to the real question.
Lindsay asks Carl if he smokes weed.
Okay, so then why is [asking if he smoked weed/is on something] hurtful to you?
As a fellowCalifornia sober, I think this is totally unfair.
Carl really has worked to turn his life around (now, if only he could get a job!
), and Lindsay using his weed smoking to get away with her bad behavior while drinking seems cruel.
Shes missing the point entirely.
Second, hes not judging the drinking; hes judging how she acts on it.
Third, last weekend, she was saying that Carl was being aggressive like old Carl.
(i.e., Cocaine Carl, which I believe is Tequila Katies mean younger brother.)
So does she think hes aggressive when hes on coke, or is he aggressive on weed, too?
As he raises his voice in frustration, she says, Well, if you could lower your voice …
This is a classic tactic of the totally wrong.
If you cant debate the merits, just debate how the person is speaking to you.
This is the same as, If you will let me finish …
These are procedural tactics to delay the inevitability of admitting youre wrong and apologizing.
This is an interesting choice.
Kyle tells Lindsay that last weekend she was acting irrationally and thats what Carl has a problem with.
Of course, Lindsay does not want to hear this.
Carl tells Amanda that Lindsay is twisting the story around and making it into something its not.
Its unclear if she found any of that.
