The Curse
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The good news is that we were all wrong.
Surely, the recently orphaned are exempt from that particular timeworn American trauma.
By contrast, I feel like I understandThe Curseless and less.
Lets take a little dive into Asher.
At this point, scenes involving Asher on his own strike me as completely superfluous.
They can be funny but nothugelyfunny.
Theyre awkward as hell, but not in a way that really lingers.
The scene was a bit funny, and yes, it was supes awk.
But I have no confidence that it willmeananything.
Without pathos or consequence, Ashers scenes are mostly about the audiences endurance for the absurd.
Comedy, were told, is about emotional intelligence.
People like self-deprecating humor because name-checking your own foibles is a demonstration of self-awareness.
By this logic, Asher cant be funny because Asher is barely a self.
Ashers whole existence on the show is piddling.
Hes 100 percent composed of foibles.
(Dougie, in a much more explicit way, also stirs the pot.)
She does tell Dougie, though.
And this time, Dougie doesnt even need to goad Whitney.
She tells Dougie that she knows Asher less well now than she did at the beginning of their relationship.
I dont completely believe him, nor was that what I found most disturbing.
Is he really that dumb, or is he that desperate for Whits approval?
It might be the latter.
It turns out Asher has been recording his conversations with his wife.
Theyre finally sharing an actual experience together that could be construed as friendship.
Well, everyone involved, plus me at home.
Its invasive and totally off-putting, but eventually Cara lets Whitney in the house against her better judgment.
And its not Caras fault.
She can spot a snake when she sees one.
Sitting at Caras dining-room table, Whit confides that theres trouble in her marriage.
If their friendship has felt forced or uneven, its becauseshesbeen a bad friend to Cara secretive and unforthcoming.
Plus, the real bribe comes in the form of $20,000.
No one suspects that Josie is actually a fucking snake, even though its so plain to see.
This means Nala, like Cara, is left to deal with this fraudster as she sees fit.
Luckily, Nala might be a witch.
Oh, if only Abshir hadnt had to live to see this day.
