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geebsTV commentary:
Lethal Weapon- Heh, Riggs didn't see that coming? Like he wouldn't realize maybe his friend would be pretty pissed at him? I mean, yes, he let him go, but at the same time, Riggs started shacking up with his wife (ex-wife?) and playing dad to his son? That would foster some resentment!
Also, yeah, I figured the pregnancy thing was going to be a fake-out. Like obviously it wasn't going to be Trish, though its weird Avery was all, "This is great!" Dude, she's in her 40s, and even though their latest child was fine, its still very risky. And it wasn't going to be Rihanna, because that would be kinda a wild storyline for this show, to have Murtaugh's daughter be a teen mom.
Rise- I guess guilting parents is a theme this week. So with Vanessa fired, Lilette has to take extra shifts, which totally messes with rehearsals. Lou tries to hold them late to accommodate her, but it leads to tensions all over, particularly with pissed parents who don't want it interfering with their kids study time, all "Get over yourself Mazzu, its just a high school play!"
I mean, as we learn, Lou is looking for this play to not only help these kids, but to somehow inspire this down on its luck town, so he feels its more than just a play. Of course, the problem is he's trying to do this on other people's backs. Like I get he needs a way for Lilette to rehearse so she doesn't have to drop out since its the one good thing in her life, something she actually believes in, but these are still students. Being all, "I want to make the town feel good" is noble, but not at the expense of the other kids like failing their classes.
Or like the set designer, who is frustrated with Lou's demands for his perfect set. One, they don't have the money, and also, as the guy points out, Lou's basically breaking child labor laws, working set guy's shop students for free to get things built. So Lou finally has to accept he can't have that perfect thing and wrecks the proposed model, instead tasking the kids (heh, he's such a user!) to look around town for things they could use to evoke that steeltown feel he's trying to capture in his set. But more on that later.
I went off on a tangent- anyways, the Lilette situation is super awkward- like I'm surprised she still has a job. I guess its a small town, so the guy can't be too vengeful. But also, would Vanessa really want her pretty, teenage daughter working for a guy who would grope her (her Vanessa, not Lilette) all the time?
But yeah, Lilette was hoping for Vanessa to try and find another job, but she wants to sue her ex-bosses ass. Plus, the only thing available is maid work, which she feels she and her family are too good for. Lilette is pissed all, she's already on thin ice at work, and its interfering with the play. Her mom is all, "Its just a silly play!", which infuriates Lilette anymore, because its the one good thing in her life. And then her mom sees Lilette rehearsing "Mama Who Bore Me" on stage, and she bites the bullet and becomes a motel maid. Which as she finds out is at the motel the soon to be divorced coach works at. So I'm sure that will become an issue.
Speaking of the Coach, he benches Robbie because he's not focused, and intimates that he may have to quit the play if he wants to ever play again. Robbie goes to Lou all, he wants to do the play, but he loves football so much, so he can't quit it. But ugh, Lou is all, "Well, being on that stage is a once in a lifetime opportunity I don't want you to miss out on!" which seems emotionally manipulative. He tells Robbie that he goes to every game and knows he's the best player the team has, so to call the Coach's bluff. And so Robbie does. He says he's sticking with both, even benched he'll be there at the game supporting his teammates.
I mean, the Coach doesn't let him play, but it does seem like he's less inclined to force the issue with the play. Which seems less about Robbie and more about Gwen guilt tripping her dad. So as part of her assignment for Mr Mazzu, she decides to go to the old abandoned steel mill her grandpa used to be foreman at to get an old sign. Well, not by herself, but more on that later. The cops show up, and to prevent them from all getting arrested, she tells them to run and she'll take the heat.
As expected, since her father is the big man coach, the cops call him and they cover the whole incident up. But heh, her father lectures her, but she basically guilt trips him with the divorce and how the play is the only thing getting her through it. So he ends up arranging for the play to get the sign.
But yeah, Gwen invited the other play kids and Gordy to help, but they spend most of the time hanging out and having some drinks. Its clear she wants to indulge her dark side, and hopes Gordy will help, but he tells her he's trying to change and do better. But he still ends up taking a drink. In the end though, it seems he finally realizes he has a problem, and admits so to his mom and asks for help.
And its a good thing the cops did show up, because Simon is being a moron. So Jeremy (who OMG, I'm only now realizing was Eli on the TV version of Scream!) kisses Simon in the parking lot, so Simon has gay panic and doubles down. He goes to Annabelle all "We should do it!" and so they try to at the factory. Which is a really shitty thing to do. Like, its not like he's being forceful, but its clear it doesn't mean the same thing to him as it does to her. So like I said, luckily the cops showed up before they got anywhere.
Oh, and hey, nice to see the Understudies kids get a plot line on the actual show! So Sasha has a storyline where she tells Tracey she got knocked up, and they go together to tell her father, who's all down on his luck after losing his job. Oh, and Jolene gets to act bitchy to Lilette about rehearsals. Like she thinks the odd rehearsal times are because of Robbie, so Lilette admits its to accommodate her, but Jolene thinks she's just protecting her boyfriend. And heh, Clark's mom is the one who shows up during the rehearsal all pissed that he's out late rehearsing instead of studying and tells Lou to get over himself.
Lethal Weapon- Heh, Riggs didn't see that coming? Like he wouldn't realize maybe his friend would be pretty pissed at him? I mean, yes, he let him go, but at the same time, Riggs started shacking up with his wife (ex-wife?) and playing dad to his son? That would foster some resentment!
Also, yeah, I figured the pregnancy thing was going to be a fake-out. Like obviously it wasn't going to be Trish, though its weird Avery was all, "This is great!" Dude, she's in her 40s, and even though their latest child was fine, its still very risky. And it wasn't going to be Rihanna, because that would be kinda a wild storyline for this show, to have Murtaugh's daughter be a teen mom.
Rise- I guess guilting parents is a theme this week. So with Vanessa fired, Lilette has to take extra shifts, which totally messes with rehearsals. Lou tries to hold them late to accommodate her, but it leads to tensions all over, particularly with pissed parents who don't want it interfering with their kids study time, all "Get over yourself Mazzu, its just a high school play!"
I mean, as we learn, Lou is looking for this play to not only help these kids, but to somehow inspire this down on its luck town, so he feels its more than just a play. Of course, the problem is he's trying to do this on other people's backs. Like I get he needs a way for Lilette to rehearse so she doesn't have to drop out since its the one good thing in her life, something she actually believes in, but these are still students. Being all, "I want to make the town feel good" is noble, but not at the expense of the other kids like failing their classes.
Or like the set designer, who is frustrated with Lou's demands for his perfect set. One, they don't have the money, and also, as the guy points out, Lou's basically breaking child labor laws, working set guy's shop students for free to get things built. So Lou finally has to accept he can't have that perfect thing and wrecks the proposed model, instead tasking the kids (heh, he's such a user!) to look around town for things they could use to evoke that steeltown feel he's trying to capture in his set. But more on that later.
I went off on a tangent- anyways, the Lilette situation is super awkward- like I'm surprised she still has a job. I guess its a small town, so the guy can't be too vengeful. But also, would Vanessa really want her pretty, teenage daughter working for a guy who would grope her (her Vanessa, not Lilette) all the time?
But yeah, Lilette was hoping for Vanessa to try and find another job, but she wants to sue her ex-bosses ass. Plus, the only thing available is maid work, which she feels she and her family are too good for. Lilette is pissed all, she's already on thin ice at work, and its interfering with the play. Her mom is all, "Its just a silly play!", which infuriates Lilette anymore, because its the one good thing in her life. And then her mom sees Lilette rehearsing "Mama Who Bore Me" on stage, and she bites the bullet and becomes a motel maid. Which as she finds out is at the motel the soon to be divorced coach works at. So I'm sure that will become an issue.
Speaking of the Coach, he benches Robbie because he's not focused, and intimates that he may have to quit the play if he wants to ever play again. Robbie goes to Lou all, he wants to do the play, but he loves football so much, so he can't quit it. But ugh, Lou is all, "Well, being on that stage is a once in a lifetime opportunity I don't want you to miss out on!" which seems emotionally manipulative. He tells Robbie that he goes to every game and knows he's the best player the team has, so to call the Coach's bluff. And so Robbie does. He says he's sticking with both, even benched he'll be there at the game supporting his teammates.
I mean, the Coach doesn't let him play, but it does seem like he's less inclined to force the issue with the play. Which seems less about Robbie and more about Gwen guilt tripping her dad. So as part of her assignment for Mr Mazzu, she decides to go to the old abandoned steel mill her grandpa used to be foreman at to get an old sign. Well, not by herself, but more on that later. The cops show up, and to prevent them from all getting arrested, she tells them to run and she'll take the heat.
As expected, since her father is the big man coach, the cops call him and they cover the whole incident up. But heh, her father lectures her, but she basically guilt trips him with the divorce and how the play is the only thing getting her through it. So he ends up arranging for the play to get the sign.
But yeah, Gwen invited the other play kids and Gordy to help, but they spend most of the time hanging out and having some drinks. Its clear she wants to indulge her dark side, and hopes Gordy will help, but he tells her he's trying to change and do better. But he still ends up taking a drink. In the end though, it seems he finally realizes he has a problem, and admits so to his mom and asks for help.
And its a good thing the cops did show up, because Simon is being a moron. So Jeremy (who OMG, I'm only now realizing was Eli on the TV version of Scream!) kisses Simon in the parking lot, so Simon has gay panic and doubles down. He goes to Annabelle all "We should do it!" and so they try to at the factory. Which is a really shitty thing to do. Like, its not like he's being forceful, but its clear it doesn't mean the same thing to him as it does to her. So like I said, luckily the cops showed up before they got anywhere.
Oh, and hey, nice to see the Understudies kids get a plot line on the actual show! So Sasha has a storyline where she tells Tracey she got knocked up, and they go together to tell her father, who's all down on his luck after losing his job. Oh, and Jolene gets to act bitchy to Lilette about rehearsals. Like she thinks the odd rehearsal times are because of Robbie, so Lilette admits its to accommodate her, but Jolene thinks she's just protecting her boyfriend. And heh, Clark's mom is the one who shows up during the rehearsal all pissed that he's out late rehearsing instead of studying and tells Lou to get over himself.
