Town & Country Episode 58

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On This Episode Of Town and Country
Shauna and Max share the news of their engagement.
Steven seeks advice from an unlikely source.
A decision is made.
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[Michael]

Fun episode, Bre! I liked using the brunch as a setting to bring so many people together.

It was nice to see some varied opinions and reactions -- some of them surprising -- about the Max/Shauna engagement. It was smart of them to gather everyone at once to break the news, rather than letting it trickle out or offend anyone who found out after someone else. It was, of course, very soapy and dramatic to have Antoine walk in when he did. I liked that you showed his internal conflict, as he almost resented the feelings he felt while observing Shauna, and he knows that he has a good thing brewing with Nichelle. That sort of thing is so human and soapy.

Also intrigued to see Antoine and Courtney interacting and possibly commiserating like that. That's not a pairing I had thought of as far as sharing scenes, but I like the fresh potential of those interactions. And it felt very real for Shauna to be a bit put-off by the way Mae and Martha were discussing her engagement, without anyone going over-the-top.

I'm kind of surprised Peter caved so quickly regarding the organic products, but I think that says a lot about his faith in Louise, even if he doesn't always lead with that. I enjoyed how you peppered SJ into that scene just to give it some life, too!

Oh, and great use of character having Esther be the one to make Steven see things from Courtney's POV.

[Dallas]

The news of the engagement didn't take long to spread. Like Michael, it was neat to see the various reactions. I did feel bad for Antoine because he has always cared for Shauna, even though he has tried to move on with Nichelle. It will be interesting to see if he will try to process his feelings for Shauna and try to get for himself or if this will push him closer to Nichelle. Also interesting intersection with Courtney & Antonie ... they haven't shared many scenes together so far.

I'm so curious to know where this farm storyline is going with the organic products with Louise and Daniel and Peter. I've still felt like maybe Louise and Daniel would eventually end up in some sort of romance together, which of course would create even more drama in this storyline. You've done a good job with the pacing of this storyline.

Great read! Looking forward to the next
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Jun 25, 2019 15:14:31 GMT -5 Michael said:

Fun episode, Bre! I liked using the brunch as a setting to bring so many people together.

For the sake of time, I thought it would be more efficient to have Max and Shauna's loved ones to be there all at one time at the estate to hear the announcement.

It was nice to see some varied opinions and reactions -- some of them surprising -- about the Max/Shauna engagement. It was smart of them to gather everyone at once to break the news, rather than letting it trickle out or offend anyone who found out after someone else. It was, of course, very soapy and dramatic to have Antoine walk in when he did. I liked that you showed his internal conflict, as he almost resented the feelings he felt while observing Shauna, and he knows that he has a good thing brewing with Nichelle. That sort of thing is so human and soapy.

Deep down Antoine is still in love with Shauna. However, since he has gotten to know Nichelle out of trying to make Shauna jealous he realize that he does really care about her and is dealing with trying to be mature and immature about the entire situation all at the same time.

Also intrigued to see Antoine and Courtney interacting and possibly commiserating like that. That's not a pairing I had thought of as far as sharing scenes, but I like the fresh potential of those interactions. And it felt very real for Shauna to be a bit put-off by the way Mae and Martha were discussing her engagement, without anyone going over-the-top.

That ending scene with Antoine and Courtney was something I wanted because it is interesting for me to have two different characters interacting with one another in a huge group setting like this. The last time these two had a scene together was in the NYE episode at The Waterfall. So I wanted to touch upon it again creating another friendship or at least a different kind of association. Mae & Martha will always remain the two most important women in Shauna's life so their reactions mean a lot to her.

I'm kind of surprised Peter caved so quickly regarding the organic products, but I think that says a lot about his faith in Louise, even if he doesn't always lead with that. I enjoyed how you peppered SJ into that scene just to give it some life, too!

I've been trying to build towards a slow burn for this story because it has so more components to it you'll see soon. Peter has faith in Louise however he is a man who is afraid of change and him sort of admitting is trying to look at the bigger picture sort of speak. And I wanted to put SJ in the scene because he along with Sarah Lynn, Esther, and Martha make the Franklin Farm House so lively. Other than SJ at the moment, it is always the women made you felt welcome there I always imagine.

Oh, and great use of character having Esther be the one to make Steven see things from Courtney's POV.

Esther knows what it is like to be under pressure from a domineering father so it was great to be on the defense for Courtney for once. Thanks for reading Michael!!!

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Jun 27, 2019 13:12:51 GMT -5 Dallas said:

The news of the engagement didn't take long to spread. Like Michael, it was neat to see the various reactions. I did feel bad for Antoine because he has always cared for Shauna, even though he has tried to move on with Nichelle. It will be interesting to see if he will try to process his feelings for Shauna and try to get for himself or if this will push him closer to Nichelle. Also interesting intersection with Courtney & Antoine ... they haven't shared many scenes together so far.

Like I told Michael, I didn't want to stretch the news out for the sake of time I decided to gather everyone that matters to the newly engaged couple to tell them the news. Antoine knows that he has to move on yet it will hurt anyone if the person they have/had strong feelings for is getting married. So we'll see in the next few episodes how Antoine is going to handle it. Antoine and Courtney shared one scene on the NYE episode at The Waterfall so I wanted to reunite them two and try to put a unique association between the two of them.

I'm so curious to know where this farm storyline is going with the organic products with Louise and Daniel and Peter. I've still felt like maybe Louise and Daniel would eventually end up in some sort of romance together, which of course would create even more drama in this storyline. You've done a good job with the pacing of this storyline.

The farm storyline with the organic products is going somewhere soon. I wanted to do it as a slow burn and not rush into anything. You'll see the characters that will come into play in addition to romance or feud along the way.

Great read! Looking forward to the next
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Thanks for your constant readership Dallas!!!