Town & Country - Episode 274

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On This Episode of Town and Country
Tricia loses her patience.
Sean and Louise catch up.
Steven tries to get Martha to see the bigger picture.

[Michael]

Good episode! It's nice that we've pivoted from the Covington-centric stuff (in an organic way) to spread the wealth of drama around the canvas more. Of course, we still have Tanner and Presley in this episode, having an awkward moment with Thora, but that's the kind of thing that's great to depict when you have characters sharing living spaces. And it's nice to see Thora looking ahead in life. She's had a lot of growth since she and Ernest took more of a central role.

I'm glad that Steven was able to get through to Martha a bit. He gave her some great advice, and it's important that he comes from a related (but not identical) situation, so he has a perspective that's useful for her to hear. I also completely get her reservations! Murray *is* a total stranger to SJ, who is too young to really understand any of this besides that he "doesn't have a daddy." I'm curious to see how this all goes. If it goes poorly, Martha might feel validated in her initial feelings, and if it goes well, she might feel a certain jealousy about Murray being the "shiny new thing" to SJ. So it's a very fraught situation.

I really like how Louise is standing her ground with Sean. She's not being unkind, but she's being firm and putting herself first, which ultimately is best for her and best for whatever relationship they'll have going forward. Tricia and Jolene have such a contentious and complicated relationship, but it says a lot that Tricia keeps coming back to wanting to protect Jolene, and Jolene is weirdly having the same attitude regarding her daughter, and yet... they can't get on the same page.

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Feb 1, 2024 13:19:36 GMT -5 Michael said:

Good episode! It's nice that we've pivoted from the Covington-centric stuff (in an organic way) to spread the wealth of drama around the canvas more. Of course, we still have Tanner and Presley in this episode, having an awkward moment with Thora, but that's the kind of thing that's great to depict when you have characters sharing living spaces. And it's nice to see Thora looking ahead in life. She's had a lot of growth since she and Ernest took more of a central role.

Since the Covington's had their fair share of drama this year, I wanted to pivot away from them to showcase other goings on; however, the family won't be off canvas for long. Sometimes it's beneficial for characterization to have scenes that aren't needed for the story, but you're right about how Thora has changed since the beginning, insisting her daughter should lose weight, not knowing she was pregnant.

I'm glad that Steven was able to get through to Martha a bit. He gave her some great advice, and it's important that he comes from a related (but not identical) situation, so he has a perspective that's useful for her to hear. I also completely get her reservations! Murray *is* a total stranger to SJ, who is too young to really understand any of this besides that he "doesn't have a daddy." I'm curious to see how this all goes. If it goes poorly, Martha might feel validated in her initial feelings, and if it goes well, she might feel a certain jealousy about Murray being the "shiny new thing" to SJ. So it's a very fraught situation.

This story will be getting the limelight soon as SJ and Murray's first meeting is fast approaching. If anyone could get through to Martha in this case, it would be Steven. Since not only have the two cousins always been close, let's not forget that he delivered SJ, but, like you said, he has a similar situation with his son Evan, although he has been there since birth, unlike Murray. We'll see how this plays out since this story has long legs.

I really like how Louise is standing her ground with Sean. She's not being unkind, but she's being firm and putting herself first, which ultimately is best for her and best for whatever relationship they'll have going forward. Tricia and Jolene have such a contentious and complicated relationship, but it says a lot that Tricia keeps coming back to wanting to protect Jolene, and Jolene is weirdly having the same attitude regarding her daughter, and yet... they can't get on the same page.

Louise is at a certain point and age where she isn't going to choose to continue to go on a merrygo-round love triangle, i.e., Brooke, Ridge, Taylor, etc. Bringing Jolene on was great because I could explore her relationship with Tricia and vice versa. Both women want to get on the same page but aren't able to at this moment. But who knows what the future holds? Thanks for reading, Michael!