It was odd to see Lauren Graham portray yet another mother intent on dating her daughter's teacher. Well, she made a call at first that seemed to show her choosing Amber (Mae Whitman)'s happiness over her own, but by the end of the episode, she'd agreed to that date. Frankly, I blame the teachers. If these women are so interesting to you, would it really be so hard to wait the few months-few years when that child is no longer your student? If the woman is really that great, you'll still be interested then...but people want what they want when they want it.
Max (Max Burkholder) especially feels this way. I honestly am not sure how I feel about what his behaviourist is doing to help him. Sure, she's getting him to initiate normal behaviours, but I would consider her methods are not based on deals or compromises, but solely on bribes. Maybe bribery is the only way to help a child with aspergers, but even still it seems wrong.
I was also not certain if Julia (Erika Christensen) was wrong about her decision to uninclude Racquel (Erinn Hayes) from her life, the life of her husband, and the life of her child. Racquel made a play for Joel (Sam Jaeger) several months earlier, and those Joel says he shut it down completely, Julia insists that they never see Racquel again. While no one would disagree entirely with this request from a wife to her husband, the real problem is for their daughters. The girls are best friends, and no Racquel means no more daughter either.
In the end, Julia sided for her daughter, trusting that whatever intentions Racquel might have, Joel would not stray. But was the request wrong in the first place? Should a woman who made a pass at your husband continue to be in your lives?
And finally, why do women fake orgasms? Adam (Peter Krause) suspects that Kristina (Monica Potter) has been faking it, and she's not a particularly good liar. He feels bad, wanting her to react because she is truly enjoying herself, and not simply for his ego. Of course, now his ego is always going to question the validity of her reaction. But, as I once heard from the script of a play, if a woman is going to fake it, are you really going to call her on it and be annoyed with her generous spirit for wanting you to think she was having as good a time as you?
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