Worse than Womb!!

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Watched this today in its entire crappity, and I must say that for me, this whole episode is worse, far worse than Womb! Womb was devastating and the musical and dance numbers were absolutely inappropriate, but the episode itself was halfways believable - except for the nanny scene and the fact that I think by then they would have been living together.

But this here - there was nothing "right" about it. Where do I start?

The way David was avoiding Maddie - I don't think he did it out of bitterness nor do I see him cold. I think he was hurting too much himself and wanted Maddie to open up to him, but then - how could he get her to open up if he wasn't there? He seems to be angry at her that she buries herself in work, wtf?? It may be believable that in general David would try to avoid a situation to painful or awkward or whatever for him to handle, but sorry I just don't believe that he would have done that to her in such a situation, leave her when she really really needed him.

We should have seen any of what happened after they left the hospital, what happened? Her parents are never mentioned, wouldn't they have hurried to her? I hate those inconsistencies and holes!

The only adorable thing in this episode is Agnes - as always, the wisest person ever. When she says to Bert that sometimes when something terrible happens, it brings two people closer together, but sometimes... ugh I choke at that foresight. I think she nails it pretty much when she tells David that guys always think they have to be bulletproof, and Maddie sees that and thinks she has to be the same, and both keep pretending they are fine...

The elevator scene could have been a good one if they hadn't ended up in that horrible singing. Seriously?? And in the end they swing down the hall as if nothing has happened and everything is great and let's never mention it again? Just awful. If not already in Womb, here they killed ML for good.

I must say, I haven't paid much attention to the case so I'm really not so sure why they were chasing that guy but well it was silly - but silly as it was, in the end we had the impression they were together again. Obviously, they were not. Wtf?

Also, the crudeness. Yes, there have been lewd, suggestive lines, even lines we were surprised they made it past the censors. But still, they were clever and - sorry, I have to say it LOL - subtle in the best way; I think you know what I mean. But what do we get now? "Out with it!" - "Here, while I'm driving?"; "I'm coming!" - "Good for you!" that might be funny enough for a Hungover movie, but for me that is not ML.

So, bottom line: I think this episode is crap, and I'd rather watch Womb. There you go.

[Addison's girl]

David was the master of avoidance. That was in his character to run away from things that were too painful or to messy to deal with. And I think the line in the car was funny I can see him saying that lol. The coming line also..this is the post coitus banter lol

[imdavidsgirl]

i defintiely cant agree sis that YUK is worse than WOMB. WOMB is way worse ! Its devastating to watch maddie fall over practically after having a small happy moment with David . To have her lose it at her shower was aweful! it waould be awful anywhere to lose it but i would have preferred not her shower. The nannies thing was very cruel for them to make david so insensitive to a pregnant womans figure . The baby singing and dancing was the coldest thing ever this was not a musical episode . As bad as YUK can be its much more tolerable and in character than WOMB i think JMO

[imdavidsgirl]

so agree with Sue the crudeness about sex changed once they slept together. he could say things like that. was it needed in this episode no i dont think so but its fine for two people who have had lots of sex before. would have been fine in any other episode in season 5 he could never say stuff like that before they slept together so the crudeness was more tamer that way i think since it was before sex. again JMO .

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Of course he could have said that, he could also have said I'll fuck you nice 'n' slow all night long, but my point is we never saw that on the show, and this is what we're talking about. Also, I cannot see David say that line who just lost his child 2 weeks ago, sorry. That's why I lose the ML feeling. ML banter was sexy and suggestive, not crude JMO.

And of course was Womb sadder than Yuk, but as I tried to explain I think Womb was much more in character and "rounder" as an episode than this. I mean, acting like nothing ever happened?? Womb was painful but necessary if they were having her lose the baby.

And yes, as I said, probably avoiding problems was a pattern of David throughout the seasons - they were both never the masters at actually dealing with problems. I just said I don't think it was in character for David to abandon Maddie in such a situation. He wasn't heartless. He may not have known what to say, but he wouldn't have left for an unpredictable span of time knowing she had to go through this. I simply don't believe he would have left her to suffer all by herself. The writers did a bad job here and started to destroy another character IMO

[Addison's girl]

I know we agree to disagree but this was 5th season David. When a man is put through the wringer for a woman like David had been with Maddie (starting with pacts and ending with Walter and it's not yours) he is sure to change. His basic character may have been there buried inside the cynicism and hurt but he did change. People change. I am not the starry eyed girl I was at 25 as I am now. I've hurt and been hurt and it has made me a different person. David lost his sparkle and his humor and after the loss of 2 babies and being kicked in the teeth by Maddie I think if he didn't change it would have rang untrue.

[Addison's girl]

He was not the David we fell in love with but he was David

[Deleted]

Well, I think you put it perfectly. We agree to disagree