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Rebecca finds a therapist!!

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DelGuy03

Once again, I love how thoughtful you guys are in dealing with the show! I don't think it's ever been Reacted to in this depth, and I so appreciate that, because I think the writing and the acting merit it. Both songs are favorites of mine. If I prefer "His Status Is Preferred," it's partly because Donna Lynne Champlin is such a fantastic performer. The song is also low-key amusing because all her images of Calvin's incredible classiness are actually pretty modest: a suite in a chain hotel that offers a breakfast buffet, etc. After the show first aired, Donna tweeted that Calvin's "Sexy Gonna-Do-It Song" was just a throwaway improv he did on one of the takes. But the director liked it so much, he threw out the tag that had been planned for the end of the episode, and substituted that little scene instead. And of course Hector's monologue about parking is an utter classic. I don't think I need to say anything more about that.

MS NANCEEPANTS

"Keep the Oxford comma, you monster!" ~Kevin I've never loved, respected, and admired you more.

Youtalkingtome

Thank you! Donna Lynne Champlin is an absolute powerhouse of a performer. Hector's monologue about "parking" had us in stitches!

Tyler Mckenzie

"His Status is Preferred" is on of my top songs that Donna Lynn Champlin (Paula) sings. Fun fact: Donna was on Broadway and in 2007 won an Obie Award, which is like a Tony Award, but for shows that are off-Broadway. Paula is one of my favorite characters in tv history. Her character growth is one of my favorites of the show (not to spoil too much).

DelGuy03

(Sorry I can't shut up -- I really love this series.) The show really isn't anti-medication at all. It just believes (as Dr. Akopian said) that there should be a period of proper consultation and careful diagnosis before responsible prescription-writing can happen. As for Dr. A herself... she's played by the great Michael Hyatt. She's done a lot of TV, but I remember her best as a formidable boss in the drug trade on The Wire.

Jamie D

Great reaction! As always, there are too many great moments to comment on. One of my favorite little moments is Heather's "British nanny boobs" comment, followed by Rebecca's "Hello, guv'nah!" Hilarious.

DelGuy03

We can console ourselves with the thought that Rebecca is in no way a role model, and the Oxford comma is one of many things that she's deeply wrong about. On the other hand, I agree with her that that the "2 spaces after a period" rule is long out of date -- it belongs to the era of typewriters. Now that typing looks like printed material, I don't think it's even taught any more, nor should it be.

MS NANCEEPANTS

Oh, totally! I was committed to the 2-space habit until a friend pointed out why it (as you say) "belongs to the era of typewriters." I learned typing on a Word Processor so I was in the habit, but I changed quickly and won't ever go back 😁

DelGuy03

I took a typing class long ago and of course I was taught the two-space rule, and kept to it for a long time afterward (though different advisers had different ideas about whether colons and semicolons were more like period in that respect, or commas). And I still kept to it after getting immersed in word processing (like my dissertation, which at that date was still supposed to look like typing). But eventually I realized "This makes no sense any more" and gave it up.

DelGuy03

Donna Lynne was also winning national tap dance championships while still in high school. I happened to see her NYC debut in 1994 (she was 23), in which she played the ingenue lead, though hers was the least known name in the cast (I certainly didn't know it then); it was a concert revival of a little-known Jerome Kern musical. She also did a now-famous blog, which is still online, about how she recorded her solo CD in her apartment, for $1000, while on leave from a show due to an injury. She did the arrangements, played the instruments, and handled the recording itself. (She did eventually allow additional funds -- most volunteered by readers -- for packaging and publicity, but the recording itself was made within budget.)