Tell Me You Love Me Wrap-up

So. I mentioned over at MamaPopTalk that I've been slammed with life stuff over the past few weeks and I didn't even get a chance to watch the last two episodes of Tell Me You Love Me until yesterday afternoon. In lieu of recaps, I present to you this wrap-up...

Katie and David

Katie's buddy Rita is divorcing her husband and this has both Katie and David majorly freaked out. Whatever tentative steps that they took toward stability over the past couple of weeks crumble in the wake of this news and they have serious doubts about how they manage to stay together when half the couples that they know are getting a divorce.

Rita's divorce makes Katie even more eager to make some big change, and when David still can't get on board with her new baby idea, she decides to start job hunting and heads out for the required shopping spree. While she's off doing that, David goes to therapy by himself where he admits to May that "[o]ne night, I looked over and I didn't want her and I didn't know why." May assuages his fears by speaking in riddles, like she normally does.

When David hears about Katie's job prospects, he cracks up because one minute it's a new baby and the next it's a new job. Katie opts to spend the night on the couch.

Over the next few days, David and Katie are barely speaking to each other. Isabelle picks up on this and declares that she's never getting married or having kids. After watching this show, who would want to?

They meet Dan, Rita's soon-to-be-ex-husband, for dinner and angsty rants. Jamie and Hugo (more about that later) meet at the same restaurant and Katie and Hugo spend the evening glaring at each other for some weird reason.

After David takes a turn couch-surfing, they both go to May's where Katie breaks down. She's totally lost.

At home later, they get ready for bed and Katie mutters that she wishes they had never gone to therapy. She dares David to leave her and he responds, "F*ck you!" Katie storms out into the kitchen. After seething for a few minutes, David goes to Katie and kisses her passionately for what must have been the first time in a really long time. In the bedroom, Katie takes off her shirt and climbs onto David. They start to furiously undress. David pushes Katie's hand down her pants. She resists but finally gives in and they have some "Play with a friend," time. It seems to do the trick, as they're all gasping and howling and giggling afterward. I appreciate the realism of watching a married couple dry hump through their sweatpants, but...ugh. Maybe those crazy kids will make it after all.

Carolyn and Palek

Palek is still sick over Carolyn's pregnancy and she offers to shoulder all of the emotion for him. It's a natural reaction, but a very bad idea as I can personally attest. Also, Palek isn't helping matters by acting like a total douche. When they tell Palek's mother, she is thrilled, but Carolyn tells her that Palek doesn't want to be a dad. Palek's mom insists that he'll come around, even though she should know better than anyone that sometimes they don't come around. Carolyn is pretty much all alone.

After getting more shit from her boss, Carolyn walks out. When she calls and breaks the news to Palek, he doesn't seem completely thrilled. And if that weren't enough, the guy who is buying their house tells Palek that the house is completely infested with mold and the removal will cost $50,000. I am now terrified of mold and Palek sits down on the street outside and has himself a nice little panic attack.

At the hospital, the doctor tells Palek that he's fine and after being discharged Carolyn muses, "I can't believe I quit my job. Dur hur." Palek points out that he just had a panic attack and could they please not revisit her recent unemployment.

At May's, Carolyn says that she was shocked to realize that she couldn't depend on Palek, though I'm not sure why. Palek says that he doesn't have it in him to be a husband AND a father. Carolyn asks what she needs to do to make it work but Palek thinks it's too late and that they should split up. Carolyn is totally devastated. When he moves out, he's frighteningly cold toward Carolyn. "You got what you wanted, you don't need me anymore." They return to May's so that Carolyn can tell Palek that the baby will never know him, never love him. These two are so fun!

Carolyn goes to the doctor for an ultrasound because she's had some cramping and it turns out that she has lost the baby. Palek reaches over to touch her but she tells him not to. "You're only here because it's gone." Palek insists that's not true, but I think it is. He drives Carolyn home and admits that he's not okay. He cuddles up next to her and she lets him.

Jamie and Hugo

Jamie and Nick break up because Nick wants to steam ahead into a totally committed relationship and Jamie wants to take things slow since she has issues. About a day later, she spies Nick flirting with his ex-girlfriend at the restaurant. Psh. Good riddance. Dude is obviously co-dependent and who needs that shit?

Jamie spots Hugo, looking disheveled, at the gas station where they broke up. They talk and seem to tie up some loose ends and begin to heal some wounds.

At therapy, Jamie gushes to May about the possible rekindling with Hugo, but May is skeptical. Honestly, so am I.

Jamie and Hugo meet for dinner at the restaurant where Jamie works. Is that the only restaurant in town? They are awkwardly surprised when Anya, Nick's ex/current girlfriend, is their waitress. Seriously, they couldn't go ANYWHERE else? Katie and Hugo do the aforementioned glaring.

Hugo walks Jamie home and does a sloppy cartwheel of joy. They both have the urge to continue the evening, but Jamie resists saying that she can't bear to lose him again. Later, they rehash all of their old relationship woes over the phone and seem to make up. Jamie tucks a note on Hugo's car asking him to marry her. They go to a chapel and do the deed, all giggles. We'll see.

May and Arthur

May gets a call from John's daughter, who tells May that John has died from a heart attack. May breaks down into tears and sobs in Arthur's arms that John died alone. "I led him on. I kept it going for myself. I shouldn't have done that!" Later, when she comes home from John's funeral, Arthur pours her some scotch and tells her that her new book has arrived. He reads the dedication: "To Arthur and to the men and women who have the courage to be happy.

It's worth mentioning that the ending sequence of the season finale was set to Janis Joplin's "Maybe" and it was an excellent choice.

So, how did you feel about this finale? Did it feel kind of too final? Think they'll renew it? Everyone seems to have a tenuous grip on healing. Here's hoping everyone makes it.

As an aside, has this show opened up any windows into your own relationships? A lot of people have reported finding gateways into conversations with their significant other after watching this show.

Comments

[PaintingChef]

I actually really liked this show but I never talked to another person who was watching it. I don't imagine they will pick it up for another season and I'm a little sad about that because I would love to know who makes it (except Carolyn and Palek, I kind of want them to drive off a cliff).

But it WAS interesting to watch and see your own marriage in little bits and pieces in each of the relationships. Jealousy, complacency, passive-aggressive behavior. I've found myself examinging my own actions towards my husband much more than I used to.

[Suzy Q]

Okay, I wrote a long comment to leave here yesterday, and then my computer fritzed out on me and erased it and I decided to drink wine instead of re-writing.

I think I may have missed the finale, but it doesn't relaly matter much.

I'm rooting for Dave and Katie. Even though dysfuntional, they seem to be aware of it and are trying to fix it. They also don't make me want to barf every time I see them, like...

...Carolyn and Palek. Carolyn is so completely awful on so many levels, I can understand why Palek wants to leave her. Ugh, she just makes me want to slap her. Not that he's any prize, either; he's just less awful than she is.

Jamie and Hugo are just booooring. And, that's all I have to say about that.

As far as May and Barnabus Collins go, I STILL can't get the picture of them fucking on the chair out of my mind. It just ain't right! Not that I have anything against old people sex; I sure hope I'm one of those old people having the sex someday. I just don't want to be reminded, right now and in living color, of how it will look.