Sometimes it's easy to get wrapped up in the idea that a good romance entails being each other's everything, but that's not true. In some ways, from the perspective of those who haven't dealt with addiction, it could read as some type of codependency. You can tell where he's coming from with this bond and how vital it is to him right now because of how open he is about it. It would've been more concerning if he never told Carlos about Cooper. He worded it well, and to his credit, he's been keeping a very open line of communication with Carlos about all of this. All the other times I relapsed it was because of. : Sadie stole a year of sobriety from me.All the other times I relapsed it was because of choices I made. He could reconcile things better when his own choices jeopardized everything for him, but it was much harder when someone took even that away from him. was able to put his feelings into words in a way that gave us insight into where he's coming from and sort of addressed why for him, he's starting back at one with his sobriety. Tommy's permitting herself to live again, and that's beautiful.įortunately, T.K. You couldn't help but feel proud of Tommy and happy for her when she spoke about how great it felt to dress up again, put on heels, and eat dinner beneath the stars at a nice restaurant.
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Hell, even if that means taking herself out on dates, immersing herself into the world again rather than sticking to the usual routines, and simply learning how to be things other than sad. She's a vibrant, beautiful, fun, great woman, and Charles would want her to be herself again. It's emotionally gratifying that while Tommy has been the pinnacle of professionalism and more on the job, she's reached a place now where she can get back to living her life despite the void from Charles' death. The analogy about unbuttoning those buttons was a perfect, suitable for the situation. It's not about dating but relaxing her shoulders and remembering how to live again. The date didn't go how Tommy planned, but it was the perfect date in many ways.Īfter all the nerves, Tommy feeling as if she was betraying Charles, and Grace's incredible and apt pep talk, it was a nice twist that Morris is the one who broke down on the date before the appetizer even came.Īnd she took away the most important thing, that she needs to get back to herself again.
Morris was a great test run to lead Tommy to a bigger, more empowering, and self-fulfilling step.
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Grace clearly had full custody of the Ryder brain cell that day when she was advising Tommy.ĭipping into the characters' personal lives makes them multidimensional and more accessible. Of course, Judd, bless his heart, didn't help the matter by bestowing his Uncle Cash's advice.
He assumed right out of the gate that Catherine's use of "type" was exclusively physical and that she must like older guys and have daddy issues. We got another refresher on Owen's vanity and self-absorption.
And maybe, uh, maybe Catherine has a little Daddy thing going on. Judd: Some women prefer the company of an older gentleman because they are worldly and they are wise. Judd: Like my Uncle Cash used to say, some women prefer the company of the day olds. He spent all that time trying to figure out what he and this slightly older, balding gentleman could have in common. Instead of assuming that there was more to this man he'd only spoken to for five minutes and knew nothing about, considering that Catherine was joking or waiting for clarification, he spiraled out of control. After he met Patrick Sr, Owen lost his damn mind and assumed he was Catherine's ex. He's as self-obsessed as it gets, so it wasn't surprising that he'd fret and analyze every facet of his encounter with Patrick.