Dead to Me
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Is this the best episode of the new season so far?
Nobody should be watching that, says Jen, perhaps shaken by a potential vision of her future.
And Jen is probably the riptide, anyway.
The diagnosis for Judy isbad.
She has cervical cancer, and it has spread to her liver.
How much of that dream was prophetic?
Will someone have a pina colada soon?
Will there be another jogging dude?
With everything else going on, theres no time for cancer.
Cut to Steves funeral presided by Pastor Wayne (Keong Sim)!
(Steve probably took after his pop.)
To make matters worse, Eileen is insisting thatJen come back for a gathering at the palatial estate.
Ben, on the other hand, likes country music, which mirrors his sadness.
I was driving the car that hit you and Judy, he says.
The first card is Death, but that just means a big change.
Then they make out.
After they have sex, theres a beat and Judy drops her own confession a parallel to Bens.
But Michelle is already asleep when Judy says aloud for the first time that she has cancer.
Across town, Ben and Judy are having sex in a car in the rain as Patsy Cline croons.
Everyone truly is falling to pieces.
Extra Counseling
Why does Jen kiss Ben when he confesses?
Does she understand the pain of keeping a violent secret of a regretful, impulsive event?
Is it just one less thing to worry about?
After all, its not the Greeks hunting her down or related to Steves investigation in any way.
Whatever the reason you land on, it just kind of makes sense.
Theres palpable sadness in Marsdens work this year.
Its hard not to feel it in the line Im not sure Im living my best life.
The episode opens with another weird, deep musical cut: Angel Bliss, by the Peggy Brown Singers.
Almost all of the odd cuts this year could play in a doctors waiting room.
