Fleishman Is in Trouble
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At the opening, were about three days into Rachels open-ended absence, and everything is rapidly declining.
In a fun-to-watch way!
They fuel his resentment of and disdain for Rachels gauche, grasping values (or what hethinksthey are).
Tobys idealism was probably very appealing at the dawn of the Fleishmans relationship.
Now its the core challenge of their marriage, and Toby cant relinquish or soften it.
Theyll all have to muddle through, somehow, until she gets back, sometime.
It brings me no pleasure to say this, but: Toby Fleishman is aJewish Prince.
An honest-to-god, passive-aggressive, asking-where-the-butter-is Jewish Prince.
Im sorry, buddy, but no.
That heneedsher just as much as Hannah and Solly do.
The kids want their mom, and all three of them desperately need her planning competence.
in the free-for-all of a middle-school summer among the well-heeled children of upper Manhattan).
And she squeezed in an extra day at the yoga retreat when one became available!
Hes first in line to become the subdivision chief for hepatology.
Mrs. Fleishman the Elders son, the doctor!
In fact, Rachel is the one person he tells about the potential promotion.
Or he mentally rehearses telling her, anyway.
Theyre not planning to get into the medical-marijuana business, mind you.
As Sam Rothberg explains before the fireplace in his second home, his company needs an expert M.D.
to provide an extra patina of trustworthiness to their marketing efforts dedicated to debunking myths about alternative therapies.
The storytelling in this episode is all the richer for Rachel being onscreen so much more.
The bad memories are gruesome, revolting.
The good ones are lovely, and the sad ones have a confounding beauty.
And now theyre all flooding his mind simultaneously, a barrage of feelings too overwhelming to process.
By this point, Rachels lingering absence threatens to knock down the entire structure of their lives.
Maybe nobody else in their milieu cares about public transit and the environment, but Fleishmans ride the bus.
(Hannah: Why cant we take cabs likenormal people?!)
And listen, Im not unsympathetic.
I understand the struggles of navigating summertime child care way down in my bones.
Why would there be convenient, affordable, and comprehensive solutions to near-universal problems?
(Yes, this isafterToby was late arriving home and inquired about dinner.)
Before they know its happening, the conversation devolves into a competition for the most vicious dig.
That is quite literally disgusting.
How is Rachel supposed to stay married to this disrespectful, petulant guy?
in the park (!!)
this very moment (!!!)
will help banish her from his mind?
18/10 shameless douchery, no notes!
Shout-out to app-driven sex partner of the weekTM Nahid for her hilarious and increasingly fanciful FaceTime Sex scenarios.
Maam, I salute your creativity and exuberance, long may you flourish!
