Fleishman Is in Trouble
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The past can be a dangerous place.
Certainly, reflecting on the past to better understand the present is a valuable habit of mind.
Remember when this series opened and Seth seemed like the immature, ungrounded man-child of the reunited trio?
He loves them, hes enjoying his life, and thats always been enough.
It turns out that having a deeply secure sense of self comes in handy!
Whatever happens in his relationship with Vanessa is going to differ significantly from any of Tobys or Libbys experiences.
In Vantablack, Seth likened Libbys smoking to a rationale hes heard about extramarital affairs.
He pays attention!)
To what end is Libby pursuing this?
Unclear, even to her!
Does she want to replicate some of those circumstances in the present?
To him, its just more time spent reviewing time gone by, which cant help him move forward.
All he wants is to get on with his life!
He seems to feel he deserves a shortcut to happiness for being so special.
(Better ones than Rachel, anyway!)
He is there for his children and is an excellent physician!
The unfair things are piling up pretty badly at the moment.
Tobys liver transplant patient, Karen Cooper, suffers a debilitating and likely fatal complication.
What can he do in response but joylessly inhale a massive bowl of pasta?
Food is strictly fuel for him.
Being short is one thing, being short and fat is quite another.
Was weight loss and its maintenance a solid one thing that turned his entire social life around?
Arguably, no, but it lingers.
Is he more virtuous simply because he isnt the Fleishman raking in the supersized salary?
Had there been anything preventing Toby from making other friends outside of Rachels orbit?
Save up your zingers and text them to your actual friends later!
The bar is so low!
Libby declares it her favorite night of the year, but that enthusiasm doesnt last.
It turns out that a slightly boozed-up (and slightly high?)
What dotheyknow about her marriage?
Or about anything at all?
Toby only ever talks about himself, and Seth is still a man-child!
Their friendships are rekindled, and their honeymoon period concluded: now what?
(Stop me if you think that youve heard this one before.)
