Kevin Can F**k Himself
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She prepares each meal for him and then serves it to him and then cleans up after him.
She lets him into her bedroom and takes his money when theyre done.
The blood gets everywhere, and Jeanne isnt even fazed.
Its been a long time coming.
Allison McRoberts (Annie Murphy) is standing in the long shadow of Jeanne Dielman, isnt she?
No, she isnt sleeping with men for money, nor is she a single mother.
The glass handle of a broken beer mug isnt that different from a kitchen knife, is it?
If only Allison werent such a buzzkill.
When she says, Im fine, its a reassurance in response to no one.
Allison is collapsing in on herself, and Murphy makes her smaller and smaller.
The only person remotely kind to Allison is (her ex?)
But is one persons compassion enough to balance out all the other crap?
For that matter, neither did the siblings.
With friends like these!
All of that is gone now.
Allisons quietly trailing-off admission of I had something to hope for.
She goes on a bender.
She basically tells Patty she was an asshole for not having divulged Kevins betrayal sooner.
And that fantasy sequence in which she stabs Kevin in the neck is pretty declarative, isnt it?
These recaps will be tied to the AMC+ streaming premiere dates for this first season.
Each of the eight episodes airs a week later on AMC TV, starting June 20.
This episode is dedicated to filmmaker, director, and writer Lynn Shelton,who died in May 2020.
If you havent watched her films before,Your Sisters SisterandLaggies(both on Showtime) are particularly good.
Asking for a friend, who is me.
Related: Of course, the Dropkick Murphys Im Shipping Up to Boston is Allisons ringtone.Of course.
Pretending things will change is how they sell washing machines is a very Don Draperesque line, isnt it?
I thought immediately of What you call love was invented by guys like me to sell nylons.
