On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Melissa P <[email protected]>wrote:
> Interesting that we get different things out of the show. BTW I haven’t > watched the last two episodes yet. I watch Idol live and record ABC between > 9 and 10 on Wednesdays. > > What I get out of Cougar Town: > > Courteney Cox is divorced from her childhood sweetheart but they are still > best of friends. She’s the winner in the relationship and doesn’t complain > about having to pay him alimony. He means well, but he’s dumb. She’s not. > The son is embarrassed by both parents, for different reasons. > > Christa Miller is still working on being married to a not-great-looking > man. He’s still grateful that she married him, which is why he “worships > and obeys” her. They have an incredible bond that defies what their > marriage should be like. Their baby is named “Stan.” Now who names a baby > Stan? > > Busy Philipps doesn’t know what she wants. She ends up hurting herself > more than she hurts others. > > Drinking too much is typical for the lives they lead. > > The actor who plays Grayson is incredibly good looking, and the show is > worth tuning in to just to look at him. > Interesting yes, but I am not sure what you have written here is inconsistent with the summary that I posted, though perhaps with a little different emphasis. Cox's ex-husband is the loser, as you describe it, and I think it is clear that he is unhappy with the choices he has made. It is also clear that, as well meaning as he might be, he has treated Cox inexcusably, and can never really be forgiven for it (both for cheating on her, but also for not fully appreciating and reciprocating her earth-mother decade and a half of giving). Miller's husband, though less handsome and charming than Cox's ex, is happier and more successful (I think he is a lawyer, obviously affluent). He worships and obeys his wife because he loves her, and is grateful that she loves him. I think the clear point here is that marriage, and life, work best when men submit to and fully appreciate the women in their lives (and, as I said before, I agree with this sentiment in every way, as someone who, excepting the rich lawyer part, has more in common with Miller husband than Cox's). Where I most disagree with you is in your observation that Miller's relationship with her husband defies what their marriage should be like. A hot woman marries a lovable, wealthy shlub (also, apparently, well hung) and they genuinely love each other, though he knows he must spend every minute making her feel like a queen. That is about exactly what their marriage should be like. That he still feels like he is getting the better end of the deal is, I think, both true and part of the thesis of this show. I don't think there is any question that they Phillips character gets hurt more than she hurts - her function is to illustrate yet another consequence of men valuing and exploiting women as nothing but sexual property. I bow to your expertise on how good looking the Grayson actor is - he has seemed like the weakest link in the whole show to me, but if he is eye candy for the ladies I guess that pretty much explains his role. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
