Suburgatory, S01E22
Mother's Day in Chatswin meant there was an excessive amount of fanfare for local mothers, including a very competitive 5k run for them. Dallas thought she could get over Dalia spending Mother's Day with her father by putting her full effort into the run, but when she injured her leg, she realized what a big mistake it was to be separated from her daughter. George and Eden had some disagreements about whether Tessa was honest about her feelings about her mother, and George couldn't bring himself to have sex with her yet. After seeing the baby's room at the Warners' baby shower, Eden went into false labor. Tessa didn't get her internship and started to think about her mother after seeing so many displays of motherly love around her. Lisa refused to believe the results of her DNA test that proved she was born a Shay, but she found out that Ryan's blood type showed he couldn't be his parents' biological son.
I shouldn't have been surprised that residents of Chatswin go all out for Mother's Day, but even if I had anticipated that, I would have never thought of Shelia riding in a carriage dressed like she was Disney's Cinderella. I think that someone should have started throwing rocks at her or something. That's just way too much. I'm sure that Shelia is a mother that does an incredible amount for her kids, but I'm also aware that she's so smothering that she shouldn't get award for all her excessive parenting. However, I did think that Ryan was cute sitting next to her in a prince outfit. It's amazing that he, just like other kids in the neighborhood, do not think that it's embarrassing to be treating their mothers like that. As much as I love my mother, I don't think I could have put a full newspaper page in color with our picture on it (but that kind of stunt certainly suits Mr. Wolfe). Only in Chatswin would no one blink an eye and would, rather, try to outdo that.
The only person who didn't seem to care much about the day (besides Tessa) was Dalia who didn't think twice about preserving the tradition of going to Israel for Mother's Day without her actual mother. Usually Dalia's self-centered actions just make me love her, but the disappointment Dallas obviously had when she heard Dalia would be gone was a little heartbreaking. For such a difficult child like Dalia, Dallas is a wonderful mother. I would hope that Dalia would show at least the smallest speck of appreciation. But no. I really wanted to see what Dalia might have done that would have been sweet only for a spoiled brat like her. That was one letdown.
Another letdown was seeing Dallas put up a really good race only to fall and hurt her leg. She could have won and knocked down Shelia a peg. But I liked that she was tempted to call George for her emergency contact when the paramedic confirmed that her hair looked great. George definitely would have come if there wasn't the matter of Eden. In fact, the way that George was standing in the middle of the hospital when he heard about Dallas and heard that Eden was calling for him, it seemed he was at a crossroads at just who was more important to him then. I think that if there was a burning building (and Eden was no longer pregnant), he probably would pull Dallas out first if he had to choose between the two. We'll have to wait until the next season to see if George and/or Dallas finally see the light.
I felt for Tessa when she finally saw the light about how it sucked to have a mother out there that apparently didn't make any effort to contact her practically. I liked how it was seeing her substitute mother, Dallas, want the company of her real daughter over Tessa's that made her stop fooling herself about her feelings. I can relate to that feeling, having grown up most of my life without a mother. Tessa probably was so used to brushing off the subject of her mother (in order to not have anyone pity her and protect herself) that she forgot her real abandonment issues and longing for a mother in her life (even a largely imperfect one). I didn't expect that her grandmother would be waiting for her when Tessa got home, but it made me hopeful that we would see Tessa's mother one day. I really want to know what her life was like that George was able to get full custody of Tessa. But the finale wasn't going to give us any clues about that just yet.
As far as Lisa's story, I was none too surprised that Lisa was a real Shay, but I was little shocked that Ryan wasn't. It makes a little more sense that he's apparently treated better than Lisa--they probably had to fight hard to get him and treasure his existence. I wonder how Ryan will take the news (I doubt Lisa will just keep it to herself). He's an easy-going guy, but he's also sensitive and might get upset about being lied to. I think that parents should tell their adopted children early on that they aren't theirs because one day it'll get out and they will feel betrayed (unless you're Lisa and you would be thrilled). Another story for another season.
Have to say that I agreed with Eden about the baby room. Noah and Jill are beyond disgusting. I feel like that room should be evidence to get them arrested. They have all that money and they want to spend it on helping endangered species have a greater chance of becoming extinct. Eden is a little dramatic sometimes with her beliefs (like telling Tessa her doughnut would stay in her colon for decades), but I think her reaction to that room of death was appropriate. I hope that she doesn't reconsider giving Noah and Jill a child. They obviously aren't the nurturing type. They are monsters, like she said, but Eden also doesn't have any rights to their baby, either. Just call the child inside her "Monster Junior."
Lastly, I just gotta ask what the hell was Whoopi Goldberg doing voicing Yakult in Dallas's drug-induced (I'm assuming) vision? That was so random to me, and also unnecessary. I feel like Dallas could have come to conclusion that she needed Dalia without that. Plus, it just creeped me out to see that dog talking all of sudden, even if it wasn't real. Of all things to do in a finale.
I'm really glad that Suburgatory has been picked up for another season! They left a lot of things unanswered (on purpose) that I'd like to get more information about. I suppose the topic I'm most interested in knowing more about is Tessa's mother. I hope that with her grandmother making another appearance, we'll get to learn a significant amount about the mystery woman. And, of course, in doing so we'll learn more about Tessa. Ryan's introduction into the Shay family is also a story I'm eagerly awaiting to see told on this show. It might even make me like that busybody Shelia a bit more, and I'm sure it'll make me like Ryan even more. This was really good first season, and I'm confident that they will be able to pull off another great one in 2013. Since this new show is easily one of my favorites now, I'm counting down the days until I can watch another episode.
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