The Mindy Project, S01E11
Mindy was left to look after Riley when Gwen's arm got broken from a poorly constructed bunk bed that Danny had put together. In an attempt to find a magazine to replace Facebook that Danny had banned, Betsy and Shauna discovered a very intimate letter addressed to Danny's ex-wife.
This story said a lot about Mindy and children. I guess I just figured with her sort of nurturing personality, she would be so good with Riley. Not only did she act like she's never been around a child in her life, but she also forgot her existence and didn't seem to want to be left alone with her. She was even freaking out that she might be made the legal guardian for Riley after Gwen had a slight accident (guess she already forgot about Carl). I think it's sort of assumed that women who are eager to get married also want children, but that's not necessarily the case. Mindy surely showed that she's not ready to have kids nor might not even want them. I mean, she didn't even know how to comfort Riley--she was patting her face as if she was lightly slapping her. That was sort of funny, but it was mostly sad that even that was difficult for her. She probably would have had a better time building that bunk bed than getting along with Riley.
I don't how I feel about Danny making that bunk bed. He has to like Mindy to some degree to do that for her. I mean, even if he likes putting things together, I doubt that he would go through the trouble. Or maybe that was a way for him to have "fun." He seems like the type that if he's keeping the office open on Saturdays, he must not have a very social life going on.
Also related to Danny and Mindy's attraction is the fact that Mindy told Gwen that Danny was the "handsome jerk." I don't think Danny's that good looking, but he can certainly be a jerk. I'm guessing if he can turn around that unpleasant personality of his, Mindy would fall for him. Hell, I think she's already started to fall for him, but his gruff attitude keeps her at arms length and she mistakes their conflicts for their attraction. Anyway, there's definitely something there, and I'm sure one day it'll grow to something significant.
Danny's love life was also the focus back in the office when Shauna and Betsy found that letter. If it was me, I wouldn't have been able to hear what he had written, just like Morgan. That was really personal and it contrasted against Danny's tyrant behavior at work. It's good to see that he is a human being underneath and has feelings. I just wonder if he's ever going to let some of them leak out so everyone else knows. Maybe after his ex-wife gets the letter that Morgan took it upon himself to mail he might get emotional for once. I'm not looking forward to seeing that, especially if it gets Morgan into trouble. He's such a lovable idiot.
The only thing that was really funny was when Danny was complaining about the girls using "Facebooks" too much. He kept naming social networks where the names weren't quite right like "Tweester." And funnier than that he just started saying random words like "blogs" and "url." Why was he talking like he's a senior citizen? He claimed that he and Mindy are from the same generation, but he seems to have missed the memo about these sorts of sites and is as clueless as an 80 year-old man. I like that he might be a smart guy, but he's not really a hip guy. It allows a lot of opportunities for him to be embarrassed like he was in this story.
This was an okay episode. It could have used a few more jokes, but I didn't pay attention too much to the lack of comedy because we learned some important things about Mindy and Danny. There's also more suggestion that they might come to like each other in the future. If nothing else, their attraction is still there, so they might act upon that. With Mindy having such bad luck with dates, she might need to stop looking around and take a look at someone she already knows and works with.
