Mindy's Not Ready For Kids

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.

Dunno Which Dinner Was The Best

The Mindy Project, S01E07

Mindy spent Thanksgiving at Gwen's house and got into a fight with Gwen after she hit on Dennis.  Jeremy spent the holiday at Betsy's house where she was sick of being treated like a little girl.  Danny spent the holiday alone at the office.

Well, there wasn't much that I liked about this episode.  It was good there were multiples stories because all of them were a little boring to me.  I don't think I could pick a favorite.  Even with Danny being alone the whole night save a damn mouse was about on par with Mindy going after someone else's boyfriend.  I might say Jeremy and Betsy story because it was a little sweet how he comforted her in accepting the way her family treats her because it could be worse (like how he suggested his own family was).

What I was most annoyed about in this episode was Josh.  I'm getting less and less convinced that he is a great match for her.  First of all, after he made a slightly gross dinner for her made entirely on panini presses, he set her apartment on fire was pretty damn useless in taking care of that situation.  Like I couldn't believe that he just sort of stood next her and kind of wanted her to do something about it.  Wow.  Didn't think he could be more unimpressive than his cooking skills.  Second, he didn't want to be exclusive with her.  I don't know why, but I was a little shocked.  You come to cook (by your own definitions) a meal for a girl, but you don't want to be exclusive with her?  Why the hell even go to the damn trouble??  Yes, later he found out that he missed Mindy and wanted to officially be her boyfriend, but I don't appreciate that he sort of swung her emotions around like that.  Especially since it encouraged Mindy to make out with Dennis (although I guess Morgan was the one who told her she didn't need to stick to one man either) and made the fight between Mindy and Gwen worse.  I just don't like the way Josh puts up a front--can't he be  a little more straightforward with his feelings?  It's frustrating and frankly makes him a little less manly in my eyes.

Related to Mindy seducing Dennis a bit, how dramatic was the fight between her and Gwen?  First Mindy jumps to conclusions about Gwen replacing her with another Indian girl (I wonder if she would have felt as threatened if she wasn't the same race), and then Gwen nearly kicks Mindy's ass after she sees her making out with Dennis.  I was really surprised that Gwen got so violent and loud.  But I guess she was just tired of Mindy's shit during a holiday dinner.  Wow, I would not want to piss her off.  I guess her voice makes you think she might be sweet and nice, but apparently she can bring it when necessary.  Learned a good bit about her character in this story.

I also learned that Jeremy doesn't seem to be much of an ass.  I mean, the more I see him with Betsy, the more I think they should hook up.  They would be a weird pairing (okay, well, she's just weird), but I think it might work.  She's definitely not so sneaky and sexually loose as he is, so maybe she could balance him out.  

As for Danny...  What a loser spending Thanksgiving at the office.  I'm surprised that he even texted back Mindy when she sent him a picture.  I guess he sort of missed her.  It wasn't like he was getting any love from anyone else that day (not even a mouse, haha).

This was one of my least favorite Thanksgiving stories I've seen, but I'm not really surprised.  This  show is still getting its act together, so I never expected them to blow me away.  I guess the best thing about the story was that perhaps Mindy has a confirmed boyfriend now.  I wonder if we'll see a change in Josh that will allow me to like him a little better.  Because of right now, I can't wait for someone better to stroll along for Mindy.