I now
continue my analysis of the second part of season 3 of the award-winning
webseries “Out With Dad”. “Double Date
with Dad” picks up where we left off, as Claire drags Rose to talk to Rose’s
dad while he is on his date with Angela.
This inevitable first meeting between the daughter and Dad’s girlfriend
is light and entertaining and every bit as good as I hoped it would be!
To start
with, we have Angela and Claire encouraging the group to sit all together,
while Dad and Daughter are reluctant to do so.
It fits the personalities perfectly, as we know Claire isn’t afraid of
much, or going to consider the consequences of something until after she has
committed to the idea. Angela, as we saw
in the first part of season 3, is anxious to meet Rose and a bit miffed that
Nathan didn’t tell Rose about his dating.
We don’t get to find out if Nathan mentioned that Rose knew about Angela
before now, but I think it’s likely. So, the group gets together for desert,
and…awkward silence…finally broken by a conversation about Nathan’s shirt
design. Then the conversation gets to
interesting things, such as the pairings telling of how they met, and Rose
admitting she didn’t even know Claire’s name. (And, of course, neither did us
fans!) The incident with the tea is funny and another of those Miller-ism
character moments. One of the many
little touches that make the characters seem so real. I would be certain to follow the Miller tea
rules, if I liked tea.
Rose gets a
glimpse of something (Vanessa, which I’ll talk about later) and Angela gets a
call, which leaves Nathan to express his feelings about Rose dating
Claire. Is there a little bit “I’m glad
it’s you, and not that other girl who makes Rose upset all the time” in
Nathan’s appreciation? As a parent, I
would probably see Claire as the best match for Rose. Parents want happy children, not upset,
crying children. Finally, we have Claire
being a total potty-mouth, and father and daughter discussing how much they
both like Angela. Which is good, because
I like her a lot, too!
And
speaking of crying children, we come to “Pushed Out”, the finale of the 3rd
season’s second block. That sounds
confusing, so maybe I should just refer to it as the mid-season finale, as
Jason does. Anyway, I need to get more serious, because this episode is quite
serious.
First, you
have the issue with the school dance and buying a “couple’s ticket” for a
same-gender couple. I never went to
dances, and I never heard of “couple’s tickets” before watching this show, but
it does stand to reason that a couple is a couple, no matter what the sexual
orientation. However, as Kenny notes, it
isn’t entirely surprising. They are in a
catholic school, and it just happens that bigotry in the name of god is
something a lot of people support. I’m
not an expert on religions, but I understand the bible calls for the extermination
of homosexuals, though many Christians don’t agree with this policy. I know laws are changing rapidly in the
United States, and they are even more LGBT friendly in Canada, but changing a
religion is something I think will take longer.
Anyway,
Claire accidently starts something, Rose gets upset (probably heightened by her
despair over Vanessa’s disappearance), Kenny awkwardly tries to comfort Claire,
and then Rose gets assaulted by a homophobe.
While people stand and watch. Which is something we should think about.
Because if you are supporting an organization that practices bigotry as an
official policy, and I mean any type of bigotry against anyone or any group,
you are standing there watching too. You
may not be watching someone get physically beaten, but you are aiding in the
trampling of their rights as a human being. The human race has come a long way,
and we are only going to get better if we refuse to put up with the bigots and their
excuses.
And bravo Jason and all the actors and
crew. You got me thinking about some serious
stuff
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