ARMY WIVES: 3.02 “About Face”
You know what this episode told me? It told me that Roland is perfect. Even in his grumpy, I-gave-up-what-I-wanted way.
I love this about Army Wives. Roland is one of those characters that you can miss occasionally. I mean, he’s the one man in the sea of women. He understands everything they’re going through, but he’s not quite one of the “wives” so he sometimes gets passed over.
But he’s the only one that can really communicate with Emmalin, and he’s the only one to volunteer to see Denise. He’s just great. And perfect. Even on his bad days.
By the way, if anyone thought it was a bad idea to complain to Pamela of all people about losing their career, you’re right. I saw that one coming from a mile away. Pamela has always been about leaving your career behind or the struggles of being an uprooted army wife. You don’t complain about that stuff to her.
But beyond that, Roland is my shining star. The only reason I was really interested in Denise’s storyline this week was Roland’s involvement. And the promos for the rest of the season seem to indicate that his presence is the only friendship she has in her life right now, so I’m really intrigued to see where it goes.
Meanwhile, there’s Emmalin and Claudia Joy. Man, at this point I just want to sock Emmalin, even though I feel really bad for her. But I mean, Claudia Joy is showing no discipline.
But wow. I completely forgot what a witch Jennifer is. Between her taking over Claudia Joy’s house (which just seems implausible, really) and the way she spoke to Denise, she deserves a but punch, too. Wow.
And then there was Roxy. Boy, Trevor really grated a nerve with me last night. It’s one thing to get mad at your situation and to get annoyed with the way Roxy is treating the bar and money. But to say that she should be home making babies–did that come off as somewhat sexist? I mean, kids are great, but if you’re already between a rock and a hard place with money, how would bringing new kids to the table help? Especially when the mother no longer has a job (not that Betty’s is really financially stable right now anyway)?
Plus, she mentioned to her new friend (who is great, btw) that she changed the Hump Bar to Betty’s–making it nicer, changing the menu, etc.–because she’s kind-of wanting to change herself. Where did that come from? I thought the point of changing it was to help those who felt the bar shouldn’t come back after the explosion. That if they changed it, it might feel like a new place while still keeping those remembered and Betty remembered. Where did this subconscious thing come from?
Beyond that, it was a pretty good episode. Not high-flying action. I mean, I was able to sort my laundry while watching without missing much, but it was a good episode. I just hope we move past some of these plots soon. Get Claudia Joy settled. Get Denise cleaned up. Get Emmalin adorable again. I wouldn’t mind seeing these women happy and fun again.
Hey, it happened before.
