Rob Mahoney
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But Claire Forlani comes in just like with a ton of energy.
Again, changes the course of this entire episode and throws like Yaz in particular, a character that I can't help but root for no matter what decision she makes.
Like I'm invested in her story and her journey.
And I think Cordelia is what kind of spins her around the most in this episode, weirdly enough.
I really hope not.
I hope this isn't what awaits Yaz.
I mean, many.
And I think the show does, which is part of what makes it like buzz throughout this episode in the fashion that it does, like managing the tension of like what, which of these problems are actually real and which of them are imaginary in the way you're talking about, Joe, and the way that the market is imaginary and the way that it all
is mood and humor and the impressions that people have versus that genetic inheritance, right?
Versus something you were literally inheriting from your parents versus whatever expectations you had impressed upon you that you can, in fact, over time, shed yourself of if you work hard enough to do it.
If you separate yourself from your dad's suicide, you may not be able to fully cleanse yourself of the depression that... I actually think this episode is like...
like some really smart things to say about the way you incorporate that sort of like mental pain into your life, right?
That it is not about trying to bury it.
It's not about even trying to process it necessarily.
It's about understanding what it is and putting it in a place where it is workable for you
Exactly.
And getting yourself out of the forest and out of the fog in that particular way.
And clearly there are parts of this that are just all storytelling.
And I think especially for wealthy people in any country, that can cover up a lot.
It can explain a lot.