I was excited (in a dark way) because I was SURE they were going to address it in S3 and because it would have fit SO WELL into how the show handled men’s mental health – I have a male friend who was in an abusive marriage before I met him and the stories he’s told about people who didn’t believe him are horrifying, particularly the stuff that wasn’t physical abuse. Things like breaking his stuff, insisting on ALWAYS knowing where he was, insane jealousy – if Beard and Jane’s genders had been switched EVERYONE would have known it was an abusive relationship. Not just toxic – abusive. It would have been a great look into why people stay with and continue to love abusers, how abusers keep their victims in the relationship, all of it. Just a big swing and a miss.
I love “that baby is whack. I hate it” when talking about Rupert’s daughter. A true friend hates who you hate, no questions asked.