THIS IS IT:
Following up on the
weird sexual suggestion/act of his brother during the first half of the episode
(“Double
Date”) suddenly Louie finds himself faced with having to deal with his
mother (Mary Louise Wilson) experiencing her own sexual renaissance. It begins when she arrives unannounced at his
front door just as he is taking his girls (Lilly and Jane) to their mother’s
house. Not being in a position to deal
with her, his mother feels it unreasonable that Louie does not drop everything
to address her, instead choosing to leave her in his apartment for thirty
minutes while he deals with his own kids.
The episode then cuts to the pair of them sat in a restaurant. After complaining about getting a taxi to the
restaurant his mother then complains when the waiter cannot supply a “menu with
larger type”. They go elsewhere. By this stage Louie has his head in his
hands. At the restaurant his mother
continues to complain at which point out of frustration Louie cuts to the chase
asks why she has turned up for an impromptu visit. With this she informs him that she is now a
lesbian as she drags up her past, her sex life.
Pained Louie moans at his mother saying how he hasn’t seen her in a year
and how he doesn’t care about her new lesbian tendencies prompting her to
accuse him of being homophobic. Before
long Louie is getting up to leave with his mom commenting “I haven’t told you
about my wife” the response to which causes a scene and many turned heads in the
restaurant. He tells her to go away and
she turns on the tears with him pointing at her telling the restaurant “this is
bullshit, you need to know that.” As
ever the tears win. The next scene is
Louie and his brother discussing the reality of their mother being a lesbian
(“mom is a lesbonian”). Robbie freaks
out while Louie remains sceptical and indifferent. This then cuts to Louie sat in a restaurant
waiting to meet his mother’s wife (his step mom). He is dressed normal but when Robbie arrives
he is dressed up in a suit (“trying to have some respect”). Their mother arrives without her wife. With this she makes comment about their
weight before Jasmine (Ana Kayne)
turns up. Jasmine turns out to be a
stunning woman around the age of thirty, the kind of lady Louie and Robbie can
only dream of meeting. “Hi, what’s
up? Your mom’s really cool.” Louie experiences more agony at the hands of
his mother while his brother just freezes.
The ladies order vodka on the rocks while Louie orders his comatose brother
a water garnering the response “no fun” from his mom. With this she makes the declaration “Jasmine
has been introducing me to a lot of new things; she’s been very good for me.” At this point Robbie pipes up in disbelief to
the retort “I would have thought you’d be glad for me.” And all the while Louie remains aloof. Somewhat more affect Robbie complains about
having never felt love from his mother.
It ends with him pleading to her to say she loves him only for her to
leave telling Jasmine to stay who responds “this is a total bummer” before
exchange glances with Louie and the end of happy suggestion.
IS IT ANY GOOD:
Yes, it is
excruciatingly good. It contains a
classic trademark Louie twist on proceedings which is so wrong but so right.
WHAT IT TAUGHT ME:
Mothers go crazy with
age and as a result can be very embarrassing and stressful.
WHY IT IS IMPORTANT:
In an ever changing
world in ever changing times, our parents’ efforts to adapt to them can be
catastrophic.
STANDUP ELEMENT:
How hard it is to
still have love for your relatives. How
deep down gay people should “stop doing that” because of the failing ergonomics
of two vaginas smooshing against the other.
And finally how he is going to hell for having sex with a hooker who
turned out to be male.
EXTERNAL REFERENCES:
None.
BEST LINES:
“If I knew that we
would be taking a taxi cab here I would have dressed differently”. “I don’t care what you do with your vagina,
honestly you can take your vagina and shove it up your ass.” “Robbie you’re pretty fat too. Is that all you boys do, get fat and
die?” “So let me get this straight. My mother is married to a girl who’s younger
than me and way hotter than any chick I’ve ever dated or ever will date in my
life.”
BEST JOKES:
"We only had sex two
times. One was for your brother and one
was for you and it was really disgusting.
At least it was for me, I hated it.”
The way his mother keeps repeatedly saying “woman!” “Come on, who doesn’t love their mother?” and
Louie raises his hand.
PERIPHERAL MOMENT:
Louie took his girls
to visit his mother last Christmas only for her to instead visit her friend in
REALITY CROSSOVER:
Louie’s final
admission at a lack of sexual damage echoes my own.
MVP:
Louie’s mom Dorethy is
cold!
GUEST APPEARANCES:
David Patrick Kelly.
EPISODE LINKS:
His mother is somewhat
different to her portrayal in the “God”.
PERCULARITIES:
What the fuck happened
to his mom?
OPENS:
With Louis speaking to
his shrink and sometimes how when he is talking to his daughter he’ll be
looking down at the little girl and he’ll see his mother. The therapist takes the observation a little
too literal.
CLOSES:
Various takes of the
over the top insanity of Louie’s mom crying in the restaurant coupled with him
telling her to “shut up.”
OTHER:
I can’t help but feel
with how the modern world is going that we are all likely to have a similar
experience with our relatives.
FINAL WORDS:
Why are families such
dysfunctional perverts?
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