"I want the whole enchilada"

[peggin]

There's so much I love in this episode, but also quite a bit that makes me want to do horrible things to the people who wrote it. But I long ago decided that the only way I could cope with this storyline is by ignoring... well, ignoring the parts that never happened. This is a happy place and I'm living in a happy little bubble where the bad parts

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[writergirl2006]

Thanks for the recap! Glad to see you managed to avoid all the anvils falling from the sky :)

Reid's reaction to finding out Chris had used his toothbrush was priceless. There isn't enough hot water in the world to make that toothbrush fit for Reid's use again.

Chris: So much for doctor/patient confidentiality.

This is something I've wanted to address for a while. Can we really consider Chris to be Reid's patient? What has Reid done for Chris, other than give him a few shots and order a prescription for him (that was probably NOT in Chris's name because Chris didn't want anyone to know he was sick)? Chris has ignored all the rest of Reid's medical advice. So really, what doctor/patient confidentiality? And yay, Luke, for calling Chris out on that!!

Chris: I absolve him of all responsibility for my care, because I don't need him anymore.

Reid's off the hook! Chris said it himself! So there's no need for him to go after any hearts that may or may not be in Bay City!!

My frustration with the writing on this show never fails. They waste time going over and over the same ground--Chris is sick and needs tests, blah blah blah, he refuses to worry his family (because dying won't worry them at all, you dumbass), Reid's stuck in a bad position because he doesn't like lying to Katie...yeah. Waste time on that, but gloss over the fact that Luke and Reid had a discussion at some point about Luke's kidney transplant. Grrr...

"I want the whole enchilada, you hear me?"

Trust Reid to find a way to bring food into a discussion about love. :)

Oh, Luke, how do I love thee in this scene? His feelings are written all over his face and then there's the shy way he says, "You planning on falling in love with me?" And his smiles and...siiiigh....

Reid sort-of half-jokingly says that Luke probably prefers candlelight and soft music. Luke, however, is clearly good to go (AND THEY SHOULD HAVE JUST GONE RIGHT THEN!!!!) and says that all he needs is a bed and some privacy.

This is where Reid should have said, "You know what? My bedroom is just a few feet away, where there's a bed and all the privacy you could want. And any toys you find in there will be of the adult variety."

And that would've been Luke's cue to take Reid by the hand and lead him in there, where sexytimes would've commenced. At this point, I would've been okay if the idiots in charge would've just implied they'd had sex even if they didn't want to show anything more graphic than the two of them disappearing behind a closed door--it was better than what really happened. A baby rattle? GAAAAH!

(Wow! Reid is already done with his rounds? In addition to being a genius, Reid must be the fastest doctor on the planet. He left not quite 60 seconds ago! Lets just hope, for Luke's sake, that Reid doesn't do everything that quickly!)

I believe this is because he wanted to spend as much time with Luke as possible. They'd said to be continued, and would there have been a more natural segue to that than having dinner first? But no, Douchey has to come along and interfere with Reid's plans again!

Reid says that if Chris wasn't sick he'd strangle him for the way he's been acting.

Aah, Reid shouldn't let that stop him. Strangle away!!

[peggin]

Glad to see you managed to avoid all the anvils falling from the sky

Anvils? What anvils? There were no anvils!



Can we really consider Chris to be Reid's patient? What has Reid done for Chris, other than give him a few shots and order a prescription for him

Giving him a single shot or ordering a single prescription would be enough to make Reid Chris's doctor for purposes of confidentiality. I mean, if you go to a doctor just once, then decide for whatever reason you don't like him and find a different doctor, the fact that you didn't go back again doesn't mean that doctor has the right to blab to the whole world about your medical history. Once Reid ordered a single prescription for Chris, or gave him a single shot, he was Chris's doctor as far as any medical ethics board would be concerned.

Chris has ignored all the rest of Reid's medical advice.

That doesn't matter. I mean, it would give Reid an excellent reason to stop treating Chris, but even if he does sever the doctor/patient relationship, anything he knows about Chris's health would remain confidential forever, unless Chris decides otherwise.

At this point, I would've been okay if the idiots in charge would've just implied they'd had sex even if they didn't want to show anything more graphic than the two of them disappearing behind a closed door--it was better than what really happened.

I agree soooooo much! Even if the writers were too much of a bunch of pansies to actually show anything on screen, they really should have made it clear that something did happen. Of course, then they couldn't pander to the Nukies with the idea that, even if Luke wasn't with his emotionally abusive ex anymore, at least he'd remained "pure" for the douchebag.

[writergirl2006]

Thanks for clearing the doctor/patient thing for me. :)

And I just love that little Buffy gif! Hee! My thoughts on the matter exactly!