Kalicia Breakfast Club 5x14: Spring Break Edition
Morning (or whatever time it is for you), Clubbers! It is spring break for me, which means I actually may have time to converse with you all this week! And it is a good thing, since this (for me) was the most enjoyable epi in awhile.
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I thought apparition!Jackie was there as the punitive part of Alicia's superego -- this was a time when Alicia actually had scruples, so knowing that she was essentially flirting her way into a job would have made her feel bad/slutty/whorish whatever else. Contrast this to the Alicia who changed mid-session to something more seductive to distract Will!
Yeah, I wondered about this too, though Alicia has never really struck me as someone to be particularly ashamed of her sexuality. She's certainly never had qualms about banging Peter as a surrogate for Will/Kalinda/god knows what, at least that we've seen. Though I do think that it would have been a bit of an odd adjustment for her to go from famous husband, white picket fence, and 2.5 kids to basically using her boobs to get a job, so there's that.
I am convinced that Will is still in love with Alicia on some level. She's certainly been royally screwing things up lately but that doesn't entirely explain the depth of Will's venom towards her (case in point, flipping the fuck out in her office when Diane broke the news). That's personal, and I don't mean in the "we are friendly colleagues" way.
Alicia really needs some kind of insight-oriented therapy. If that's even a thing and I didn't just make it up. BUT LOOK AT YOUR LIFE, ALICIA. LOOK AT YOUR CHOICES. MAKE BETTER ONES.
Preferably ones involving Kalinda. Ahem.
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I was thinking about it for myself -- I don't think you'd have to be ashamed of your sexuality per se to feel icky about flirting your way into a job with short skirts and some giggling (although the words "whore" and "slut" don't indicate a deep comfort with one's sexuality, either). Alicia's credentials and skills -- the things that were SUPPOSED to get her back into the marketplace -- failed her, so she felt like using her looks was a cheap ploy, even though it was done out of desperation. Basically, the idea may not have been "being sexual is wrong," but rather "good/smart women don't use their legs to get jobs." Also, it wouldn't surprise me that if she was already feeling guilty for being attracted to Will, and subconsciously worried that this wasn't just an attempt to get into the firm, but get into his pants. If Jackie knew of the attraction, she'd almost certainly believe that (which is hilariously ironic given the behavior of her son), so the "hallucination" might just be Alicia's way of being like "oh God, that's not TRUE, is it??" Not necessarily believing it, but not being able to discount it, either.
Will is def. still in love with Alicia! So is Kalinda. She doesn't deserve their love, but it is what it is. :)
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I know Club has moved on but I was idly wondering why Alicia's subconscious chose Jackie to be her inner moral compass. I guess A is kinda short on options and Jackie has never hesitated to be a judgmental hypocrite.
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Or, a nicer choice is that Alicia is a self-punisher, so who better than to punish herself with than Jackie?
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Maybe Will's death will be the kick in the pants Alicia needs to get her shit together. /hopeless optimism
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