You saw last week's, so you know his gf wanted to have his kid, right?
Well, Shirley found out and asked him why he was reluctant to have kids, and he was all "I come from a long line of dreadful fathers, and it only seems to get worse with every generation." Jerry walked in at the end of the conversation, and later on he told Alan that he thought he'd be the BEST DAD EVAR. :DDDD
But it was ultimately decided that there would be no Shorelings running about.
A+, BL writers. I say avoid the possibility of a pregnant storyline at all costs. But AWWWW, JERRY! <3
I am now imagining what Jimmy would say... he does have pretty high father standards to breach, and he'd probably never admit to Alan that Alan's become a slight shade of a father figure (although, everyone is a father figure to Jimmy, it's ridiculous). He would say that Alan has been an exceptional friend, one he hopes to never lose, and that he'd be sure Alan's children would have the same sentiment. And then Caleb would call dibs on being the cool uncle, and it'd all go downhill from there.
Did we know Alan's dad was dreadful before this? I hope they don't pull a House and start talking about how Alan was abused.
SINCE THEY ALREADY DID ONE LAST SEASON. There was more to it--he told Gloria that every woman he's loved he's stopped loving at some point, but he'd feel compelled to stay with her for the kid's sake, and would wind up feeling "less and less myself" as time went on. I don't see him having a kid, which is sad, because I agree with Jerry's assessment.
Awwww. (I hope Orlando wasn't one of those father figures.)
It's been hinted at. There was an episode where he commiserated with Denny about bad fathers and said what a terrible thing it was to have a father who never approved of you. And if you look at his problems with authority (and his relationship with Eugene from TP, in particular), it's not exactly surprising. I try to write Alan's mom and dad as maybe being bad parents, but not necessarily evil, because it's a cliche and he's screwed up enough as it is. I feel like they were more neglectful than abusive
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Alan. Alan. Alan was mentoring people! And angsting about whether he'd make a good dad.
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Well, Shirley found out and asked him why he was reluctant to have kids, and he was all "I come from a long line of dreadful fathers, and it only seems to get worse with every generation." Jerry walked in at the end of the conversation, and later on he told Alan that he thought he'd be the BEST DAD EVAR. :DDDD
But it was ultimately decided that there would be no Shorelings running about.
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I am now imagining what Jimmy would say... he does have pretty high father standards to breach, and he'd probably never admit to Alan that Alan's become a slight shade of a father figure (although, everyone is a father figure to Jimmy, it's ridiculous). He would say that Alan has been an exceptional friend, one he hopes to never lose, and that he'd be sure Alan's children would have the same sentiment. And then Caleb would call dibs on being the cool uncle, and it'd all go downhill from there.
Did we know Alan's dad was dreadful before this? I hope they don't pull a House and start talking about how Alan was abused.
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Awwww. (I hope Orlando wasn't one of those father figures.)
It's been hinted at. There was an episode where he commiserated with Denny about bad fathers and said what a terrible thing it was to have a father who never approved of you. And if you look at his problems with authority (and his relationship with Eugene from TP, in particular), it's not exactly surprising. I try to write Alan's mom and dad as maybe being bad parents, but not necessarily evil, because it's a cliche and he's screwed up enough as it is. I feel like they were more neglectful than abusive ( ... )
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