2x03 If It Makes You Happy
I have been following this programme since its debut last
year. My main attraction was the casting of Rachel Bilson, as I am a big OC
fan. Once you get past the irritating accents you find a Gilmore Girls-esque
small town drama of a fish out of water, city girl, Zoe Hart (Rachel Bilson)
which is not only charming, but draws the viewer into small town life and make
you really care for the characters.
A little rundown of the main characters,
Zoe Hart (Rachel Bilson) – A doctor, inherited her
biological father’s General Practice, originally from New York and she
struggles to fit in to the Bluebell way of life.
Lavon Hayes (Cress Williams) – Ex-linebacker, Mayor and BFF to Zoe
Wade Kinsella (Wilson Bethel) – Zoe’s next door neighbour
and love interest. Spent all last season pining for Zoe, before they got
together in the finale. They have a love/hate relationship.
George Tucker (Scott Porter) – The other love interest for
Zoe. She spent the first season pining for him, but when he finally left his fiancé
Lemon for her it was too late! She told him to date other people as she does
not want to be his rebound.
Lemon Breeland (Jaime King) – Ex-fiancé of George. Had
affair with Lavon, causing the end of her relationship with George.
A busy first season, we join at episode 3 of the second one.
Zoe and Wade have decided to stop sleeping together. Lavon is facing
competition for his re-election in the form of his ex girlfriend, Ruby, a new
character for this season. George is busy doing what Zoe told him to do and is
dating again. Lemon, not willing to be outdone decides she needs a night out to
find a new man.
Every episode seems to focus around a problem for Zoe,
usually caused by her being an outsider. For this particular episode, a
journalist from her school alumni magazine is coming to interview her and write
an article about how she has changed healthcare in Bluebell. The problem being,
she exaggerated to him about how valued she is within the community.
The journalist seems uninterested in town life, until Tom
comes into the practice with a rash. Zoe identifies that one possibility could
be leprosy, spying a good story for the article. Tom has recently been in
contact with crazy Earl (Wade’s Dad) so Zoe enlists Wade’s help to investigate.
A nice scene occurs at Earl’s where he refers to Zoe as Wade’s girlfriend,
putting Wade on the defensive. Whilst Zoe seems pleased he talks about her with
his dad. It turns out Earl has come into contact with an Armadillo, a known
character of leprosy. So they set off to catch the armadillo named Randy.
George is enjoying his dinner date when Brick (Lemon’s dad)
walks in and introduces himself as George’s ex-Father-in-Law-to-be, thus
ruining the date. What follows is a much needed scene between the two
characters as they have not addressed their relationship since the failed
wedding. Lavon plays mediator between the pair and has an epiphany about why he
likes being mayor.
Lemon has success at the bar after competing with Ruby for
the same man. She hooks up with the guy but she realises she is not ready and
it is not about beating George. She also decides that it is time to move out
and Anabeth offers her the houseboat. She also needs a job and insists on being
Lavon’s campaign manager. I predict fireworks with this storyline considering
their history.
Meanwhile, Tom’s results are back and no signs of leprosy,
so the article is a bust. Zoe is disappointed, but given a pep talk about
happiness by Wade, who is very philosophical this evening. It obviously rubs
off on her as she tells Tom, ‘It’s your life, you have to be honest with
yourself about how you want to live it’
This leads to a good scene between her and Wade, we see Zoe
relax and give into Wade’s charm. At first Wade seems annoyed that she has
crashed his video game night. But id pleased when he finds out that she is
there because she listened to him and took his advice.
Good things about the
Episode: Lots of Wade/Zoe scenes, there is development and progression in their
relationship, it is not just about lust anymore. Lemon is also changing as a
character, showing the change from a traditional domestic role, being defined
only by having a husband to a modern, independent woman, living on her own and
with a career.
Bad Things: I am
not sure about the new character, Ruby, she pops up everywhere but I guess her
role will be to stir up trouble.
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