"Blunt Talk" Recap: "A Beaver That's Lost Its Mind"

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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I have to admit that I wasn't quite sure what to expect when it came to Blunt Talk this week and I mean that in a good way. After last week's surprisingly touching and cerebral episode I was more curious about how the show would continue to combine it's rip roaring comedy and gentle character development and needless to say, this week's episode, "A Beaver That's Lost Its Mind" did not disappoint.

What made this episode so wonderful was the fact that all the important things that happened to our supporting cast last week wasn't swept under the rug and forgotten as everything came together in epic fashion at UBS. Oddly enough in fact, romance was the focus in the office as Teddy surprised Rosalie at the office because he forgot his keys and thought it was a great time for the two of them to get intimate on her couch and Celia's one night stand became something a little more since the magician showed up to give her a lovely pearl necklace. Yes, it was real and cost $2,000 and the joke you're thinking of came to life later in the episode. 

But the centerpieces of the night were Walter and Jim, in fact Jim's need to own those women's shoes last week took on new meaning this week. Initially it seemed as though Jim bought them for all kinds of different reasons, but now I have to even question if Jim bought them. I say that, because we discovered that Jim's need for those shoes was just that a need to...acquire things. It turns out that Jim hasn't let the cleaning crew into his office at all in the last seven months and with good reason, he's been hoarding anything and everything he can get his hands on from the office and at home for that matter too. 

Which brings us to Walter and that bittersweet and gentle development the show is quickly becoming so good at. Walter tries his best to help and counsel Jim because we learned so much about Walter last night. It turns out that deep down, Walter really is trying to change. He's doing a piss poor job of it, but hey, baby steps. A fine example of this is the fact that Walter went to see his son and ex wife at his son's school for a career day...still slightly drunk. It led to much contention between Walter and his ex, exacerbated by the fact she's dating Moby but some genuinely lovely moments came out of this.

For one, Walter was drinking heavily the night before with Harry because he was terrified of screwing this whole thing up. Doesn't make his getting drunk right at all, but hey this is a comedy show and you let that slide. Second to that, Walter's need to spoon with Rosalie, while hilarious every time it happens demonstrates further his desire to be a good man because he flat out told his long time producer and friend he could feel himself starting to slip again. It's those little moments and Jim's situation that really make you love these characters more. I really want to see Walter succeed now and of course, I have to know what other shenanigans he'll get into along the way. Until next time. 

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