'Blunt Talk' Recap: 'Love Is Not Linear'

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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All good things, come to those who wait. It's a phrase that I sometimes feel is far more applicable to television because our favorite shows are often quite good about rewarding us for our patience when it comes to important plot points or moments that we are dying to see and that phrase one hundred percent applies to the wondrous show that is Blunt Talk as well. Because after weeks of teasing us with a growing conspiracy revolving around Rudolph Global and water...the flood gates of storytelling were unleashed last night when it came to that plot thread, making 'Love Is Not Linear' the most hilariously thrilling episode of the series to date.

Now I know what you're thinking, how on earth can one use the words thrilling and hilarious in combination to describe a comedy series about a newscaster? Because there was indeed action and adventure and hilarity to be found in this tale and while at first it seems as though this change up is quite the left turn for a show that has spent quite some time this year focused heavily on love and how we deal with the wonder and horrors of it...have no fear, there was no straying from the foundational storytelling that this season has set up, because there was a fair amount of this episode dedicated to Celia's story, and how she is handling the break up and the revelation that her boyfriend is a part time gigolo and it turns out that Celia...is starting to struggle with some of the pain being thrown her way.

That matters because Celia is hands down, one of the strongest characters on the show. Sure she's pined for Jim and even cried for him. But she's tough, and she knows how to properly handle her emotions to get the job done and to survive to see another day. But this is a show that always knows how to serve up a slice of real life and much like the strongest people we know in our lives, tough times always find a way to manifest themselves regardless of how well they are ignored and shoved aside and for Celia...everything that's eating at her is starting to come through by way of vivid and powerful nightmares, ones that she doesn't quite understand at first, but with Rosalie's help, she comes to realize that these dreams are forcing her to second guess her decisions as of late and that they reflect her fears that her future will be filled with bitter loneliness.

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But while that portion of the story was incredibly philosophical and cerebral, the true answer as to whether or not Celia has made the right call will have to wait for another episode, because it's high time we talk about what made this episode so thrilling...the fact that Rudolph Global has completely set its sights on Walter, in the hopes of bringing him down. We already knew this mysterious organization was dangerous considering what happened with Cornelia and other unfortunate souls, but until last night we had no clue just how smart and observant they are as well. They've clearly been keeping an eye on Walter for some time now and his broadcast on water recycling pushed them over the edge. Because shortly after that broadcast, Walter has dinner with Margaret Rudolph, and on behalf of her brother, the company makes their move. 

She drugs Walter's wine, sending him into a deep sleep allowing her to swipe the Logbook, cluing Walter into the fact that they are looking for dirt on him, and these people are digging so deep into Walter's life that they even bothered to make contact with Gisele, the hooker that was along for one crazy ride in the pilot episode last year. She is gracious enough to let Walter know someone is looking for information about him, allowing for the team to set up a trap to meet this person and get their own information, and well...the subsequent chase in the middle of a parking garage to find out who this mystery man is working for after they spook him is where the hilarity came into play, since this scene mixed together the thrill of action films since hey, car chase, while tossing in plenty of silly and slapstick moments before they finally corner the man and confront him to learn that a private eye has been hired to learn more about Walter. 

Either way, there's a sense of danger hanging over the show now and one has to wonder just how many people Rudolph Global has working to put Walter into ruin and well, it gives this season a sense of gravity that none of us were expecting to find and it's clearly a race against time now to expose this evil company and all their deeds before they make Walter's life and indiscretions public record and truth be told, I am loving this twist in the story. It gives Walter a sense of purpose he has never known in his career and it means that there is a good chance that the home stretch of this second season is going to be an absolute tour de force of hilarity and storytelling as Rudolph Global and Walter Blunt enter into a showdown for the ages. Until next time.

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