'Blunt Talk' Recap: 'I Can't Believe I Made Love to a Sociopath'

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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​Truly, it has been quite the magical season when it comes to Blunt Talk. Not only have we been privy to hilarious jokes week in and week out, we've been blessed with top notch writing and incredible character arcs and one continious surprise; the fact that this show has managed to deliver one stunning cliffhanger after another without turning it into a publicity stunt. No promos, no gimmicks. Just rich storytelling that draws you in to the point where you have to know what is coming next and last night's episode, 'I Can't Believe I Made Love to a Sociopath' is a fine example of all of this.

In fact, this episode not only accomplished everything on that list, it also followed in the tradition of last week's tale by going all out and packing this episode to the brim with enough story to fill an hour long show and it accomplished this with a heavier focus on this year's theme of love and relationships by diving right into what happens when we simply go for what we want in life and how sometimes, we find ways to compromise and make a relationship work when we have yet to work upon ourselves and deal the baggage we carry and surprisingly, the 'go for it' thematic concept came to us by way of Martin and his flat out asking Rosalie 2 if he could be with other women. At first it seemed as though his honesty would backfire, but in the end she acquiesced and just like that Martin found himself on top of the world, in the midst of a polyamorous relationship with a pair of Rosalies.

But while it was amazing to see Martin have his every wish fulfilled by merely asking for what he wanted, things are still rough for Jimelia. This go round,  we learned that when the going gets tough for Celia in matters of romance, she turns to sexual therapy and a booty call to our favorite proctologist, Dr. Rudy and a resultant fight between he and Jim results in an interesting understanding between the two lovers. They more or less come to realize that they have mountains of issues internally, after all, Jim is regressing to hoarding in addition to his embracing his insecurities around being alone and Celia's sense of self worth is virtually non existent, but at the same time, it's clear these two are madly in love with one another, but haven't a clue how to do this whole thing right...so they settle on declaring themselves friends, allowing for them to spend time with one another stress free and this whole plot thread was downright fascinating. Because often times in stories such as this, both sides agree they have to be better, they have to find a way through their issues to be happy...and here these two have found a way to function and heal at the same time and accept their flaws in the process.

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But, in between those wonderful stories, there was still the nasty matter of Rudolph Global to deal with, and the private detective they hired to go after Walter and thanks to a surprise visit from his son Rafe, Walter was able to bring another person along to confront the mystery man known as Arbogast and surprise, surprise...Arbogast turned out to be the suspicious character that we've seen spying on Walter and Cornelia from the shadows all season long. It turns out that he isn't much of a man to be feared, since his job for the Rudolph family consists of nothing more than observation and blackmail when necessary, but while he isn't able to provide Walter with all the answers he needs, the man can certainly serve a purpose by going on the air and making it known that he was hired by Rudolph Global to smear Walter and the story he has been putting together.

But alas, the detective's revelation was never meant to be heard by the masses since Arbogast cancels his appearance on the show, but offers a consolation prize to Walter, the names of the men who hurt his darling Cornelia. It's a tidbit that Walter simply cannot pass up and right before the all important rehearsal dinner for his ex wife's wedding, he, Harry and Rafe return to Arbogast's office...only to find the man has been brutally murdered. But before Walter can call the police and let them deal with the matter, Harry spots and grabs the Logbook and handles the murder weapon as well, allowing the situation to go from bad to worse when the L.A.P.D. does arrive...to promptly arrest Walter and Harry...and Rafe after he slugs a police officer, for the murder of Arbogast and just like that...it's game, set and match from Rudolph Global since they have clearly done a fine job of framing Walter.

However, while that stunning twist of an ending seems like the show went into some darker territory, that's simply not the case. This was a bittersweet story about life, and all the ups and downs that come with it and that how sometimes, even the best intentions will backfire upon us when circumstances are beyond our control and I'm reminded of what Rosalie said at the end of the episode, about how people are punished for when things are going so well...and I simply have to disagree with her. Nothing that happened to anyone last night is punishment, just the strange way our tiny little world works and it's beautiful to see Blunt Talk explore that. But despite that lovely little philosophical moment from the show, the mystery of Rudolph Global continues and one has to wonder how the heck Walter is going to get out of this mess. Until next time.

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