Written by John Edward Betancourt How ‘The Slide’ Reminds Us, That Sometimes We Need to Let Loose and Live in the Moment ‘Life is good!’  For a little while now, we’ve talked a lot about how Lodge 49 has taken the time to examine the healing process in great detail, and there is good reason for that. Because this series has been presenting said process in raw and honest fashion, shattering just about every single trope out there in regard to stories that try and examine this as well, and it is something we will continue to be discuss as our second journey through season two rolls along. Because year two really turned its examination on this matter into a step by step process on the early days of healing and it needs to be celebrating for diving into this in such a detailed manner. Because the fact of the matter is, healing is a tough process. For there are setbacks that pop up along the way and of course, life loves to throw us a few curveballs. Plus, we really have to work to retrain our minds so that we can shed the habits we learned while spending time in the darkness and that’s never easy. Which makes it sound as though we are about to slide into some dark territory when it comes to this series, but thankfully that’s not the case. Because despite the frank nature of this series, it always knew how to keep things light and even its lessons were sometimes fun in nature, and for proof, look no further than ‘The Slide’. For this particular tale reminds us that sometimes, we need to step away from the hard work we’re doing, to simply let loose and enjoy the moment. Which made for another fascinating chapter in this beautiful tale and it just so happens that Dud’s journey in this episode, offered up the cheeriest portion of this exploration. Because his newly ‘acquired’ pool cleaning supplies, motivated him to get back into the game and clean pools once again. And being able to stand poolside, and enjoy what he loved to do, brought him incredible peace and serenity. To the point where he actually offered up his services for free, just to enjoy that little slice of heaven for a little longer and really the lesson inherent here, is that sometimes we just need to take a moment and partake in something we love. Because being around something that means the world to us, helps us find peace and clarity and that’s always good for one’s mental health.  But while we all could have spent an hour watching Dud clean pools and enjoy life in his own joyful way, there was more to explore on this matter and that was handled once again by Liz and Ernie and really… it’s Liz journey that allows for this core message to shine since she takes living in the moment to the Nth Degree in this tale. Because you really can’t seize the moment better, than by taking a joyride in a crooked Doctor’s Mercedes and using his charge card to buy everything in sight. And while we here at Nerds That Geek cannot advocate breaking the law in order to make one’s self feel better, the fact that she basically said, ‘to hell with it’ and went out to have a ton of fun with friends is a positive message in its own right. Because we have to find joy to heal and fun times with good people definitely aids in that part of the process.
Yet what was truly intriguing about this tale, is that it was also able to provide a warning to the audience. In that, sometimes letting loose and living in the moment can have some unintended consequences and that was handled by way of Ernie in this tale. Because by letting go and just soaking up the world, our guard is dropped in every way imaginable and in doing so, certain things you work to keep out of your mind… creep back in. And that’s why we saw Ernie break down at the end of the story since the memory of his lost daughter came washing back over him and it also helps us to understand why he lashed out at a client since he really hasn’t dealt with the sting of Orbis and Captain for that matter as well. In the end however, this really was quite the fun story when all is said and done. Because so many hilarious moments were present here, with the climax in front of Pool Party serving as the biggest and best one of all and while the overall message was pretty darn straightforward, it was nice to see another underlying theme in this series come bubbling to the surface again. Because this particular tale really did remind us yet again, that the people we have in our lives are what matter the most during tough times and oddly the Pool Party fiasco hammered that point home since everyone had one another’s backs and in doing so, they spread joy and it is always nice to see this present on the show and it was equally as wonderful to see the characters let loose and teach us something in the process. Until next time.
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