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Lynette

posted 9 years ago by gobboling
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What did you guys think about Lynette? I thought she was jealous of Sherry and wanted to take her daughter away from her! I also thought Alexis was a little brat and a showoff.

[–] rosie485 9 years ago

I think Lynette had some resentment towards Sherry, because she was really more a mother than Sherry was. Sherry seemed to be jealous of Lynette, unless I'm reading different signals.

I didn't have much sympathy for sherry wanting her daughter back.

[–] rosie485 9 years ago

I can't blame Lynette for being angry at Sherry, just showing up the way she does after being released from prison. Like she tells Sherry, "she was fine until you showed up."

[–] YourLipsareRed 9 years ago

I didn't blame Lynnette either. I mean you take up the responsibilities & duties of a mother to a child that isn't yours..and one day they march right back in thinking they can pick back up where they left off.

I mean of course Sherry deserved a chance to have a relationship with her daughter, but she still wasn't in a place to be a mother.

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[–] MuchToBeGratefulFor 9 years ago

The great thing about this movie is that things are not black and white. Yes, Lynette has been the mother figure to Alexis, and she definitely is a better mother than Sherry is to Alexis. But Sherry is the mother, and she wants to rebuild a relationship with her daughter. Lynette was out of line to tell Alexis not to call Sherry "Mommy."

You must be the change you seek in the world. -- Gandhi