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What was the point of introducing McLaren's kid?

posted 12 years ago by everythinginmypocket
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It was only addressed in that one episode... But it didn't really lead anywhere. I thought it would somehow serve Patty's case, to show how he's a deadbeat dad, but nothing ever came of it.

[–] ktm444 12 years ago

It was just to show the audience and reinforce the character trait of his own asbergers syndrome being reflected in indicating that his son has it as well. Nothing more than that and i didn't expect it to lead anywhere other than inform character.

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[–] bentwookie3030 12 years ago

there really wasn't a point to anything this season if you really think about it, everything lead to nothing

[–] Gary-161 12 years ago

Is that honestly what you took from it? It was about nothing?

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[–] modman-2 11 years ago

i'm not sure Patty missed a detail necessarily... she didn't know the questions Ellen was going to ask - i honestly think she had no idea where she was going at that point.

[–] winzentween 11 years ago

though i enjoyed it i hate to admit that you are 100% correct...the show had been sloppy and pointless for a while and it all seemed to be about money as they show clearly became cheaper and cheaper to the point of no return (green screens). Though saying that a guilty pleasure.

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[–] Gary-161 12 years ago

It goes to deliberation in the assault. If McClaren had a medical condition it may reduce his culpability. That is, it wasn't because he was deliberately pernicious.