Third of all, is it just me or did Crystal buy her boyfriend? She gives $10,000 to the cause and all of a sudden he realizes he actually loves her. Not to mention, she's younger, prettier, of higher class and richer then his other girlfriend.
I didn't get the idea Crystal was younger than Jillian, how might one know? As to attractiveness, I thought both were equally attractive. They directed Gina to "look possessive, jealous, and irritable" but I could've easily seen her as playing the part of Crystal and Amy to play the role of Jillian if they were thus directed.
But aside from that, I think the view that she just "bought" her boyfriend kind of misses the fact that Olivia got along with Crystal, and liked her...a lot. They "clicked." And it didn't seem that the Jillian character cared much for Olivia...didn't hang out with her, or associate with her in any meaningful way. Obviously Olivia didn't like Jillian. It seems they wanted to show that Derek might have been ignoring the little girls feelings in his lunge forward to propose to Jillian...and obviously on reflection, he felt he was moving forward too fast and/or not considering Olivia's feelings, since he didn't propose.
I really didn't feel as though she gives the $10K to "buy" his affection. The fact that she didn't tell him suggests she did it for better reasons than to just "buy" his affection. I thought it suggested she really did care about the people and bought-in to the idea of helping the homeless...something they didn't script Jillian to do. They obviously made Jillian to be aloof and grossed out by the homeless.
I also wondered about the gay chef. But I think they did it for a reason. First it allowed her to dialogue with another person about her attraction to Derek and who "shared" the view that he was attractive...but who would not be in competition with her for his attention. I thought some other character would've worked just as well...say Derek's aunt who could talk about Derek's qualities and even attractiveness without being a contender for his affection.
I would agree that two years is no great amount of time for a guy to hold out not getting involved again. But who is the "everyone" you are talking about who seems to be acting this way? I've watched it a few times and seriously can't remember that being a big part of the dialogue. I thought the whole point was a set of events were magically set into motion (fate) so the relationship could happen. I think they wanted to make it seem like fate kind of took advantage of an opportunity...Crystal was at a critical juncture in her life, perhaps ready to "grow up," and they portrayed Derek as realizing Olivia needed a mother.
Whether it was realistic or not and despite some of its faults, the story worked for me.
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littlenightmusic-15077
8 years ago
Good review, rizdek from earlier this year.
By the way, I love Crystal's gay friend. He's sweet, kind and is incredibly talented but dear enough to work in a soup kitchen. I'd want him as my friend too.
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