I have a
hard time taking this episode seriously.
While there are episodes that are sloppier or more heavy-handed than this
one, this is the worst offender when it comes to “a specific topic comes up
randomly, and the guys are all in to a ridiculous degree.” Sheesh.
Bryan and
David request no gifts for their baby shower, but when that request is roundly
ignored, they decide to take all their gifts to a nearby children’s shelter, where
they’re dazzled by an adorable infant in need of a placement. This sets their wheels turning on the subject
of adoption. Meanwhile, Shania worries
that Goldie feels left out at being the reason
for, but not the recipient of,
the baby shower.
It honestly
kind of boggles my mind that, with the birth of their first child two months
away, the guys start thinking about adopting (and adopting ASAP!) essentially
on a whim. First, it’s a serious
instance of, “Slow your roll, guys – start taking care of your baby first and
then think about if you’re ready for more.”
I get that sometimes people can have life-changing epiphanies in a
moment/fate intervenes/etc., but this doesn’t feel like that. Despite some lip service to the contrary, it
feels much more like the child-rearing equivalent of an impulse buy, which does
not seem like a winning arrangement
for a young child.
Second,
they mention, “Yeah, yeah, long process, blah, blah,” but again, the show
doesn’t take that all that seriously. As
the director of the shelter points out, it’s not like a trip to the pound where
you just pick out a cute one and bring them home. While the guys’ hearts may be in the right
place with the desire to share their blessings with a disadvantaged child,
acting like they can select a kid, “put [her] on hold” during the
aforementioned long process, and then wrap her up to go is simply absurd, and
the episode’s good points have a hard time overcoming David and Bryan’s
immaturity on this subject.
My
favorite Bryan bit here is a recurring gag about him getting all starry-eyed
over a ludicrously-decadent and impractical baby gift, longing to keep it even
though he and David have already agreed to donate the presents. I much prefer that sort of shallow,
materialistic Bryan to the one who seems to think spur-of-the-moment adoption
is 1) a thing and 2) a good idea. Every
time he melts over that insane gift, I chuckle a little more.
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