#i know y'all want like. positive? dee centric eps but i fucking loved this for her

[dennisboobs]

My biggest issue with the bowling ep wasn't the misogyny (because the entire show is about how awful these people are) it's about how bad the social commentary was. We don't need another "why girls vs boys is stupid" debate because we all know it's stupid. It's not a new or innovative satire, and that's really disappointing.

i just... don't think an episode needs to have amazing social commentary to justify its existence, i thought it was a ton of fun and i enjoyed this ep immensely. i don't even really see a specific, intended social commentary aspect to it. like, yes obviously the dialogue is there, but to me, it was way more about dennis vs dee than boys vs girls. neither team really gave a shit and it was only dennis pushing that narrative to taunt dee & reaffirm his own Strength (which he ended up being so desperate to prove that he broke his hand -- dennis is afraid of looking weak in front of them and so has to knock dee down several pegs to secure a win. he knows she's good. way better than him.). the girls were getting along fine before she showed up (they didn't turn on each other, they just turned on dee, who they already don't like), and clearly didn't give a shit about their little sibling spat, but even still the waitress stepped up against dennis because he was being a piece of shit. it wasn't a Girl Power moment, and it wasn't saying....... anything, it was just. fuck this guy in particular.

the girls just wanted a sub and dee ended up making it all about her. because. she's part of the gang, of course she did <3