Oh my gosh, what an awful episode. I disliked just about all of it. I will say that I basically liked Dianne as a person - she seemed really nice - but I definitely disagreed with her not having told Maggie about her cancer from the get-go. All that crap about not wanting to bring any darkness into Maggie's life - I actually laughed out loud at that. Look at the havoc that was created for Maggie by not knowing about this horrible illness until really, it was too late. I just find the notion of keeping such a severe situation a complete and total secret from someone you love more than anything else on earth absolutely bizarre! What a complete betrayal. Clearly Maggie and Dianne had an excellent relationship and adored each other. My mother and I had a fraught and dysfunctional relationship, but the VERY FIRST PERSON I called upon receiving my breast cancer diagnosis was my mother, and that was within moments of hanging up the phone with my doctor!
The whole episode just did absolutely nothing for me. Nothing. I felt no emotion, nothing but annoyance. Where were her oncologist and radiologist? Why would ANY of the cast members even be REMOTELY involved in Diane's care?
Maggie's parents lived in Boston, yes? If so - and I'm NOT a stickler for details, so for all I know, that's incorrect - did Maggie's dad fly in from Boston (and yes, I know they were recently divorced), and if also so, then how long were Maggie, et al., hanging out in Dianne's room after she died? It was daytime when she died and the dad arrived at night, I think. So did they just leave Dianne's body lying there for hours and hours? The logistics of the dad's transportation bugged me, but again, I have no idea where he was coming from.
I just don't care enough (or at all) about Maggie to feel bad for her. I did feel bad for Dianne. She was a relatively young and vibrant person with what should have been years of good living left. I've lost a couple of wonderful people to metastic breast cancer, it is horrific. I'm glad Dianne ultimately went peacefully and that she was able to impart to Maggie the things she felt were important. But I truly don't care that Maggie is sad or devastated. She is not the first person to go through this, nor will she be the last. It is, sadly, part of our life, that we lose our parents. There's no preparation, no script to follow, no protocol - you basically wing it. But it's a reality. It happens. And it can be devastating. But seeing it happen to Maggie evoked nothing from me at all, no sympathy or empathy.
Edited to add: I also hated the #TearsforGrey hashtag that was in the lower left corner of the screen throughout the episode. Jeez. Subtle as a trainwreck.
Edited March 31, 2017 by Biggie B
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