Because she needed it.

The episode begins and ends with addressing whether Lisa thinks she’s better than Heather and Whitney.

But since the season aired, this “Lisa is dismissive” narrative has ballooned into something new entirely.

), but Lisa’s demanded clip doesn’t prove much.

Lisa seems to be the jot down of person who thinks that beingcalledsomething is worse than actuallybeingthat something.

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Okay, maybe protagonist is a bit of a stretch.

But I was shocked by how…lucidMary was throughout this installment.

In fact, Mary has very little need for Andy at all.

Well by comparison to her previous performances, it all adds up to a pretty convincing argument.

Let’s hope she’s saving her best stuff for explaining the hospital-tinged sniff that launches a thousand fights.

She can defend him, but she shouldn’t pretend that he’s your average off-limits Housewives kid.

But grading on a curve, shedoesmanage to stay fairly calm throughout most of this episode.

See you back here next week!