I'm late but better late than never to keep this thing jumping. Great analysis by everyone this week. I seriously check this thread vigilantly on a Monday morning like.
Allow me to add my 2 cents if I may.
Once again, the show does an excellent job highlighting the theory that perfection is simply an illusion
. The great thing about this show in a parallel comparison to this thread is the fact that many of us today, choose to be single because we hold onto an idea of what the man/woman of today should be for us today. No disrespect to anyone and their beliefs, but, I see a lot of dudes in here struggling to come to terms with the fact that blind ambition is not an excuse for neglect.
When, if we stopped for a second to think about how time waits for no one, it's actually stubborn to want the past to follow us to the present. Love, like people, evolves and I think the writer sort of drew this parallel with Lawrence falling in love with his idea of his app, only to discover that the app was outdated.
We fall in love with the idea of something so hard and throw all of our efforts behind it, neglecting the present in front of us only to realize afterward that we too as with love, must progress forward.
I recall a month or so ago, reading an article about a woman in NYC complaining about the Mister Softee Ice Cream Trucks being a nuisance due to the music blaring through their speakers.
In random thought, I said to my wife, how cool would it be if I could develop an app where Mister Softee could drive around and deliver ice cream to pins and use credit cards
rather than just driving around blaring music and hope that the children will put down their joysticks long enough to find cash and purchase ice cream.
I brought this up to say that although it seemed like a good idea at the time, a week later, UBER had gone live with a similar idea on their platform
. My point without being too long winded is that "catching lightning" in a bottle is extremely rare. Timing has a lot to do with success. I understand that, however, if I were blinded by success and an idea only to have UBER come through and crush my dreams, that is precious time that I cannot get back.
It will be interesting to see how the writers develop Lawrence's character when he has his moment of clarity and realizes how he shares a great deal of the blame for his break-up with Issa.
