Strangers In The House



This was one of the more stranger episodes of the series. Pun intended. With Sharon's Dad having a heart attack and ending up in the Hospital for surgery, it sets off a chain reaction where everyone around reacts to the news in their own way. Sharon's boyfriend blows her off when she needs comfort, so then she seeks out Brian, which leaves him thinking there is a potential for a relationship between the two. Angela's mom has Sharon staying over at their house to take care of her while her Dad recovers. Sharon then uses Brian to make her boyfriend jealous (implied) but to also flaunt it in Angela's face...in her own bedroom no less.

Sharon just rubbed me the wrong way with how she was acting, not because she was scared of losing her father, but the fact that she feels entitled to sympathy from everyone and when Angela doesn't give it to her, she acts out on it regarding Brian by inviting him over. And getting back to Brian, who later is over at Angela's house, he takes it upon himself to answer the phone. Dude, who does that? No one is calling for him. He has no boundary issues at all. And even if the Pizza guy is calling back, he still should not be answering the phone. Just sayin'.

Even though I liked the reconciliation scene between Sharon and Angela at the end of the episode, it doesn't change how off putting most of the episode was. Still a good episode though, just....strange.