Mike & Molly “After the Lovin” Season 1 Episode 7 – On the heels of all the controversy surrounding MIKE & MOLLY and the anti-fat blogger from Marie Claire, it was nice to see that tonight’s episode dealt with the couple, and not their weight. As we saw from last week’s episode, the couple was ready and anxious to get down to the business of being intimate. And I would like to applaud the writers for not making this hokey or filled with cheap jokes, but an adorable look at a couple who genuinely likes each other.
“After the Lovin” is about what happens in Mike & Molly‘s relationship once they made that all important move. The couple spent two days together getting to know each other and when they have to return to the real world, which includes their jobs and unfortunately their families, they are confronted with the idea that their relationship is real. Molly’s mom and sister want to make sure that there was true intimacy between the couple, but that Molly wasn’t being to cold or serious and that she was having fun with it. Mike on the other hand is instructed by Carl’s mom, and his, that he can’t just take Molly for granted now and that he needs to make it known to her how special she is to him. Mike goes out and get cards and stuffed animals to show how much he likes her, but what it shows is how unaware he is to be really romantic. Luckily, Molly is impressed by the gesture, but is afraid her obsessive and overindulgent nature, much like her issues with food, will poke their way into her relationship with Mike and she will eventually scare him away like she has before. No worries as Mike seems like the kind of guy who would love to be appreciated, even if its too much.
Tonight’s episode was such an interesting look at that beginning stage in a couple’s life. You know the point where you are heart is going all goo goo gaga over someone you just met and you are trying to train your brain to cool it down. This couple has evolved quite nicely into two people that you are routing for, and for so many different reasons. They really emulate what a lot of folks are going through, either finding love after awhile, battling a change in their life or dealing with their family – and this show is approaching each idea with class. Creator Mark Roberts has been speaking out a lot after the Marie Claire hoopla, when a blogger hated on the adorable couple for having the audacity to kiss on TV, and he has loads of things to say. But most importantly, he is excited that people are responding to the show, because they are, and that we are finding the common denominators in the couple. I mean I have made a complete 180 on this show with each week getting better and better in my eyes. And bravo to Melissa McCarthy for owning tonight’s episode.
What have you thought about controversy about “fat couples” on TV? And are you starting to fall for this couple like myself?
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