A few things...

1) You guys make me feel so much better about my feelings regarding this episode.  The past few episodes.  For that I am grateful and feel less like a judgey asshole.  I am not alone.

2) I noticed about half-way through that I hadn't seen Lupe smile since she was eating...and eating...and squirreling away purse tacos in bed in Cali.  Was pondering how sad that was, until the fam showed up with a damn sheet cake, and there was her smile again.  And wasn't seen again until the park visit at the very end, and that was obviously forced and fake.  Food truly seemed to be her only joy, and I wish Dr. Not Now but Later had addressed that earlier with the therapist.  As others said, they seemed familiar when it finally happened, but why aren't we shown that?  Seems that would be more helpful for viewers to see rather than droplets of someone's monthly (or decadely, in Lupe's case).

3) Gilbert was a roller coaster ride for me.  As soon as I heard "met online" and "married anyway" even though he thought she was 200 lbs, followed by he "can't work, he takes care of me", I thought...meal ticket (no pun intended).  But, Ole Gilbert, he'd hug her.  Really really hug her.  And her arms never reciprocated, she'd stiffen and be awkward, turn her face away from him...even in the beginning before she found out Lil Gilbert was steering Big Gilbert wrong.  I despise a cheater, but want to cut him a little slack there.  The sex thing, obviously was going to be, shall we say, unconventional if it happened at all, but that poor boob couldn't even get a decent affectionate hug out of the woman he was shoveling literal shit for.  

4) The first stop for fast food on the trip down, Lupe said "I know this has to be my last fast food meal..."  And then?  Yeah.  Lupe.  Really?  I lost count after 6 more because I was just so angry with her.

5) Dr. Now's son is a producer?!  It all makes sense "now" (hehe...heh...sigh).  This season has felt very producer driven and ugly to me.  When this show started it seemed to want to show the successes, and a few heart wrenching failures due to health or the like.  Between Sean and Lupe back to back, it's now feeling like they only want to show the train wrecks.  I know people slow down for those and want a good stare, but menstrual blood, pee pads, purse tacos and cheatin' spouses...it's gratuitous.  And I bet it continues.  Because that's what apparently sells.  But not to me.  I'll be out and done if that's the model they intend to stick with.

But just in general, thank you for helping me not want to hate myself for not feeling a lick of empathy for Lupe.  Me thinks she'll be left to her make-up and black tank top and purple skirt, one last fast food meal, eaten alone, and I'm fine with that.  Because she sure seems to be.

Edited to add: I wish they'd shown Gilbert slamming the car door on her one...last...time, while she howled, "Don't slam the...".  Was the only enjoyment I had and two or three wasn't enough.

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