Two specific instances of writing so lousy that we paused the episode to (simultaneously) roll our eyes and insult the dialogue, and that's NOT including the lamest sub-plot ever for Folsom, who's had a few (as has poor Max, who's too smart and educated, both, to say stupid stuff about not believing in therapy for PTSD).
Allie (the character-not the actress; she is fine-is already the worst Mary Sue since Abby on NCIS) saying, 'well, you've only got one mum'... UGH. Seriously? Just yuck. Terrible, unaware response to someone talking about their dysfunctional parent. Do all Hollywood writers think we're all one perfect conversation away from reconciling with bad parents? We're not.
And then Serena saying to Allie something about 'what's up with your friend Josh?' because he's not texting back? NO ONE who's been dating a guy for months (or a season, in TV terms ) would call him that to the ex. And then Allie explains what's going on with him, like she understands him better than the woman dating him. Or like, to the writers, Allie has the legitimate relationship with Folsom rather than Serena. We keep saying we feel for the actress playing this character who, to the writers, often appears to just be Not Allie.
I just can't believe professional writers are so tone deaf to the universal detestation people have for Mary Sue characters... do they never talk to anyone but other writers? The more praise you write for other characters to heap on them, the more times you have them be the only one to solve a case, and the more times you have them break up a good relationship just by being Their Own Too-Perfect Selves...
... the more many of us groan and say to each other, 'ugh, Allie's gonna be front and center in this one... shall we skip it?' We even joked that we should make a drinking game; every time the character says something insufferable. But we decided we'd be drunk before halfway through the episode... oh, and we're too old for drinking games.
Stick to the cases, drop the soap opera dialogue, and please let other people shine once in a while. Did everyone know they were joining the cast of The Allie Show?
