Bull Review: Fool Me Twice (Season 3 Episode 6)
On Bull Season 3 Episode 6, “Fool Me Twice,” Marissa’s past adds emotional complications to a case involving her husband.
At this point, it’s probably safe to say Marissa has something of a history of bad luck when it comes to her love life. If dating a con man who steals her savings isn’t bad enough, she may have married a man guilty of arson.
The doubt we feel even when the fire that took a man’s life is thought to be related to negligence is enough to connect us to Marissa’s paranoia. Her new husband seems truly nice—but Kyle did in his first appearances, too.
Interestingly, it’s Bull himself who rushes the charge to defend Greg. Interesting because of how he hasn’t taken to Marissa’s past lovers, and because of his own cynicism in any kind of relationship. As he says:
You’re asking the Helen Keller of marriage whether or not he likes the color of your dress.
While its one thing for this same man to soothe a friend’s fears, it’s another for him to keep secrets from her when the truth suddenly looks much worse. The move could (perhaps should) be destined to backfire.
Thankfully, Marissa instead secretly witnesses a conversation in which Greg confesses nothing more than his unconditional love. The fire may be arson, but at least he isn’t guilty.
Then there’s that word: “unconditional”. After Kyle, Marissa is slow to trust and quick to judge. If her boss sees how quickly she sees the worst in who she married, Greg himself certainly does.
He forgives her here, taking into account why she acts as she does. His own previous transgressions haven’t helped, and so they’re going to move forward. Still, I don’t know if it’s a guarantee.
After all this, Greg has come through as the good guy he appears to be. The trust issue is a big obstacle, though, and one that probably should have come up before re-marriage.
There’s also the fact that this episode, which could give complete closure to the once heavily suggested possibility of Bull and Marissa, doesn’t quite do much as much as it could.
If I have to guess, I’ll say any love triangle is probably done with. Marissa and Jason haven’t had any serious hints in some time, and now she is happily married—or at least mostly happily.
Still, that “mostly” lingers. To be resolved, we’ll need to see Marissa and Greg doing the work they promise to put in. Until then, the rest of what we know, including the fact Bull really isn’t good alone, will stick in the back of our minds.
As to the case itself, Greg’s chef and friend being the real arsonist is a pretty easy call, given we’ve seen several major betrayals as plot twists before. That can’t help Greg’s spirit any, either.
The trick of catching him via smartwatch tracker is fun, if rushed. I’m really rather surprised nobody’s thought to use this angle before now, and I’d like them to remember it for the future.
Oh, and on pushing the concept of “correlation is not causation?” That sound you year is a band of research methodologists, all singing the Hallelujah chorus.
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Bull airs Mondays at 10/9c on CBS.
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Caitlin Wyneken
Caitlin is an elder millennial with an only slightly unhealthy dedication to a random selection of TV shows, from PBS Masterpiece dramas to some of the less popular series on popular networks. Outside of screen time, she's dedicated to the public sector and worthy nonprofits, working to make a difference in the world outside of media.