Single Parents Review: A Night in Camarillo (Season 2 Episode 19)

Two characters make poor life choices on Single Parents Season 2 Episode 19, “A Night in Camarillo.” First up: Will Cooper.

The fact that he goes to Colin before Angie is ridiculous. It makes no sense, even given Will’s new fascination with Colin’s style.

Based on our brief interaction with Priscilla, it doesn’t appear as if she has a reason to lie about sleeping with Colin. And yet, Will goes to Colin first as if a cheater is going to tell the best friend of the girl he’s cheating on the truth. Sound logic there.

It would have been better if Will tried to piece together the truth on his own, and then gone to Angie with proof (like he does with the guest book). Will is right that Angie doesn’t need to worry about Colin cheating if it isn’t true, but that doesn’t mean the correct course of action is for Will to go to Colin.

Will proves he can be a top-notch detective, even hopped up on earl gray tea, and so why couldn’t detective work have been “his day,” as he says? It’s frustrating to watch him turn to Colin instead of having an ounce of common sense.

The only reason, narratively-speaking, that Will goes to Colin is so the “you’re obsessed with Angie” doubt can be placed in Will’s head, which will obviously spur him on a path of evaluating his feelings for Angie.

Angie: He’s like a salesperson who can’t wait to get your fitting room started.

Colin: Right, quick question. Is he obsessed with me? Because the vibe I’m getting is less salesperson and more guy who’s going to murder me on a rowboat and pretend to be me.

This is something else that could’ve happened a different way. Colin could have confronted Will about the style copying. I mean, copying the look of the guy Angie is dating could mean that Will wants Angie to see him the same way she sees Colin. That’s not a stretch.

Alternatively, Colin could have come across Will snooping at the B&B, and when he asks Will why he’s there — and Will doesn’t share that he’s there investigating or to present his findings to Angie — Colin could have made the jump that Will’s obsessed with Angie.

See, we could have gotten the same results without Will being an idiot and trusting a cheater to tell him the truth. Did Will’s decision to go to Colin first bother anyone else or was it just me?

The second person making a poor life decision is Poppy.

Poppy is right to break up with Douglas if he doesn’t want more children. Wanting a baby is something Poppy should not compromise, and that’s not the poor decision I’m referring to.

The poor decision Poppy makes is saying that they should break up without actually having the “I want a baby” conversation with Douglas.

Douglas’ comments at the dinner table don’t scream “I want more kids,” but he said those, probably, thinking that he and Poppy were on the same page. Douglas deserves a chance here.

Now, “A Night in Camarillo” does end before Poppy and Douglas’ conversation goes any further than her break up comment, so maybe the two of them do sit down and chat on Single Parents Season 2 Episode 20, “Look, This is Obviously a Sexy Situation.”

However, Poppy shouldn’t have thrown out the break up without having a serious baby conversation first. Do you agree?

Stray Thoughts

• Colin’s vendetta against geese is hilariously amazing.
• It is pure gold every time Graham starts speaking Italian.
• Also, Graham giving Poppy advice is a nice callback to him bartending and giving Douglas advice on “Chez Second Grade.”
• Angie and Will’s slow-mo walk away from Colin’s car deserves all the awards.

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Single Parents airs Wednesday at 9:30/8:30c on ABC

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