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Speaking of interference: Hello, George.
yo go away, Em says politely.
George does not leave.
I have mixed feelings about this episode and, I must admit, about our series thus far.
And its not like Apple didnt have the time or the money to figure this stuff out!
Does anyone in this universe have real sexual chemistry?
Honestly I saw racier, edgier content onPretty Little Liarson the regular.
but instead it feels like its playing it super safe.
Ems poem got published, and I thought that constituted some major line-crossing by our heroine.
But that all seems forgotten now.
Did anyone even read it?
Look, the stakes of this episode are: Can Emily save a tree?
Not to be a dick about trees; I am extremely pro-tree.
But is that really the stuff binge-worthy TV is made of?
Em learns that a railroad line is cutting through her private property.
She barges into her dads office to insist he protect her oak tree.
He is team efficiency; she believes in the woods.
(Do your daughters speak to you like this?
Papa Dickinson asks a surveyor, who replies, helplessly: Most of the time.)
and convince Thoreau to come to her aid.
George insists on coming with her because women arent allowed to travel without chaperones.
Wow, thank you, George!!
Em is crushed that Sue is returning Austins letters but not hers.
She hopes Austin and Sue dont get married.
Upon arrival, Em is disturbed to see that Walden is already a hot tourist destination.
GOOD LUCK ON YOUR ARDUOUS SLOG BACK TO CIVILIZATION.)
Em makes her plea for his help: Can he write a letter to save her tree?
The conversation reaches its inevitable conclusion, with Em declaring youre a dick before storming out of the cabin.
Her mothers reply: What makes you think the Indians would want you?
Right now she doesnt even seem like the weirdest girl in her own family.
