One Day at a Time
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Its you, I like, Lydia.
So, so much.
But, I also get why you drive Penelope crazy.
Why put extra pressure on ourselves if we ultimately turned out okay, right?
(Note to self: Get Penelopes speech cross-stitched for my daughters room.)
Unfortunately, her timing is terrible: Penelope is consumed with her upcoming nurse practitioner board exams.
Having gained some perspective, Penelope returns home and agrees to the cooking lessons.
They makearroz con pollo,they danceand then the disappointing truth about Lydias intentions comes pouring out.
Her Bouquet List didnt say, Teach Penelope the family recipes.
It said, Fix Penelope.
But this goes beyond tweaking, as Lydia calls it.
As they argue, Lydia openly admits that she considers Penelope a failure if shes not married.
Oh, Lydia,te amo,Lydia.
But, in the words of the great philosopher Cosmo Kramer, Youre way, way, way off.
(Btw, its time to start up the Emmy campaign forJustina Machadoagain.)
You are more than enough.
This Is The Rest!
: This episode marksTodd Grinnells directorial debut.
Guess paperwork doesnt exist in theODAATuniverse…. Uh-oh his patients are really going to suffer once he gets a load of2019s content.
Ribbing aside, this Elena/Doc subplot was pretty great: They discovered common ground overBattlestar Galacticaand fractured father-daughter relationships.
