User Reviews

I see people either love or hate this episode.

Through the show Violet was an unbearable character, but with this episode she turned out to be one of the most relatable characters i've ever seen in any show. The way she was talking about Christie was a bit too hateful/resentful though.

This episode is very important to people who are trying to let go of a toxic family member or already have done that. It shows that it's okay to move on from someone who has made a huge negative impact on your life even though they have bettered themselves. I think the problem is that this episode was mostly from Christie's perspective which makes people want Violet to forgive her mom, but they have to understand that Violet doesn't really see her as the mother figure she needed because she never had that as a child. Emotionally they're strangers. Violet has a motherless void that never can be filled or fixed, how hard she and Christie would have tried. You can only try so many times.

This episode was really important to me and was the exact thing I needed to confirm I made the right decision that I cut ties with my dad 3 years ago. I hope this episode helps people who are experiencing or have experienced the same thing as well.

It's okay to let people go, no matter how related you are <3.

This was not unfair or a bad episode. I endured the father version of christie and nobody can dare assume when the slate is clean when a child must grow up light yrs ahead of others due to a inempt parent or parents, what have you. Problem is you see the character and actress and the sweet funny side but i assure you its not funny when your mother is crying in the bathroom and the father is passed out drooling at the table ,slopping food allover his fool self. Or when as a 14 yr old you have to kick his drug fiend homies out the motel room he so lovingly provides his family while your mother is scared senseless of the ppl in her home,especially when the home is a tiny motel room barely bigger then a cell. Or maybe its when the father had the idea to have his daughter date his dealer for a rebate - that never happened as i had to put a quick stop to that situation. Do not dare compare a tv show to how ppl should handle real life,but if you must,this episode is actually very important to note how far and and how much an addict can brutally affect the immediate ppl in their lives. In this case we know ,because its a show,that christie improved herself and is a charming woman. But never forget your only a child once. A tv or a car that is robbed can be given back. Not one ,not ever, can a childhood be replaced.

Throughout the run of the series, Sadie Calvano has been nearly almost too brilliant an actress as the unsympathetic and mostly unlikeable Violet. This episode seems to put a possible period in her run as Violet.

The thrust of this episode is Christie once again attempting good relations with her bitter daughter Violet. Additionally, Bonnie is the good cop while Christie is the bad cop. It's an excellent episode about many alcoholics' truths (I am one) that's iincredibly well written and performed.

Violet was always a nasty and selfish character. When she was pregnant out of wedlock, she ruled the home like Princess Malevolent. When the baby was given up for adoption, Violet had a bad attitude about that, and did not want to see the photos of the baby in the new home, or to visit the baby. Christie, Bonnie, and Violet only visited one time, even though it was an open adoption and they were welcome to keep in touch with the baby. Overall, Violet has always been a repulsive character.

In this episode, it turns out Violet is making podcasts so she can make money from her "Poor Me" life. Christie is the villain of Violet's podcasts. For the sake of this TV episode, the podcast is supposedly popular and making money. Someone in law school who is studying with Christie, has heard the podcasts, and tells Christie about her role as the evil Mom in Violet's stories.

Christie and Bonnie go visit Violet to find out what is going on. Violet rips out her Mom's heart, and then drags it across the floor and kicks it out the door. I guess that the dynamics of this family are realistic for a lot of sad and bitter people. Maybe Violet has the right to hate her Mom, but then Violet has spent her life shifting blame to everyone else, and she was always a nasty and lazy character. There is no love lost here, and no Mother-Daughter relationship. Just anger and bad memories.

I was really impressed by Christie (Ana Faris). She really did a great job reacting to all the hate from Violet. I wonder if Violet will ever be back as a guest? Will there be reconciliation?? Will Violet crash and burn, and come back as a hard-core alcoholic or ex-convict, or both??

This episode upsets me every time I see it. This comes out of nowhere. The last time we saw Violet she was moving in with Luke and talking to her mother and then a long time goes by with nothing about her. Cut to suddenly she's bitter, humiliating her mother, and mean as hell. No transition. Violet had plenty of time with her Christie as she started improving her life so really, again, this was out of nowhere. Christy is being encouraging and Violet says I don't need your approval. Yet she's been talking to Bonnie all this time like Bonnie is faultless. This just makes no sense with the arch of the rest of the series. I hate it very much and I wish it wasn't part of the series.

I love this show, and appreciate it's honesty dealing with substance abuse. It is great to see so many wonderful actresses at work. This episode was wrong, Christy has more than apologized to Violet. This was not a necessary story to tell.

I didn't need to watch this episode to know that Violet is a horrible person who blames her mother for everything. The only thing I don't understand is how Bonnie is a life saver. Violet was seventeen and pregnant before Bonnie showed up in her life. This episode was unnecessary and a waste of time.

Violet is a horrible character. I understand that she had a horrible childhood. But so did her Mother. Bonnie could have brought that up and helped her daughter. Instead Violet acts like she is the only victim in the situation. Glad the character is gone!