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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They aren't brief slip ups, they are just further examples of how they treat the helpers. This dynamic is seen in every single episode. [/quote]

Yes, the difference with this episode was that it showed the interactions from the perspective of the helpers. For me, prior to this episode I might have agreed with the people defending Hilary, but after watching this one I can't. I feel differently about Margaret -- her situation is different because Essie has a relationship with her kids and the situation with Gus is impacting everyone in weird ways. I really respect her self-awareness about why she left Essie behind that day and the fact that she felt the need to explain it to Essie and at least try to relieve Essie of any guilt she might be feeling about Gus. She's not perfect but she demonstrates empathy, at least, and I think wants to do the right thing.

Hilary is a narcissist and consistently uses her helper to try and triangulate her messed up relationship with her crappy husband. No thank you. She's not a "villain" but she sucks.[/quote]

I wanted to add that I think it's dumb Hilary and David even have live-in help. I can see two people with high-powered jobs having a full-time housekeeper who would clean, cook, help with event planning, etc. But if there are not children to tend to in the evenings, I actually think it would just be incredibly weird to have another adult in your home at night and on the weekend when you would normally be alone with your spouse.

Probably it's cheaper to hire a helper like Puri where providing room and board is part of her compensation and that's why people like that would do it. But I'm imagining being at home with my husband on a Tuesday night and having someone else around cleaning up after us and sleeping down the hall from our bedroom... it would be weird. They'd wind up knowing so much about your life (how often you have sex, whether you gossip about the neighbors, what makes you fight, etc.). I think it would be hard to make that relationship feel normal.[/quote]

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