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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought last night's episode was vastly superior to the Kevin and Kate-centric episodes.  The parallels between Randall deciding to have Deja go back to her mom and his own situation with Rebecca were so well executed. Definitely not a mother-like-son moment.

And I enjoyed having William back, however fleeting, especially those scenes about how it could have been when Randall was young.

And, yes, I noticed how tall Tess was, too![/quote]

Actually, I don't think Randall was putting himself in his mother's shoes and making a different choice. I think he was putting himself in William's shoes and following his example.  He saw that Deja had a loving parent and full life, and it wasn't his place to insert himself into it.  This is the same conclusion 
William drew when he saw young Randall's home and bicycle.[/quote]

Exactly.  The whole episode was beautifully laid out to show that parallel.  Also, while I understand Randall and Beth being upset with Deja's mother, I thought they were downright rude to her.  I felt really bad for Deja's mom, tbh, and was glad they made the decision not to fight her for custody.  [/quote]

I completely disagree. [b]The mom knows the drill - she cannot randomly show up at their house and she certainly shouldn’t get in Beth’s face like that[/b]. I agree with them, that isn’t a good situation for Deja and they were just being protective of her. I totally agreed with Randall when he said “she has food in her fridge so that makes it all better”. I’m glad they didn’t try to keep her though - that would have ruined his relationship with Deja.

Also I agree with whoever posted before - he was paralleling William, not his mom. [/quote]

Sure, she can't just show up and get in their faces - that was wrong.  However, putting myself in the mom's shoes, I would be desperate to get my own child back if s/he was living in a foster home.  So I understand her desperation completely.  She just wanted her daughter.  
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