Claire’s stupidity has reached new heights.
Whereas it did not appear attainable, A Teacher Season 1 Episode 6 additional illustrated simply how a lot widespread sense Claire lacks.
The impulse to run away after all the things that is occurred is comprehensible. Nonetheless, taking Eric together with her, particularly after Nate telling her it may very well be construed as kidnapping, topped the fool meter in a brand new manner.
From the onslaught, it was evident neither Claire nor Eric gave a lot thought to the long-term ramifications of working away.
Their joint resolution was motivated by lust and worry, however as soon as the adrenaline wore off they usually had extra time to suppose issues by way of, they got here to the identical conclusion, albeit independently.
Claire: I used to be trainer, proper?
Eric: The most effective trainer.
Claire: Oh effectively. That’s that.
Eric: Hey, you’re so fucking stunning, and also you selected me.
Claire: My complete life, gone, for you.
For Eric, he had extra to lose than Claire by completely leaving his previous life behind.
He is a highschool senior along with his complete life in entrance of him and nonetheless has loads of folks in his life who care about and love him.
He might consider he loves Claire, however that love does not outweigh all he’d be giving up by working away together with her.
Claire, for her half, had torpedoed her educating profession, alienated these closest to her, and located herself in jeopardy of spending time in jail.
So, after all, she determined to make issues infinitely worse for herself.
A severe query must be requested whether or not Claire is simply making an attempt to get herself despatched to jail at this level, or if she’s simply this dumb?
Sure, she had sufficient widespread sense to show herself into the police, however that would have as a lot to do together with her not having wherever else to go.
Her life is actually ruined, as all the things she spent the previous 10 years constructing crumbled round her.
All she had left was Eric, and though that selection got here with severe repercussions, she felt prefer it was too late to shift gears.
As soon as he left, although, there was nothing to maintain her going.
Eric: I’m so, so sorry. I don’t know why I advised them. I ought to have lied.
Claire: It’s OK. They might have came upon anyway.
Eric: I’m so sorry. Claire, say one thing. Please.
Claire: I’m scared. I’m actually, actually scared.
Eric: We are able to simply go. Simply go away, now. Simply drive, ? I can’t be with out you.
Claire: That’s loopy.
Eric: No, it’s not. Look, we’re good collectively. We’re. Look me within the eye, and inform me you don’t wish to do that. Please, look, we will determine it out. We’re good collectively. We’re good.
Claire: That is fucking loopy. Simply drive off, now?
Eric: Yeah. Simply, I really like you.
Her going to the police learn extra like an indication of defeat slightly than an acceptance of accountability, for had Eric not left the motel, it is unclear what Claire would have achieved.
Eventually, her actions would have caught up together with her, the latter of which being extra probably since she and Eric have been horrible at going off the grid.
The factor is, although, had Claire not run away with Eric, she might have managed to salvage a few of her life.
Whereas her relationship with Eric would end in her being fired, she might have saved her marriage with Matt — had she wished — and most definitely not gone to jail.
In Texas, the age of consent is 17, so though Eric confirmed their relationship to the police, Nate was proper in that it is unlikely Claire would have been charged.
Now, although, she’s in all probability dealing with divorce and attainable jail time.
We’ll have to attend a little bit longer to find the precise repercussions, which is considerably of a letdown.
After patiently struggling by way of 5 episodes price of heavy exposition and poor execution, this installment appeared like it might be the very best so far.
Claire: I’m having an affair. I’m having an affair. I’m having an affair.
Matt: What?
Claire: I’m sleeping with my scholar.
And whereas it was one of many higher episodes, it nonetheless did not dwell as much as the hype.
Issues ought to have hit the fan, and whereas they did to some extent, Claire and Eric’s affair went out with extra of a whimper than a bang.
There have been speculated to be penalties galore as soon as the cat was out of the bag, however the present took its candy time in dawdling.
Even the reactions from the opposite characters have been comparatively subdued.
Matt had loads of motive to fly off the deal with, however he was comparatively calm as he processed Claire’s infidelity.
There was no yelling and hardly any crying as he tried to make sense of all the things.
Sandra, Eric’s mom, additionally did not seem that keyed up over the information, although that would end result from the collection not spending that a lot time together with her after studying concerning the affair.
Satirically, it was Logan’s mom who appeared probably the most distressed by the information, for out of doors of Claire and Eric, she had probably the most emotional response this episode.
Talking of reactions, is anybody else confused by Logan’s?
At first, it appeared like he authorised of the entire relationship due to how legendary Eric shall be for sleeping along with his trainer.
Logan: You’re gonna be like a legend, like a fucking god, dude.
Eric: Don’t say that, man. The fucking cops got here to my home in entrance of my mother. I don’t know what’s going to occur to her.
Logan: That’s not your downside. She’s an grownup. She’s like 30, proper? It’s on her. You didn’t do something flawed.
Eric: She’s below investigation due to me. She received’t discuss to me. She received’t choose up the cellphone.
Josh: I imply, she’s in all probability busy together with her husband. Like fuck, dude, she’s bought a fucking husband. Fuck.
Logan: Eric, look, I get it, all proper. I do. Such as you in all probability actually, actually like her, however she’s been having intercourse together with her highschool scholar. It’s like, she’s bought points, man.
Eric: You guys don’t get it.
Nevertheless, within the subsequent sentence or so, he utterly modified his thoughts when he stated that all the things was Claire’s fault, and he or she had severe points.
It was just like the writers wished Logan to be the stereotypical ‘one of many guys’ and voice of motive concurrently, and it simply got here throughout as bizarre.
What would have been higher is that if Logan took one stance, and Josh took the opposite, as an alternative of Logan making an attempt to cowl each attainable response to the information.
Some stray ideas:
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Kudos to Matt for wanting to stay it out with Claire even after all the things he is put her by way of. Although he is in all probability altering his tune after his spouse’s newest stunt, he nonetheless will get factors for making an attempt to make it work, particularly after all the things Claire did. Matt deserves higher, so let’s hope he finally will get it.
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Whereas Nate stated Claire and Eric working away might appear like a kidnapping, does anybody else suppose it does? Eric is 18 and may make his personal selections. Operating off with Claire does not look nice, in order that in all probability will not play effectively with a jury, however kidnapping nonetheless looks like a stretch.
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Why wasn’t Nate extra upset with Claire? He put his job on the road when he helped Eric. Did it ever happen to him that he might get in hassle now that all the things was out within the open, particularly if the police stored digging? As an officer himself, it ought to have.
So what did you suppose, TV Fanatics?
What was Claire pondering?
Are you disenchanted by the dearth of penalties so far?
Have been the opposite characters’ reactions too subdued?
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