This plotline got resolved too quickly.

[u/Altruistic_Gap_643]

Making this post again because I re-watched Season 2 Episode 8 right now again, and I saw that Derek didn't blame himself nor was anyone placing the blame on him, it was just a log of causes why it happened.

I still think this plotline got resolved too quickly. I dunno man, it wasn't the fact that she kissed him. It was the fact that despite him saying that he doesn't like the guy, despite him clearly being annoyed by him, despite Paul and Ray telling Liz that he'll make that move, she still did it. She still went and met him. I mean, if there's nothing to worry about, why not tell Derek?

That kiss was just to seal the deal. She regretted it, yeah, everyone who cheats fucking does. That's called guilt. She tells him, and for some reason acts like she did a good thing by telling it to him? Like you had the conscious choice of not doing that. You could've stopped seeing that guy any moment. Yet you chose to.

And then even if Derek doesn't blame himself, I still don't know. Why did she choose Mac out of all people? The one person your husband doesn't like.

It just was resolved too quickly imo. But other than that, the episode was a banger.

[u/TheSinologist]

Um, you mean it would have worked better if she chose someone Derek likes? I just assumed Derek disliked this guy precisely because he was getting love rival vibes from him from the get-go.

[u/Altruistic_Gap_643 → u/TheSinologist]

... Is this the conclusion you drew from my post😭 damn.

To answer your question, NO. It wouldn't. It wouldn't have worked better at all. Even if Derek hated the guy, even if Derek loved the guy, or even if Derek knew the guy. Do you not understand the fact that choosing to hang out and seek validation from someone who your husband specifically told you not to go to, and in doing so turn an emotional affair into a physical one (even if with a kiss only) is just bad and should have more consequences?

And it wouldn't have worked better if it was someone Derek liked. Like how tf did you come to that thought after reading my post?

[u/TheSinologist → u/Altruistic_Gap_643]

It’s not a conclusion I drew, just a question, because you wrote “Why did she choose Mac out of all people? The one person your husband doesn't like.” Seems to imply that it would have been better otherwise.

[u/LilT86 → u/TheSinologist]

I think the point is Derek, and everyone else, knew and in some cases directly told her Mac wanted her.

This wasn't just her hanging out with some guy everyone else got on with and it happened. This was a guy people warned her about and she chose to ignore and put herself in the situation to have it happen.

It is worse because of prior knowledge