as stated in the BB thread, i finally got my mate to watch with me, my third time through (last time was during covid)...
and yes, he has been bitching about her from like the third episode haha. BUT...this time through i find i have a new appreciation for Skylar, seriously.
like...she was living with someone transforming into a monster! she was justifiably suspicious and worried about his behavior, she had just had a damn baby, dealing with his cancer, bills piling up, he was acting all shady...this time around i tried to put myself in her position and thought about how i would act and i'm not sure it would be that much different. the episode where she busted him in all his lies, the whole 'but then...i called your mother...' i mean what spouse much less wife WOULDN'T freak the fuck out and kick his ass at that point?? realizing that she legitimately had no idea what he was actually doing, she was flying blind and i her reaction was completely understandable.
but then...working out all the details on the money-laundering, playing hardball on the carwash purchase...the act she put on to get Ted and herself out of trouble with the IRS (really, that was brilliant)...i mean she was seriously smart as hell.
so yeah...kind of a busybody and could be a nag at times, but overall im realizing this time through, considering everything she was dealing with she was a pretty remarkable wife/mother.
hell of a lot better than this bitch ended up being lol