Dirty John
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Its a sad inevitability in life that we all grow up to be exactly like our parents.
It has everything to do with his father.
This is the same scheme that John reportedly pulled when he was in law school.
He then sued his lawyer, too, so that he wouldnt have to pay his legal bills.
John only has so many tricks, and he learned almost all of them from his father.
The relationship between him and his old man is more complicated than it would appear.
John not only takes his inspiration from his father but also hates him.
He knew he was a loser, but there was nothing he could do to stop him.
Maybe a little of both?
How did he repay her?
John thinks that Denise is inferior because he thinks all women are like that.
(I somewhat agree on that last point.)
But enough about the past.
In the present, John and Debra are back together and hes once again making her smoothies every morning.
Debra tries to appear so sweet and innocent, but shes just the worst.
John tells her that he wants to get off of drugs.
This is somePhantom Threadnonsense right here.
This is how he is getting into her head, this is how he is controlling her.
When hes finally on the other side and feeling better, Debra is all smiles.
Not only is he clean and ostensibly a better person, shes the one who helped get him there.
Now the only thing keeping the two of them apart is her pesky family.
No, thats not even a joke I made up, that is what happens.
God, how is everyone in this family the living worst?
How can I hate almost every single person on a series and yet watch it compulsively?
Oh my god, this is the real-lifeReal Housewives of Orange Countyafter all.
Ronnie and their brother Trey (the missing Property Brother) dont really agree, obviously.
This is exactly the opening John has been looking for.
What he needs is for her to choose him.
Now that shes chosen him, she quickly learns how bad that choice is.
She searches the house and finds his syringes and pain killers in the guest room.
She knows exactly what happened and that she has no allies to help her get out now.
Shes totally and utterly trapped.
And Debra, passive, awful Debra, can do nothing but sit on the bed and pout.
