Seriously, I was expecting Quint’s box to contain drugs. Even when he brought out the money I thought he was dealing.

Great Fiction situation–Anne so pleased that her daughter-in-law has caught on to the awful truth about her lack of education and depth–but doesn’t confirm this truth in anything she says.

I love that when Anne reaches out to her children, it’s never pious scripture quoting, or appeal to authority. It’s open to Anne getting help from God, but her appeals are secular and effective. I’d love church magazine to have more modeling of effective persuasion in the kind of messy situations that really happen. Although as another commenter said, usually not so many in such a time frame in a real life.