"Inspired by Adrienne Shelly's beloved film, WAITRESS tells the story of Jenna, a waitress and expert pie maker who dreams of a way out of her small town and loveless marriage. A baking contest in a nearby county and the town's new doctor may offer her a chance at a fresh start, while her fellow waitresses offer their own recipes for happiness. But Jenna must summon the strength and courage to rebuild her own life."
SPOILERS BELOW!
I don't really want to build up to anything, so I'm just going to jump right into what I want to say. First, I think there were some odd things to Jenna and Dr. Pomatter's relationship. I know that Jenna was dealing with Earl and his abuse at home, which I think led to the affair, while Dr. Pomatter had a few things that were left unmentioned in the show. One of those things being, what was it like with his wife Francine? Did he love her? Did he need her? Did she need him? The only time Francine is shown in the show is after Jenna gives birth to her baby, Lulu, and Francine introduces herself, but THAT'S IT. All you could see from Francine was a young and attractive female who is clearly successful. But what I want to know is, Was Dr. Pomatter unhappy? Why did he go through with the affair AND why did he continue it?
The next thing that I want to talk about is the relationship between Jenna and Earl. As shown in the show, Earl is an abusive husband. He doesn't treat Jenna kindly and he's completely oblivious to what she's feeling. Every time Earl enters a scene, you can see genuine fear in Jenna's eyes, she's clearly terrified of him But, I really want to know, what caused Earl to go downhill. I feel as if Jenna and Earl really were in love and that they could've had a great relationship together. It's heavily shown and implied in the show that Earl is a big drinker, so I think this could be the problem, but I think there's more to it.
I think that's all that I wanted to say.. I just wish that Waitress should have dug deeper into the relationships with the characters. I'd love to know your thoughts on this, so please comment on what you think about the characters and feelings of Waitress. Thank you so much for reading, keep conquering the stage!
The next thing that I want to talk about is the relationship between Jenna and Earl. As shown in the show, Earl is an abusive husband. He doesn't treat Jenna kindly and he's completely oblivious to what she's feeling. Every time Earl enters a scene, you can see genuine fear in Jenna's eyes, she's clearly terrified of him But, I really want to know, what caused Earl to go downhill. I feel as if Jenna and Earl really were in love and that they could've had a great relationship together. It's heavily shown and implied in the show that Earl is a big drinker, so I think this could be the problem, but I think there's more to it.
I think that's all that I wanted to say.. I just wish that Waitress should have dug deeper into the relationships with the characters. I'd love to know your thoughts on this, so please comment on what you think about the characters and feelings of Waitress. Thank you so much for reading, keep conquering the stage!
~ Evan
