Diane goes ahead with the portrait. She brings it to Sam but he can't look at it from her side. The become locked in a battle and say things that are very harsh, leading to a major question, heading into Season 3. This one gets down and dirty (literally).
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Hitchcoc14 August 2019
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Diane works on her portrait with the artist Phillip Semenko. When they are done she is excited to show it to Sam but Phillip warns her that their relationship will be over after this. When she brings the painting to the bar her and Sam have a big fight. At the end she leaves the bar and says he will never see her again.
What a nice and dramatic way to end the season. The whole fighting scenes were very well done, choreographed and acted out. There were not too many jokes that stick in one's head but it is great with having a dramatic effect for people who had to wait until the next season to see what will happen with Diane and Sam. I just wish we would get to see the painting as it is supposed to be so good! -
dgplatt-6012110 March 2024Watching this episode, the viewer might feel the need to remind themselves that this is indeed a sitcom. The writers pack more emotion into this half hour than can be found in most serious TV dramas.
Following a surreal recap of Part One from Coach, we have a brief check in at the bar (Hungry Heifer: still lousy) and then cut to Philip Semenko painting Diane's portrait. Semenko has the hots for Diane, but she says she still loves Sam. While Semenko is unsuccessful at bedding Diane, he does manage to get her to confront her true feelings about Sam. Diane's monologue is deeply moving and one of the character's moments of true self awareness.
There are some truly funny parts, and the biggest laugh comes from Sam's attempt to reconcile with Diane with a black velvet portrait (CARLA: even I think that's tacky!). We then cut to Semenko's modernist painting of Diane. From then on the rest of the episode is a showdown between our two lovers.
The breakup is both funny and ugly. At one point it turns physical - the violence is shocking but quickly devolves into Three Stooges slapstick. Diane leaves, emotionally and physically wounded, and an equally bruised Sam unwraps the package and sees the painting. Fade to black. See you next season?