Question of the week #7

[treonb]

The marriage at the centre of the show is the one between Philip and Elizabeth, but there's another marriage that looms large as well: the one between Stan and Sandra. Both marriages have problems.

So here's this week's question: To what extent are those problems similar, or are they entirely different?  You can expect spoilers for the entire first season in the comments.

(There's no expiration date on these questions, so if you're reading this post months later and feel like jumping in, please do.)

Comments

[treonb]

gave back a sentimental piece of jewelry as if to say, "Anything real we might've formed is OVER,"

I really need to rewatch, but as far as I remember: Philip was the one who asked for the jewelry, as if HE didn't care. And even though he needed it for business, it hurt Elizabeth. I mean, he needed it for his mistress. Unless Elizabeth was thinking unemotionally, it would have hurt.

[treonb]

Just goes to show that memory can be very subjective. At least mine. I could have sworn that Philip had asked for that piece specifically.

So I looked it up, and of course you're right. That scene played out completely differently. And it's almost all non-verbal too.