And Simply Like That… Season 3 Episode 4 “Apples to Apples” lastly lets Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) see simply how unhealthy the state of affairs is with Aidan (John Corbett) and his youngest son Wyatt (Logan Souza). Carrie spends all the episode of the MAX present at Aidan’s farm in Virginia and witnesses the teenaged boy’s temper swings first hand. What’s unusual, although, is that Carrie appears extra attuned to Wyatt’s struggles than his dad and mom are. She makes an attempt to satisfy the boy midway, taking part in laser tag with him and politely shrugging off his outbursts. In the meantime, Aidan and his ex-wife Kathy (Rosemarie DeWitt) are locked in a bitter battle over Wyatt’s therapy — a battle wherein Carrie finally takes Aidan’s facet, regardless that I’m unsure she ought to?
**Spoilers for And Simply Like That… Season 3 Episode 4 “Apples to Apples,” now streaming on MAX**
It’s solely revealed in the direction of the tip of And Simply Like That… Season 3 Episode 4 “Apples to Apples” that Aidan doesn’t need Wyatt to take his prescribed Adderall. You realize, the identical Adderall his ex-wife requested Carrie to accumulate on the Higher East Aspect blackmarket. Aidan is towards it!
Although Wyatt has been medically identified with ADHD and clearly struggles with abrupt, nearly violent, temper swings, Aidan believes the child simply wants, uh, recent air and self-discipline. Like, he actually has the child portray homes and doing nation chores. As quickly as I spotted what was actually happening with Aidan and Wyatt in And Simply Like That…, I needed to succeed in by way of my display screen, shake Carrie, and inform her to run!
In case you forgot, And Simply Like That… Season 2 featured the long-awaited reunion of Carrie and Aidan. Carrie Bradshaw had many lovers over time on Intercourse and the Metropolis, however followers had been all the time divided when it got here to which boyfriend was actually her soul mate. Was it the debonair Large (Chris Noth) or delicate Aidan? In And Simply Like That… Season 2, Carrie lastly determined that it was Aidan and, with him newly single, they might lastly be collectively perpetually.
Simply as Carrie thinks she’s lastly getting her fortunately ever after, Aidan’s youngest son Wyatt will get drunk, steals a automobile, and almost dies crashing it right into a tree. Aidan naturally blames himself for this incident as a result of he was cavorting with Carrie in New York when he ought to have been holding his son in line! He tells Carrie that they’ll’t be collectively till Wyatt is mature sufficient to be out of the home on his personal. Carrie accepts all this regardless that it’s kind of insane?
In And Simply Like That… Season 3, Aidan nearly instantly backpedals on his insistence that they keep near no contact for the subsequent 4 years or so. In reality, he apologizes for being too inflexible along with his preliminary calls for. Which is why he invitations Carrie to stick with him in Virginia for per week, providing her the chance to satisfy his easy-going center son Homer (Corbin Drew Ross) and that pesky troublemaker Wyatt.
It’s solely in the direction of the tip of the episode that Carrie discovers that Aidan and Kathy vehemently disagree about learn how to deal with Wyatt and his ADHD. Kathy believes he ought to be medicated. Aidan is 100% towards it.
Aidan’s parenting philosophy kind of is sensible from the attitude that he’s selecting to spend extra time along with his son over plying him with prescription drugs. My problem, nonetheless, is that Aidan doesn’t appear to be listening to Wyatt. This child is continually performing out as a result of he’s screaming to be heard by his dad and mom. He doesn’t need to be portray homes and hanging out within the nation. He desires his opinions and pursuits validated. Aidan’s not doing any of that, ergo I really feel like Aidan is perhaps within the flawed right here?
Not solely that, however Aidan’s determination to disregard medical recommendation in favor of uprooting his personal life to handle Wyatt on the farm has the ripple impact of stymying Carrie’s likelihood at happiness. Principally the massive hindrance to Aidan and Carrie’s fortunately ever after is Aidan’s reluctance to present his son Adderall!?! And to be frank, I agree with Kathy. The child looks as if he wants it?
Very similar to Carrie, I discovered myself watching these tense household fights with a mixture of sorrow and horror. I additionally picked up on the truth that Wyatt is frequently being handled not as an individual, however an issue. No marvel he’s performing out. His household can’t even humor his Apples to Apples picks every now and then!
I’d have extra sympathy for Aidan if it appeared farm work was having a constructive impact on Wyatt. In reality, the child appears to hate the farm. It nearly makes you marvel if what Wyatt actually wants isn’t a hoe and paintbrush, however a weekend staying at Carrie’s Gramercy pad, exploring town, and taking some Higher East Aspect-sourced Adderall.
