mate everyone understood what DPC is trying to do with this. You're explaining the choice not the process. Sympathizing stephen is still a poorly written piece of development and throwing Jade under the bus as a character for that. Because her entire arc was a pent up wife with communication issues. Its like people forgot the first 4 episodes or that the fact that stephen is in cahoots with Quinn into providing him with favours and prehaps letting her operate her shit on campus.
I don't understand how people miss the fact that Mona comes out of a room crying and she isn't ashley she is about that Hots life and if she's traumatised over something you know stephen is more fucked up. However your opinion is respected. Let's see how he closes this side arc, definitely going to be controversial.
Yeah iam with you... Stephen is fucked up, and i didnt care one bit about his story arch in ep10...
And btw, if MC fucked Jade, and Stephen got the video, he throws Jade practically out of the merriage with nearly "nothing" telling her she can try to proof what Stephen did... He is a first-class prick. No way around that. There is no single justification for his doing.
DPC likes to put on another light on some antagonists, he has done so even in Acting Lessons... but sometimes its pointless, unnecessary or in this case with Stephen, just stupid.
Patrick (Mayas Father) is a little different deal... but no matter what, you dont fucking abuse other people... especially no kid, and more so... not your OWN fucking kids. I play mostly chick routes, but damn... i didnt play a dik route so far, if iam getting there this douche will get punched out of his socks for sure. DPC kinda tried to create some sympathizing ground for Patrick with his sob-story... but no buddy, there is no way in hell that i would EVER "understand" his actions. And besides... i had good girlfriend once (not to fuck, best friend-like) and her story was similar to Mayas... father had i a little rough in life, mother was sick, father had to carry all the weight alone... and sometimes, he got angry and his hand "slipped" in the face of said friend... well, i witnessed it one time and called the cops without hesitation. And i dont cared one bit for his pleading that it was just an "accident" and that i had to "understand" and what not... dont even start with that bullshit. Go to hell asshole. And yeah that stirred some real feelings up in me.
So Stephen and Patrick can share a bed in hell for that matter no matter which sob-story DPC will put out of his sleeve for them.
So after that i must say something about Jade too... the plot with her and the sex is kinda hot... BUT... lets face it, boy... she is mental. There is seriously something wrong with her, and not in a good way. I wouldnt say "They deserve each" other, for that Stephen is on a whole other level... but how sweet Cathy can be friends with her i will never understand.