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Interesting but big surprise I don't fully agreeThis will be a long answer, so I'll divide it into three parts.
With great respect, I disagree, at least about Ep 1, by the way the only episode that has any plot
We know that Monica likes to change her subordinates from time to time. However, there are exceptions that show that she values professionalism in some people. For example, Monica likes and appreciates her secretary. I think he sees the same in Melanie, but he would like to replace Alex with someone more professional.
Fred is of course a dirty manipulator (we can discuss Julia's case), but around Monica his behavior is impeccable. He is a professional and emphasizes it.
Monica should appreciate this, but for some reason she decides to fire him.
Maybe because he's too professional? Maybe subconsciously she would like a less professional driver?
Either way, Fred doesn't meet Monica's expectations and she makes a serious mistake by firing him. A mistake, because the fired Julia will easily be replaced by a new Julia and Mr. Buckfett will be able to continue to enjoy swimming in the basement pool whenever he wants
Monica on the other hand, may never find a new Fred again. Luckily the phone rings and Fred is still in the game!!!
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Monica likes to change her subordinates that have no real unique use to her. She can hire a maid or driver anytime. They will do the job that she needs. Her secretary is different. She did all the administrative work that Monica had no interest in doing herself. Sure she could hire a new secretary but Monica would need to take on those tasks until the new secretary was caught up with her duties. Monica likes and actually treats her secretary well because she is of great use to her.
There is no need to guess why Monica can choose to fire Fred. We the players read every thought that goes through Monica's mind. If she was firing him because of any other reason other than she just looks down on people and enjoys having the power to hire and fire them at will, we would of read about it through her thoughts.
You are right that anything that lead up to those first three days in ep1 and why Monica is the way she is has not been shown or explained to the players. But why she is horrible to everyone and fires her employees at a whim is perfectly explained from her own thoughts. She is narcissistic and believes she is both the most beautiful and intelligent woman on the planet. She enjoys having power over people she considers beneath her. Which is probably almost everyone. She just enjoys being cruel. There is no evidence that she had hidden feelings towards Fred or anyone else in ep1.
If Marcus never called Monica to the police station she would have had replacements for Julia and Fred by the next day and wouldn't have given either another thought.
We both agree the removal of Bardie and the plots around him are a big negative.
I like your take on a deal between Monica and Fred to seduce Ralph and I think that would of worked. That is not what happened though. You are right a lot is hidden from us by the dev but nothing is hidden with how or what Monica is thinking or doing. If she had some deal with Fred we would know about it. The things that are hidden to us are events that happen that Monica is unaware of or whoever is the POV character at the time.
Monica is going through a change, no argument there. I would prefer she doesn't go the happy slut route and stays the reluctant and self-deceptive whore.
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