So nice you had to say it twice.
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It was a good post alright? Sheesh tough crowd
- I don't know. Nika and Summer relationship looked like their parent are aware of it, they are still kids. He could have gone to a dinner and then was judge as trash or, I don't know, one million scenarios are possible. I find more hard to believe that Nika would forget someone who was related to Summer than Nia. From Nia dialogue I did not got the vibe that they spend much time together, only that after the birthday party Summer started to give some of her attention to Nia, with to her was a bid deal but to Summer she was just being kind. I can see Nika not caring to someone who Summer talked sometimes.
- I know. But so far the only aunt that Summer has that we know off is Elsa's mom. But as you said is not that hard or impossible that she had another. For the rest I agree. If we will get a second Miss Marla, there has to be a reason as to why and I am for thinking about where she would fit.
- Sorry, all the different versions are blender together in my mind. I agree, Marla story is likely to be linked to the therapy and I am sure that if he left the dialogue he has a reason for it. As I said, the thought just made sense. It was a simpler answer to a question. Marla wanting a shared therapy with Nika because he tried to kill her, or at least pointed a gun at her, is a simpler answer than she knows a secret or is related to his past.
- Here I fully agree, it is obvious that she is struggling with confidence. The scene where she pushes her shirt down before rescuing Nika from the locker room, and then Katie comments that she is, " trying too hard", Ocean is making progress with her in very subtle ways all through S1. But why Nika would be a problem to her and her confidence ? Even if she is related to Summer I can't see how the boyfriend of her teenager niece, would matter at all to the problem.
- I think that when we encounter at the dinner she says what college she is in, and is the same as the one Vanessa goes to, I may be miss remembering but I am fairly sure. Will look it. I really don't think so, Nia herself says that she was not the best friend of Summer, Nami was, until she was not anymore. What I am saying is that Summer was much more important to Nia than Nia to Summer, Summer cared for Nia but I think that they did really not spend much time together. If they did Nika would have remember her.
- As I say, Summer's extended family are unlikely to have met Nika (other than Elsa's mom, as they hang out with Elsa). Extended family might just tell their kids that NIka's trash just because it's what Summer's parents say. You don't have to meet someone to talk shit about them - family take sides without evidence all the time.
- Nika remembers the giraffe, which means that he saw it in Summer's home before Summer gave it to Nia. Summer and Elsa hang out like a posse with Nika and Nami, so it is strange that Nia doesn't, other than Ocean's plot reasons of making sure Nika didn't recognise Nia. And I think that's the sole reason - Ocean wanted a revelation moment, and wants Nika not to recognise people, it's part of his way to create surprise. I think actually Nia was important to Summer, it wasn't a one off thing - why would Summer go to her party with a present if it was just the first time they hung out? Nia has enough history, but Summer already knew Nika as well, telling Nia all about their relationship. Nia even tells Summer why she doesn't socialise, so Summer thought it was strange as well. All that matters is that Nia wasn't a casual acquaintance, even though her best friend was Nika.
- Even though the gun appeared like a simpler option, if someone pointed a gun at you would you be comfortable meeting them for therapy? More likely she'd want the police involved than therapy. What's to reconcile in the old version? they both had adrenaline and pointed a gun at each other. In Marla's case it's less traumatic being aimed at because she knows it's blanks, she literally knows he can't kill her with it. Even in the gun scenario, there's no guarantee you didn't disarm her and throw the gun away - shooting the blanks at her isn't guaranteed. So what trauma is there for her to work through? If you did try to kill her, she'd want a restraining order instead, but the therapy is regardless of that choice to point the gun at her.
- Why would NIka be the problem? That's the question we're trying to find out here. We probably can't, and I'm just shooting blanks at why Marla's there.
More seriously, we don't know Marla's trigger (sorry not sorry) for her confidence trauma. I think it's something to do with Nika's situation. JUst like Nika's never met Katie, but she knows who Nika is, Hill knows who Nika is, Marla does as well. Keep in mind she's employed and has access to the student folders, so she knows more about Nika than we know. It's a lot more complicated than what is between NIka and Marla, it covers why ZPR are interested in Nika and Nami maybe? So if Nami has Leia's earring, and Katie is possibly there at the bookclub to meet Nami (not knowing NIka would be there) Marla doesn't care one bit about Nami, only Nika, despite both of them appearing to get some form of scholarship (no choice about college). Marla is indifferent to Nami, while Hill and Marla know things about him. Katie is interested in both.
Anyway, the point is that Marla has an insterest in Nika that has nothing to do with the gun or the crash. Group therapy for Marla regarding the crash should also involve the police and Vic, as Nika was just a bystander like the police. People get fixated by the gun in weird ways, maybe it belonged to Chekov.
- Marla's reason for shared therapy can be a variey of things. IF she's related to Summer in some fashion, she might regret what happened that caused Summer to go missing. She might not be related, but caused the crash that killed Nika's parents. It can't be therapy for attraction, because she hasn't seen him enough and had enough awkward encounters to warrant therapy for liking a young student. Nika will probably believe the therapy is for the accident, but it's most likely something else. The accident just throws them together and becomes the vehicle/mechanism that starts their path.
