![]() ![]() Marty’s tush is hanging out and his emotional vulnerability is infecting the vibe. Instead, he cares more about how things look to his guests. When Marty finally arrives wearing nothing but a disheveled hospital gown and a pair of wild eyes, Ike doesn’t care about his friend’s mental state. Marty breaks out of the hospital so he can find Ike. (Oh, hey, it’s the party from the first episode!) He’s hosting yet another lavish party AT MARTY’S HOUSE. ![]() ![]() He’s been cut off from almost anyone who cares about his well-being, and the one person who said he’d always be there for him is completely MIA. Is this what happened to Marty? Is his hernia just a hernia, or is Ike the real hernia? I mean, three decades of mental and spiritual abuse can take a toll on a person, and Marty is living proof. I tell you, a guy gets too lonely, and he gets sick.” Terrel reads, “A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody. Steinbeck’s words really hit home for Marty. Terrel is nice enough, but for some reason he’s chosen to read Steinbeck’s ultra-depressing Of Mice and Men. His insistence on these manufactured delusions starts to freak out the hospital staff, and one nurse even offers to up his dose of pain meds so he can rest more comfortably (or maybe to get him to shut up).īut the true breakthrough for Marty finally comes when a student named Terrel comes to read to him. Then, he’s convinced that his iPhone is on the fritz. First, Marty tricks himself into thinking that Ike is being barred from visiting because he hasn’t put him on a visitors list. Over the next few days, Marty tells himself all sorts of lies to cover up the fact that Ike has abandoned him. No one is there to greet him there’s not even a flower delivery or an Edible Arrangement. A pall of desperation begins to settle over Marty as he successfully goes through surgery and ends up in the recovery room. And the experience is lonely and intense. Not exactly a shocker.)įor the next ten or so minutes, we’re with Marty. Also, the Jungle Book is only like an hour long, meaning that Ike spent a single hour with his kids as they recovered from major surgery. He says, “we watched Jungle Book and we ate ice cream and Jell-O.” (Of course Ike would brag about watching one of THE most racist Disney movies with his kids. Ike flippantly compares the surgery to when his twins got their tonsils out as kids. The session is up, and Ike is literally walking Marty out the door before Marty gets a chance to talk about his real concerns. During their last session, before Marty goes under the knife, Ike is still harping on New Jersey. At this point, it’s unclear why exactly Marty is so panicked, but this all becomes clear a bit later.ĭespite Marty’s diagnosis and pending surgery, Ike still refuses to place focus on Marty’s health or health stressors. As Marty talks to the doctor, he gets increasingly agitated, standing up and pacing and generally panicking about having to be laid up for that long. And that surgery will require a few days of recovery in the hospital. Cathy, on the other hand, sticks around to get Marty the help he needs. As soon as he hears the word “Jersey,” he stomps off in a huff. Ike arrives just in time to burst this bubble of collaboration and kindness. They can shift operations to a space in Jersey for half the rent. Moments later, we’re treated to a welcome sight: Cathy and Bruce! Two people who actually care about Marty! What a treat! While Cathy encourages Marty to rest, Bruce tries to talk to him about the dire financial situation the company is in. Even though Ike is literally a doctor, he can’t be bothered to listen to his friend, and he packs up and takes off. He’s in pain all the time, he can’t fart, and he feels like he’s going to accidentally poop his pants. As the two men finish work on Ike’s ninth (?!) novel in his “Some Like It” series, Marty starts telling Ike about some pretty serious health concerns. Marty’s slow realization that Ike does not care about him unfolds over the entirety of the episode. Yet here, FINALLY, after almost three decades of use and abuse, Marty realizes he was never the sidekick. The genre and setting seem to be primed for Ferrell and Rudd to get their comedy faces on, but it’s not particularly funny, takes us out of the story, and goes on way too long.īut this dream sequence does make one thing very clear: Marty Markowitz would have been happy to be Ike Herschkopf’s sidekick for the rest of his days. It’s an imagining of one of Ike’s novels. This episode of The Shrink Next Door opens on a very peculiar black-and-white scene. You’d be forgiven for thinking you pressed play on the wrong show this week.
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