So Help Me Todd had its first Valentine’s day episode this week, but it surely wasn’t all heat and fuzzy. There was lots of love current in numerous kinds, however with an inside conflict taking place at Margaret’s regulation agency, there wasn’t lots of time for love. War is likely to be a slight exaggeration, however Margaret and Todd did discover themselves on reverse sides of a case, which led the agency to must take some drastic measures to guard its integrity.
Susan’s fiance, Peter (Desmond Chiam), who has up to now been recognized by identify solely, lastly made his long-anticipated look and he’s precisely what viewers anticipated him to be: Professional, charming and well-put collectively proper right down to his sneakers, that he apparently made himself in Africa. He is every little thing Todd will not be, and the variations have been apparent proper from their preliminary assembly, the place Todd is bowled over by his encounter with Peter and is a bumbling mess of phrases. Todd finds out that Susan has really referred Todd to Peter. Peter wants Todd’s assist to seek out one among his staff, an assistant named June, who has gone lacking. Todd is honoured that Susan thought so extremely of his investigating expertise to advocate him for the job, and jumps on the chance.
Meanwhile, Margaret runs into Gus on the courthouse and questions why he didn’t return her textual content message. This is a daring step for Margaret, who usually would have ignored the comb off and pushed her emotions apart. Margaret has come thus far since her husband left her within the pilot, and it has been nice to witness her progress. Gus is a disorganized mess of excuses in regards to the ignored textual content, and as a substitute fills Margaret in on a case he’s engaged on. Two building employees have been killed throughout an explosion at a condominium improvement. The developer was now suing the town of Portland for approving the development, though the soil was unhealthy. Gus asks Margaret to help him with the case since he’s new to the town and he or she has a robust historical past there.
Gus, Margaret, Todd, Peter and Susan have an opportunity assembly within the workplace elevator, the place it’s found that Peter’s firm is among the condominium builders which are suing the town. Since Margaret is working with Gus to defend the town, Todd working for Peter creates a battle of curiosity. Leave it to Lyle to take cost of the state of affairs, and enact a firewall to keep up confidentiality. Lyle’s bossy and controlling nature is a part of what makes his dynamic with disorganized, easy-going Todd so attention-grabbing and their banter was in full type all through. The workplace was divided into zones and Margaret and Todd have been forbidden to even communicate to 1 one other, making issues awkward within the workplace but additionally of their private lives. Valentine’s Day simply occurs to be Allison’s birthday, and Todd was pressured to spend her birthday dinner sitting on the patio alone. Although the entire firewall factor appeared removed from actuality, it did enable for lots of comedic gold moments and let’s face it, the present is so likeable that even a hardcore truth checker would have given the writers a move on this one.
As Todd and Margaret’s circumstances warmth up, so do their very own unbiased storylines. Margaret heads to satisfy Gus at his place, however he has uncared for to inform her that he lives in a houseboat. She loses her steadiness strolling on the uneven dock in her heels, and falls into the lake. This results in a cute scene the place Margaret, sporting Gus’s clothes and trying to dry off, and Gus get to know just a little bit extra about each other. Gus opens up about his divorce and Margaret shares the small print of her earlier relationship. As completely different as the 2 appear on paper, in actuality they’re quite a bit alike and it was cute to see them work via their case and anticipate one another’s subsequent transfer with out even eager about it. Margaret is the level-headed particular person Gus wants to assist hold his life organized and Gus is the proper particular person to convey some a lot wanted chill into Margaret’s life.
Todd, in the meantime, thinks he has a lead on June when he finds out that Peter wrote June a cheque for $20,000 with the memo on the cheque studying, “kisses.’ You might see the ache on Todd’s face as he realized how a lot this may harm Susan, however that is Todd in spite of everything, and he runs to confront Peter with out eager about the implications first. When Peter is definitely capable of clarify the cheque away, Todd comes throughout dejected, maybe as a result of he was again to sq. one within the case or perhaps he was dissatisfied that he couldn’t throw shade on Peter’s excellent picture. It additionally didn’t assist that Susan and Peter have been in the midst of a romantic Valentine’s dinner when Todd walked in to confront Peter.
When June’s physique is found, the case turns right into a homicide investigation and Todd and Margaret are again on the identical aspect once more. Now that they’ve spent a lot time aside, they marvel how they ever managed with out each other. The evolution of Todd and Margaret’s relationship thus far this season was actually evident on this episode. The first scenes showcased simply how in sync the 2 are as a staff, and what a really dynamic duo they’ve turn into. Throughout the episode, the duo discovered simply how a lot they depend on each other for assist and the way a lot they want one another’s skills and experience. They are higher collectively, and collectively they handle to resolve the case, figuring out June’s boss Angela as her assassin.
Gus realizes that he and Margaret make a robust staff and asks her out on a date. Margaret isn’t about to provide in that simply, and turns him down with the intent of creating him work for it. The lady has made a lot progress. She is aware of her worth now and it was good to see her let free and play just a little exhausting to get.
The episode ended on a considerably somber notice, as Todd tells Susan that he’s actually blissful for her and Peter, and desires her nothing however happiness. His gesture is so heartfelt and real, that it tugged on the heartstrings understanding how a lot it will need to have harm for him personally as he watched Susan stroll away with Peter. It is unclear the place the connection between Susan and Todd is headed after this. It is evident that the 2 have emotions for each other, but it surely positively felt like Todd was lastly letting Susan go. It was tough to observe poor Todd standing alone, however fortunately Margaret witnessed her son’s heartache and confirmed him love by holding up a bit of paper emblazoned with a pink coronary heart via the glass window of her workplace.
Poor Allison simply can’t catch a break. Not solely did her brother spend her birthday dinner segregated on the patio, however each her mom and Todd left earlier than they might minimize the cake to observe leads for his or her respective circumstances. Hopefully she will catch a break quickly, she actually deserves it! Over to you, Todd followers! Was this the top of a possible relationship between Todd and Susan? Will Gus and Margaret lastly have their date? Share your ideas beneath and observe me on Twitter @MiddleofCanada.