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I feel like this week has gotten away from me!

Alas, here I am with a review of this week’s episode of Station 19. Nah, just kidding, I literally have no idea what happened outside of Carina and Maya.

Let’s dive right into this couple’s antics this week!

And let me start off by saying, I could watch these two as a sitcom, a whole hour comedy, or drama. Seriously, who needs anything else with chemistry like these two have?

This! This right here is exactly why I fell in love with them in the first place.

Every moment was utterly perfect and imperfect.

Also, I want to note that it’s very clear that Stefania is the one who directed, because she clearly allowed herself to be Italian. I want more. Take note other directors! I don’t want toned down Italian Carina, I want her in full force.

Cooking pasta and demanding to have a fight and doing a ridculous victory jig when she thinks she’s right.

Seriously, every moment with her was pure gold.

Everyone just these two run wild with these characters, I swear I’ll enjoy every moment of it.

Even the fighting was wonderful and speaking of which, let’s talk about their little tiffs in this episode. People are divided over how everything went down and I’m going to throw in my two cents for the heck of it.

Alright?

Here we go.

Carina isn’t wrong for calling her wife out.

At least, in my opinion.

Everything is still so fresh for her. Their marriage was on the brink of collapse in the last year. Everything she thought she was going to have with Maya seemingly disappeared in one swift breakdown.

Maya going to therapy and working on herself doesn’t negate that bad things happened between them and that they didn’t discuss it properly before Maya lost it.

Nor does Maya going to therapy fix everything in five minutes.

It’s an ongoing process and she’s going to backslide. It happens. It’s real. It’s truthful.

Things aren’t magically fixed because she hit rock bottom and recognized her terrible habits. She still now has to put in the work to break and rebuild those habits.

It takes less to make a habit than it does to break one.

So no. I don’t blame Carina for wanting to understand why Maya’s is choosing ‘attachment parenting’ and completing ignoring Carina’s input.

Because that’s not healthy either.

Parents need to be on the same page about raising their children. These discussions are important. But neither parent can unilaterally decide what’s best.

Because Carina did that.

She told Maya not to go in because he was crying. She made a choice without discussing why with Maya first.

And Maya didn’t listen to her wife and have a conversation over why she wants to parent a certain way before deciding to just go pick up their son.

Neither of them are right.

But neither are really wrong either.

They’re just a couple, learning how to be parents together. Guess what? You’re never going to be on the same page a hundred percent of the time. Having these discussions is how you decide how you’ll move forward.

Trying to understand each other is important.

But also, they’re both sleep deprived.

They’ve had a newborn in their bed. They’re not sleeping. They’re not caring for themselves properly because all their energy is going into their baby.

Fuses are shorter than normal, tensions are high, and everyone is strung out with stress.

A fight is not surprising.

Not in the slightest.

Carina wanting to understand her wife’s choices is understandable. Do I think she came off a little strong? Sure. Do I think she had no right to ask? She for sure she being trying to communicate about why Maya’s wants certain things with their son. Absolutely.

Do I think Maya was wrong for needing space to cool down? No. Do I think a walk without her phone properly charged or telling Carina where she was going was right? Not at all.

Do I think everyone made mistakes? For sure.

Do I think that makes either of them a villain here? Nope.

They’re just new parents, making mistakes. As much as they’re determined not to be their parents, they will mess up. They will inflict something on their children because no matter the best of intentions, we’re only human. We’ll say stupid things and make mistakes and accidently make core memories for our children that aren’t the best. It happens.

And anyone who says otherwise is lying.

People mess up. Parents will never be perfect.

But trying and worrying about the right choices means they’re on the right track. They care about their son’s wellbeing and each other’s. They’re just still navigating this new territory.

I love this level we have of them now.

I know Carina is still scared she’s going to lose Maya.

I know Maya still has bits of things from her childhood she can’t erase. Like wanting Carina to keep her voice down so the neighbors don’t hear. It totally sounded more like her father than her.

It happens. It’ll happen again.

But the best part is working through it and coming clean about what scares everyone. Which they did.

Also, I agree with whoever it was on Tumblr that said ‘whoever decided the tension breaker would be locking Maya and Carina out of the house while Liam cries inside was a great choice.’

It truly was.

The wind went right out of their sails the minute they both realized they were locked out of the house with Liam crying inside. So good.

Because now they’re forced to work together to figure this problem out.

And it’s hard to focus on a fight or being angry when you’re working towards a common goal together.

It diffused the situation to bring things back to a normal bickering level.

The entire scene on the porch reminded me 4×14, when they’re circling the apartment while Carina is packing, fighting, laughing, and bickering endlessly. Stefania was a true Italian in that moment and here.

She wanted to pick a fight. She didn’t care about the neighbors. She’s ‘married to Maya Bishiop, her car is for sure locked.’

Maya’s little, ‘Interesting.’

‘Not a word.’

I loved every single second and I wish that these two were left to their own devices more often because that scene is all them. It’s Stefania and Danielle performing these characters to a t. Letting their chemistry speak for itself.

Utter perfection.

I’ve honestly watched that moment more than I can count.

And one other thing I’ll say about it before I move onto their last scene was the ‘go bag.’

Typically, I’ve heard the term ‘go bag’ in cop shows or action dramas involving law enforcement or spies or something of that nature. Not on a firefighter show. So that threw me for a loop right there. But honestly, it’s so Maya.

Like Maya would prepare for anything.

Being locked out of her house.

She would put together a whole bag to protect herself and her family. Make one for her car and one for her wife’s because safety and rules and back-up plans are her thing. It’s all very Maya.

So is Carina’s line about being married to Maya Bishop, like that explains everything including the bag in her trunk and the clearly we’ve had this argument before about her car not being locked properly. Because Maya would worry and prepare and plan for everything.

I love character detail. Very Maya.

And very Carina, unconcerned about locking up.

There’s a trend going around that one half of a couple wouldn’t have to worry about a thing when they’re with their partner.

This is for sure them.

Carina could but thinking about puppies and know that when she’s with Maya, they’ll get where they’re going, and she need not worry for anything.

Love that.

Then we get to the very last scene they have.

Liam is sleeping in his own bed. Still in their room, but not in bed with them so clearly a compromise of some sort was reached between them.

But then, they play a game of all their fears.

And there’s no pretending like these fears aren’t real or offering false promises.

Instead, they nod along. They confess another fear and hold each other.

Because neither of them are wrong.

All of those things are real fears.

The only one that is confronted is Maya promising that she still wants to do IVF. That none of this has put her off from wanting another child with her wife.

The relief is clear on Carina’s face who so clearly wants to be pregnant and expand their family. I love this.

I love this moment. They can’t control everything. They can’t make promises to these very real fears. So they don’t.

Instead, they’re honest about what they’re feeling. And the other just listens.

They speak their truths, binding them together with their tightly guarded fears, and remind each other that they are no longer alone. They have each other.

Then they curl up together and Maya watches over her family before resting herself. Showing just how far we’ve come.

The growth of this couple and Maya’s amazing. I enjoy when they have time to themselves and get to talk or joke or get locked out of the house.

Their chemistry is simply undeniable and moments and episodes like this highlight it and it’s always a delight to watch.

Kudos to Stefania on her fantastic directorial debut!

One last thing, I hate their house. Who decided on a kitchen smaller than the one in their apartment? No Italian would live there! My family would be rebuilding it before we unpacked a single box. Yikes!

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