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tdr · 08-13-2002, 07:48 PM

What are some thoughts about Ward's dilemma in this ep? Should he have told Beaver "Goodbye" as he was running away so Beaver would come back shortly and Ward would be 'proved right?' Or was June right when she wanted to stop him from leaving in the first place, then go get him when he didn't come right back, then go retrieve him from the Mondello's house and "make a baby out of him?"

BBF · 08-13-2002, 11:35 PM

I think they were both right in a way. The way Ward handled things was kind of good and bad in a sense. I mean first of all, if I had ever gone off on my dad the way beaver did when ward got on to him, my dad would have let me have it. But Ward just let it go. So I do think it was good to let beaver go instead of trying to talk him out of it to teach him a lesson. But the thing he should have done differently was that he should have gone after beaver after a while. June was right going to get him from the Mondello's house in my opinion.

frani · 08-15-2002, 09:05 PM

I thought it was very interesting about how when people have arguments, they sometimes have to act out in certain ways to keep their pride, or because they have backed themselves into a corner. I think Beaver was mad and he wanted to run away, but didn't know how to back down and then neither did Ward.

I really like the eps where Ward learns something from his sons.

08-13-2002, 07:48 PM	#1
tdr Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Posts: 1,454	"Beaver Runs Away" What are some thoughts about Ward's dilemma in this ep? Should he have told Beaver "Goodbye" as he was running away so Beaver would come back shortly and Ward would be 'proved right?' Or was June right when she wanted to stop him from leaving in the first place, then go get him when he didn't come right back, then go retrieve him from the Mondello's house and "make a baby out of him?"

08-13-2002, 11:35 PM	#2
BBF Workin' those Scrubs Senior Member Join Date: Jun 12, 2002 Location: The "Natural" State Posts: 2,014	I think they were both right in a way. The way Ward handled things was kind of good and bad in a sense. I mean first of all, if I had ever gone off on my dad the way beaver did when ward got on to him, my dad would have let me have it. But Ward just let it go. So I do think it was good to let beaver go instead of trying to talk him out of it to teach him a lesson. But the thing he should have done differently was that he should have gone after beaver after a while. June was right going to get him from the Mondello's house in my opinion.
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08-15-2002, 09:05 PM	#3
frani Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 445	I thought it was very interesting about how when people have arguments, they sometimes have to act out in certain ways to keep their pride, or because they have backed themselves into a corner. I think Beaver was mad and he wanted to run away, but didn't know how to back down and then neither did Ward. I really like the eps where Ward learns something from his sons.