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This is a story about a boy named Unlucky.
At least theres some forward momentum, and the whole thing is more entertaining than last weeksextended rideshare excursion.
The theme of Invisible is, of course, being invisible (nothing about this is particularly subtle).
As Archies watch calls 9-1-1, Vickys cries of ecstasy suggest that theres someone in need of assistance.
The 118 arrives, interrupting the lovemaking and rescuing Archie, who is (physically) unscathed.
(Cellophane should have been his name.
You get it.)
And its not just her wife and kids either.
When Hens mom FaceTimes her, it turns out to be a mid-rucking butt-dial.
(Get your mind out of the gutter.)
Meanwhile, Archie continues to flop his way from one near-death experience to the next.
This time, hes changing a tire when he loses a nut (mind out of gutter!)
and tries to retrieve it under a truck.
The two invisibles bond a bit as Archie is rescued.
When Archie reveals that his name was never called at the hospital post-bed incident, Hen snaps.
Archie, youre not invisible youre making yourself disappear and thats your fault, she says.
Its okay to take up space in this world instead of making yourself smaller.
Also, Ravi is able to locate Archies missing nut.
Eddie knew because hes Facebook friends with Hen (how oldareyou?
Buck asks), and he cant believe everyone else dropped the ball.
Neither can Hen, for that matter.
(I do love that Tracie Thoms plays such a Joanne-from-Rent-coded character.)
Hens kids arrive with their own apologies, as does her mom.
Im old, Toni explains, and fair enough.
(The Chinese food in El Paso cant be better than Eddies barbacoa, come on now.)
and it looks like hes really going through it.
(Does that mean you forfeit?
There must be rules about this.)
Eddie runs to help his son, escorting him to the bathroom for a heart-to-heart and some clean-up.
It turns out that Christopher hates chess; he was only doing this for his grandparents.
Youll be my dad again?
But back to the character who really matters: Archie.
Archie is thrown from the vehicle, managing to grab some of his belongings in the process.
So he does the only logical thing he grabs a carving knife and takes a bus hostage.
Yes, bumping into Archie was pretty rude, but thats certainly not a stab-worthy offense.
The 118 arrives on scene once again, and Hen immediately realizes Archie is the hostage-taker.
Archie isnt a violent man, and Hen knows this.
He just wanted to be seen and he listened to the wrong piece of advice.
(I take issue with the way Hens speech seems to have inspired this violent act.
A firefighter told me to stop being invisible and then started rambling about her birthday.)
Hen channels her inner Navi and tells Archie I see you, which is all he ever really wanted.
Shes finally able to get him off the bus, even though he knows hell be arrested.
Perhaps this man should be locked up for his own good.
As the episode ends, Hen sits down for a birthday dinner cooked by Bobby.
(Is this all supposed to be the same day?
Where does Bobby find the time?)
Surrounded by loved ones, Hen concludes that this might just be her best birthday ever.
If thats true, I think she might need to raise the bar.
It just gives one pause!
Im still recovering from the disaster that wasBig Little Liesseason two.
For those who dont know, rucking is basically walking while carrying a weighted rucksack.
