Good Behavior: Top Moments from ‘It’s No Fun If It’s Easy’ (Season 2 Episode 6)
Letty and Javier are in serious need of $50,000 and they head to Letty’s grandma Alice to get it. Like most plans, Letty’s simple fix goes awry on Good Behavior Season 2 Episode 6, “It’s No Fun If It’s Easy.”
Here are a few top moments from “It’s No Fun If It’s Easy.”
Great Grandma Alice’s Harsh Truth
While Holland Taylor does bring some levity as Letty’s grandma Alice, one of the final scenes shows Letty getting some lessons from someone wiser. Having lived life as a con artist and understanding the negative impact on her life, she wants Letty to think of Jacob.
The scene speaks to much of what the season is about. Letty wants a life with Jacob, but her life is complicating everything she aims to do for her son. Every solution is a scheme, which isn’t what most people believe a child should be around.
Learning more about Letty’s family is also nice for viewers of the series. Estelle may be a lot of things, but she did not introduce Letty into the life of a con artist. Grandma Alice exposed Letty to that life.
What I don’t appreciate is the attempt to use Alice to show Estelle in a better light. Alice speaks highly of Estelle for actually trying to be a mother, which is more than Alice did for Estelle. The problem is that does not excuse Estelle giving Javier up to the FBI during on Good Behavior Season 2 Episode 3, “Because I’m Mrs. Claus.”
While it may be difficult for Letty to hear, Alice’s words clearly strike a chord. Letty and Javier are taking Jacob back to Estelle’s house after all.
“Why Can’t It Be Our Wedding?”
When Agent Lashever isn’t hounding Letty for the money she’s owed, she’s getting ready for her sister’s wedding with Christian. When Lashever casually asks Christian why it couldn’t be their wedding day, I nearly spit out my iced tea.
These two can’t possibly be thinking of getting married, can they? Oh, they can and they do. The extra drink Letty needs when she finds out is all of us.
From the moment Christian met this FBI agent, nothing has happened as it normally does, even on television. They are both eccentric and polar opposites, but there are moments you can tell they care for one another. Marriage seems like a fitting, yet ridiculous, next move for the couple.
Jacob Has Some Questions
Jacob has always been an inquisitive child. While it may be irritating and unhelpful sometimes, it’s hysterical on this episode. It starts with him asking Letty if Alice and her husband live on a plantation.
And that’s only the beginning.
Jacob spends his time questioning Alice’s husband about the plantation he lives on and the slaves his ancestors owned. It’s a youthful and humorous prodding from Jacob and Good Behavior’s best use of his character since the premiere.
What’s incredible is watching Jacob not stand for anyone throwing around their privilege at a young age. Even if that’s not what he calls it.
Letty Finds Porn Again
“It’s No Fun If It’s Easy” gets off to a great start when Letty and Javier pick up Jacob from his dad’s house. People may doubt Letty because of her past, but she does know Sean better than most.
Turns out Sean and the new woman in his life are running a porn company out of their garage, and it’s called “Porn Again.” A production company that makes porn specifically for Christian couples.
In fact, Letty walks into a scene featuring Mary and Joseph. I’ll let all that sink in for a moment.
Listening to them justify the adult film business running out of their home is ridiculous in a way that feels very Good Behavior, but this moment is fantastic because Letty gets to unleash hell. Verbal hell at least.
Michelle Dockery is great as Letty, but there is something about the way she can reduce people to nothing with her words that’s incredible to watch. Typically, it can come across as unnecessarily mean because very few people can actually take her on. This time, it’s warranted.
Having porn made in the home where her son is sleeping is justification for Letty to scream, yell ,and curse at these two and I’m here for every second of it.
It’s also the reason I personally love scenes with Letty and Agent Lashever because she is one of two people – the other being Estelle – who can hold their own in an argument with Letty.
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Alamin Yohannes
Alamin is an aspiring writer, social media editor, and television enthusiast. While he has been a TV fan since the days of Martin, Living Single, and Buffy The Vampire Slayer, the introduction of Netflix and a rewatch of Grey's Anatomy kick things into high gear. One of his life goals is to find a Cul-de-Sac crew of his own and he'll never stop hoping for "Happy Endings" to return. Alamin may not love every television show, but he'll definitely catch any new show out. You can also usually find him talking about whatever he's currently watching on Twitter.
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I liked this series. I had never heard of it until this year. I just wonder why it stopped airing.
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