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Summary
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| 1
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"Danny Had an Affair"
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Gretchen & Danny have turned to couples therapy to begin repairing the damage caused by an infidelity. The discussions are not one-sided, however: Gretchen's (perceived) decreased lack of physical affection towards Danny, is implied to have been a driving force behind Danny's adultery. At this fragile point in their relationship, Danny Bonaduce, ex-"child star", is booked to perform stand-up comedy at The Palms Casino in Las Vegas. This raises dangerous stakes: Can a recovering alcoholic/drug abuser who has just cheated on his wife, be trusted to behave properly while 'unsupervised' in "Sin City"? Danny's answer: to behave in some of the riskiest ways imaginable, believing that if he flirt with disaster without succumbing to Vegas' obvious temptations, he can resist them anywhere else—for life—too. Danny proves worthy of this challenge, pulling himself out of a world of flowing booze and all-too-receptive women, to drive home to his wife in the middle of the night.
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| 2
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"Dangerous Behavior"
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Things appear to be on the mend in the Bonaduce household, as the family is functioning normally once again. But beneath the surface, trouble is brewing. Danny has plunged himself head-first into physical fitness, nutritional supplements, and body sculpting as a 'positive' substitute for his propensity toward destructive behaviors/substances. He has even become a licensed personal trainer. However, Danny finds himself falling back into old urges and habits. By taking on clients who are exclusively young, pretty women—and, experimenting with anabolic steroids to maximize his physique—Danny is once again showing an inability to get out of his own way.
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| 3
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"Anger Management"
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It doesn't take their therapist, Dr. Garry, long to realize that Danny has a major problem with anger-control. In fact, it's clear that he embraces running, body building, and even karate lessons in an effort to positively channel some of his excess angst. But during a therapy session in which Gretchen reveals a secret about an innocent, funny photo she's taken with a male member of her band, Danny's jealousy and anger boil over, and he storms out of the session. In the coming days, Danny struggles to maintain a normal routine, all the while knowing he will confront the bandmate at Gretchen's next gig. Dr. Garry warns Danny that any aggressive move will only serve to push Gretchen further away from him. However, on the night of the band's next performance (before a packed house), Danny decides to pull the guy off the stage in the middle of their set and verbally assault him. Ultimately, his inability to exercise any semblance of self-control leaves even Danny wondering if his marriage is in serious trouble.
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| 4
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"No Time for Love"
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Danny's past behavior has forced Gretchen to build a self-defending, emotional "wall" around herself that prevents the two from recovering any of the deep intimacy from the early days of their marriage. She keeps herself very busy with the kids, the house, errands and the plans for her 40th birthday party. Danny struggles to cope with Gretchen's seemingly cold and distant demeanor, until his fear and pain send him into a fit of binge drinking and other destructive behaviors. On the night of Gretchen's all-girl slumber party, Danny decides to go out with friends and drink until he blacks out. But when he finds out that male strippers are part of Gretchen's party plans, Danny demands a halt to production of the show until he can get his wife on the phone to discuss the strippers. As Danny is stewing, the show fades to black ... "to be continued".
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| 5
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"Out of Control"
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When we left Danny on the streets of Hollywood, he was ringing Gretchen's cell phone "off-the-hook", trying to demand that she not have male strippers at her 40th birthday party with her female friends. When he finally gets her on the phone, she refuses to allow him to dictate what she can and can't do at her own party. In a huff, Gretchen practically hangs up on him. Moments later, Danny has a volcanically violent outburst of blind rage. He begins physically menacing the show's production crew, threatening to go to the party and assault people if they allow the strippers to perform. After several hours of erratic and violent behavior, Danny eventually breaks down in tears, confessing that he's completely lost control of his mind and life. Later that evening, in a cry for help, Danny slashes his wrists. The next day, in a final act of madness, Danny accuses Dr. Garry of conspiring with Gretchen against him.
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| 6
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"Leaving Los Angeles"
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As Danny spends another night drinking himself to sleep, Gretchen sneaks off to therapy for answers. She reveals to Dr. Garry that the drinking, steroids, and painkillers have taken control of Danny and her house has turned upside down. Dr. Garry confronts Danny off-camera, demanding that he check into rehab. Danny reluctantly agrees. But before entering, he decides to tattoo his first day of sobriety onto his arm as a gesture of his commitment to get well. Danny explains to his children that he must go away to get well, but loves them and will return. As Gretchen drives away from the rehab center, leaving Danny standing alone in front of it, they both wear facial expressions of impending doom.
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| 7
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"Tough Love"
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In the first weeks of treatment, the rehab team attempts to get Danny to a healthier place—physically and mentally. Breathing exercises, yoga, spiritual-counseling—anything to get him to slow his mind down. But predictably, Danny is resisting the program. Fits and tantrums stunt his early progress. Eventually, Danny begins to warm up to some of their more `new age' methods, and attempts to behave. But when the facility decides it's time to bring Gretchen in for a couples exercise, Danny becomes enraged with Gretchen's lack of trust in him, and threatens to quit rehab.
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| 8
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"Daddy's Girl"
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When we last saw Danny, he was storming away from a couples exercise and threatening to leave rehab. Danny doesn't want to be at rehab, and if Gretchen isn't going to trust him regardless of what he does, why stay? Gretchen begs him to stay for the sake of their marriage. Her reinforcement of their commitment sparks a change in Danny. In the coming weeks, he begins to show real signs of progress. Eventually, the rehab staff feels he's ready to see his children. This comes not a moment too soon for Isabella, who's been acting up and acting out because of how much she misses her dear daddy. When the two see each other for the first time in weeks, Danny vows that he will never leave her for thirty days again. And to Gretchen, he makes a solemn vow to become a better husband and father.
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| 9
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"Home Alone"
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After 30 days of rehabilitation, Danny seems like a new man. He's sober, reflective, and feeling equipped to return home. But, for the first time in months, Danny is in a position to examine his marriage with a clear eye. He concludes that at its core, their relationship is a union between two very different people with conflicting romantic and sexual appetites. Coupled with his already fragile state of mind, this revelation leads Danny to portend troubled waters ahead.
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| 10
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"Party of One"
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Danny and Gretchen are both struggling to understand each other's respective 'language of love'. Danny craves overt, passionate gestures of affection; however, Gretchen feels silly when romance gets sappy. At one point, Gretchen cavalierly chides him that maybe he should "be with someone else." This seemingly minor 'infraction' results in perceived betrayal, rejection, and, an overreaction: Danny moves out.
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| 11
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"Danny's from Venus"
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On the verge of moving out of his home and possibly leaving his wife, Danny realizes that he has a great life that is worth keeping; but, the small thing that's missing is just so important. Dr. Garry tries to impress upon Danny—one last time—that Gretchen is just simply not the woman Danny wants her to be. Still unconvinced, Danny has high hopes for his Father's Day present from her. But true to form, Gretchen botches the romantic element of it, again. After a bout of anger, Danny finally realizes that Gretchen can't speak his romantic/emotional 'language' -- and, that it's unfair for him to keep asking her to. Will they now live happily—but separately—ever after?
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