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So, um, why didn't Tim just drive away quickly when Darla after being rejected by him, again, at the luncheon comes after him with murder in her eyes or while she is smashing his car?
For that matter, why did he ever let her contact him in the first place? If you're being stalked by someone, blocking them from IM is the most obvious step.
Also why did he play along when she showed up at the restraunt? Why not just say "my girlfriend isn't here, she's not my girlfriend"?
The Woobie: Tim attends the dinner because he wants to impress Julie, and that decision allowed a stalker to harass him and damage his house and car, and almost cost his relationship with Julie. Barry has been treated like there's nothing wrong with his personality, while Tim and Barry's wife didn't tell him what people honestly thought about him and had to learn the hard way.
