Line #24 Recap/CentralParkS2E02MothersDaze


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2	'''[[Recap/CentralPark Index]]'''\
3	'''Season One''': [[Recap/CentralParkS1E1EpisodeOne 1]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS1E2SkatersCircle 2]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS1E3HatLuncheon 3]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS1E4GarbageBallet 4]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS1E5DogSprayAfternoon 5]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS1E6RivalBusker 6]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS1E7SquirrelInterrupted 7]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS1E8HotOven 8]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS1E9LiveItUpTonight 9]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS1E10AFishCalledSnakehead 10]]\
4	'''Season Two''': [[Recap/CentralParkS2E01CentralDark 1]] \| '''2''' \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E03FistaPuffsMetsOutJustice 3]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E04OfCourseYouRealizeThisMeansWard 4]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E05DownToTheUnderwire 5]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E06TheShadow 6]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E07ADecentProposal 7]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E08SirBricksALot 8]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E09ABoatifulMind 9]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E10BeeIsForBrandenham 10]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E11ThePaigeriarchy 11]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E12CastleSweetCastle 12]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E13CelesteWeForget 13]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E14TheBalladOfJohnnieLee 14]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E15WhereTheresSmoke 15]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E16TheLyinInWinter 16]]\
5	'''Season Three''': [[Recap/CentralParkS3E01AStarIsOwen 1]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E02PaigesNextChapter 2]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E03IceIceNotBaby 3]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E04ATriptychDownMemoryLane 4]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E05GoldenOwenManagerDamager 5]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E06AMatterOfLifeAndBoeuf 6]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E07SlumberDogMollyAnAire 7]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E08LunarPalaver 8]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E09AKillerDeadline 9]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E10MoneyCandy 10]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E11ThePuffsGoPoof 11]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E12AHotDogToRemember 12]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E13TheBrandenpireStrikesBack 13]] -]]]]]
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9	->'''Original release date:''' June 25, 2021
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11	->'''Written by:''' Chuck Tatham\
12	'''Directed by:''' Tom King
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14	->''♫ We're gonna give her the world\
15	And every little anything that she deserves\
16	We are gonna blow her frigging mind ♫''
17	-->--'''Owen, "All About You"'''
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19	During Mother's Day, Owen, Molly, and Cole try to give Paige the best day ever with Owen taking Paige for a walk in the park but uncovers a secret scavenger hunt and Molly and Cole try to find the perfect gift. With Helen taking a day off, Bitsy makes her hotel bartender quit because of her attitude.
20	[[folder:Songs]]
21	* All About You - Owen, Molly, & Cole
22	-->'''Written by:''' Taura Stinson\
23	'''Performed by:''' Creator/LeslieOdomJr, Emmy Raver-Lampman, & Creator/TitussBurgess\
24	'''Additional Vocals:''' Asmeret Ghebremichael & Creator/YvetteNicoleBrown
25	* Pour Poor Me More Please - Bitsy & Lionel
26	-->'''Written by:''' Music/TheyMightBeGiants\
27	'''Performed by:''' Creator/StanleyTucci & Norm Lewis\
28	'''Additional Vocals:''' Andy Daly, Angie Jaree, Sally Stevens, Randy Crenshaw, Fletcher Sheridan, Lindsey Stoddart, Creator/PaulRust, & Naomi Ekperigin
29	* This Is It/This Is It Reprise - Helen
30	-->'''Written by:''' Taura Stinson\
31	'''Performed by:''' Creator/DaveedDiggs\
32	'''Additional Vocals:''' Creator/DavidHerman, Angie Jaree, Sally Stevens, Randy Crenshaw, Fletcher Sheridan, & Asmeret Ghebremichael
33	* Promise - Paige, Molly, Cole, & Owen
34	-->'''Written by:''' Jess Furman & Alana Da Fonseca\
35	'''Performed by:''' Creator/KathrynHahn, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Tituss Burgess, & Leslie Odom Jr.
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38	!!Tropes:
39	* TheBartender: "Poor, Pour Me More Please" is entirely about this concept as Lionel and the customers explain to Bitsy how the former acts as a confidant for his patrons who helps out when they need it.
40	* TheCameo: When Owen meets Paige at the Untermeyer Fountain, Glorious Gary can be seen skating with his mother.
41	* CrappyHomemadeGift: Deconstructed in an actual positive way. Molly and Cole realize that even though these types of gifts are tacky, they make most mothers happy because instead of store-bought gifts, these homemade gifts are supposed to be thoughtful, creative, and personal.
42	* ClosestThingWeGot: After Lionel quits to work at the Dagmont, Bitsy has a bellhop take Lionel's position but the bellhop tells her he doesn't know how to make drinks and he's a [[UsefulNotes/{{Mormonism}} Mormon]]. When he tries to make his first drink, he accidentally knocks over jar full of maraschino cherries and spills the drink out of the cocktail shaker.
43	* TheDogBitesBack: Lionel, the hotel bartender, quits after having enough of her abuse and decides to work at Dagmont Hotel, and all his customers follow him to the hotel.
44	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: After Birdie narrates to the audience how Paige loves to solve puzzles and scavenger hunts, he's seen peeking out from the bushes while Owen and Paige are talking and he ducks down when he thinks Owen is looking in direction.
45	* IgnoredExpert: Helen tells Lionel to make Bitsy's drinks at the scheduled time despite Bitsy firing the service bartenders and don't talk to Bitsy about it until she gets back from her day off because she knows how to handle Bitsy. When Lionel is unable to make Bitsy's drink due to having to deal with the other customers and Bitsy goes to him for her drinks, he tells Bitsy to hire back the service bartenders or he'll quit and it goes as well as you expect. After Helen returns from her day off early, she gets Lionel to come back to the Brandenham by getting Bitsy to hire back the service bartenders and giving him a "Sorry, I was wrong" bonus.
46	* ItsAllAboutMe: Even after having it spelled out for her that Lionel is busy with other customers (and that it's her own fault he's overworked), Bitsy refuses to stop demanding a drink from him.
47	* LazyBum: The mother at the park who is asked by Paige to help her move her kids from the plaque, is very [[LackOfEmpathy apathetic towards aiding her]] and hardly tries to control her kids. To be fair, she is taking care of three rambunctious children and is noticeably pregnant with a fourth, so she must be exhausted.
48	* LettingHerHairDown: As part of her vacation, Helen tries to invoke this. But since she has had her hair in a bun for a while, it stays in the same shape.
49	* MorningSickness: The bench Owen puts the real plaque on for Paige's Mother's Day surprise is the bench where she first threw up (some hit a squirrel) before she knew she was pregnant with Molly.
50	* NoodleIncident: Bitsy fired the service bartenders at her hotel for some reason and we never learned why she did it despite Helen telling her Lionel is struggling without them.
51	* OneDrinkWillKillTheBaby: Alluded to in the opening song, in which Paige will not drink wine for 9 months for two instances.
52	* ParentalLoveSong: "All About You", where Owen, Molly, and Cole sings about how great Paige is while giving her the best Mother's Day ever, and "Promise", where Paige sings about how she hopes her kids promise to always be her sweet babies when they get older.
53	* PulledFromYourDayOff: Averted, as Helen actually ended her day off of her own free will because she didn't know how to relax.
54	* ScavengerHunt: Paige (and, seemingly unwittingly, Cole) goes on one when being led by the plaques in the parks.
55	* SpecialGuest:
56	** "All About You" and "This Is It" is written by Taura Stinson.
57	** "Pour Poor Me More Please" is written by Music/TheyMightBeGiants.
58	** "Promise" is written by Jess Furman and Alana Da Fonseca.
59	* StandInParents: Because Bitsy is very old and her mother is obviously dead, on Mother's Day Bitsy has a routine where she dresses Shampagne up like her mother and they spend time together. She even puts cake frosting on her face so Shampagne will lick her face.
60	* YouHaveGOTToBeKiddingMe: Molly says this exact phrase when her mother mentions that she wishes she had a scarf, which is what she wanted to give her mother as a gift in the first place.
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62	->''♫ She goes beyond and above\
63	The best to ever do it in the history of moms\
64	All that plus nine months without wine\
65	365 days all you think about about is everybody else\
66	But today is all about you ♫''
67	-->--'''Owen, Molly, & Cole, "All About You (End Credits)"'''

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