I liked these guys, too. I thought Nico was quite educated and articulate. Geno ate to stuff feelings including about his mother. We didn’t see everything that went on. Mom was rather rough (as someone else noted, there may be past and/or present boozing or drugging) and may have been smothering. All he had to do was breathe heavier and she would lose it (never remarried? never got over husband's death?). Yes, she enabled him...The whole bunch is codependent, even Dr. Now was shocked at four of them in the little room. I liked the family times, though. I thought the uncle kept his trap shut well, when appropriate. I don’t really like salads, but was inspired by their preparation and enjoyment of them. Fruit and vegetables, baby!
Maybe Mom has little if any money and never let him forget he got fired from a good job because of his weight and his eating habit. The food bill and house expenses would not be low. Nico took his time letting Geno move in with him. I, too, wondered about the GFs: (1) Somehow I don’t think it’s what Rosy had in mind to live in with both of them, indefinitely, all food having to meet rules, and her having to do the most on the domestic front, probably while working a FT job. (2) As soon as I saw Jess (Geno's GF), I thought, “That woman is a lot older than him [he's 31].” I think she saw saw years of recovery required ahead (with uncertain success), iffy finances, nonstop food monitoring, and the codependence of the family.
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