First we have Jesse Blue. Hey, I've taken my digs, but admittedly, and in genuine fairness, I say the young man has undergone a sea change for the worse - but not with respect to Michelle, but to Drew and Jesse. Yes, Jesse used to have a well-meaning, if simple, moral compass, a few street smarts; and I am certain we are to see his recent "protection" of his lady love, Drew, as chivalrous and romantic, the raggedy, rumpled stableboy extending his dirty hand to the poor, misunderstood whoremonger ... but look at how the Danny/Drew deed redefined him ... Jesse finds out about it. His reaction?

He blames Danny, not Drew. Drew, a young woman who supposedly sees herself as Jesse's rightful intended, his true beloved, sweet talks him by throwing in his face that Daniel Santos whammed her brains out. Jesse's reaction? He's in love and her greatest "protector." Jesse recently cooed over Drew's "loyalty and kindness," although she repaid him for the great sin of merely confirming her already knowing she was adopted, by getting nailed silly by Daniel Santos.

Which begs the next question: does it ever occur to Jesse that if Drew's reaction was that there, then she's gonna go ballistic upon finding he helped keep Selena's secret? Nope. Jesse simply trails Drew about these days, sometimes retreating and lurking in the shadows like a lurchingly lovesick Frakenstein creature awaiting his next orders, only re-emerging from those same shadows to threaten battle with little Max about how he won't let him take advantage of Drew.

Question: Did the Danny/Drew deed redefine Jesse as a selfless chivalrous squire-knight, a saintedly selfless Sir Galahad, ready to do battle for his ladylove ... or merely as an imbecile? Did it elevate him to knighthood; or push him to the depths of simpleton-hood?

Now, (after two more swigs of Pepto) on to the fornicators, the sinners themselves, Drew and one Daniel Santos. Both sinners? Maybe. Both selfish? Wellll .... First, think to their motives, but even more, look to their reactions in the fallout. Shame? Drew? For one second -- then to Selena -- only defensive defiance and a luridly smug self-satisfaction about getting the "comfort" she needed.

Danny? To Michelle, "I did something of which I am not proud." To their true loves. Drew, again, flaunts it in Jesse's face, proudly singing the praises of Daniel Santos' "manhood." Danny, in that pivotal wallet/hall scene, again at a point when Danny truly feels there's nothing there with Michelle, when he could have flung it in her face with, a "So damned what!" Instead, we get a shame faced, "I can explain that..." And speaking of shame, how about Drew's trailing Danny about, constantly bringing it up as tho she wore it as a badge of honor; but his seeming not to really want to talk about it.

Question: Did the Danny/Drew deed really redefine Drew as a misunderstood soul ... or supremely self-centered as ever? Was Danny really redefined as a selfish sinner, or was there more there?

BettyM