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Mickey is hoping Gus will act as a buffer between her and her father.
With a stranger there, Mickey reasons, Dad is more likely to be on good behavior.
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Gus takes it upon himself to charm Mickeys dad.
His need to people just leads him to break Mickeys anonymity in an attempt to mollify her dad.
I thought the fight between Mickey and Gus at the episode was really interesting.
In the end, expectation was the root cause of disappointment.
Mickey hoped that this visit with her dad would be different.
She wants him to be impressed by her normal boyfriend, her promotion, and her nice apartment.
Gus believes he can charm all parents, but Marty Dobbs is not all dads.
Parents and children are often unable to see each other as the really are.
Mickey is clinging to the hope that her dad will change.
Hell be more loving, less narcissistic, and give her the affirmation she craves.
Marty still sees Mickey as a lovable f-up, and he doesnt see the changes shes trying to make.
Hes threatened by her sobriety because of his own dysfunctional relationship to alcohol.
