Wilfred – Ryan gains confidence, power and gets a social life

“Let not a man guard his dignity,but let his dignity guard him.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I’m going to shelve my ongoing supposition Ryan is dead (being I don’t have anything to go on to further bolster my point based on this episode) and simply talk about the title and contents of this chapter of Wilfred.

There wasn’t a whole lot of “dignity” going on, was there? It wasn’t that evident, not with everyone in the office working the baby voices over Wilfred, Ryan kowtowing to his boss Jeremy (Steven Weber) or Wilfred showing off his balls.

The turning point with our hero, however, came at the taunting of the imaginary canine. That’s the kicker with him: Just when he’s at his most annoying, pain in the ass that he is, he catches you thinking. In this case, about what Jeremy is foisting on Ryan and what Ryan’s going to do about it. With barely a smirk, Wilfred know just what he’s doing. He’s rather cagey; in a weird sort of way, some might say “sagey.” Right on down to his influence of Ryan denying his father his company by responding he won’t be at dad’s shindig.

While a pretty standard airing of the show, we got to see Ryan shoot a few lines at Amanda as that relationship heats up, we saw Wilfred at his old asinine self again (nice to see he and Ryan buddy-buddy again, hey?) and we found out what a real asshole Jeremy is.

The season has just begun.

Notes:

• One really glaring thing I noticed this episode was Ryan’s new-found sarcasm, quips and big boost of confidence. Whether it was throwing back at Wilfred or standing up to Jeremy, Ryan — at least in this time around — grew a pretty big pair. Jeremy even said it right from the start: “I like your confidence.” Yes it was sarcastic … but in every bit of sarcasm there’s always a little bit of truth.
• I’m not on board with the mentally-challenged Ricky in the office. I may have gotten a bit crotchety, but Jeremy’s overlordship of Ricky and his “puppy dog” voice while talking down to him was highly distasteful.
• All of a sudden? Amanda (Allison Mack) got incredibly cute this episode.

Quotes:

“Ryan … can we dialog? I talk … you listen … go.” — Jeremy

“This is bullshit!” — Wilfred
“In!” — Ryan gesturing Wilfred toward the dog cage
“But I’m innocent!” — Wilfred
“So … you didn’t trash my living room?” — Ryan
“One man’s trash is another man’s feng shui. That’s why I left that pool of yellow water by the southeast door …” — Wilfred, unconvincingly

“Oh my God … he is so cute!” — Stacey as Wilfred comes over to her for a hug
“… and you Darlin’ are a 9.5 … out of 20!” — Wilfred

“I’m an office dog. It’s my duty to entertain and amuse …. and if I can’t do it, they’ll bring in some foosball table who can!” — Wilfred to Ryan after being confined to Ryan’s office

“Let’s just assume for a second that the world really is round like you say. [Wilfred gestures with a tennis ball as an example] The good people of America are right here on top and the Chinese folk are on the bottom. Why do they not just fall off? You expect me to believe they have magnets in their shoes?” — Wilfred
“It’s not magnets. It’s gravity.” — Ryan
” … and … it’s in their shoes …” — Wilfred
“… yes …” — Ryan

Clacked by Michael Noble
on Jul 06, 2012 @ 01:55 EST5EDT