When watching My Life With The Walter Boys, Season 2, Episode 7, know that you’re walking into an episode that you have to journey through. It’s an episode that links things together, but sets up so many people for failure, pain, and anger.
In this seventh episode of the season, we’re dealing with both happiness and sadness, but we’re also dealing with change.
This season of My Life With The Walter Boys involves a lot of change, but also a lot of secrets. As we move forward with this season, we don’t have many episodes left. But what does happen in this episode is sets all of us up to possibly change our opinion of every character.
Let’s dive in.
NEVER AGAIN
We left off the last episode with Alex and Jackie reconnecting, and for a split second, they know it is not the best idea. They love each other, but a few stolen kisses here and there, the two say that it can’t happen again.
The thing is, when you’re experiencing emotion – at any age – sometimes it is all that matters. Alex is in love with Jackie, and he bared it all out there. He told her that he could and wanted to move past the past.
And, I guess that means that they can’t stop pushing their lips together.
But what they don’t know is that his coach saw them kissing and she’s quite the jealous fool. Like, honestly, it is kinda scary how jealous she is. She can’t hide it and thinks that she can keep them apart by reminding Alex, every time Jackie is around, that he needs to focus.
We get it – you’re jealous.
She’s effective, though, because Jackie tells Alex that she’s not going. She doesn’t want to distract him. She just doesn’t see that maybe she’s not a distraction. Maybe, just maybe – she’s the reason that he can win.
COLLEGE DREAMS
I think that we are all scared of change in life and having regrets. When you’re in high school, that’s what life is, though – change and the game of is this a good thing or regrets. I am not sure that anyone can escape that part of life.
Cole Walter is really facing that these days – coming face to face with years of neglecting his studies and his sudden desire to go to college and into a coaching program. For some reason, as he asked questions about his future, I was proud. I felt like we were watching our fave grow up.
And then be devastated for him as he hears that he has to do a lot to get himself into school.
For Cole, there seems to be a sense of fear. I think that Jackie and not having a football career have changed him. He’s seeing that there is a different road to the future, and he just has to find it.
When his SAT score isn’t what he wanted it to be and he studied forever. He wants to figure it out – you can tell – but he’s not sure how to. Luckily, he has someone to tell that to.
Jackie.
She offers to help Cole, and they agree to keep it between the two of them. This is not a good thing – secrets have a way of coming out. Especially in small towns. This seems like a bad idea.
RODEO VIBES
While I do not like the rodeo myself, I have been around many in my life. I just seem to live in places where they happen. I can’t blame Katherine for not wanting to watch Alex alone, and I was thankful that Joanne was right there to come hang out with her. She needed her friend, so I thought it was great.
The thing is that sometimes there is nothing better than a friend’s support.
Support for your friends and people that you love in your life can change you. It can help you grow. Katherine and Jo need to find their way back to being close, and so having this feels like fun.
Alex’s first ride is really bad. He’s making mistakes that he normally wouldn’t make. He wants this so bad, so I have to wonder what is on his mind.
And when we do, why am I not surprised that it is Jackie? Why am I also not shocked that Blake thinks it is her? It’s weird because I had thought that Alex was so busy working on himself that he didn’t need anyone. But, I guess that we all need someone.
Jackie, Grace, and Skylar decide to go to the rodeo, and Jackie’s able to talk to Alex really quickly. She changes his attitude and somehow makes him realize that he can do this. He can have a great ride.
And he does.
A really great one.
Alex, who came back from Montana, felt like a first-rate douche bag. This Alex – the one that shows up and the one that takes chances, but loves his family and knows what he does wrong and tries to fix it.
His second ride is amazing. He does a good job – such a good job that the crowd erupts into cheers. Other riders congratulated him, and Blake said that her father was so impressed that he wanted Alex to audition for him, and he may sponsor Alex.
No,w going to be honest here, I don’t believe Blake. I think he’s telling Alex that to keep control over him and to try to keep him away from Jackie.
RANCH MUTANY
George and Katherine want to figure out a way to recognize their land but still make a better life for their kids. As they are heading to watch Alex’s ride, Richard shows up. He needs to talk about permits, as the barn is zoned wrong. If his friend is going to backdate the paperwork, they need to fix it on the weekend.
And that means they have to figure it out right then what they are going to do.
Pressure isn’t something that George knows how to deal with well. Richard and Will are always thinking about the next steps, while George is always thinking about the past. Finding a middle ground isn’t something that is going to be easy for any of them.
When Will and Richard try to explain to George what is happening, he is visibly frustrated. George makes it clear that he will not be making rush decisions based on their timeline.
Genuine question here – I know that George and Katherine are drowning. So my question is – how much time do they really have? I have thought it’s like get it done ASAP or we’re going to lose everything. But George and the way that he keeps being distant with decisions have me thinking I am missing something.
I get that building a lodge wasn’t in the plans. I get that development has scared everyone. Most of all, it’s terrifying him.
When he decides that the lodge is a no-go, Richard and Will inform him that in the contract, if George doesn’t make decisions in the best interest of the project (basically), then Richard can make the decisions. So basically, he’s threatening George.
And that doesn’t sit well with anyone.
There is no part of me that doesn’t get why George is irate. I am actually feeling bad for George, and I do feel that Will is a traitor because he seems to always be taking Richard’s side.
I really just don’t know how Richard will ever come back from this – because this threat to George drew a line in the sand.
WHY ARE WE
Alex is happy, and we can’t reiterate enough that we really do hope that he stays that way. Him not happy makes everyone’s lives miserable. He is just so rude when he’s not happy.
But since he’s been talking to and making out with Jackie, he’s good. He’s like so grossly happy that I feel the need to wonder what is wrong with him. Like it’s making me question life.
Alex wants to be with Jackie, and she points out just how complicated it is. Leave it to Alex, though, that he says that they should be together and just not tell anyone. Keep it between them.
Jackie – all these secrets never work out for you. Be smarter.
OTHER THOUGHTS
- Joanne wanting to give Grace space to make decisions – love this
- I really find Alex’s storyline with his coach to be completely irresponsible. No one should be dating their coach
- Rodeos aren’t my jam
- George being so frustrated over having to do stuff with the ranch and miss Alex’s ride – I get it
- Will feels like a traitor sometimes
- Richard is a jerk and I wonder what would happen if Jackie knew what he was up to.
- I really am against the lodge too
- Dylan is still ick
My Life With The Walter Boys is streaming now on Netflix.
