Television: John Adams, Part 4: “Reunion”
By Sam Wunderl • Apr 3rd, 2008 • Category: Television, Televsion & Film |
Alternate Title: “Abigail Adams’s European Vacation”
The program begins with John waking up to a knock at his door and new information stating that the British have surrendered. Whatever sickness he was suffering from is now gone! I’m sure it was psychosomatic, stemming from an obscene amount of worrying about his nation. Only John Adams, right?! Suddenly, the Dutch are like, “Hey, you know what? That money you wanted earlier? You got it, bud. All America had to do was win a war!” Reeling off of two successes, Adams calls up Abigail and says, “What are you doing later? You wanna come over?”
The reunion of Abigail and John was pretty heartwarming for me. Forget Ray and Debra, it’s these two that have the best relationship on television. They have nothing but love for each other, and each one understands the other completely. Abigail knows her husbands faults, that his ego can sometimes get the best of him, but it’s her advice that helps him get to the position he eventually reaches. She compliments him perfectly, and is just as important to American history as he is. He refers to her as his “dearest friend,” and he truly has complete faith in her suggestions. “No man wants to appear a fool before his wife,” he says, expressing his esteemed opinion of her while also severely underestimating the appeal of Married…With Children.
