TWO and a half MEN
Part II
One of the first questions that cross our minds about a TV show that has run successfully for 12 years is: "What kept millions of viewers for such a long time?" We usually see in these series that kid characters grow up and young characters walk into their middle age. In another word, viewers age with characters.
One major theme of the show is the post-divorce life of American families. Is the show taking a side? Some would say:" Yes, the writers are taking men's side. In my opinion, they developed the script in a way that shows American men's life after divorce and the challenges they go through as single parents. This does not necessarily mean that the creators are misogynists.
Alan has worked hard as a chiropractor for years to build up a life, buy a house, pay a mortgage, grow up a kid and take care of his wife. He has been a typical man figure as a provider for the family. Suddenly, Judith, his wife, decides to step away from married life with Alan and try different options. Alan is mandated to pay alimony, child support, and Judith's lawyer fees. It doesn't take him longer than a night to become homeless and ask his brother to provide him with a roof over his head.
This is in fact the life story of most of the divorced men in the US. It takes them between 3 and 6 months to downgrade from 100 to zero.
Rose, the stalker
Rose, a caring, nice, and passionate girl who lives next door to Charlie's beach house, has slept with Charlie once years ago and she has become obsessed with him since then. The morning after they spent the night together, she handcuffed Charlie to the fridge so that he could not run away. Rose keeps entering Charlie's house through his ocean view deck. she knows everything about his dates. She knows when he eats, when he sleeps and who he had dinner with and where. she takes care of Charlie when he is sick and tries different ways to get back Charlie's attention. Eventually, she gets tired and decides to move to London to get over Charlie. and that's when realizes that Rose is the one he can trust and stay with for the rest of his life, but it's too late and she is packing to leave. Charlie does all he can to make her change her mind, but it's too late and she leaves for UK.
it takes a few weeks until Charlie flies to London to bring her back and it turns out Rose has played all this moving to UK game to make Charlie hers.