Gunther has all these great qualities that other confident guys do not have and cannot have. he can become confident. those other guys cannot become intellectual. Rosa is a nerd too and knows there aren’t many out there like her and Gunther. S
notice that they’re both dressed skiimpily — totally not typical for Toni — strong undercurrent here – of competition — maybe Brad is not oblivious but actually enjoying the whole thing.
Eiffel seems a lot more fun than the “oh so pure and responsible” Toni. Maybe the idea of a not so pure woman will become appealing to him. And no doubt that Toni’s existence makes Brad much more attractive to Eiffel than he would be if he were single.
And what would be the significance of the last name Eiffel? (wrong spelling I am sure.) Maybe Brad is not putting up with being treated badly. And maybe his promotion was interesting to him for reasons not related to professional advancement.
This feels kind of agonizing to me. I guess this is a portrayal of the kind of thing that can happen when a guy for whom the priority is to “hold down a job”, which Toni said she liked so much about Brad, becomes the victim of a horrible economy and massive layoffs. Something that I guess a lot of people are actually going throughnow. Stuck putting up with being treated badly while doing a job that’s way less sophisticated and satisfying than what he used to do. and is qualified to do.
Remember that Rosa said they would need to talk or argue for hours about literature? She’s gorgeous and as nerdy or more nerdy than Gunther. So all of Luann’s tutoring will look totally superficial and irrelevant because Gunther and Rosa will talk about stuff that really interests them both — and the two of them will quickly turn out to be the real thing while Luann will continue to futz around with Quill. My 2 cents
Gunther has all these great qualities that other confident guys do not have and cannot have. he can become confident. those other guys cannot become intellectual. Rosa is a nerd too and knows there aren’t many out there like her and Gunther. S