Louise and Max


Am I the only one who really, really wanted Max and Louise to get it on?

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Mee too. I was really hoping for it because it's not like she would be doing anything wrong. Her husband is a cheater. She derserved a little something. But sadly he left. I have a feeling that he'll be back though

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"But sadly he left. I have a feeling that he'll be back though"

Oh I hope he comes back!

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Pretty sure I spotted Max in the promo for the finale!!

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Not really. I didn't really care one way or another about Max. He was boring and they didn't have much chemistry. Their union seemed forced and...boring. I read all these comments about how she deserved Max because Alan is such a scumbag, but I feel like Louise is such a strong lady and deserves something more. Maybe Alan will reform. Or maybe she'll get something better. Obviously, history shows what happened but I'm not a Louise/Max shipper.

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As the finale noted, Alan and Louise stayed together to the end, over 50 years, and died within weeks of one-another. So many of the other couples broke up, so I guess she really loved him.

"Arguing with trolls is like playing chess with a pigeon . . . ."

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I loathed the Max character for multipe reasons. I'm a bit too lazy to write everything down again so here is a link to a thread where we discussed the problems with him and his highly questionable function on the show:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3530726/board/flat/245927049?d=245971667&p=1#245971667

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I did!!! They had a lot of chemistry and I wanted them to kiss and get it on so bad!!! I thought that was where they were headed! Damn!

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No you're not alone! I'm shipping them too. How could you not? Her husband is neglectful & unfaithful and then you have Max not-so-secretly admiring her.
They have great chemistry!
It feels wrong because historically this never happened but for the sake of good drama I hope they explore this romance a little more!

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It feels wrong because historically this never happened but for the sake of good drama I hope they explore this romance a little more!

(Groan) I don't think you understand how much this fictional dalliance distorts the depiction of Louise. Louise Shepard was an admiral's daughter. She grew up a Navy brat and became the quintessential Navy wife. If you want to explore the social implications, the writers could have put more emphasis on this real aspect of Louise's character and how the role of being a model Navy wife was fast eroding due to the changing social roles of women in the 60's.

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Louise grew up in Pennsylvania on the Dupont Estate, where her father was the groundskeeper. She was NOT a Navy Brat nor the daughter of an Admiral.

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2457&dat=19710126&id=1CE0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ceEIAAAAIBAJ&pg=762,2696515&hl=en

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Sorry, I got Louise mixed up with Jo Schirra. However, as the source book details (pp. 125-127) Louise translated her boarding school background into being a very proper Navy wife. She was very big on the proper etiquette and appearances of that role.

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