Stick – Season 1 Episode 7 Recap & Review
Episode 7 of Stick starts with a flashback, as Pryce is happy with Amber-Linn and Jett. These flashes continue through the years, as we ply out a 'what-if' set of scenarios around Jett growing up. From leaving toy dinosaurs in the toilet to a troublesome 13 year old taking the car out for a joyride, Pryce continues to support his son through thick and thin.
Through all the years, Amber-Lynn and Pryce continue to stay together and get along well. Their relationship is put to the test though when Jett heads off to college. He has less time to spend with Pryce and the vision eventually ends with Pryce worried that he won't see his son again.
Back in the present, Santi is ready to head home. Elena is with him and points out that Zero really does like him. Santi continues to sulk though and points out he intentionally stopped playing golf on purpose to test his father's love. When he split after several weeks, it showed him that his dad never loved him.
They head to the airport and there's a whole bunch of drama here involving taking the dogs home. That is, until Pryce shows up, pleading to talk. He admits the best part of the past 8 weeks wasn't the golfing – it was spending time with Santi. He sees them as friends and that's super important. Golf is just a bonus.
After hearing this, Santi changes his mind and decides to stick around after all. Santi though has another idea. He wants to hit the Ready Safe Invitational and win.
Meanwhile, Zero vents to Mitts about how everybody in Santi's life revolves around him and she's annoyed as she's no longer in victim-state. That soon changes though when she tells Mitts she really needed the money (how's that anti-capitalist stance going for ya now, Zero?)
Mitts has heard enough and cuts through the BS, pointing out that she's hurt but so too is Santi. She needs to see his perspective but she struggles to do so. For now though, Zero leaves… for about 5 minutes anyway, as Santi shows up to see her.
The Episode Review
So this episode begins with a really beautiful montage of Pryce's 'what-if' back home, and then immediately descends when we hit the present timeline. The beats of this series are following all the usual hallmarks of a standard comedy but it doesn't have the characters to back it up.
Zero continues to show how much of an awful character she is too, taking absolutely no accountability for her own actions. Even with Mitts cutting through her BS, she still can't see past her own selfish actions and how other people feel.
Meanwhile, all its taken for Santi to change his mind is one chat about how Pryce and him are friends and golfing isn't important (even though it is, given Pryce has bet his entire livelihood on this kid) and we're back to the races.
With a few more episodes left, we'll have to wait and see where this one goes next.
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