Themes
Gabby, this is the way I see it, good friends offer to help in a crisis, great friends don’t take no for an answer.
— Bree ‧ Desperate Housewives
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Bree gives Gabby a neat rule of thumb about friendship in a crisis. Good friends ask if you need help, but great ones won't accept a refusal. It's affectionate pushiness, treating stubborn showing up as the higher form of loyalty.
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