The New Adventures of Old Christine

There was lots of love and lots of hate in this episode and the hate actually reflected love according to Richard.

Why did Mathew and Barb believe it was therapeutic to point out the only way to cope is if you get high on booze and burn all your boyfriend's things. That only made things worse for Richard who clearly was the opposite to 'New' Christine's then bubbly mood; as though breaking up was the best thing that ever happened to her.

Richard did have a point, having someone show no emotion towards you is worse off compared to them hating you. At least they loved you enough to hate you now,...