![]() ![]() Stan's inability to hide his repulsion sets them apart, so he gets his retinas removed. After Stan casually admits to marrying Francine only for her looks, Francine purposely lets herself go before they renew their wedding vows. Once she is assured of his love, she no longer goes crazy. ![]() It is justified at the end, where it's explained that her reaction to being broken up with is due to unresolved issues with Stan (he has never told her he loves her and she's projecting that on men who dump her). Hayley is threatened with jail the next time she goes on a rampage, but the episode proceeds to treat any man interested in her as preemptively at fault for having the potential to dump her, never once attempting to address Hayley's temper. Just to hammer this in, when Francine frantically tells Stan about Hayley breaking up with Jeff, he initially doesn't see the big deal, even noting that Hayley dumps him every other week, and only panics himself upon learning that Jeff did the dumping this time. despite having no hesitations doing the dumping herself. Another exceptionally blatant case of this is "Pulling Double Booty", where we learn that Hayley enters an Unstoppable Rage if her boyfriend dumps her.Stan is still the bad guy, to the point the affair is depicted as being for the best because it might have led to Hayley's birth. Perhaps the most ludicrous case of this is in "The Kidney Stays in the Picture", where Francine is revealed to have had an affair just a day before their marriage.While Stan who was merely utilizing the Male Gaze was villainized with everyone calling him out over looking at other women when he has such a hot wife. What makes it worse Francine is treated very sympathetically even though she was openly lusting after her daughter’s boyfriend to the point of putting her families lives in danger. Even when it turns out that Francine is just an incredibly selfish lover Stan is still wrong for trying too hard. For example, both have had episodes where they check out the opposite sex and in both cases, Stan is the one in the wrong. Stan and Francine are often given similar Aesops.However, while Francine learns to be appreciative of what she has, she is granted a fair compromise and some time to herself, something Stan does not get. Punctuated by Francine having almost the exact same Aesop in a later episode.The episode presents Stan as being in the wrong, and it's up to him to find Francine and apologize for being selfish and taking his loved ones for granted - all because he just wanted enough quiet time to read a book in peace. When he attempts to put his foot down, Francine abandons the family to discover herself. When Francine finds out, she demands that Stan give her the pills as well so that they can spend the nighttime together, yet again robbing Stan of his "me time". Stan gets some pills from the CIA that let him function without sleep so that he can use the night as personal time since his every waking hour is devoted to taking care of his family. ![]()
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