Isabel states at one point in this episode how different it is for a mother and daughter in comparison with a mother and son. There’s a certain comfort that comes to Isabel when it comes to her mother, one can see that from how easily she recalls meeting her for the first time, a situation Max perceives a little differently. Though Is fell into her new domesticated life quite quickly, Max took days to even feel safe. It’s this perception of their human lives that force them to come to blows over how to handle her rejuvenated curiosity.
Max’s controlling nature, which is a damaging characteristic that got in his way only a few weeks previous to this, is called out by Liz. She’s perfectly entitled to live his life without Max’s permission, and Isabel should have just as much of a say in what her mother gets to know as Max does. Here it’s explained as his desperate desire to hold things together, and result of the weight he carries on himself. It makes his bossiness a lot easier to tolerate.
Though Max decides to hide the truth from their mother in the end, it’s not done in a way that means he’s lying to her, something that Isabel was opposed to. It’s a small thing, but even just a small lie makes them feel like they’re betraying her, so Max taking the time to satisfy his mother’s curiosity, without betraying her trust, is as sweet a moment as any on this show so far.
The Toy House is far from exciting, but it’s one of the most explorations of the undesirable situation Max, Michael and Isabel have been thrown into up until now.
8/10
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