Ep.1x11 Lucy & Kate
I'm basing this on the current notion that kacy's endgame. If the writers take another path with them later down the line, then that'll be another bridge to cross. I love Kate & Lucy and would like to see them progress in such a manner that, while everything is never ever perfect, they will have evolved together, come to UNDERSTAND one another, and act in ways that strengthen themselves and their relationship. Imagine what that would look like. ;)
Anyway, back to the reality of 1x11. lol. (Also, this ended up being a bit long :P)
Kate's Apt - Morning: That scene was gold with their smiles, easy banter, hand-holding, Kate's laugh, Lucy essentially looking at Kate with love, touching Kate's knee as she gets up, and their affectionate "have a good day" kiss. Who knew that the foreboding part of that scene was actually the "16 hours earlier" overlay. lol. So begins the reveal of the the 1st major bump in their budding relationship that we as viewers get to see; Cara. Kate hides her panic well in the form of distraction, but then misses Lucy's indirect slip aka 'declaration of love'. (lol, oh please we all know). With regard to the surprise of Cara, I can just imagine all the thoughts going through Kate's mind, including a growing amount of fear of what will happen if she told Lucy right then and there. If the roles were reversed, it would be easy for Lucy to talk about it, 'cause that is where she is at this point in her life. We have yet to see more of how their past has shaped and affected them, but I think atm with Lucy, she's had more of a chance to work on herself and figure out standards/principles in context and has determined that honesty and full disclosure is what works for her and what makes things less complicated, even if the other party doesn't want to hear it or reacts negatively. With Kate, however, I agree with the consensus that perhaps her history/experiences have not shaped her to be as adept at communication and is a bit stunted when it comes to some situations in her personal life. I think we now know that morning with the surprise text/visit it finally hit her how much Lucy means to her, got panicked, and thought she would try to fix it herself. I do believe that in Kate's mind, she has essentially broken up with Cara. As I see it, there's no cheating here, and she's been exclusive with Lucy. Could she have made better choices in making sure it's clearly ended earlier with Cara? Absolutely. Should she have told Lucy or indicated that they need to talk about her ex? Damn right. But love it or hate it, therein lies Whistler's complexity and her journey. Also to be clear, Kate also has her own set of standards/principles, but then we are all also flawed in some of our ways, right? I sympathize with them both.
The scene with Cara at Kate's apartment definitely was a bit awkward and I did feel that I needed a little bit more information or dialogue between Kate & Cara. But here we go, this is the emotional build up and overload for Lucy as she was trying to talk to Kate about her trepidation with going undercover only to encounter this entanglement. Lucy at this point is only seeing red and is compounded later after she almost dies and kills a corrupt judge in self defense. She knows Kate has helped with the mission, but in her anger she rejects recognizing how Kate was truly worried for her (and how long did Kate wait for her at her desk?). I think also, all the prior frustration she's had while courting Kate has come up to surface. With all of the above acting as a catalyst, she decides to end it with Kate at that moment. We know Kate had no chance at this point in time to reach Lucy in terms of having a conversation about what happened. That would have to happen another time. This was so emotional and it hit hard. Ugh!!
Now that we know eps 112 & 113 will be aired back to back, it would be great to see some kind of conversation between them start to happen, 'cause I think also it would just make a lot in the fandom less anxious if there was some kind of development before the long hiatus. It'd be interesting to find out what made the network decide to air them together instead of the original split.
Also, Imho, what I would want to see is Lucy finally settling down a little bit and giving Kate a chance for them to talk and find an avenue for working things out. While I want Lucy's healing to make sense, I'd also prefer to see this issue worked out sooner than later, meaning I don't want this issue drawn out for so long over the course of season 1, if that makes sense at all. In context I don't think it's necessary. I'd like to see the other ups and downs between them, so to speak. Kacy having a conversation would also present a great opportunity for them to start to hash out agreements between them like, for Kate to trust in the relationship (per Tori) and to be honest with Lucy even though what she has to say may not be initially pleasant, and for Lucy, to understand that sometimes Kate's hesitation to communicate is not because she's intentionally being dishonest but that she often struggles with it (communication), and will give her some time (and even help her) to work on it.
Later down the line, it would even be interesting to see in what ways Lucy may stumble in a fashion the way Whistler has in this episode, and how they will handle it together, ya?
In any case, here comes 112 & 113. Kate and Lucy will be ok.