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misguided Nick tempered by the potential for male aggression. The ensuing glimpses of Nick and Naomi’s irreparably dam- aged working arrangement are difficult to witness, the spurned older man barely looking up from his work when his assistant asks for permission to go to lunch. Seeing the potential for dam- age, and perhaps motivated by jealousy for a young woman who reminds her of herself at that age, Gwendolyn imposes an impossible deadline on Nick’s project in order to break up the pairing. Alyssa, unaware of how unattracted Naomi really is to her pathetic husband, becomes so riddled with paranoia it be- gins to negatively affect her ca- reer as a therapist. Perhaps the most fascinating dynamic is that shared between Naomi and Buddy, the latter breaking his self-imposed rules of avoiding the former as he con- tinually sneaks away from his wife to spend time with the Aussie, pushing ‘platonic’ as far as any Keep it focused on Spotlight Central for the best in Jersey entertainment news and reviews Look for us @ medium.com/spotlight-central