Do TV shows currently have a rule that only one couple can work out at a time?
That seems to be the case with Brilliant Minds, as the second season is breaking up a couple without any clear reason.
We’re already reeling from the idea that Wolf and Josh won’t end up back together, but Brilliant Minds Season 2 Episode 7 put Dana and Katie on the rocks, with Katie’s annoyance at Ericka seemingly coming out of left field.
In a world that needs more representation and more successful couples, we’re seeing more and more breakups, and it’s disheartening.
Katie’s Reaction Was Off
During Brilliant Minds Season 2 Episode 7, Katie wanted Dana to meet her friends.
This is another step in their relationship, showing that they want to integrate each other into their lives.
Katie already knew Dana’s friends because they all work together, but Dana doesn’t get to see the paramedics or Dana’s friends from outside of work all that much.
The whole situation made it clear that Katie doesn’t understand her girlfriend at all.
Anyone who got to know Dana would know that meeting people for the first time while playing a sport would be a bad idea.
Dana tries too hard with a lot of people, and that’s exactly what she did while playing kickball.
At the same time, she saw things that no girlfriend would want to see — again, making it clear that Katie doesn’t know her girlfriend all that much after all.
Why wouldn’t Katie give Dana a heads-up that there would be a lot of butt-slapping?
To then have Katie annoyed at Dana was just the icing on the cake.
I’m not saying Dana was right to be oblivious and a little jealous, but it was an honest mistake.
It’s not like Dana went out there without trying to fit in, but it was clear from the start that these women weren’t exactly going to welcome her into the group anyway.
Dana’s friends have been easier to fit in with, because they are welcoming and understanding, and for Katie to get upset hearing that didn’t make any sense, considering the situation that had just happened.
Then to have Katie accuse Ericka of hiding something by saying, “Nobody is that perfect,” just seemed unnecessary.
It was as if Katie wanted a fight, but there was no buildup to this happening.
We’ve never seen Katie and Ericka have a negative interaction that would make Katie feel that way.
Arguments Need to Make Sense
If a couple didn’t work out, then I’d be totally fine with them breaking up.
The idea that Josh didn’t jump straight back into a relationship with Wolf when Wolf made a move was respectful and understandable.
Even without dating someone else, at the time, Josh knew that Wolf’s actions were from a vulnerable state, and Josh needed to do the right thing, which he did.
However, when it comes to Katie and Dana, we need to see the buildup to this disagreement.
Why was there so much pressure on Dana to meet Katie’s friends, and what’s happened back at home for Katie to view Ericka with so much suspicion?
It’s clear that there was some pillow-talk going on, because Katie knew that Dana had reported Carol and that Ericka was mad about that.
As Dana said, she lied to Ericka, so Ericka’s feelings toward Dana at the time made sense.
Sure, Ericka can be judgmental at times, but there was every right to be considering that Ericka took someone reporting Carol so personally.
It wasn’t for Katie to be mad when Dana was already over it, and it certainly wasn’t for Katie to point out that Ericka was hiding something without having some sort of proof.
In the end, Dana did find out that Ericka was hiding something, but she also learned the full truth of what Ericka was going through.
And what did Dana do?
She collapsed on the floor with Ericka and just held her.
Now we’re sure to see an argument break out between Katie and Dana after this.
Katie is sure to say something negative about Ericka, and it’s going to tip Dana over the edge, because no matter how empathetic Katie seems to be with Dana, there are signs that it’s not the type of person she really is.
Is this all a front that Katie is putting on to be with Dana?
That part I’m not sure, but what should be a sweet relationship is turning into a nightmare, and there is little reason for it.
Brilliant Minds Had a Chance
What’s really odd is that it was only on Brilliant Minds Season 2 Episode 3 that Dana and Katie had a moment when a legitimate argument could have happened.
Dana was mad that Katie would risk her life for a patient, pointing out that she fears something will happen to the people she loves, as happened with her sister.
Katie understood that, but pointed out that she does her job the way she does because she doesn’t want something to happen to someone like Dana’s sister.
It was an excellent moment for an argument, but it was cut short when the two began communicating.
We got this chance to see what makes a relationship strong, and it makes the latest argument between them less sense.
After all, the sudden outburst suggests that Katie is hiding something, and that doesn’t work when we already know the two can communicate about tough subjects.
If the show really wants to break up Dana and Katie, at least offer us the buildup that we deserve after rooting for them on Brilliant Minds Season 1.
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