On last week's Trading Spouses, big-hearted rural Wisconsin mom Raegan Dexter trades families with insufferable Fort Lauderdale mom Ann Marie Burgess. After only a couple of days living with Ann Marie's shy husband Rob and their sweet daughters, Raegan senses something deeply sad about Rob and the Dexter marriage. And Raegan hasn't even met Ann Marie, who has been a self-centered fool up on the Dexter farm. (Ann Marie is so awful that we begin to wonder if she's been treated unfairly in the editing process.)
The most touching moment I've seen on TV in a long, long time comes near the end of the episode when Raegan, alone with the camera, cries for Rob.
It's a Fox reality show, so maybe I'll skip the follow-up episode (this Friday), which will inevitably throw in a twist that will make me feel manipulated. Like Ann Marie is terminally ill or Rob clubs baby seals on weekends.
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