I'm also infuriated that Vanessa had to tell Charity to give Mack another chance. I can understand Mack has two wolves inside him, one that wants to help Charity through her assault, one wants to take revenge on Ross and feels like he can't be with her because of the lies. Okay sure. But Charity clearly isn't coping and his brawls with Ross aren't helping. And yet Vanessa speaks on his behalf. Do they have to mention him every time they have a conversation to make sure it doesn't pass the bechdel test? She's reassured Charity about him twice in recent memory.
Honestly the whole thing is bizarre - I disagree with people criticising Mack for how he's dealing with everything and "making it about himself" because well.. the part where Charity cheated on him and had a secret baby with his friend is in fact about him?? But I don't like the narrative making it about him, or Vanessa having to step in and vouch for how amaaazing he is every time they have an argument for some unknown reason.
Like can we just imagine for a second that when Charity and Vanessa were together.. Charity tried to have sex with Cain and the only reason it didn't happen is because he rejected her. She then told someone Cain was the best sex she ever had lmao. Vanessa found out that Charity tried to sleep with Cain and she barely batted an eye and then Charity continued to go to Cain for support, and Vanessa was constantly running to Cain for help with Charity. And Cain was constantly having to reassure Charity about her relationship with Vanessa?? I'm sorry it would have been absurd, but for some reason because Vanessa's a woman we're just supposed to ignore all romantic history and see her as Charity's platonic gal pal there to encourage her and Mack to live happily ever after (and if I said the only reason Mack doesn't care that Charity tried to cheat on him with Vanessa is just plain homophobia...)
