The beginning of the episode felt a whole lot like an instructional video of what NOT to do in a fire. It's almost like Jack wanted to die. He literally made all the mistakes one could when faced with a house fire.
1. Failing to touch the doorknob to see if it was hot. CHECK
2. Failing to crawl low to the ground. CHECK
3. Failing to cover your nose and mouth with some type of cloth if you HAVE to crawl through smoke. CHECK
4. Using an extremely flammable item (mattress) as a shield CHECK
5. Going back for non humans. CHECK
6. Spending time gathering "things" and risking your life for "stuff" that arguably would have no sentimental value if no one had died. CHECK
7. Telling your wife and son to stay closed up in a room and wait for you to come back, rather than telling them to escape out the window and onto the roof immediately. CHECK
I mean, sheesh...I would be angry at my husband forever if he behaved like that and then died because he wanted to rescue an old dog and some photos and videos.
And seriously, there is literally NO way those stairs were even still intact with that fire blazing like that, nevermind them being structurally sound enough for him to walk down. For that matter, the front door would have been so hot and potentially warped that he wouldn't have been able to even open it. That whole part went so far beyond realistic that it was insulting.
No wonder Kate feels so guilty. She should. But I'm surprised Rebecca isn't angrier at Jack for being so stupid. But yet, all they can talk about is how he was SUCH an amazing father and husband. Uh...no...he literally put a dog and a pillowcase full of stuff before his wife and kids.
And now we have to emotionally torture ourselves every week because he died and left his family with a lifetime of emotional scars. And we're all hooked on their drama. LOL.
