Cyclone139

Poor Toby must be getting desperate if he's resorting to a 'magical pregnancy amulet'. I really hope the writers don't put them through too much turmoil. If they don't hurry up and get pregnant soon we won't see the Qunitis baby before the end of the season!

FoxPhile

I don't think he's desperate. I think it's just always on his mind and he wants this very badly.
So, although he doesn't really believe in the thing, he figures it can't hurt. He also knows psychology. Something like that amulet may have a bit of a placebo affect. By wearing it, and having even a little bit of an idea that it might help, it might relax them both. Relaxation is often helpful to conception.

Cyclone139

Maybe he's not desperate yet, but he is, perhaps, beginning to get a little anxious/concerned/worried (to borrow some of Cabe's adjectives ). I love how they've decided not to keep it secret. It must help that they can feel free to talk openly to their friends and get advice, although maybe not everyone's advice is very helpful!

FoxPhile

It's hard to know how long they've been trying, since we have to assume there was some sort of time jump between the premiere and now - but we don't know exactly when. So it's possible they've been trying as little as a month or as much as four or five. As a doctor, Toby knows that a single month - or even two - is nothing to get worried about. But if it's been more than that, he might be a little impatient.

Cyclone139

I was wondering about the time jump. It wasn't jarringly obvious, but I assumed it must have happened to get to Halloween at the right time.

FoxPhile

That was just 2 episodes after the episode when Happy said she wanted a baby. We're just barely a month after that now. So unless the time jump happened between Nuke Kids on the Block and Queen Scary, then it's only been a month that they've been trying. Of course, within that time they would likely have confirmation that their first attempts weren't successful. That was bound to have been emotional for both of them.

Cyclone139

It's probably especially emotional for them because they've already gone through one disappointment and they know how it feels to believe they were having a baby.

FoxPhile

Good point. I hadn't really thought much about how that previous disappointment could augment the emotions now that they are actually trying.

FauxDetective

If the writers are staying true to reality, Happy and Toby have been trying at least a few months, because Sly took the bar exam in 4.05, which is only offered twice a year (February and July) and 4.06 was the Halloween episode. This show has always had timeline issues though, so who knows if that’s what they intended.

This is a great point. There would definitely be an added layer of stress and emotions for them. I’d love to see a scene where they talk about this.

WeBuiltThePyramids

We should just tell the characters that in order to have a birth happen during sweeps they can only possibly get pregnant at certain points so not to sweat it.

FoxPhile

That's likely to be really depressing. I mean, they've pretty much missed February sweeps and May, too unless the kid is really early. Which means nothing they do between now and January is going to mean a thing, because that kid is destined to be born in September!

WeBuiltThePyramids

Yeah but it might make Quintis feel better.

Cyclone139

This lovely photo of Eddie and Jadyn popped up on my Twitter feed today.



I don't know if it's new, but I've never seen it before. It looks like it might be from a festive promo photo shoot, but I haven't found any of the rest of the cast yet.

FoxPhile

It's not new - but it's still cute. I think they did that photo shoot either last season or during S2.

FauxDetective

“Nice moves, babe.”
“Thank you, darling.”

Married Quintis is the best.