The Mindy Project: Season 3
After days of fighting — there’s a hilarious moment where Danny buys a soft pretzel and refuses to share it with Morgan, who’s always broke (“Goddamn one percent-er!”) — they end up in Oklahoma, where Danny reveals to Morgan that he found out a month before about “a product from his wilder days”: the now 16-year-old Eric. Danny, who had no idea he had a teenaged son before Eric reached out, decided to use the trip as an opportunity to do the right thing and go visit him and his mother, whom he met at a Billy Joel concert. Um, what?!
Danny Gets ‘Catfished’ By His Fake Son
Upon meeting Eric and his mom, Morgan instantly thinks something is up. As Danny and Eric bond (read: fist fight) outside, Morgan grills Danny’s ex and squeezes the truth out of her. It turns out that Eric isn’t Danny’s son at all — Evelyn lied to Eric because Danny is a better guy than his real father, and she didn’t think he’d actually reach out to Danny.
It’s sort of heartbreaking, but it makes Danny realize that he needs to be there for Leo — unlike the way his and Eric’s fathers neglected their sons. Can’t wait to see how Danny applies this newfound wisdom to his meeting with his father…if he actually gets to California. We’ll see!
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— Gabriella Ginsberg