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Society: Unfortunately I Can't

Written by Segololo from the blog TeleSegolic View Vision on 16 Mar 2010
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Ok, so we are somewhere, hopefully, close to the end of our current season of Society where the four galfriends are individually dealing with their lives. Are they really galfriends, bathong? Like really? Or maybe I am one of those highly dependent friends - their relationship (if it exists) seems too isolated for me to be considered friendship.

Anywho, this week we saw them all go though their lives and troubles ALONE. I have to say this here so that you don’t ask me why I did not mention it - the Thuli and partner storyline just bores me… I know she is angry and she wants revenge but those stakeout scenes just make me feel naar! Ok, moving along!

So Dineo’s mother (the reason these gals took over our screens) gets a daughter in Inno. Poor Inno. I love this character so much, yah before she found the Lord. I wish she had kept her sense of humour after she started walking with the Lord. Her killer lines are now gone.

She is fearful and looks so fragile that you worry that she will break apart anytime… before y’all start accusing me of stuff - I love the fact that she started living a Christian life but I constantly feel like someone said her true self has to go if she wants to be a Christian. Her demeanor is so different that it almost borders on being as interesting as a Welcome carpet everyone wipes their feet on.

Inno loses her job as weather gal and gets disposed of so fast that I wondered if that scene was based on anything in real life because it looked terrifying. Espesh cause the hairy guy that fired her was smiling when he said “You are not an asset to the company. Take this as your one week notice,” tjo! Yah, Inno was heartbroken at the news of not being SABC’s weather gal… shem!

She then decides to re-enact her friend Dineo’s dying scene. The mother could see it a mile away and just said, in not so many words “Aoa! Another suicide in my house. No!”

Akua’s relationship takes a frightening turn when her oldman Robert has a heart attack right in the middle of proposing marriage. The poor worn out heart could not take it… Jeeze!

She then has to call an ambulance and meet up with the concerned ex-wife, who tells her that she has never seen Robert this happy. AND the heart attack should not scare Akua as ex-wife has had a couple of incidents under her belt with regards to Roberts heart attacks and it’s not serious.

I found this statement rather amusing as it sounded like ex-wife wanted to scare Akua with the countless heart attack statement. SO now Akua is engaged to Robs! Lilililililiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

Lo, Lo, Lo… Each week she reaches another Lo… *sigh* This one has always been puzzling to me - she swears she wants the marriage to work but does everything that makes Mandla want not to be with her. Lois! I am sorry, I can’t feel sorry for you. You messed up. You need to accept responsibility and move on. I don’t see how Mandla will come back to her.

I sensed that when she moved out and the only thing Mandla could say was “Lo, we are not gonna see other people, right?” was like those warning women always utter “If he dares touches me…huh?” yep.

I feel he was saying to her “Don’t you dare cheat because I will not forgive you and I will be gone” THEN she crossed the line and he ain’t taking nonsense. He moved out and already has lawyers wanting to finalise the divorce with 50/50 and he gets full custody of Dineo which I fully support. Lois has too many demons to deal with - she will burden the child!

SO, I am sorry I can’t see how these are friends. They seem more like friends of convenience… you know the ones you only call when you really have no choice! They are all dealing with major setbacks in their lives and they are flying solo. Aoa!

I think I burden my friends, but if the man I was getting engaged to had a heart attack or the one I was married to left me or got beat to a pulp by haters or I lost my job - my friends would know cause they would have to be my rocks of support. These gals are really not friends, man! Or what do you think? I know they are angry at Inno for chowing the Society money but do they not keep in touch AT ALL? No, I am sorry!

I unfortunately can’t wait for the season to end also. I love the show. The acting and all but the storyline for now is struggling to keep me hooked.

41 Comments

GML
17 Mar 2010 07:55

I can totally understand where you are coming from about their friendship. But I also can relate to the style of friendship.

With my friends it's more like we live seperate lives and we hardly inform each other about what's happening in our lives. When we do, it's normally when we make time to see each other and we catch up. Obviously not share everything but just catch up.

It's a good way of dealing with things- I am not a dependent friend and almost all my friends are. So the best option is to make time to feed their dependency whilst keeping my distance.

It's only now in my life I feel like having extra close friends. I try very hard to maintain those relationships and it is really hard.

Tshilo
17 Mar 2010 08:52

with my best friend i share everthing.in most situation they are the 1st to know.

Da Diva
17 Mar 2010 09:03

Tx Sego i agree with u...when u are in trouble GOOD And TRUE friends are alwaiz there, so i dnt think they are friends anymore...and ya Beth's and Thuli's storyline is booooooring!! Then why Mandla cant 4give Lois? That's what i dnt like abwt Men cos they dot 4give easily bt wona they want 2 b easily 4given nx.

Da Diva
17 Mar 2010 09:14

And plz Lois b a lady stop crying infront of Mandla coz u make him think he's the only 1 man living on earth, act as if nothing wrong happened then go into yo Bedroom and cry...UZOBA RIGHT.

Timone
17 Mar 2010 09:20

I only saw snippets of Society last night, I was watching Special Assignment. Anyway what is happening to these girls' friendship does happen in real life. There are periods where you dont keep in touch and you deal with a crisis alone and inform them later after the storm has passed, its not always easy to share depending on the sensitivity of the crisis.
I also miss the old Inno.

lady gaga
17 Mar 2010 09:29

Sego, phela some things you wudn't want to share with ur friends akere,especially stuff that involves boyfriend/husband as you might feel they will judge you.

ok,tjo i also want a mr crous (robert) for myself. eish dat guy is everything a gal could wish for (ok maybe not everything) but still i sooo want one! Akua lucky gal.

JadaPinkett
17 Mar 2010 09:36

I believe in life there' s some difficulties we need to face throuth ourselves fighting them alone not with anyone's assistance but with oour own coz it's where we prove ourselves how strong we are. So I think these friends are in that lesson where each of them have to deal with their problems alone and i'm loving that coz it's inspires me ......it make see the world with another eye..it's makes me belive that that I can also fight my life, clean my life and become a better person that I want to be. Even though we have to hangout sometimes as frndz but the time of being iwth our own is what we need .........so our life can be settled.........Ngyabonga mina!!!!!!!!

Matha
17 Mar 2010 09:43

1 Question: Lois colloque who gave her tablets is not the same Dineo who passed on?

Pooky
17 Mar 2010 09:50

no she's not Matha

JadaPinkett
17 Mar 2010 09:51

@Matha..........no it's not her......Lois's colluegue is the one who's playing the character of Katlego in Home Affairs kona yes bacishe bafane but it's not her love.

Buligirl
17 Mar 2010 10:03

shame i couldnt help but feel sorry for Inno but i think she is going to pick up the pieces of her life i think going to Dineo's mom was the best thing. Thuli and beth are so boring. i agree with you lady gaga Robert is so sweet i also wouldnt mind dating a madala like that.

sponono
17 Mar 2010 10:04

I also Disagree with you on friendship, I know a LOT of friends that are very close BUT when it comes to going thru ish they dont share either because they live in diffrent areas, different demanding careers, some are single while others are married or they just choose to only come and share their stories AFTER the dusts settles, and they get someone to listen and tell them if they handles things wrongly not to say YOu should have come to me in the first place...it just depends on hwo far life takes you as people and individuals but at least they find time at some point to meet.....

I gues it would be good for teh season to finish before the story gets too boring so that they came go back look at what they could have done better, and luckly Society has had so many platforms for viewers to share their views on it so they are fortunate they'll know excalty what ticks viewers unlike some dramas we neva even coment on.....so I'm not giving up on it in fact I think save for a few scenes and one or two plots that leave me thinking OOOOOOk...otherwise the story acting and evrithing else is SUPA.

Tsoka
17 Mar 2010 10:09

There were once close friends and we have seen the acts when the friendships went from good to bad till they did not meet anymore for their social meetings. It happens in real life and if you have been following you will understand.....Maybe the recap should have

Tshilo
17 Mar 2010 10:19

@ Matha it is the same person and yes the very same person who plays Katlego in home affairs.

dikozeer
17 Mar 2010 10:20

Buligirl I agree with you Thuli en Beth are so boring boring boring especial Beth this days is boringggggggg, im not sure whether Robert love Akua I have a doubt about thier relationship but lets watch en seeeeeee.

Pooky
17 Mar 2010 10:28

Dont tell me Lo will get addicted on those pills also....her character dissapoints me yaz, she needs to go to church with Inno, she needs devine intervention in her miserable life. i think uBeth is heading towards the vigilante route...love her super fit bod.......the scene with Inno and Dineo's mom almost brought me to tears, shem maan
i for one am still enjoying Society and hope it doesnt end anytime soon

Sips
17 Mar 2010 10:39

I quetioned this "friendship" yabo when they laughed at Inno for ukunuka amakhwapha (under-arm odor) i remember asking myself what kind of friends are these....
Mna i don't have best friends i've got people that i know nd just talk and share what ever - reason being i feel like i can't call these ppl my best friends coz they just don't understand me or we've got just one or two common things (but bona they consider me their best friend - coz i always try to make them feel good, give advice nd all) when i need advice they never know what to say or tell me something lame.... So maybe in these ladies its like that too....maybe one feels like they're not being understood by the other...

Beth & Thuli are so boooooooooring.... am glad the gran saw the whole thing miles away... people can't be running away from their problems by killing themselves....

Lo - i wish Mandla can forgive you but you've got to pay the price.....this is your own doing....think you should also give yourself to the Lord

Pooky
17 Mar 2010 10:40

Tshilo its not the same person they just look alike. How can they cast her as uDineo and then as the doctor lady again?

Tholi
17 Mar 2010 10:49

@Matha and Tshilo,

No, its not the same person. The girl who played Dineo is Vuyi Matomane not Lerato Moloisane .

myname
17 Mar 2010 11:01

LOl 4 arguing about Matha.

Mna im 1 of those friends who likes 2 b alone when im facing my battles. I dont inform any1 even my best friends bcoz i have 2. I hate that "shame girl kuzoba grand".

To b honest with u i rather tell a stranger than telling my friends that im going through s***. Thats me.

Pookzit im with u dol, i like Society, andiyi nasesgela joe

Tshilo
17 Mar 2010 11:01

Thanx 4de proof Tholi

Pooky
17 Mar 2010 11:10

shuu thanks Tholi, was googling, scratching my head trying to get to that name.

Nami myname i dont see the point vele in confiding in my friends(well with some stuff) especially if i know there's nothing really they can help with except for "shem choma kuzoba rite" crap

Dini
17 Mar 2010 11:21

@ Jadapinkett I love this I even pasted it on my facebook status

I believe in life there' s some difficulties we need to face throuth ourselves fighting them alone not with anyone's assistance but with oour own coz it's where we prove ourselves how strong we are.

Dini
17 Mar 2010 11:24

he friends that I hang out with are those that I go out on a girls night with that's all and now I am in a really really bad financial situation but I cannot go to them and tell them

GML
17 Mar 2010 11:28

@Sponono

Who are you disagreeing with?

These girls are till friends but they have to go through motions of being alone in order for them to find each other again.

I wish I could talk to my friends but I cant get my self to talk when they are there. I end up asking them questions about themselves instead

sponono
17 Mar 2010 11:49

GML I disagree with Sego that they are not true friends...

if you cant talk to them that means you are the Akua in the group

baby e
17 Mar 2010 12:15

i tell my friends almosy everything that happen in my life, family wise and relationship stuff that they need to know and i also tell my family. my friends are known by my family. currently we have sessions where with 3 of my friends we sit and we scrutunise our actions we laugh about it but at the end of the day if they feel what i am doign is wrong they will tell me and advise accordinly.

Green.arrow
17 Mar 2010 12:16

I wish I could talk to my friends but I cant get my self to talk when they are there. I end up asking them questions about themselves instead...i relate...

if you cant talk to them that means you are the Akua in the group....interesting...

I do think the state of the friendships in society is very cold at the moment. But i think it happens. And i have to thank God for faceobook coz thats how i keep up with what is going on in my friends lives., their status updates. Otherwise, im lazy with the phone and emails and i never get bored on my own so that it takes a lot for to do "get togethers"...but this days i try shem....

Mbalenthle
17 Mar 2010 12:37

im all for independant friends i dont want mala dramatic friends that call @ midnight cos tshepo is nt home yet im all for their type of frienship....its what my friends and i have & not because i dont love them i do we independant like the so when i call @ nyt they know in not bullshitting i really need them..............

baby e
17 Mar 2010 12:54

i do by the way have different types of friends:
- those that i confide in the 2 mentioned above. these two i see them almost 4 times in a month and i have known them 10 years ago.
- those that i drink with and we we never really talk about real life issues. i can go for a year without seeing them but its ok
- those that you wish you could divorce but since i grew up with them . i cant. LOL the pirasite type, those tht check on you because thy need somethin.

Sips
17 Mar 2010 13:25

the pirasite type, those tht check on you because thy need somethin. – got one of those Baby e, they make every conversation to be about themselves…Tyra banks style….and you just can’t remind them what the original conversation was about coz they just get carried away – this other time when my mom & sister where visiting me one of them phoned saying "am downstairs khawuvule"…I had to lie nd say we’re not at home…she knew that I was with my family but she wanted to be there….what for?? And they come to your place without letting you know or bringing a thing for a Sunday afternoon lunch….nd be like "oh gal we know uba usisishimane nd you're probable bored so we thought we'd come nd keep u company"....like WTH ???

Then I’ve got three that I like nd wouldn't mind to be bestfriends with but can’t really share much coz they won’t understand and can’t talk about real issues and I find myself kind’ of pushing them to move out of their parents houses...then I see myself acting as their mothers and being irritated with myself for doing that…so now I’ve decided no best friends – will just have acquaintances

JadaPinkett
17 Mar 2010 13:26

Dini............You welcome my love

mstick
17 Mar 2010 13:35

"Inno o re o babatiswa selo mane".....kwa kwa kwa kwa last week killer line pity Inno moved out so we wont get anymore of those interesting lines

GoldenSta
17 Mar 2010 15:34

Inno angered me so much. Wanting to pull Dineo on Dineo's mom after being welcomed with such kindness by the sweet old woman. Dineo's ma should have kicked her out of her house and told her to go die somewhere else.

Segololo
17 Mar 2010 15:47

spopo: <<GML I disagree with Sego that they are not true friends...>>

i think they are acquaintances, not friends (don't even mention the true)... Even after dineo tried to get them to be f5riends again and they tried to reconnect after her death, they went back to life as before - like they were never friends...

Onna
17 Mar 2010 16:01

I second you on friends when its convinient. In my opinion a friend is someone you talk to, text or email almost everday. I do not think that is being too dependent. Nami if my fiancee-to be- or even an ordinary boyfie got a heart attack I would be on the phone calling my BFF from the hospital, she would be there in seconds to hold my hand as I would do the same for her. Even Inno decided to go to her dead friends ma than tell her BFFs 1 that she was being baptised 2 that she did not have a place to stay?? SMH!!
As for Lo I feel sorry for her to a point thou. She keeps making things worse for herself. And ya, I liked it when it was fast paced and scandalours but now its just too drawn out and too waw is me.

Onna
17 Mar 2010 16:08

@ Sponono, my BFF stays in kzn and i am in Gauteng, we talk every day, like literally. And I have been here for five years already but we still close.

Y...
17 Mar 2010 17:21

I also agree, the story line is starting to b boring,now that the girls live their separate lives. It was nice watching u Akua and Beth attacking Inno and Lois.I wish they culd just 4give each other and be a happy society again.Hey!!! mara! uAkua nelaa Xhego lakhe(maybe ufuni mali,coz she aint working no more).uBeth should slow down before she gets a heart attack or sumthing,she's 4ever shouting(uzoguge' sencinci).uLois I dnt knw wat she wnts with uMandla after the insults he throwed at her 4 the past 2 weeks

Segololo
18 Mar 2010 08:48

<<I think the Mandla part is also exaggarated hayibo for a man to be like that to his wife like he had never loved her before.>> I think it is reality at it's best. Most men react like that when they are hurt, angry and abused. I have heard friends and family members accounting such scenes of cruelty because the men were hurt and wanted to inflict pain. When men get hurt they tell the truth, whether you can handle it or not. Mandla doesn't really shock me because I think what Lo did to him was also abuse that he took, put a plug on it by being silent and now he can't take it anymore and he wants to make sure she gets triple what she dished out.

He feels he has given her countless chances and she kept taking advantage of him. Everybody has a line that you know people should not cross. Lo crossed his line when she cheated, so he can't see past that line.

Timone
18 Mar 2010 09:54

eish and Mandla demanding to be reimbursed for Lois' medical fees.

Buligirl
18 Mar 2010 12:52

I agree with you Segololo lois has taken advantage of Mandla for too long he is now fed up

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