Spoiler Paragraph for To Catch a Fish at TimeLine Theatre Company

At the end of act one, Terry hits his girlfriend Rochelle, when she is asking him not to go to the store anymore because she thinks it is dangerous. It is a very hard scene to decide how you feel about it because Terry has brain damage and doesn't seem to understand what he has done and how much it hurt Rochelle and their relationship. You can say, Terry doesn't deserve her because he hit her, or you could say that Terry didn't know what he was doing and Rochelle should give him a second chance. Or you could say that they both messed up because she was being physically forceful with him and he was just trying to get away. It is hard for me to decide what I think about it. I don't think people should be forgiven for abusing someone if they meant to abuse them, but it is really hard with Terry because he didn't understand what he was doing and he was being pressured. This situation is even more complicated than a normal someone hits someone and they get in trouble. I thought this scene was really well acted because I couldn't decide how I felt about it. Both of the characters are desperate in that moment and you want them to be together because that seems to make them happy. But then this happens and you worry that Terry doesn't understand what he has done, so if they get back together he might think it is fine to do it again. Return to the review.