Well, folks, it happened. Mel has finally displayed some eccentricity that makes him seem relatable and a little quirky in the way that most of our dads are. After an entire season of Mel repeating a woman’s words back to her as if they were his own original thoughts, he has exhibited a behavior that is so uniquely his own that I feel like I’m ready to finally accept him into my heart.

Mel does not fuck with stingrays.

Mel does not fuck with stingrays in such a profound way that I felt the spirit of an old Black dad who never forgave stingrays for what they did to Steve Irwin. Tonight, Mel’s behavior was that of a man with such a distrust of strange animals, but he contains enough grace to give them the space to flourish. It all unfurled in front of me, much like the slimy and supple win

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