The Dopey explanation is so clearly to shut the fans up, though Grumpy’s comeback to Emma was good. It was rude of her just to barge in like that. What if it had been a patient who was starting to open up about some deep seated trauma? Emma would have wrecked that moment of release for them.
I did not pay that close of attention …. Did Archie’s office have a reception area? If not I can understand how EMMA invaded Grumpy’s appointment. I was thinking that Archie practiced out of his home and Emma entered directly into the living room when she entered…. BUT I REALLY COULD BE WRONG… will not know for sure until I rewatch. . .
Archie works out of an office and whether or not he has a secretary is a moot point. You do not barge into a shrink’s office unannounced–those sessions are confidential by morality and by law. As soon as she saw Grumpy, Emma needed to leave and come back another time. That is his paid hour of time to talk about his issues. The fact that Archie made Grumpy leave to deal with a “more interesting” client is equally horrifying. I get that this is Emma’s show and she needs development vis a vis talking with Archie but the solution is simple: don’t have Grumpy there in the first place! The only reason he was there to was to drop the Dopey line which was written as a way to satisfy fan anger after the actor left/quit the show in a pretty public manner. The beginning of that scene makes Emma look egotistical and rude; it makes Archie look unprofessional (which he is since he got his degree from a curse) and equally rude.