My TA 45 thoughts (spoilers, of course)
This was the best chapter in a while, for me, as it finally felt like the story may have turned. I've not been a fan of Sarah's descent for like the last 25 chapters (she shifted to basically having sex with anyone, anywhere, for any amount of time, as long as it wasn't Dan), but have been holding out glimmers of hope. Chapters 43 and 44 pretty much dashed any remaining hope I had for Sarah, but this chapter actually brought a little back.
My favorite non-sex moments in the story have been the few (very few) times Dan has made a strong (and correct, in my opinion) decision:
1. When he grabbed Lester by the throat and threw him out of his house
2. When he punched Jesse in the face and knocked him out cold (man, I hate that guy and if we never see him again it will be too soon)
3. In this chapter when he finally held up a mirror to Sarah and didn't back down. I actually said "FINALLY" to the screen when he threw her actions back in her face. Unfortunately, Dan immediately turned around and sent her back to Lester because he needed a distraction, so it's always 1 step forward 2 steps back with that guy.
Would love for Renee to come clean with Sarah, but of course Sarah freaking falls asleep AGAIN in Lester's bed after sex (she's gotta be a walking UTI at this point) so who knows how long she'll be away. However, the sex with Lester in the motel was the first time it felt like a purposeful hatef**k rather than completely stroking-out and losing all mental faculties like their previous 50 times simply because he's him.
Though I've hated the possibility of Ted trying to blackmail Sarah for sex, the fact that he followed her to the motel could actually be a good thing. Interrupting whatever 2nd or 3rd rounds Lester has planned and continuing to distract from the USB keylogger.
Dan's plan seemed to go off too easily, so I'm sure something will gum up the works, but thank you Frank.
Hopefully we're getting close to the end. Again, I hope Dan and Sarah can remain together and that Lester is defeated, but I don't see how Sarah doesn't wind up pregnant (unless Cheetos have a sterilizing chemical...Red 40? haha)