Oh yikes, I hadn't thought of it in gender terms! I guess maybe you could say they trade off, at least -- if my memory isn't failing me here, Tahani mostly tries to help him when she still thinks he's a virtuous authority, whereas I feel like Eleanor's bond with him really takes off after she realizes how terrible he is and sees that as something they kind of have in common. But that's something it'll be interesting to keep an eye on during this rewatch, I guess.

And yes, I loved that moment of Michael's so much! I really didn't think I was going to care about him after the S1 finale, but what do you know -- this show always finds a way to surprise me.