While I didn't listen to the whole thing a second time, I did listen to parts of it twice.

this is a character study rather than a plot driven show. Lot's of people like character studies (people who read Hemmingway). Elspeth Eric wrote a lot of charcter studies --- especially about women.

If you like character studies, this was a good episode. It was well written and well acted. Other than the "can I sit on your lap," bit, the metaphor was subtle. I just don't much care for character studies.

Nonetheless, it was a good selection because it was different than what most of us are used to listening to.