Warning: Spoilers included!
The sixth episode of The Baldwins focuses on dog training, rug fitting, and salsa dancing lessons.
Flashbacks from the Baldwin trial open the episode, providing background on the family’s “traumatic experience” over the last three years since the shooting. It seems like these themes might creep back into the show, but this is the first and only time the shooting is mentioned.
Instead, the Baldwins turn their attention to their toy dogs and the trouble they’ve been having with them lately. At their East Hamptons home, their Pomeranian and Shih Tzu constantly mess up the house, especially a $40,000 handcrafted rug.
As much as the Baldwins love dogs (Alec’s ex-wife had 13), they’re preparing to move to their Manhattan apartment, meaning the dogs need to be trained. Putting on exaggerated Californian accents, Hilaria and Alec discuss hiring a dog trainer to fix the chaos. It’s a wholesome moment, in stark contrast to the show’s earlier episodes.
Next, Alec and Hilaria struggle to measure the playroom for a new rug. In an almost comedic fashion, they bicker over what size to get and whether they should buy it online or from a “rug store,” as Alec insists. Hilaria, citing her childhood ADHD diagnosis, calls herself “scatterbrained” and “impulsive” when it comes to finishing household tasks. Alec, on the other hand, blames his OCD for wanting to take his time measuring the rug properly.
The third focus of the episode is salsa dancing lessons. With Hilaria’s new mantra being “fun,” she decides she wants to take Alec dancing. He’s on board, saying, “Going dancing with my smoking hot wife. Life is good.” This leads to a montage of the Baldwin children dancing, and Alec declares that his acting skills will translate well to the ballroom floor.
Before the dog trainer arrives, Hilaria evaluates herself as a dog owner, giving herself a “solid C+” in dog training. The trainer offers tips, including keeping the dogs in cages when unsupervised.
Later, the eldest Baldwin daughter gives Alec a crash course in Gen Z slang. It’s a lighthearted moment, showing just how out of touch Alec is with modern lingo.
Alec and Hilaria finally make it to their first dance lesson, where they surprisingly seem to be natural. After dancing her whole life, Hilaria is thrilled to see Alec picking it up so quickly, and he’s even credited with having “rhythm.”
To wrap up the episode, Hilaria and her friend Yoel secretly fit the rug in the playroom without Alec knowing. When he sees the finished product, Alec jokes that their home has felt like a “preschool” since their fourth or fifth child was born. He then insists the camera crew leave so he can tidy up the playroom.
Despite their differences, Alec admits he “couldn’t be parenting with a better person.” Hilaria sees “tremendous” humor in their life moving forward.
Overall, episode six of The Baldwins doesn’t take itself too seriously. Moving away from the heavy tone of earlier episodes, this one highlights the more wholesome side of Baldwin family life, whether it’s training their dogs or learning to salsa dance.
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I am a third-year Politics and Journalism Studies student at the University of Stirling (2022-) and a writer and sub-editor for the Brig for over a year (Nov. 2023-), focusing mainly on political topics.
