A very monumental moment in Water by the Spoonful was in scene seven, when Odessa (Haikumom) and John (Fountainhead) have coffee. In the scene, Odessa is trying to coach John on how to stay clean. During this scene, Odessa shows that she isn't all friendly like in the chatroom. Nevertheless, she trys to instill some wisdom. In this scene, we see the differences in how Haikumom is seen in the chatrooms and how Odessa really.
Later in the scene, Elliot and Yaz show up and talk to Odessa about how she was supposed to pay for the flowers for her sister's funeral. After some arguing, the truth about how Odessa was comes out. Elliot goes on to explain how Odessa treated him and his now deceased sister. This is the point where Elliot and Yaz's story ties into Odessa's aand John's story. Elliot's story about Odessa further adds to the contrast between how Haikumom appears to be and how Odessa really is/was.
This was the scene that answers a lot of the plays unanswered questions about how Ellieot and Yaz's story is related to Odessa's. It clarified and in a way justified the bitterness Elliot shares with his mother and brings insight into their lives.
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