So Help Me Todd: The Significance of Todd and Allison's Sibling Dynamic

For as much fun as Todd and Margaret's mother-son dynamic duo relationship is in So Help Me Todd, the sibling relationship between Todd and Allison deserves plenty of credit for the heart it brings to the series and how the Wright siblings balance their similarities in life and differences in perspective.

Allison is the calm and relaxed mood to Todd's more manic and anxious personality. The big difference in their characteristics comes when Todd is in need of an appendectomy. While Todd freaks out over needing to get to the hospital immediately, being scared of the surgery robot, and just being generally panicked all around, Allison is calm, taking her time and enjoying her coffee on the drive over.

Todd's dialogue is fast while Allison speaks in a more docile tone. However, "End on a High Note" offers another layer of understanding between the two bickering siblings.

Todd, who had leaned on Allison and her put-together life in the aftermath of losing his private investigator license, is now facing the opposite situation. Now Todd, who has regained his license and found a scrappy apartment, is housing Allison in the aftermath of her divorce and uncertainty surrounding her identity crisis.

In a moment of vulnerability, after bickering about Todd wanting his own space back while Allison argues that she is not planning on moving out yet, the duo finally sit down to talk about what has been going on with them.

Rather than making witty jokes or biting back and forth, Allison divulges her fear and uncertainty of the future, held back by the breakdown of her marriage and need to latch onto something to anchor her as she prepares to move forward in her life.

Todd's rush for independence, as he finally starts making positive strides in his life again, initially prevents him from fully recognizing that Allison's initial hesitation to move out does not come from a financial downfall but a need to connect herself to something safe.

Unsurprisingly, Todd backs off of his rush to be a "lone wolf," and welcomes Allison to stay for as long as she needs. While Allison does not intend to live with her brother forever, it says something important about their relationship that Allison feels comfortable enough to rely on Todd as she works her way back to feeling ready to rent an apartment or buy a house of her own.

Todd and Allison each have their own unique relationship with Margaret, and their brother Lawrence is not in So Help Me Todd often enough to show that either Allison or Todd could truly rely on him.

So Help Me Todd has leaned into Allison and Todd's quirky sibling dynamic throughout the second season so far, and doing so has brought out plenty of laughs as they work together in unique ways that emphasize their differences, and how much fun they bring to the series.