But what really struck me was what Tosh and Owen had lost in the process. The people we are aren't simply the product of our potential realized or unfulfilled, they're also the product of what we learn along the way. Tosh may have gotten in touch with her innate confidence, but she lost her hard-won empathy along the way. Owen may have gotten in touch with his innate empathy and geekiness, but he lost his hard-won confidence along the way.

That was actually my favorite bit in the whole episode...basically, the writers had Tosh and Owen do a complete character swap. Clever, clever, clever and fun. Right down to the halting motion and making Tosh sandwiches on Owen's part. Tosh picked up the confidence and the easy manner that she brushed off Owen's offer for sandwiches, with the same obliviousness (intentional or otherwise) that Owen had shown her in "Meat". I was snickering during that entire scene. (When I wasn't being annoyed at watching two good characters tied up in the same sappy clueless-love nonsense from the previous episode.)

What was a really nice touch, I thought, was right at the end when Owen said he didn't do flowers and didn't do apologies, and then apologized to Tosh with his eyes as he handed her the card. Cute and sweet.