I didn't watch the epi last night, though I might catch it elsewhere just to see the Natalia parts.
So...hearing aid? I suspected that would happen. I'm happy to hear she isn't hiding this portion of the storyline. I don't think this is over yet -- the hearing issue maybe, but something is still there lingering with the head injury; it has yet to be addressed & I do believe there was a purpose in dredging it up in that doctor's visit.
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I think that the prior history DOES have to do with Nick... the way she rolled her eyes was like "God.. that b@stard is still able to hurt me"
Eva played that part perfectly -- there really was no way of reading her, she used every expressive emotion in that scene. I've watched it many times, & I could see where it might be as you said, but then I also thought there was a look of confusion thrown in -- I can't really explain it well, she just looked stumped like she was questioning something.
Women of abuse (esp. with a heart of gold and moral compass like Natalia's) often don't get the help they need, due to feeling embarrassed or ashamed that they let a man take abuse of them, when they know that they are smarter than that. -- There is an irrational thought pattern that is shared amongst many who have been victims of abuse, and I think that this actually would be an interesting path for TPTB to go down since we really haven't seen much of Natalia's relationship and/or what she went through, and it was clearly pretty bad, to have broken her arm and wind up in jail. -- We know she was in an abusive relationship...we met Nick... but we never actually saw or learned the intimate details.
Natalia went to therapy though, she did seek help -- that at least tells me she had faced it, worked through some emotions, & tried moving on.
Nat seemed very much in denial in that scene with the Doctor, I think even he could see it as well. I wouldn't expect denial if this was something due to her past with Nick. Had she mentioned to the Doc that she had long ago been in an abusive marriage then it'd be different, but the fact that she's in such denial & obviously keeping it mum, just suggests to me that it's a recent injury that we're unaware of.
Of course, it very well could just be from Nick, but IMHO, I couldn't see why TPTB would have chosen to make that scene so questionable if it just pertained to a past that we already know about.