Presumably this is meant to be the high point of Harold's return.He marries some women we hardly know, who's spent most of her time meddling in people's lives with no real cause and who we're apparently supposed to side with over Lou.Big wow.Harold talking her up to Madge's grave doesn't really cut it and it's frustrating to see Lou reduced to a bunch of wisecracks.
Meanwhile, the brief "Paul's printing a story, shock horror" storyline comes to a close and Mark thanks Kate by manipulating events so he can spend time with her.Presumably we're meant to find this endearing, as Kate apparently does.
And there's something about Toadie and Sonya but everyone will probably be asleep by then.