I was pleased with the episode as well.  Nothing earth-shattering nor was there meant to be anything earth-shattering.  My main complaint is that this was not a very good choice to showcase the show for new viewers that might have tried out the show after the football game.  This was fill in the blanks character…

The age difference is only ten years. My mother was twelve years older than my father and they almost made it to their fiftieth anniversary but alas my mother passed away.

Good catch!