Poor script-writers think its funny to concoct situations where established characters act woefully out of character. In reality, all it does is make the viewer stop caring about the characters, and about the show. There is absolutely no way that Jay would ever consent to participate in such nonsense, even if Gloria were threatening to withhold sexual favors. And then even more impossible that he would experience such a contrived breakdown. The actors should have been embarrassed to see their characters turn into such caricatures. This is really a shame, because this was once the cream of the crop. But a good crop turns to junk when handled badly.