Maybe. Maybe not. The pre-"WAIT!" Liz had two brain cells to rub together. She was rough around the edges, but actually seemed to care if the kids learned something in her class -- and she was doing well enough to attract Paul. The further she got from home, the saner she seemed to get. What if Therese got through to her, Liz clued in to what her parents were saying, and Liz responded by spending her summers in Mtig instead of reverting to childhood every summer?