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WhenDaveis over, what will the shape of our protagonists journey look like?
But while season one followed a fairly linear path, Daves story line hasnt been as straightforward since then.
Before long, its possible that cycle will begin wearing out its welcome.
The episode begins with a glimpse of Emmas documentary for the Looking for Love tour.
But that frankly incredible show of courtesy no longer seems to hold much novelty to Dave.
But the title also refers, of course, to Rachel McAdams, the subject of Daves latest song.
When Robyn does appear in his dream, shes an intruder, an unpleasant reminder of the real world.
(GaTa is the most unambiguously complimentary, of course.)
This time, it does that through the slow, painful dissolution of his relationship with Robyn.
Shewasthe perfect girlfriend, the girl next door Dave insisted he wanted.
Dave got exactly what he set out for in the premiere, but it wasnt enough.
She might be the one for him, but he wont let himself appreciate and accept that.
Daves misogyny is more insidious and below the surface.
And this thing, with the dead eyes and the hair slipping off its scalp, is for fucking.
Elz tells him hes being exploited, but at this point, GaTa doesnt mind.
And fun to see theDavecredits typeface for Directed by Emma Wu.
In retrospect, that feels like foreshadowing for the dream girl idea coming back into play here.
The same goes for Ally fixating on Roy callingherhis dream girl in that same episode.
It turns out the real Lil Dicky hastweetedseveraltimes about hislovefor Rachel McAdams, going back to2013.
That adds a whole other meta-level to this.
This is the most Ive ever said the phrase dream girl.
