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As far as Im concerned, this episode officially marks the true beginning of theParty Downrevival.
The event is Jack Bottys postponed 44th now 45th surprise birthday party.
In particular, theres a lavish bathroom that everyone wants to be in.
The party itself is pretty boilerplate.
Its a surprise birthday with surprise karaoke.
However, even though Evie seems to be a thoughtful and kind partner, Jack is cheating on her.
He bungles his own surprise party by stumbling in through the kitchen door in a lustful embrace with Tandy.
The crew is amused but not shocked.
They promise Jack that theyll keep the indiscretion under wraps, and then they promise Ron the same thing.
Ron is doing everything he can to make the company work.
When he asks Henry about this, hes tactful yet direct Ron stinks.
Lucys intense foodie energy would probably be too much for the likes ofCarmy Berzattoor even the often-manic Monica Geller.
She doesnt really care about people liking the food she just wants her creations to evoke a feeling.
That feeling is definitely not satiety, because the creation she presents at the party sounds absolutely wretched.
She prides herself on the fact that the bites provide an earthy whiff of decay as the finishing flavor.
Do I want to eat these cake bites?
Im not going to say Imnotcurious.
Throughout the episode, the two PD newbies, Lucy and Sackson, orbit around one another.
Lucy doesnt need to understand it, though.
Its enough for her to know that its Sacksons way of expressing his art.
So she tells him to go for it.
Sackson and Lucy both enjoy triumphant moments later in the episode.
is one of the high points of a great episode.
Lucys win comes when she finally passes out her cake bites of death.
While chatting with Lydia about the precarious nature of child acting, Tandy grabs one and takes a bite.
The cake does exactly what its supposed to do, shocking her into a revelation about her life.
Tandy rides the ominous feels from the cake bite all the way to the microphone on the karaoke machine.
There, she admits to the entire crowd that shes been sleeping with Jack.
She apologizes, but no one seems too shaken by her admission.
Evie certainly isnt surprised, because Henry has already told her about Jacks indiscretion.
Casey was with her unsupportive husband when she met Henry, and now Evies in a similar situation.
It all makes me wonder how Henry met his ex-wife.
She decides that the answer is no.
The interaction with Ron about the bear at the end of the episode had me cackling.
God never closes a door without opening a window.
Thats how a bear got my uncle.
I Googled Tipo Fico so you dont have to.
Sadly, it does not exist.
Get on that, Tom Ford!
I always forget that James Marsden can sing.
He hasso much talentthat it almost seems unfair.
If you havent seen it, check it outhere.
For the record, with Lucys recipe, you get both at the same time.
