The Other Two
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Is it just me or is this season ofThe Other Twogetting a little repetitive?
I was absolutely right about this, except it happened in episode eight rather than episode five.
And the fallout from him being an asshole to Curtis this whole time?
(Congrats, Globby!)
Oh, and poor, poor Molly Shannon.
Theres either that charitable reading or one that suggests its become a little too predictable.
I can hear you all saying right now, like one of Curtiss friends, Drag her, Vulture!
But I dont want to drag.
They got Ann Dowd to star in the video, which makes it absolutely terrifying.
This is the woman who starred inThe Leftovers,Hereditary, andTheHandmaids Tale.
Thats the second time Ive seen that name this week, and Id never heard it before.
Can there really be that many Everleighs in the world?
In 2021,one out of every 666* girls born in Americawas named Everleigh.
(*Its really 664, but thats not as funny.)
If we do the math, that means in that year about 2,700 girls named Everleigh joined the planet.
But good for her.
Cary is going through his own torture.
Meanwhile, she says that Curtiss new showGirliesis a dream.
Rotten Tomatoes backs her up, and the show is 100 percent fresh based on the one review.
However, when the rest of the reviews roll in, theyre all horrible, and the show tanks.
Curtis tells Cary hes not really supportive because he is only helpful when Curtis is inferior to him.
Thank you for finally telling him.
I forgot Crocs are cool again.)
Speaking of dinner, that was the best part of the episode.
All she wants is to eat at an Applebees like she is back in Ohio with no security.
Thats just called dealing with people.
Pat discovers the truth when she tucks into her steak and it is actually delicious.
It turns out its Peter Luger, but didnt the writers know that restaurantlost its Michelin star?
(Crishelle was on to something, which explains why she didnt date him.)
In the last one, it was Chase.
This episode, Brooke Hosts a Night of Undeniable Good, felt disjointed.
(Wait, didnt I just see thissame thing onThe Idol?)
Okay, okay, okay.
(Sorry to you, Ben Platt, my fellow member of the LGBTQIA+ rainbow.)
Well, theyre not wrong.
He is really fucking sexy!
As for the Ohio story lines, Cary finally finds out thatWindweaveris the No.
(Personally, Id settle for a Merritt Wever, but whatever.)
His show has been picked up for three years, and hes been made a series regular.
(How I wish I had made any part of that sentence up.)
The best story line of this episode, again, is Pats.
She goes back to Ohio to be with her old friends.
She goes shopping at the store for a $9 jean jacket emblazoned with pearls.
She goes to see her friends brand-new bee-themed kitchen.
They get shitty Mexican food made by a guy named Mike.
She thinks this is the fun, normal life she wants back.
But when she texts Streeter that night, she says she hates the life she used to have.
She finds the clothes hideous, the houses ugly, the conversations mind-numbing, and the jokes not funny.
I think its true of any of us who have left our shitty hometowns and moved to the city.
Yes, when we finally get to the point, it is poignant and beautiful.
If only everything else didnt feel just a little bit obvious.
