The Sex Lives of College Girls
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Even HBO Max sitcoms need transitional episodes.
At first, the chic, underground gallery party does impress Tatum.
Leighton lucked out, IMHO.
I probably would have gone to a lot more parties in college if that were the case!
Shes caught in a lie about knowing the organizer and bolts.
Personally, I would have just looked that hipster square in the face and said, LAIRD!
Jocelyns told me so much about you!
Tatum later assures her that she likes her and they smooch.
Leighton wouldnt feel the need to impress Tatum if she wasnt actively expressing her unimpressed … ness.
Meanwhile, Kimberly and Jackson are still in the throes of their new sexual relationship.
Like, dont save her … but save her.
Clearly, shes doing something right.
But at what cost to the rest of us?
At work, shes approached by her student worker union rep and informed about an upcoming strike.
Student food workers on campus havent gotten raises in over thirty years, and theyre calling for a boycott.
This puts her in conflict with her new boss Lila as well as Jackson.
Lila doesnt want to risk her managerial position by protesting, but ultimately shows up in disguise.
Whitney, however, turns her down.
People treat her differently when they know shes there because of her mother.
She wants to get an internship on her own merits.
Andrew (played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus son Charlie Hall) sits silently in the background.
(Then he asks for a selfie.)
Later, she apologizes for potentially appearing ungrateful, and her mom says not to stress it.
What kind of parent would actually be upset that their child wants to apply themself?
Senator Chase does have bigger fish to fry.
But neither of them realizes that said founder was a slave owner.
I think this is a relevant, funny premise for a college campus-set sitcom in 2022.
But it iswildthat Kimberly suffered zero consequences for getting the Senator in trouble like that.
Shes going to keep failing up, isnt she?
Bela, on the other hand, suffered consequences galore for her actions.
Shes notgreatat apologizing, but Eric doesnt want to hear any of it.
Eric rightfully says that she should respect his hurt feelings before asking him to make her feel better.
Im curious as to whether or not the writers are on Erics side here.
Belas actions were motivated by her career aspirations, not a desire to be liked by boys.
Thats a sexist oversimplification on Erics part.
She also doesnt have a fully developed frontal lobe.
Im bummed about this!
Eric and Bela used to be so good at communicating three episodes ago.
It was nice to see a casual relationship in a comedy not get dragged down by jealousy and cheating.
This genuinely hurts to see.
Im also bummed that Whitney hooks up with her lab partner Andrew at the end of the episode.
It happens, unsurprisingly, after he insults Senator Chases policiesandadmits to going for the internship she turned down.
hey, hey dont let this blow up in Whitneys face.
Hes cute when hes not mean.
Its just not great as a trend.
Maybethisrelationship will successfully be casual, she says, idly applying clown makeup.
Electives
Eric has a friend who works on Dan OConnells show?
Why the HECK did he need to use Bela to get an introduction to him?
Oh, hey, Mr. Andrew Rannells, a.k.a.
character actor Tuc Watkins as one of Erics dads.
c’mon go back and watch Senator Chases apology a second time.
There is an extra in the background who is enthusiastically cheering atjustthe wrong moment to be hilarious.
Hes fully fist-pumping the concept of Googling.
Finally, a flaw.
Hes a human being.
Say Leighton, Tatum, and Laird five times fast, I dare you.
