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I'm Caitlin. And I'm Fiora.
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today, Fiara? Today we are continuing our
discussion of Gap, the series, the podcast edition.
Sorry, High School Musical has like Ruby forever with these
titles. Anyway, we're continuing Gap
series and today we are starting off with episode 3 and we will
see how far we get. So first thing I wanted to bring
up with this episode. This is a super gay episode.
Not that they all are, but this one's pretty good.
So the first thing I want to point out is I think that we
have Sam's first truth that she ever says to Mon because we were
ranting about the fact that Sam cannot speak her truth to mom,
Mom to Mon, and that causes some problems.
So we get our first slip up and their first selfie, both which
are notable notable. So basically the two of them are
working late as they do. I feel like they work late as
excuses to be around each other. At least Sam does.
And mom is like genuinely trying to work.
And Sam's like, yeah, I'm doing business stuff, a business with
who all your clients are sleeping.
But anyway, so to de Stress, mom takes her to this garden after
work, to which first of all is adorable.
She's like, you need to de stress.
Let me take you out in a nature where you can't possibly be
anxious and like, it works because Mon's actually pretty
smooth and she doesn't have no idea that she is.
So I love it. So it gets her to relax and say
I'm like, yeah, I actually do feel relaxed.
And then she says I feel so relaxed when you're near, like,
she says it out loud. She's not facing Mon, but she
does say it. So, like, that's the first,
like, truth she ever like, vocalizes to Mon like about Mon,
which I think is is huge. And then Mon is obviously
affected by that. She's like, OK, Oh my God, my
crush likes me or my idol. Whatever.
She likes me. OK, cool.
I because again, the last episode, she's like, what the
fuck do you want from me? And like, she's like, oh, you
want to be around me, Which I think is what the whole fucking
clusterfuck was about. So yeah, so mom's like, OK,
cool, I won't remember this moment forever.
So let's take photos. So she tries taking photos of
Sam. And Sam admits she's like, I
hate taking photos. Like, hates it.
And like, you can see that her friends know this too in other
scenes where, like, they take group photos without Sam.
Because I think they know Sam hates it because she probably
has to do it for, like PR reasons for like the royal
family or whatever. So she's probably like, I hate
doing this, but I'm forced to do it by my grandmother.
So, like, it's kind of like separation of, like, work and
personal life where she's like, on my own time, I don't want to
be taking photos, but it's Mon and Mon's.
Like, no, no, come on. Well, how about we take take
photos together, We'll take a selfie together.
That way, like, we're doing it together.
It's not just you and Sam's like.
OK. So.
It's. So cute.
So this whole outing is adorable.
It's like a lot of firsts. For the both of them.
What you think is really adorable, so I think this whole
sequence. Is just.
Really. Cute.
And it also is more evidence that the two of them are just
useless lesbians. Which is partly why I love the
show so much, because it's like one of my favorite things ever.
Because like Sam is so useless when they're taking the photos.
Because mom's like, OK and like mom is like smiling at the
camera and like posing and like do it all the stuff.
And Sam just staring at mom and mom's taking photos and I'm
like, Sam girl, do you not know? She obviously doesn't know how
to take a selfie because she never has.
But she's like self look at I'm going to look at her and I'm
like, girl that's on camera now that's on camera.
Now other notable thing is that when the whole night is done and
mom's like, OK, I'll send you the photos, but I'm going to go
now my mom leaves and after she sends her the photos, after Sam
looks at them, we get like the first genuine smile from Sam and
it looks a lot like that first smile that like enchanted Mon to
begin with, which is again and it's like that the mask is
falling, the mask is slowly starting to fall and it's right
now. It's private moments for Sam.
But still I I have to imagine that she's so obedient when it
comes to the grandmother and like obey like living the life
she wants that Sam doesn't even let herself slip up by herself.
So like, I feel like this is really.
I can't imagine the last time she's like genuinely smiled like
this, which is so sad. You said the word and shit.
I said again I know it's finally out of my head.
They aura look at how this was all like shot and like the
lighting like it is very like fairy tale like and the
cinematography is all the references write themselves.
Basically everything is a Taylor Swift song.
I agree. You know what isn't a Taylor
Swift song? Kirk and Sam's relationship
because what is their relationship is my question.
Kirk trying. So.
Hard. But, like, not what Sam wants.
No. And she very openly is like, I'm
not into you. Like, she very much tells him,
like, like they have this scene where they're alone in her
office and they're kind of talking about, like, I guess the
company in a way. And Sam admits that, like, he's
like, playing along. He's like, oh, isn't marrying me
gonna be like, your source of happiness?
And she's like, no, she's very frank with him, that she's like,
you do not make me happy at all. Like when I think of happiness,
I don't think about you. And he like, brushes it off and
like, jokes about it. But like, I have to imagine
she's always like this with him, so I'm like.
Oh. The writing is so clearly
written on the wall for this man and he just like, goes along
with it, which I find odd because like, he doesn't seem
like a gold digger to me. Like, he seems like he genuinely
does care about her, like you said and Cole, But it's just
like, wow, like this is so much rejection being thrown at him
constantly. And he's just, like, still
trying to go on for, like years, you know?
I mean I also. While yes, I think he does have
like, care for her, I think it's more that he's known her for
such a long time versus like actually having real romantic
feelings. I mean, he might, but I think it
is about, like, what her family can do for him and the status
that he can get by coming into this family.
Yeah, I I agree with. I also think he, on some level,
maybe he's terrified of her grandmother.
Oh, well, the grandmother is terrifying.
Yeah. And, like, he's not of noble
anything. So like, you know, he's not on
the same level with them. So for her to like, I guess,
approve of him to marry her granddaughter is like the
ultimate honor because he's very much planning the like later.
He's like planning the wedding with the grandmother.
He goes, sees the grandmother like he's very much playing that
role. And he does try to be
affectionate with Sam Tom times. But she shuts him down every,
every time And like again here flat out tells her, tells him
like, I'm not into you. And when they played the scene
where he was just like, ha ha, yeah, whatever.
It gave me I'm your beard vibes. And I thought that he was a
willing beard for like the longest time, but he's not.
That's why I was like, confused. I'm like what exactly is this
relationship? It's just it's really odd.
And he does like he does go and and the whole thing with, I
don't know that it's just like he's he's a gold digger in a
way. And it's there's something else
because he does go through like extreme lengths to make the
company thing work for Sam, which Sam admits is what makes
her happy. So he does like have a vested
interest in her being happy. If he was literally just after
the title, he would want this to fail so that she would marry him
faster. That's why it's like their
relationship seems kind of complicated and like sorting it
out is kind of hard, which makes it fun.
But the relationship is very interesting to me because it's
like it seems like a cluster bug.
I guess is what I'm saying all right, Speaking of cluster do.
You have something, Caitlin. No, I don't get it either.
Yeah, it doesn't matter in the end.
It's just I find them in their relationship interesting.
He just seems like a golden retriever type person.
He's just like happy to be there and like happy to be a part of
this and is like kind of skeet, like scheming on the side.
But like also just like hanging out, like he is there for the
ride. As long as the ride will let him
on it. Like, you know, that's a great
way to put it. I think.
He's more like a baby horse, like eager I This is what
apparently what a baby horse in my head is like.
OK. So do it.
Very happy to see everybody. But like knocks everything down
in its path. Like, he's like trying to help,
but then like goes behind her back and is like helping a
competitor by accident. Yeah, we didn't say he was
bright. Did you?
Like the older retriever. They're not the smartest, but
they're they they're happy to be there.
They're genuinely adorable and like sunshine.
But he's not the Prince I have. I have thoughts on his whole
thing, the scheming. He says it's to help her, which
I think he genuinely believes it is, But ultimately I don't.
He's not, but I like your interpretations.
He's just a little animal that wants to, like be along for the
ride. And Sam is just like the owner
that never gives him treats, like, ever.
So I'm like, why are you? Still.
Again, it's it's like you're saying Cole, it's like a power
thing where he's like like if it's because she's more of a
challenge, she's like, well, I'm more invested now because I need
to please her. Have either of you ever seen the
movie Strays that was like just in the theaters?
No. OK, I know the premise though.
But basically the owner who like keeps trying to throw this dog
out and like drove like 2 hours away and the dog find keeps
finding its way back. He's so mean to the dog.
But the dog? Keeps coming back and thinks
it's them loving him. Yes.
So I think that one strays. They got strays vibes.
OK, so Speaking of things that aren't healthy, let's think
about Sam's office etiquette because she is an HR nightmare.
Like a nightmare for HR which her HR person noy noy you should
be fired because you do not do a good job.
Girl Sam should be like disciplined 100 times over by 8.
She has an HR department at her company and then she commits so
many HR violations. Can they tell the boss off?
HR Yeah, they should. They should be able to.
They're kind of like their own, like independent, like little
thing out so fucking lutely. But not at this company.
Not at this company. I don't know what HR does at
this company. That's nothing.
Maybe. Yeah, maybe it's like my last
company whose HR was just like another employee who, like, knew
a few things and just got thrown into it because everybody kept
quitting. Yeah, yeah, there's no, it
sounds like for Sam, Sam could just fire her and save the money
cause the company's failing. So there's that.
Anyway, no one said Sam was a good businesswoman either
because I don't understand the company.
But it doesn't matter. Let's talk about her HR crimes.
So in this episode, this is where, like, Mon's getting ready
to launch like her first thing on diversity pop, and then the
competitor launches it first because Kirk is being a bad
golden retriever, basically. And like showed Sam's entire
hand to the competitor and the competitor was like fantastic.
And then published it as their own because plagiarism.
And so obviously they find out about this and Sam's like what
the fuck? So then she gets Sam is zero to
100 at all times. So she like immediately goes
into like I must kill somebody mode and like interrogates the
whole office like Spanish Inquisition style and because of
the content leak. It's so funny.
So then we get to Mont. It's like it's comedy gold, like
everybody. Like saying their truths.
Noise is my favorite. If you remember that one where
basically when she got drunk the company party, she was saying
all the stuff about how she wants to marry Kirk and like
ruin their wedding. I think it was taped by Chin and
Chin's like, I look at this when I want to laugh and like, so she
thought Sam saw it and was like confessing this whole video.
And Sam's like at the end she's like what video?
And it gave me like, have you ever seen Parks and Rec parts of
it? So there's a scene where Leslie
Knope, the main character, is on trial and she has to have
character witnesses. And one of them is Andy, played
by Chris Pratt. He's the most golden retriever
to ever golden retriever. And he's in there again,
character witness for her. And he's saying all the stuff.
He's like, hey, I'm really sorry about the keyboard.
Like, you know, I took the laptop home, I spaghetti on it,
I'm going to bring it back. And then the guy interrogating
him who's his boss, like, stops him and he's like.
What laptop? That's.
Not why you're here. It gave me the same energy like
I need to. Put those clothes.
Side by side because it was the same energy and.
I'm like, Oh my. God.
But it was like everybody in the office were just confessing to
things, all these crimes that had nothing to do with what she
actually was trying to get them to say.
And they're like, I'm so sorry. And she's like, I don't even
know what you're talking about, right.
It's like, it's so funny. Oh, my God.
So then we get to Mon Mon's interrogation, which this is
where the HR atrocity has come into place.
First of all, she starts touching Mon's face, which she's
your employee. That is 100% not OK to, like,
touch your employee's face behind closed doors in your
office. I feel like he's the only thing
they do being closed doors in their office, though, no.
But like, here we are in episode 3.
Why isn't HR here during these interrogations?
That's a good question. That's how they should go down.
There is a again, this whole situation like Rob's in my mind.
Rob's mod of autonomy because her boss who's interrogating her
and it's like your job is on the line if you like, aren't
truthful with me, is like being inappropriate.
I understand, like, it's kind of, it's consensual in a way.
But like, on the surface, this is not OK Then we get into,
like, they start talking and like, I think Mon kind of lets
it slip a little bit that like, again, she like, knew Sam from
the past and Sam's like, what are you talking about?
Like, this is weird. And like Mon in this
conversation has the opportunity to be like, yeah, we knew each
other, but she doesn't. I don't know why Mon keeps us a
secret for so long. I can't really figure out why
she. How's that.
Like she had a like a genuine opportunity in the scene to be
like, yeah we met. Here's the dog.
Like why did she take? Why did she balk so long on
that? I don't I.
Don't get it. It doesn't make sense.
It doesn't like, just tell her that you met her when you were
younger, right? It's not like you knew each
other that well, or like it's not like she wronged her.
You took a good dog. Totally.
Like you did a, you know, a Girl Scout move.
Like, you know, get some brownie points here.
I mean, like I took care of your dog or whatever.
You see, you can trust me. Like this is the perfect
opportunity to be like you definitely can trust me.
You trust to be with your dog. Like Mon underutilized the dog
thing and this, you know, God damn it, Mon.
OK. Dog deserved better.
The dog did. The dog deserved more screen
time. This would have like been great.
So then and after this conversation where Mon's like,
wow, I can't even believe you're you think I'm the one that did
this because, like, I need the content.
Why the fuck would I give it to somebody else?
Like, this is insane. It stands like, OK, whatever.
So then she's like, well, in order to make sure you're not
the mole, you should, you need to work on me with me
one-on-one. Like, and then like, it's like,
OK, you need to work on me with me one-on-one and then, like,
threaten me to threaten her immediately.
She's like, well, if you don't agree to do this, I'm going to
fire you, even though you're not the bull.
And that's where I this is where I have a problem with the
employee employer thing. Because like, Sam is wielding
her power as the employer to get Mon to do what she wants, which
takes the agency away from Mon. Which is exactly what her
grandmother was doing to her. So learned bad behavior,
perhaps. Like, I don't like, I don't like
this aspect of their relationship.
It's not just that they have. The power imbalance is that Sam
wields it against Mon like outwardly and Like threatens her
like. I don't like that I.
See this Slightly different. Not that.
Not that what you're saying is incorrect, because yes, like
there is a power imbalance if you're looking at it in like an
actual. I mean it is media.
So like people emulate what happens in the media and all
that kind of stuff as. Well.
So like I I don't want to minimize what you're bringing up
because it is very important and it is something that needs to be
like talked about. But I also see here a very
attractive situation like this is like the set up to a port.
Like it's right, You know, like it.
That is what this is like. Starting like setting up is like
You have to work with me on this project because otherwise how
can I keep an eye on? You.
And just like the most dramatic. Like trying to flirt once again,
very poorly flirting with like Sam, very poorly flirting with
Mon, and like. So to me, while everything you
said is 100% true, this also kind of touches on the like sexy
aspect of like a power dynamic imbalance type thing and like
what it could lead to kind of thing.
So like you got you, you can't negate what you're saying, but
it's also. Kind of hot.
And. OK, I'm gonna.
I'm gonna stop you though. I think I you know what you're
saying, but how would you feel about the situation if Sam was a
man and doing this? Does that does that.
Change it. Because to me, that would change
it. That would change it.
That makes it worse. Especially because where this
goes is Sam taking Mon home. With.
Her to work? Oh, yeah.
No, no, no. Again, I'm not saying what
you're saying is wrong in the slightest.
I agree with you. But it's still hot like.
In this security lady with. Power, I understand.
That but it's a woman though. I know.
Yeah. It's like but she's a Pretty
Woman who obviously is flirting poorly.
Yes, I agree there. You can excuse things when it's
to women. It does change the dynamic.
But like to people who are like no, it's great.
I'm like if Sam was a man would you feel the same way about the
scene? Because I Yep, I would be more
mad about it than I was when I originally she's threatening.
She's like Mod, who's worked so hard to get to this job and then
to be like, if you don't do what I say, I'm gonna fire you.
Like, she's constantly saying that to her, but then to be like
spend time with me at my house or I'll fire you, It's like she
crosses a lot of HR red tape as Oh yeah, 100.
Percent. Just.
Like I. Could do it out that.
None of what? Sam does in the first half of
the series is OK, Like, I just think it's creepy and
unprofessional. I think as we get past this
episode, it gets less bad because mine is like, I'm into
this now and it gets less weird. But here with the threatening
stuff, that's that's when I have a problem with like their
employee, the employee employee situation, especially she has
HR. Where's HR?
Why is HR not at this meeting? No, absolutely.
Again, say IIA 100% agree with what you're saying I do.
I do understand. Like it it like in a actual, not
just in a show, even. And you're right, if it was a a
man and a woman as well, and the man was in power, like I would
feel. Worse.
Than I do about this. Like so.
I I do agree with what you're saying.
I. Think it's trying to come off as
not as predatory as it does come off and I think that's where my
interpretation is a little bit different is I think the what
they're trying to show is different than how it's being
perceived. Oh no I agree it's definitely
it's it's written as part of the romance.
Just always have HR present. Yes, know your on know your
rights bring NOI into that room and be like your HR sit here for
this. So I'm saying protect yourself.
Mm hmm. Don't be in the situation.
OK. Also, Speaking of situations.
So the next day Sam's like I need to keep an eye on you at my
house. So let's go to my house and keep
working because we need to post contact by 9:00 AM tomorrow.
She makes up this deadline out of nowhere and then again
where's noi? But it doesn't matter.
So to get Ma's like, well, OK, look, this is.
I agree we have to keep working because I need to keep this
fucking job. And now you've given me another
weird deadline and if that's what you want, I guess, but I
have to clear it with my parents.
And so I think mom was kind of like they will never fucking say
yes to this because unmarried woman at a stranger's house.
But Mom very much underestimates the worshipping of the royal
family, and it goes on with her family.
This is like if Taylor Swift called Theora and asked if her
wife could spend the night with her.
Whatever you want. You don't even have to tell me
details. That's literally what happens
here. OK?
The scene is fucking hilarious, though, because they're in the
car already. And then Sam's like, put it on
speakerphone because I think she knows exactly how this is going
to go down. She's like, I'm fucking say I'm
about to be in charge of this this place.
Let me talk to your fans. But she gets the dad, which was
the first mistake instead of like.
Because I think. I think Mama was going to out
Mom's entire thing. She'd be like, so nice to talk
to you again and Sam would be like again.
And then mom would have been dead.
But then she gets the dad and the dad gives Sam a blank check.
He's like, whatever you want, Sam.
You don't have to give me details.
Doesn't matter if you're kidnapping my daughter, that's
sure. That sounds great.
And whatever you want, lady Sam. Like, sure, whatever.
And Mom's like, what the fuck? I don't even know what she's
asking. He's like, it doesn't matter,
mom. She's the future queen or
whatever. It doesn't matter.
She's whatever you want. Whatever you want, ladies.
Sam. Because once again, Sam, news is
going to go down. She's like, I'm a powerful
woman. I'm going to get what I want.
And she, like, this is another example for, like, building her
power to get what she wants. And poor mom was like, God damn
it, I thought my parents loved me, but I love the daddy.
Like, whatever you want, lady. Whatever, whatever.
You don't need to give me details.
That's fine. But then I get.
To Sam's house, they do. Do they work, Caitlyn?
All right, so. I keep getting distracted by my
first thing that I wrote down, which was what was that?
But we have some backup backing up to do before we get to that
point. So they get there and Sam's
like, oh, I take a bath every time when I come home.
OK. OK, all right, you have You're
supposed to be working, though, so why don't you do your work
first? But anyway, and then mom's like,
oh, I'll sit here at the kitchen table.
Oh no, that's that's not comfortable for you.
So it eventually ends with Sam making Mom go sit on her bed and
work or something like that. But in her bedroom.
So now they're in Sam's bedroom. She's in her boss's bedroom to
work. Uh huh, Uh huh.
Yeah. This is where Cole's fantasy is
coming in the play. Yeah, this.
Is where the porn starts. And I'm like, what the hell is
happening in the scene? Yes.
OK, so then Sam goes to take a bath and Mom's left alone in the
room. First of all, she could have
taught taken that opportunity. She did Snoop a little.
Of course she did. She's like, I'm in Sam's room.
Yeah, and so Sam is just in the bed and.
She's. Like you're too quiet, let me
hear you and so. I don't.
Know. I forget what fully.
Happens, but I know Mom either starts saying something or Sam
tells her to sing something. Yeah, I think she tells her to
sing and then so she starts. She starts singing.
She. Starts.
Singing a scary song, Yeah. And Sam starts freaking out,
obviously. He's like sing a different.
One and and. What's the threat this time?
And then So she stops singing and it's just like thinking or
something. I don't.
I for totally forget that part. And then she's like, sing or get
in the bath with me. Yeah, she has no established
relationship at this point. That makes no sense.
She's a walking HR nightmare, is what I'm saying.
This is such a mess. I don't.
I just don't. Understand.
I think about it, Mom. 'S trapped there, 'cause she
can't drive. She's trapped in the scenario of
like what the fuck do I do I. Think.
Sam is trying to flirt like, really badly.
Like, really badly. And it's.
Not coming off right? But she does not know what to do
in this situation, like, at all. She's kind of at a loss, and
she's trying to just. So I think HR needs to get rid
of the rule where employees can't fraternize and they need
to have a flirting one in one class.
Yes. Yes.
Oh, absolutely. Sam is terrible at it.
Pop IT. Yes.
Yeah. No, Sam's really got it.
I think it's just one of those things where Sam's like, I just
want you around me all the time. And I don't know how to say
that, which is why she's like, I'm going to go in the bath.
You talk to me through the door and then she's like, if you want
to talk to me, I need you're coming in here.
Kind of thing. And mom's like, God damn it.
So then she sings her. She seriates her with a love
song because like, Mom's like, I don't know what to do, let me
serenade you and sing something romantic.
And Sam's like, melting and the bathtub.
The scenario's fucked up and weird, but like there's cute
parts again, Sam's they're weird, It's weirder but like.
It's cute. They're on the same page.
The page is like all over the place, but they're it's in
different languages though, and they're like, I can't translate
this, but yes, they're hot mess. They're useless lesbians.
It's what they are and it's my favorite, and it makes them
endearing. But the situation is really
weird. The situation is weird.
And then it keeps getting weirder.
There are candles. Sam lit those for herself.
Yeah, Power Sam wants her candles anyway, So then this
ends. And then she's like, I don't
want to work anymore. And Mom's like, what the fuck
you brought me? Which is a theme Mon doesn't
catch up on. She's like, what do you mean You
invited me over here when you were not working.
There's the deadline tomorrow. So it's like, well, I'm the
boss. I'll just move the fucking
deadline that I made-up to begin with.
Like, Mon can't see through the bullshit yet.
And mom's like, I guess so. Then she's like, let's go to
sleep, put on my nightgown, because obviously Mom doesn't
have clothes. She didn't move in yet, so she's
like, OK, she. Isn't.
Moving yet in U-Haul. So she's like, we're getting
there. Sam's renting it on the computer
while she's changing. And so Mom comes out of the
bathroom in Sam's nightgown. And it's not like, it's not
super revealing, but I mean, it's revealing for like anything
going from like work attire to like sleep attire kind of thing,
where it's like a strappy, I don't know, Straps, I guess, And
straps, strapping straps, like thin straps kind of thing, like
nightgown, night dress kind of thing.
And when Ma first comes out of the the bathroom, she like,
crosses her arms. So like, she's a little bit
uncomfortable with the scenario. I don't think she's really
uncomfortable like with Sam per SE.
And I don't think this is, I'm not reading in this negatively.
I think it's more so like, Ma also doesn't know what to do in
the scenario, obviously. And now she's like, like
clothing is a form of, like, emotional armor, a protective
barrier. She's more exposed physically
and, like, emotionally. And I think that Ma also just
doesn't know what to do with the scenario.
And she's like, I I don't have the power here because this is
at my house and like, you're my boss and I can't say no to you
really, or she doesn't know that she can't say no.
But like, I think Ma's a little bit uncomfortable with this
scenario too, because she's like this is new and uncharted
territory in a way. I.
I think I agree. Yes, I I think she is.
I think it's like a shy. I'm perceiving it as a reading
the comments of the YouTube channel, I'm perceiving it as a
shy uncomfortable versus a I'm uncomfortable that this is my
boss and I can't say no kind of uncomfortable.
Like I like you were. Saying like I think they're on
the same page of like they both want something, but they can't
quite communicate what it is that they're.
Trying to. Do.
I don't think they know. They don't know what they're
doing as part of it. It's like one of those things.
It's like I have these feelings and I don't know what they mean
and I don't. I don't understand what this is,
but I just, I need to be around you, that's all.
I know. Yes.
And I agree that that's that is what's happening.
And I think in mine is mine. Mine is also a shy person.
Again, the power thing is always there.
I just, I need to point that out like you can't, you can't
separate the two because the reason they're there is because
Sam, her boss, is like, we need to work at my house.
So you really can't separate the two in the scene.
I think that eventually like goes away and that's not really
part of their relationship. Like later Sam's like, I just
come to work to see you and like, it literally goes away.
But like at this point, like work is such a big part of Sam's
identity. You really can't separate the
two quite yet. So like, it's a weird situation
for a lot of reasons is is all I'm saying.
And like, it's uncharted territory because like you said,
they want something more than this boss employee relationship,
but nobody knows what that is or how to communicate it, right?
Right. So it adds a little bit of like
weirdness to the scenario because it's like it's
uncomfortable And you know, navigating this without that is
also uncomfortable. Like you know it's it's part of
growing like you know and evolving so.
And it's that and it's. Part of, like kind of figuring
out your queer like this is taking totally to like,
romantic, like turning it into like they're at that weird forum
where they're like, do we even talk about this?
I have weird feelings, but I don't know if you have these
feelings like, it's it's this weird, like they're both in the
same spot. Like they both are like not
power wise, but like feelings wise.
Like they're both. Kind of in.
The same like, at the same level of, like interested in each
other. But exactly what you're saying.
They don't know how to handle that, or like what that means or
where to go from here, or literally anything.
And that's again, I guess why you would call it useless.
Lesbians like, but they're like baby gays.
Like they're they're. Just baby gays.
They're just they're trying. It's hard, yeah.
And think about it like, and also I just, I don't know the
sexuality of the two of them. It's not really discussed.
But like I'm just going to use that term because I think it's
funny and it's a trope. It's really more so the trope
thing than a label for either of these these people.
But I want to add to that and say that just in general, like,
this is the first romantic relationship or set of feelings
I think either of them have ever had.
And so to add the queer element to it on top of that, it's like
a double whammy of, like, I have no idea how to navigate this,
like, at all. Like, I don't think either of
them really understand what's going on at all.
Because, like, I think the queerness also makes it more
confusing because, like, they say later that, like, both of
them are like, I never liked women before you.
So like, I don't think they really know what is going on.
And they're like, I just have these feelings and I'm confused
and I just want to be near you. That's literally it.
And just this is them just navigating it for like 12.
Episodes, basically. And I see what it's.
Fascinating. Yeah, and I think.
Lady Sam is using her power in order to keep Mom close.
I think she's is, and she's using it inappropriately, but
she doesn't know what else to do.
She's like, I want you here and I want you to want to be here,
but I don't know how to get, I don't know if you want to be
here and I don't know how to get you to want to be here.
So I'm going to tell you you have no choice because at least
I'll have you, which is also problem.
It is problematic, but it's part of the mom learns to like read
between the lines with her later when she's like, OK, I
understand what you're actually saying, because Sam cannot
communicate to save her life, which is a huge problem.
And that's what causes these weird situations really in the
beginning, because Sam cannot and doesn't know how really to
communicate. She's never, she never learned?
No. All she knows how to do is wield
power because that's what grandmother taught her to do.
So that's who we're dealing with in the beginning.
And it's. Is it toxic on the surface?
Absolutely it is. And I want to point it out.
It is, yes. But understanding Sam and like,
who Sam is at this point, like, you're right.
Like, this is how she knows how to behave.
This is all she knows. And it takes Mom some time to,
like, be like, I understand what this is.
And she starts translates Sam as a language where she's like, I
understand what you're saying now.
Mm hmm. But we're not there yet, right?
We're not there. We're nowhere near that.
We're nowhere near. The baby gays got to figure
their shit out and one of the ways they figured that out is
the pool scene that happens later.
So like basically insomnia and they end up at the.
Pool. Essentially, and I think that
like I think this is part of of course Sam.
I think Sam actually has some health problems.
I think insomnia is actually one of them.
Because if you think about it, the prior episodes remember what
the texting or she's like, why the fuck are you texting me?
It was like 2 in the morning. And so I think Sam is like
regularly up at like these weird hours.
So I think she actually just has a degree of insomnia and then
with their sleepovers like Sam will randomly be awake in the
middle of the night. So, like, I think the poor
woman, like, literally can't sleep through the night.
But here, it's Mom's first sleepover again.
She has insomnia. I think it's part of, yeah, part
of it's gay panic. And she, like, goes out by the
pool and she half heartedly, like, checks because I think she
wants to talk to him on. And then she like half
heartedly, like, leans over, like awake, but like, doesn't
say anything. She like, is like, I'm going to
check to see if she's awake by not saying anything and just
hovering over her because she's useless.
And then she's like, I guess she's asleep.
And so she goes, that scene is just funny on its own because,
like, because, like, I think part of Sam is like, I want to
wake you up, but like, I I care about you on some level and
don't want to wake you up. It's like one of those
conflicts. Also, like, it's also like, I
don't know if I should wake you up.
Yeah, Are we at that? Like, is that a part of where
we're at right now? Like.
Can I wake you up? Like, is that rude?
Like, I think it's this weird, like, continuing with, like, the
turmoil of like, she doesn't know what's happening or how
she's feeling or like, anything. Yeah.
So what does Sam do? I'm not going to answer these
questions. So she goes up at the pool.
Because I'm not going. To think about it one more
second. No, I'm going to go stare at the
pool because it's AI would stare at that pool too.
That pool is gorgeous. I don't blame her.
So she does that and then Mod eventually wakes up and she's
like, where the fuck is Sam? I hope she being the empathetic
person that she is, she's like, I don't care what the scenario
is, I need to make sure she's OK because she's obviously a mess.
So she goes to find her and they meet up at the pool.
Basically. And the conversation they have,
I think is a really important one to talk about because they
talk about families, which is, judging from our conversation,
it's the root of a lot of the issues going on here.
But I think what was revealing here is that mom talks about her
family and the fact that her mom and her step dad, who whom we've
met, are very loving and supportive of her.
And Sam admits here that she envies that.
Because if you think about it like that love and support is
something like her money and power can never like she can't
yield her power or money to get that ever from somebody.
You can only it's always going to be artificial.
And so I think that that that's important to note because mine
does walk through the world like somebody who was raised in a
loving household. And I think partially that's
what Sam is actually attracted to, because it's like that's
another element of something that Sam doesn't have but she
desperately, desperately wants. And she she says to Mon in this
conversation like you're lucky to have them looking after you,
unlike me. And to me that's that's super
sad because obviously, but no one in Sam's family is really
looking out for Sam, like wholly and completely the way Mon's
family looks out. For her like.
It's not unconditional. It comes with all the strings.
Like Kirk wants the status, he wants the respect of the
grandmother. Yeah, he cares about her, but
there's strings. Same one with the grandmother.
She wants Sam to obey her and like live the life that she's
pictured for her. Basically her sisters fucked off
to do their own thing, like leaving Sam in the process.
They're like, I care about me more and I'm going to leave.
Both of them did. And so Sam just really has her
found family, like the friends that we've talked about, which
are super important. But I don't think Sam really
recognizes, like that friendship for what it is.
Because in this moment she's basically telling mom, well,
nobody really cares about me the way your your family cares about
you. And I think that Sam's friends
really do care about her as a found family, but I don't think
Sam sees that. As.
Clearly something to add to that like I I to so I don't have like
the greatest relationship with my family.
So like I can see how what you're looking for someone to
like your family to care about you because you love your family
like depending on the situation but in this situation like she
loves her family she wants her family to be this loving and
supporting like relationship because yes a found family is
great and if that's what you choose as your full family and
and or only family like that is fantastic and do that but some
people want to have their their blood family to be that and.
Some people don't have it. So I think she's looking for so
as much as she has her friends, she thinks of them as her
friends, not necessarily her family.
And she wants that family. So I can, I can understand kind
of her like while yes, she has the friends, she doesn't have
the the family part that that mom has.
Yeah. You know and like think about
it. The grandmother raised her, and
I think it it deeply hurts her a lot that her grandmother doesn't
unconditionally love her. Yeah, I think that's the biggest
thing that really, like, weighs on her a lot.
Absolutely. Sam does have a support system.
If people unconditionally love her, I just want to point out
that like, she her, her brain does not think about them like
that, which I find interesting. But you're right, it's more of a
familial thing for Sam. And she definitely doesn't think
about Kirk like that, Like she's excluding all the people we've
met so far. So it's just, it's just very
sad. Like poor Sam doesn't feel like
unconditionally loved by anybody, really.
Do we know what happened to her mom and dad?
So. It's never explained, but I get
the impression they're dead because Sam at one later point
when she's talking to mom's parents or mom's mother, says,
like, you remind me of my mother.
So like Sam remembers from It's not like like infants, like the
death of the family. She remembers, like her, her
mom, at least. So I would imagine something
happened when she was young that ended up them being in the
custody of the grandmother. So.
If her If mom's mom reminds her of her mom when she was young, I
wonder if that's why she's like, I You're so lucky to have them
looking out for you. Because now she doesn't.
Yeah, no, exactly. Like.
And at this stage during this conversation, she doesn't know
who Mon's mother is. She hasn't ever seen her.
This is a later scene. Like, she's in the room with
them and she's like, you're very kind.
You remind me of my mother, who's also kind.
So yeah, this is basically like, oh, you have kind parents.
I wish I had that. That's basically this
conversation. Yeah, well, currently.
Like, maybe she remembered. Having them when she was.
Younger, correct? Yeah, yeah.
Which makes the stuff with the grandmother probably hurt more
'cause like to have had the thing and lost it is worse than
to have never had it at all. Right.
Yeah, so how do we solve this? We push each other in the pool
and have a tickle, obviously 'cause that solves everything.
That's. Just.
Typical gal pal behavior theory. You know it's what you do when
you sleep over at your boss's house, I guess.
And. So.
What's cute about this scene is that this is the first time Mom
sees Sam smile. Like we've seen Sam smile, but
like Mom hasn't seen it yet and she comments and she's like,
she's like finally I made you happy kind of thing.
And of course this leads to face touching, gay staring, And then
Mon falls into Sam again. Because Mon doesn't do yoga,
obviously has no balance. But the payoff for Mon is
fantastic because after 10 whole seconds of Gay staring and
listening to heartbeat noises, Sam says she admits that her
heart races around Mon and she's like, I don't know why, but
like, for some reason my heart's a thundering around you and
nobody knows what to do with that.
But I will say that overall, this was the worst work session
I've ever seen. But like, these disaster days
had a lot of fun, if that's what matters.
Yeah, I mean, yes, they they definitely seem to have a lot of
fun and and there was no way that inviting monover was ever
going to end in anything being productive happened.
Absolutely nothing. It's like, oh.
Boy. It's like say, oh like to
somebody you're interested in like trying to flirt or
whatever. Like, oh, do you want to like
when you're in college or something, or you want to come
over and study? And then no.
Study. Studying happens.
Ever. Like it was never going to work.
It was never going to happen. No.
Go do that alone in your own time and study.
You know what? And I think Sam knew that.
But Mom being the innocent person that she is, she's like,
OK, God damn it. You know what I love, though?
What? The beginning of episode 4.
All right. What happens?
So basically, Mon wakes up in the morning and Sam's downstairs
and Sam's getting ready to go see her friends for breakfast.
And then this whole, you know, will, they won't do anything,
happens again. And Sam roundaboutly asks Mon to
go to breakfast, but not really because she makes Mon invite
herself and she's like, oh, you just want to like a free food?
Yeah, it's like, girl, what? So that's bullshit.
And then and so then Mon gets to meet Sam's friends for the first
time and she immediately gets adopted.
I love it immediately. I love the friends cause, like
everybody's super on brand in this scene.
Like. Kate is like, leading into the
fact that she's a she's an actress.
She's like, Oh my God, I'm so famous, don't take photos with
me. And their friends are like, shut
the fuck up. T hits online immediately.
She's like, you're cute, what's your deal?
And Jim insists that everybody uses her code name Martha, that
nobody uses the entire show. And that's one of my favorite
things, is that nobody abides by that, like not one person.
It's fucking hilarious. And the friends in front of mine
start using all those weird names for Sam and they call her
here the honorable horn fuzzy, which I was so confused about
this the first time because I missed the translation of it.
I feel like it's supposed to be dirty and but I still honestly
don't get it. Basically the explanation is
like, she's an honorable lady so we just joke around and call her
horn 3D personality fuzzy lady and I think it's read as three
is read as Sam. So it's kind of like a play on
like the spelling and like in their language and like how
you'd fit Sam in there. I tried so.
Many times. To look.
Up. With it.
Like look up the actual translation between cause like.
Maybe it's just. Translated funny.
No idea I it. Didn't it didn't help me.
I always like. Does it mean, like, I don't
know, like if it's dirty, is it like a sexual name where they're
like, horn fuzzy, like I'm like, what they keep calling her the
whole time and Santa's about an eye.
But, I mean, it's probably not new.
No, absolutely not. This was probably like something
when they were like teenagers coming into their sexuality,
like inside joke. I mean, yeah, obviously it's an
inside joke. Nobody else.
They never do this outside of their friend group.
But I assume, like, when they were teenagers, they were like
learning dirty stuff and, like, came up with us and like it
just, Sam was like, I hate that. And they're like, great, That's
your name forever. Perfect.
It's pretty much what happened because if you remember in one
of the flashbacks, this group was like teaching Mod dirty
limericks. So I'm pretty sure that's when
they came up with the nickname for Sam.
They're like, God, you're such a prude, Sam, we're going to call
you like, whatever this means. And it's stuck for like 10
years. All right, regardless, the
friends know Sam better than she knows herself.
And so we get a good insight into Sam and her contrarian
behavior and how to translate Sam.
Essentially, through watching her friends interact with them.
And immediately they're just like, what the fuck?
Sam brought a human to our lunch.
Like a living one. A huge one.
I'm sorry you're even flying. Then she'd bring it.
Then Sam doesn't even bring Kirk to these things.
Like they're like we've never met him.
So here she is bringing some rando on.
Like she didn't tell them she was bringing them on, She just
brought them on because they're on like a 72 hour lesbian date.
They didn't talk about it. That's what ends up this
weekend. Ends up being they're on the 72
hour date, but like they had done lesbian thing.
It's a trope. Yeah, it's a trope.
So yeah, we're like the first date, last 72 hours, because
like, you just want to hang out the whole time.
That's what they're doing. They're.
And the next step is U hauling. They'll get there, they'll get
there. But first they have to get
through this lunch where Sam is bringing to her friends, who she
brings no one. So naturally, the friends are
like, this is interesting. Sam's being weird, so we have to
interrogate this girl. So they have to contrive this
scenario. Tantary?
Mon, that's fucking hilarious. So Oh my God.
OK, well, it's so funny. But wait, before we get there,
are we actually this is the one where, like, they're like, you
need to help Jim go to the bathroom?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, I'm like, Jim is like in
the second fry master at most. So, like, I don't think she's
even there yet. Yeah, who knows.
How much time is that? Who knows?
But she doesn't have the bump quite yet, which is what I mean.
So she's fully capable of peeing on her own.
Her bladder is not being affected.
But she's like, no, I'm pregnant.
You have to come with me into the bathroom.
And Sam resists for, like, a hot minute until she's finally,
like, fine, whatever. I'll be a good friend to give
the bathroom. So then she goes, and then Jim's
like, you need to check the bathroom and make sure nobody's
in there. And Sam's like, OK, she goes in
and then Jim locks her in the stall, which is hilarious.
She basically like takes a belt or something and locks it around
the door handle and like ties up to this dog statue.
And then is like she said Natasha Romanoff and like, which
is a Marvel character. It's like Lee, which is so
random. Isn't it?
She.
Yeah, a Black Widow. Is she trying to kill Sam?
That's why it was random. I'm like espionage or something.
Yeah, that's what. I took it was like James Bond,
like she's trying to be like Espionage Y, but like the Black
Widow kills people. Anyway.
So. Wait.
Sam's the Black Widow, So she put the Black Widow into like
she's Natasha. That's better.
She's Natasha. I'm here.
With that. Sam the superhero.
I love that. So that's when they get Sam out
of the way. And then they take Mon and
start, like, grilling her. Basically, they're like, who are
you? Why did Sam bring you here?
Why is she acting weird and poor?
Mon is like trying to answer all these questions.
And during the whole thing, basically this whole ordeal, the
truth comes out about like, the fact that Ma doesn't know
anything about Sam. So Cade and the friends are
like, yeah, the social media stuff we do that that's not Sam.
Sam hates social media. Sam kind of has a Facebook but
never uses it. That's us.
The Instagram is on me. Don't believe any of that shit.
So poor Mon has like her whole world, like kind of like flip
upside down. She's like, oh shit.
She thought she was like, she took a lot of pride in the fact
that she's like, oh, I know everything about Sam because
I've read every interview. I I know I keep very up to date
with everything about her. But not to learn that like, that
was all a lie. Like that's a lot for if you
think about that, that's a lot for like the mod to like digest.
She's like, wow, I just spent the night with a stranger.
Like, I thought I knew you. I don't know anything about you.
I do. You have mixed feelings about
this scene because, like, on one hand, yeah, she's finding out
that her world's a lie. And the person who she looked up
to and thought she knew it wasn't true.
But I still. Think it's creepy that she is
following every little thing that Sam does and like trying
to, like literally follow in the footsteps?
Like you're you aren't going to know who a person is based on
what they put online. A normal person.
Would have just. Pretended to I know this from
experience. Normal person would have
pretended to not know so much and ask questions to get to know
them. Kaitlyn's talent on herself and
I hope. I do.
Research. That was fun.
But yeah, but like, you're right.
That is the lesson to be learned literally from this.
But Ma is feeling all the feelings of having her worlds
upside down. And for some reason, this is
when the truth comes out, not earlier, when Ma had the
opportunity to be like, yeah, we know each other.
It's here and where she confesses that, like, basically
I knew Sam. I saw her smile at me once and
like, changed my entire life. But we also get this other
flashback, which is interesting. There's no dog, but it has Sam's
friend group when they were little delinquent teenagers,
which is very assholes. They were little assholes And
which again shows that like the the friend group has existed pre
Sam essentially becoming the heir and all of that stuff and
Oh my God the way they like fuck with Mon and they're like oh you
because again they're using the racism here.
They're like you don't know how to speak Thai how can we fuck
with you. And they're basically like,
we'll we'll, we'll write your poem for you.
And they write like this dirty poem for Mon, who's like just
try to translate the words. And so they were setting her up
to get in trouble because they never grew out of their teasing
phase, these guys. No, they were so mean to her.
They were. And it makes but I.
I feel like it makes sense. Because they still.
Kind of have that bite to them, but they're very loyal to their
friends, very much so. And I I wonder too, like, does
Mon remember them? Do they remember Mon?
Well, they're in the. Flashback.
So she has to remember them because she was telling the
story. I guess I.
Don't know, it's weird, but anyway, Sam ends up saving her
from this and she's like get the fuck out of here.
And like helps her with the. So not only is it they didn't
just bond over the dog, like Sam actually came to her rescue in
this moment and like actually genuinely helped sat down and
helped her out. So.
Do you think this happened because I have or is this?
Is this a fantasy? Yeah, or like.
Something that she made-up to be like because the other one is
too intimate. Of a like a.
Memory for her so that this situation is, yeah, makes more
sense. I think so.
I think this is something she was willing to share with them
rather than like, let me explain in vivid detail what Sam's smile
was like. And then I think if she did that
the friends would be like, I understand what's happening
here, OK? But that's too much, Sam.
I get it. I get it.
And then Jim would be like, I get it.
I do too. So that would have got, we would
have like, skipped like Four Seasons.
Yeah, right. If that was the story.
So is that just like, I remember you guys?
You were Dicks. And then Sam saved me and helped
me with my homework when she didn't have to.
Do you like? Young T's haircut that matches
identical to the current haircut.
Love whenever they do that, 'cause they're like, you won't
know it's them if the hair is different.
So they had to keep the same haircut for 10 years.
Yeah, 10 years, 10 years, I know, but also I 10 or 13 or
something. No, I mean, like, I I'm
estimating, yeah. But what I do love about this is
like, I imagine again, this. They're in a school where they
have to wear the uniform, so they have to wear the skirts,
they have to wear the blouse or whatever.
I imagine T is so fucking uncomfortable in this fucking
uniform because I would be too. I wanted to wear pants so bad
they made me wear a squirt. Which, I mean, at least isn't it
a skirt. So because let's be real, I
don't sit like a lady, but yeah. It is nice though.
Because you don't have to worry about picking out clothes.
That is nice, but like, at least give them the option.
Wear pants. It gets cold and then you're
stuck wearing a skirt. It sucks.
So yeah, I imagine tea is very uncomfortable in this.
Let everybody wear pants. Agreed.
OK, so then after Sam learns that mom has known her for like
13 years or whatever, she rightfully freaks the fuck out
because it is weird. And so she starts acting weird,
Like more weird like for Sam, which is pretty fucking weird.
So then the friends were like, OK mom, we need to explain to
you why horn fuzzy is so fucking weird.
And they're like basically like she grew up in a repressed
household. She's forced to hide her
feelings at this point when they're having this
conversation. Sam, for some reason in the
Japanese restaurant, is behind the sushi bar making the sushi.
I don't understand this. Or, I mean, I guess it's like
Sam can cook, which is attractive, I guess, but like,
she's like terrorizing the poor sushi chef who's trying to do
his job. And like the royal woman is
there, like doing his job. Well, basically.
She's not doing it well either, so I don't think she can do it.
She just likes to stay busy. Yeah, she's doing her best and
terrorizing the employee at the same time.
She's definitely scared. So the friends are like, look,
see, she's weird, here's, you know, repressed.
Repressed much. She absolutely is.
I feel like. One of them made a joke, like,
why don't you go behind there? And they're like, they egged her
on. And then she was like, oh,
that's fine. When she's trying to get her out
of there, she's like, what are you doing?
Let that man do his job. Yeah, So they called her out
eventually. But they they tell Mom, I
thought, like, like, I think they're the reason that she
started doing it anyway. I think they were like, OK,
playing around. And then she's like, you know
what? Screw all of you.
I'm going to do it. And then she goes, and then
they're like, all right, come on, It's enough.
Yeah, it's possible. But the key take away here is
that Mom learns that what Sam says and does doesn't match her
feelings. That's the main thing.
And they're like, it's because of how she grew up.
I feel like, yeah, go ahead. In order to, like, understand
Sam, you have to interpret what she says and does is the
opposite of what she wants. So like when they're ordering
food, like Mom saw like Sam would, they'd be like, Sam, do
you want this? And she's like, yes.
And then they'd be like, don't order that.
Do you want this? And then she's like, no.
And they're like, order that. And Mom was like, why are you
doing this? And then they explained, they're
like, she says she wants something.
I mean, she doesn't want it. I didn't.
Get that? I thought they were.
Trying to order her something that she didn't want.
That's what I thought. That's what I thought, too.
And this is before the explanation.
And that's you're thinking what Mom's thinking.
She's like, why are her friends being weird?
And they're like, no, Sam is weird.
And we just understand how to interpret Sam.
So when she says, yes, I want that, it means she absolutely
does not want that thing. So with that knowledge, they're
like, what do you think of mom? And then she's like, I don't
like her, and then they're. Like mom's like.
Or like she likes you, although she wouldn't fucking be here,
OK? See, like in our culture, I
guess we would consider what she wanted weird food then.
Like not weird, but like unique. And so because she said yes to
the first two that were like things that we would eat.
And I believe the thing that she said no to was something that
was just very easy. Oh, she wanted sea urchins.
That's not weird. That's or I don't.
I don't remember. I thought it was something else.
It was sea urchins, which I hate those things.
So good on you say if you like them.
My grandfather, you should try to get me to eat those things I
hate. I never heard of someone eating.
I don't even know what that is. It's like uni.
Or something. I think that's the Japanese
purpose. It's a sea urchin.
Yeah. Yeah, OK.
But that's you can get that at sushi.
I'm not cultured, though. So like you wouldn't like it,
Trust me. But yeah, a lot of never mind,
that's another story for another day.
So that was what was going on in that scene.
And then we also get like, again, the friend group is not a
straight friend group and it's very apparent in the scene
because everyone wants to fuck, Sam including, TT says basically
like if she wasn't my friend, I would try to bang her.
It's basically what she says. And then Jim is like, I wish,
but I have a baby. And like Norman is like, what is
this friend everybody's into Sam, which I I think is
hilarious and and I love it. Jim's offended that like Sam
never hit on her, which I I love it.
And this is what I realized was like, OK, this friend group is
just a bunch of queers that. Found each other.
Jim is definitely not subtle about it, and I'm just no
surprised that the way that Jim acts doesn't make Sam
uncomfortable. And not because, like, that's
what she's doing, but because she's a female.
But I'm thinking maybe Sam just doesn't feel like she needs to
hide in front of them, like they're the only people that she
can be herself. But also, I feel like it's a
situation where she never brings it up, but the friends just
know. Yeah.
It's very. Cute.
I just, I love it that that's their dynamic like and they're
not shy about it, which is really fucking funny I think.
So after that we get the confession that Sam likes Mon
and Mon is like seriously dying on the inside because like her
fucking crush of 13 years is like just admitted she likes her
which is and just met her like 3 days ago.
Correct. Which is huge.
And Speaking of dying, Mon finally tells Sam about the dog.
Oh. My.
God, it's so sad because she shows her a picture of Sue like
Sue our dog that she left at the school and say like, oh is he
alive? And Ma's like no so abruptly
like yay, this takes 4. Episodes, though I know Ma has.
No game is my point here. I'm like you could have like
used this dog thing to your advantage and like you fumble
this super hard but then Ma for some reason says to Sam they
have. I forgot how the conversation
transitions but it it essentially ends Ma saying if I
would make a move if I were a man.
And I don't. I don't understand why this is
placed here because my read on Ma at this point is that she
doesn't understand her feelings for Sam at this point.
So I find it odd that she's like basically like I would I would
try and date you if I could it just unless I'm reading this
wrong. I was very confused by this
line, so my. Thought.
I. Think Mon's facial expressions
don't match what she's trying to portray?
It happens multiple times in in this show.
So, like, so sometimes somehow like how Lady Sam, when she says
certain things, she means the opposite.
Sometimes it seems like Mon's facial expressions mean the
opposite. Like the character choice for
the actor is a little bit off so or like the the the expression
choice for the actor is off. So she doesn't.
She's more into this than her face is letting on, right?
I'm just confused why she said this though, 'cause, like, my
read on them at this point is that they they don't understand
what the feelings mean. So just it seemed out of nowhere
that she was kind of like, I was almost saying like I would super
hit on you if I was a man. Like and you're just, it was.
Odd. Maybe it was her trying to see
what Sam would do if she said that.
That's true, and it's just very it seems very bold of Mon to say
that. Which good on you, Mon.
I'm not mad at it. It just it was interesting.
All right. Speaking of interesting and I
wouldn't know how Mon does this because then we go back to the
the company and Mon posts the new content on diversity pop and
gets 50,000 followers immediately.
And I'm like how how what is your secret, Mon What was in the
post Because help us. I wish.
For some reason though she doesn't see it as the
accomplishment it is and she's like disappointed she didn't get
more. And I guess it's because she has
that insane 500,000 deadline from Sam.
And so she kind of like is down on herself a little bit and but
she runs into Sam while she's kind of feeling this and Sam
reassures her a little bit, which honestly is nice.
And it was a little surprising because again, Sam is in the
process of evolving. And.
And I don't think Sam meant to do this.
It just kind of like came out because I think the feelings for
mom are getting too strong and are overriding her essentially
like poker face or her neutrality.
Because after it happens she tries to like, she smiles and
she tries to like school her features back into like being
neutral, which they usually are. And so it's to me this was like
one of the first times like the mask was cracking in public and
Sam was very conscious that it was happening and like trying to
fight it and struggling with it, which is which is really
interesting. And so that's important, kind of
like Checkpoint in the like progression of this.
I keep trying to figure out this 500,000 followers thing because
I just it's so much, it's so it's huge expectations and to
get 50,000 new followers on like one post, I said 'cause you only
hear about this one post. So I'm assuming that it's just
from one thing. And unless diversity has
millions of followers and they're like cross promoting
content, there's no way that that's happening unless you get
an exclusive with Taylor Swift. At this point you'd have more
than 50,000. But I think that Mon's idea
behind the diversity pop was to partner with like influencers.
So I I guess that maybe is your cross promotion.
I'm confused if this is followers or likes because at
some point later they're like it needs likes and I'm like is this
a translation thing? I was confused I I couldn't
fully suss this out And then I don't know if it's the one post
because like later they're actually working on like other
like articles and stuff and they talk about like bullying and
like things like that. So I'm super confused by this
whole thing. I need more explanation about
the company, right? The company is where I'm
unsatisfied. I'm like wondering if I didn't
know so much about this world if I would care this much right?
If it was healthcare, would I care either way?
Likes followers? I just want to know what she did
because help a queer out is what I'm saying.
I mean, she is royalty, yes. So there's a chance that, like,
news articles could have been made about the thing that was
written. Like, it could be that maybe
she's just on everybody's radar with this company because it's
like the Royals company kind of thing or like one of the Royals
companies. Yeah, that is fair.
It's like if Princess Charlotte was trying to make.
Happen I will never know. Everywhere.
What it's like to have everybody want to know what the hell I'm
doing and I don't want to. It doesn't sound fun.
No, that's that's whole Sam's whole thing.
She's like, I don't want people. People aren't entitled to know
things about me. It's basically what she says,
why she doesn't really have a social media, which I get.
So this is their. This is.
The public's way of getting to know her.
Like, not. Like if he posted something like
this, you don't think Mom would have eaten this?
Shut up. Like you know what I mean.
Yeah. Yeah, So Mon could probably tell
you in great detail all of the content from diversity since
they started. Or I'm sure she knows after her
interview was very interesting. And they're like, wow, you know
a lot about that. OK.
All right, then. Then we get Mon and Yuki hanging
out, which happens quite a bit when Yuki's having man troubles.
So at the. Start of this show.
She's dating someone named Shogun.
And basically anytime they fight, she goes to Mon and she's
like, I'm sad hang out with me. And then she ends up in the
scene texting him. He calls her and she's like, Oh
my God. And like she like ditches Mon
immediately. So I actually, sorry, that was
an earlier scene. In this scene they break up for
Real Dukeys. Like, I'm really done with him.
Fuck that guy for real. I'm really sad.
So she comes to see Mon and the dog, and Mon is texting the
friend group because the friends were like, we like you, let's
make a group without Sam in it so we can get all the gossip
because this situation is weird and she likes you.
This is weird. So they're texting Mon and Mon
is basically like, oh, I can't really talk because my friends
here who's really sad, she just had her heart broken.
And T immediately is like, I can console her if you send her my
way. Because it's tea, right?
Well. I.
It's tea. I will be pointing all the tea
and Yuki stuff because it's there from the beginning.
Like it's there the whole time, guys.
So. Foreshadowing.
OK. Then mom's like, OK, I'm going
to pay attention to you. And then Sam starts texting her
and she's like, obviously I can't pay attention to you
because my crush is touching me, texting me now.
So she goes into the kitchen to like make tea or milk or
something for Yuki and. Pretend it's tea.
Yeah. And then and then they do a
texting kind of montage. To me that feels very red, white
and royal blue. Because if you've ever seen that
movie, basically the boys are flirt texting.
One's in England, one's in America.
And the way they do it is they have them in the same room kind
of texting each other to imply that they're like kind of
talking. But they're both on screen,
which is really cute. And for some reason this is the
only time they ever do this in the show.
They do it here for like a literal hot 2nd or like Sam's in
the kitchen Texting Mon and Mon is like texting her back.
I think it's a way to show that they're growing closer, but they
only ever do it here, which is interesting and what's.
No, no. Go go go.
It's very cute. That's that's.
It it's. So cute.
I wish. They did it more like it worked
in that movie, too. It's adorable the way they do
this. What's interesting about this
one is when it ends, like, they're on the they're they're
next to each other on the counter, like metaphorically or
whatever. And mine like jumps and like,
looks to where Sam is actually standing and like, stares there
for a while. So I'm like, is there something
supernatural also going on? Because that's where I was,
like, wait, wait. Or as mom was just like, I
really felt like you were right there.
Like, it's like Mom being like, I feel like Sam is is near me,
kind of. I feel like that would probably
be it. I think so too.
But it'd be really funny if this jump started into like a
supernatural show based on, like, that was the jumping point
and I'm like, what am I watching?
I would take that. My complaint is that there's no
gay leaves, though. No, they actually they don't
have any gay leaves. In the show, there's.
Trees. Behind them there are trees, but
there were no scenes with leaves falling in the show.
No, they didn't get the hard supper metal and.
I think there. Might be leaves well, like
petals in the opener, I'll take that, yeah.
OK. Because that's the exo Kitty
vibes. Otherwise it can't be queer.
We can bring. Back the tree loaf thing for
that Sierra merch star. Anyway, then after this we get
the prawns date, which this whole thing is interesting.
So basically Sam's like, it's the weekend, obviously.
I want to see you let's go get prawns because it's like an
expensive food in like this part of the part of town where like
it's famous and she's like, I'll take you there to get the best
prawns ever, essentially. And mom's excited because she's
like, oh, fancy food and Sam, let's let's do it.
But Sam ends up like standing her up and mom's all, like,
dressed and she's like waiting and come on.
All right. Sam ends up standing her up
because Kirk is like, it's a holiday.
Like, I think this means the weekend, let's go get food,
let's let's get. He basically has the same plan
and but he's like, Sam, you can't stand me up because
grandmother wants us to go run an errand in that area.
You don't want to just like grandmother, do you?
And Sam's like, so obviously she caves because she's a big
fucking coward. And unfortunately, they like
this starts the big cycle of like Sam constantly
disappointing Mon like over and over and over again because.
Sam. Can't will always give her
grandmother what she wants at the end of the day, And it's
really heartbreaking and sad for Mon.
But the other thing that happens is, in this vicious cycle, it
also starts the whole thing of the friend group, like Sam's
friend group, comforting Mon like being her stepping in as
the adoptive family when Sam fucks up.
And so they're like, fuck the horn, fuzzy come hang out with
us. So they go to this, they rent
out like a karaoke room. I'm keeping you entertained,
Galen. You are.
And there Mon's there and like, she's being all sad and shit.
And then I think Yuki ends up showing up at some point because
she's sad and she's like, can Yuki come?
And they're like, yeah, sure, whatever.
The more the mirror This is when T and you can beat for the first
time putting that out there, but it's all about Mon because Mon's
really sad and they're like Sam fucked up.
So T's like, OK, because T is not an idiot.
She's like, OK Sam is acting weird.
Sam brings a girl so she likes the girl and the girl was upset
over Sam. So obviously they're into each
other. Like, let's just cut the
bullshit so she's like, OK, I think I know how we can get
through to Sam. So they basically have Kade has
like T and Mon take a picture with the prawns and Like looking
romantically close together and they post that somewhere or send
it to Sam. I don't remember how this
happens, which immediately makes Sam jealous, which is another
thing that obviously keeps happening.
And T knows how to push Sam's buttons like the most out of all
the friends, and T does it so well every single time.
And so I love that T is the hero who's like, I'll piss off my
friend for your benefit. It hurts because she's obviously
into you. What?
Oh, sorry, I did. Our colors look the similar
sometimes. OK, I I feel like T is the one
who knows everyone the best and like always knows exactly what
someone needs. And we'll.
We'll. Go to great lengths to make sure
that you get it T's just the best.
You know. They're all the best.
I love all of them. I know I love all of them.
We know the least about Kate, I feel like.
But she was too busy making movies the whole time the show
was going on. She was the diva of the group.
Actually, I think it's Jim, but my God, Jim is so funny.
I just. I love Jim.
Jim, just Jim should not be allowed to rear children, though
I think Jim might be my favorite.
They're they're all so they're so great.
This scene is so sweet though. Like they really were like
because I don't know many friend groups.
Who like? Not They're not even dating.
I know, like, they're just they just met this person once.
They already started a text group with them.
Like this is the potential love interest of a friend of theirs.
But they're like, no, we're gonna help you out.
Like we are here for you and you alone.
We know that this is going to be fantastic between the two of
you, but unfortunately, you need a ton of help because this is
Sam. Sam is rough like this is this
is a hard. So they just they just like
really took her in and were like, look, come here.
Come hang out with us. We're we're just chilling.
We're gonna have some food. We're gonna make Sam jealous.
Like, let's do this. Like, let's.
Just. Help you out.
They also know that she's gonna have to deal with grandma at
some point, so. Yeah.
But it was, yeah, I just, It was really, really, really, it was
really sweet. And then they were scheming.
So of course the whole thing is a scheme.
Well, I think like the whole the whole thing starts as a scheme.
But they genuinely become like friends with Ma as the thing,
'cause they're just like, if you think about them, they're like
they've known Sam for decades, probably like longer than we
know. So they they can read her
extremely well. And so, like, they're just like
you're acting really weird in a good way and we need to help you
get your head out of your ass. And so and then they like, can
clearly read Mon too. And they're like, she's also
acting weird let's let them be weird together.
And so I love that they're just like Sam will never go after
what she wants. But it's pretty clear that she
does want her. And so I love that they're just
like, let's let's just, they don't ever, like, push Sam into
it. They're like, let's put this out
there and see what Sam does. Because T's like I have a
feeling she's gonna be jealous as fuck and try to kill me.
They're just sad. Yeah, but, like, they're not
like, forcing Sam to do anything.
They're just like, let's plant the seed and it's up to Sam.
It's. I'm pretty sure I know what
she's going to do. But we'll see in, like, sure
enough, Sam. Like a tornado that's just like,
I'm going to kill you for this. And she's like, I know it, I
know this. Is going to happen.
You're welcome. You're welcome.
Yes, which is Chef's guess.
Episode 5. All right, so that concludes
Episode 4, so we'll shoot on over to episode 5 S, which
basically picks up immediately after four.
So Tea's ploy to make Sam jealous works a little too well.
And Sam shows up at Mon's house with a bag of prawns and man
handles tea a little bit because the bitch has no chill.
Not yeah. Sam is just zero to 100.
There is no in between with Sam. Ever.
It's great, though. Like it's there's like a death
stare and like a shove and it's just just so good.
It's so good because it's it's like it's a little like that.
She's jealous. She's not a little, a little so
gentle. She's so jealous.
And it's Oh my God, so nice and like it.
It's a little. It's rough on tea, like it's a
little out of line. But it's kind of hot, so and
that's. That's.
Kind of the through line for me for this series is.
Shouldn't have happened kind of hot.
But I'm into it. Listen, jealousy is fun to
watch. Like Sam is such a stupidly
jealous human being. And like, she even gets her own
theme music as she's like, this is my favorite dramatic music
insert when she's walking to the car to tee.
It's just that, like final boss dramatic music just for her
walking. So you know, some shit's about
to go down. So yeah, the the wow, she is so
fucking jealous. It's amazing.
And eventually she, like, gets rid of tea.
She's like, go away. Like we have, I have to talk to
Ma. And basically she doesn't say
that. But that's super implied by all
the body language and the snark and all the stuff.
And she's like, OK, like just so you know, Ma and I weren't on a
date. I mean, I sent you that.
So you think we were, but we weren't like, see, Yuki's here.
So Yuki comes out and they're like, see, there's another girl
here, which he can handle two women.
So I I thought with Sam, I'd still be, like pissed off and be
like, this is still suspicious. But he's like, it's OK, it's OK,
I'm going to take Yuki home. And so I need to point that out
because she's going to comfort Yuki, obviously.
And I would love to know how the rest of that car ride went with
just the two of them and what happened after, because we know
how it ends eventually. So I just stuff went down in
that car is all I'm saying. Like it feels very planned,
like. That, Yeah, that.
Like T was like, Oh yeah, Yuki. I'll drive you home too.
Don't worry. And she's like, you're going to
do this sad. He's so sad over like men are so
dumb, aren't they? Like you don't need them.
You don't need them. Like I she was.
I imagine T was putting on every single move possible when she
was alone in the car with Yuki. And I'm sure they all worked
because we see how this ends. OK.
Unfortunately, the plan again works way too well and Sam is
not appeased by any of this. She's just like, listen, I
bought I brought you food and your mom go take this.
And then the next day she terrorizes the entire office.
Noi does nothing because she's the most useless HR person of
all time and she terrorizes everyone until Mom makes a move
to like. Mom has to be the one to make up
with her because Sam is just like in a jealous rage for like.
She's butt hurt worse. Yes, yes.
And she's just like, I hate being.
I hate feeling like this. I hate feeling like this.
I don't know what to do. And then Mom's like, fine, I'll
be the adult. And I think this is an important
moment because Mon kind of steps into her power a little bit here
because she starts reading Sam, Sam's like, I don't want to talk
to you. And Mom's like, yes, you do,
basically, and starts like reading her to filth.
And Sam's like, what the fuck? How do you know what I actually
feel this is kind of weird. But immediately when Mon starts
like doing this, like Sam's becomes a pushover.
Like instantly. Then when she's like, OK, we
made-up great. Sam's like, let's go on a date
right now and get prawns. I'm like it's the middle of a
work day. She's just like fuck the company
that's failing and I'm worried about let's go get the prawns I
promised you. I just she's such a lesbian.
I can't. I can't let.
Sam. I just.
I don't understand how no one in the office realizes that
something's going on. I know they keep leaving in the
middle of the day and they don't come back.
But then also like the way Mon. Talks to Sam in front of people
and like defies her basically, if anyone.
Else did that they'd. Be fired immediately.
Oh yeah. And they're definitely surprised
by that cause. Like, when she first does it,
when she first gets her, remember, they give her the
gift. They're like, well, it was nice
knowing you and it doesn't happen.
So I think they start getting used to that.
And then they see that like, oh, Mon actually is good at this,
which Sam admits, and she's getting results.
And we have a shot at saving this company.
So I think they kind of like, think that, oh, well, Ma's
actually good at this. Maybe that's why.
But they're never going to voice that out loud because they don't
want to die, you know? Yeah, like their behavior is
super suspicious, you know? But again, HR is useless.
So it's just long hours working on some like new articles or
whatever. They have to go, yeah.
They have to. Like.
Do lunch meetings. They got to eat at some point,
you know, So they go out and I mean.
Who knows? They they never come back.
So I'm just thinking, is nobody concerned that Sam's abducting
Mod on a regular basis? No, they're not concerned at
all. But also like to be fair, why
would they Cause like Sam is has Kirk and Mon's a good girl, you
know, framed as a good girl. And also Sam's like hates
everybody. So, like, I don't think they
would ever in a million years suspect Sam of doing literally
anything that she's doing. In fact, when it starts getting
suspicious, they they're like, oh, is Mon Kirk together?
Like it never Sam has never, like implicated as like is Sam
being weird even though she's being weird.
They don't see it that way. I think they're too afraid of
her. And like, it never crosses their
mind that she has feelings. Because remember when they were
making fun of her? They're like her, like her face
is frozen. Like she shows no emotions.
I don't think they think she's capable of having them.
I'm not at all. I think it just never crosses
their mind, ever. Because they're like Sam have
feelings. What?
No, that's not. That's not our boss.
But yeah, they're they're hella suspicious and not super subtle
about the fact that they're like, constantly together.
I do before we move on. I do love that screen grab.
That you took. Of that that scene with the
little smirk on Mon's face, Like just the.
Perfect. Perfect.
Thing and like Sam is like what do you?
Mean What do you? Say, well, what does what does
she say there to, like, get Sam to be the push.
Oh, yeah. She's like My lady.
She calls her My Lady Sam. Yeah.
Where? Sam's like, let's go get food
right now. I need to date you so hard.
Like, that's basically what pushes her over.
Because again, this is Mom coming into her power.
She knows what she's doing. She's like, Oh yeah, I know you
like me. Mm hmm.
And Sam's like, Yep, I need to buy you expensive food right
now. She's got the fuck out of here.
Fuck my family, company, Let's go.
I need to date you super hard. And she does.
To be fair to Sam, she dates her super hard.
Mm hmm. Even before they're actually
dating. OK.
So Speaking of that, so they go out on a date obviously to get
the prawns, which is very, very cute and sweet.
And I love how super excited Mon is because like, she's like,
it's not everyday I get fancy food So she's like taking all
these photos. It was very sweet and just super
cute and I just love how jealous Sam gets.
She's like, well, I wish I was the fucking prawn because you're
paying attention to it and not me.
And I'm like, Oh my God, Sam, she's so fucking funny.
Oh my God, she's like a toddler sometimes.
And mom's like, chill girl. Mom's not.
She's like, Sam starts eating and she's like, no, no, no, I
need to take more photos. Like she's totally ignoring her.
But it's it's. Important though, because you're
right about like she's starting to take her power in in this
relationship. So I think that part is really
important to like to their dynamic.
Exactly like now mom is like starting to become in charge.
And. And Lady Sam is starting to like
take the back seat with the power and like is unsure, now
has to learn how to navigate. That as well.
Now you hit the freaking nail on the head and we'll we'll get to
my very favorite episode in this show.
But it it has to do exactly with that.
The other thing to remember, like you said, is that Sam has
always been in a position of power, and she doesn't know what
it's like to relinquish power. And Mon is teaching her that,
like, sometimes it's OK to not be the one in charge.
Like, it's OK to let somebody else take charge and take care
of you, which is kind of what Mon is doing.
And Sam is slowly learning how to, like, let go of the control,
which is very important. And so it even starts here.
Like, Sam's like, I just want to eat the food and hang out with
you. And mom's like, chill for a
second. I'm doing something.
And Mom's she's like, fine, I'll wait.
Like, she's not somebody who waits ever.
And then she's like, fine, I'll do it for you, I guess.
Yeah, it's very cute. It's very cute.
And like you said, this is what this is where they start to get
a more equal footing in terms of like give and take.
It's less like Sam takes from Mon.
It's more like it becomes more equal, basically, which is
important. And that's what a good
relationship looks like. Just it takes them a bit.
They have to work through trauma because nobody goes to therapy
in the show. So they're having therapy on
screen with each other, which is great.
Yes. OK, I don't know how to
transition into this, but the next thing that happens on the
state is the You bite my nose, I bite your lips, Gambit.
There is no transition for that. No transition.
I didn't see this going, not even transitioned into this.
No, I no. Sam is just like, you know what
would be fun? But like, there's no transition.
It's hilarious, actually. Sam's transition is really
weird. They're eating ice cream.
And then all of a sudden, Sam's like, what part of my face do
you like the most? Like, out of nowhere?
And Mom's like, I guess your notes, like, what a question.
First of all, Mom definitely had an answer.
So there's that. But what a question.
So Sam's like, great, Do you want to bite it?
Sometimes Mom's like, obviously there's no hesitation at all.
So funny. And then Sam takes that opener
to, like, show her entire hand. Miss Poker Face is like, here's
my whole hand. You can you can bite the facial
feature of your choice, my nose. That's your favorite.
If I get to, like, make out with you, basically.
It's not that it's biting your lips.
There's no making out quite yet which we'll get to that in
another episode. But anyway, she's like because
to her she's like my nose is is your favorite part of my face.
Well then she's basically admitting that your lips are my.
I can't stop. She can't stop staring at them
first of all. So it's like Sam, we all know
that. But she's admitting it to Mon
and then she's like, but it's like gonna be totally like gal
pal thing. It's totally fine.
It's what women do, I guess. And then Sam is just like,
they're in public and she's like, fuck propriety, let's do
it right now. And they're in public.
And Sam was like leaning in and mom's like, what is happening?
She has her oh ship over and she's like, oh God, this is
happening. You're serious about this?
Do they not have like, paparazzi in Thailand?
Because I feel like the heir to the royal family, I guess, or
whatever it is, would definitely be followed.
Yeah. Stan doesn't ever seem to be
really followed, 'cause, I mean, she's probably like third family
in line or something. She's not like the direct heir.
But yeah, you would think that she'd be followed.
Or people, I'm like Cade, who's like, don't take photos of me.
No one's taking photos of her. Like you would think people
would follow Samara. Yeah, that is a good one.
It is I. I don't know.
I think that this the whole like, it's not kissing if your
lips aren't touching. It's not, you know.
This isn't It's not gay. Yeah.
This is what some people do. I don't know the people I like.
Later, when there's a jealousy over like kissing Mon and Mon's,
like, would you feel this way if was any of your other friends?
It's like no. I'm like, come on guys.
Do you do this with the other friends?
No, but people do it. I don't know who, but I don't
know the people. But there are people out there
somewhere in the world. It's a big world, mom.
Gay people, gay people do it. That's.
It's very common in the queer community.
It's late anyway, so that failed like.
Sam tries immediately to be like yes.
And then mom's like, realizes what's happening.
She's like, we're in public. No.
And so she like either gets a call from Nop or calls nop and
then is like, I can't talk to you, pulls it.
Exo Kitty. I couldn't really tell because
it didn't give the subtitle and it didn't do the subtitle where
it's like phone vibrating. It's just like she's almost
like, Oh my God phone hi Nop. And like starts talking to him.
But anyway, so that ends that, I think.
I think he calls her. Yeah, it was my assumption.
But either way, Nop spot blocks Sam and Sam's like God damn it,
like please. So then she takes Mon home and
they're in the car and so Sam is thirsty as fuck and shoots her
shot again. And they get super super super
close. Like they get caught in the
tractor beam of gay staring at each other when they go reach
for the prawns. And then it almost biting of
lips and stuff almost happens but then not finds them.
So, yeah. So as you can imagine, Sam takes
that really well. And it's.
Such a gentlewoman about it. Oh yeah, because she's not
jealous at all. No, she doesn't super jealously.
Get out of the car and then get into it with him immediately.
And it's like, why are you acting with your boyfriend?
She doesn't like you. She likes me, What the fuck?
She basically is like, mom, tell him and right now that you're
not into him because I feel like he doesn't quite get it.
Like, explain it to him in words.
And mom was like, girl, what the fuck she's like, listen, you
can't. I need to talk to him privately.
Like, what are you doing? And so she gets Sam to leave
eventually and. Which is funny.
And then Knopp is talking to her like she sits him down and is
like they have the conversation and Knopp's basically like.
Mon. What the fuck is your
relationship with this, oh, with this noble woman?
Because she's acting like your boyfriend and I'm so confused.
She was just trying to kiss you in the car.
I'm so confused right now. And I think it's a little like
pot calling the kettle black because he was literally trying
to do the same thing with Mon and now he's like, he's a little
upset that he's like, well, she's doing it and you're
totally, like, into it. I'm confused And poor Mom's
caught in the middle. Like, I don't understand my
feelings, but all I know is that I don't like you like any more
than a friend. And she finally like, although
like lady, Lady Sam kind of like forces her hand a little bit.
She does have the conversation with Nob and stands up for
herself and basically is like, listen, we're you're like a
brother to me. Nothing romantic will ever
happen here. You need to like, let that go.
And when he's like, I don't want to talk about this, she's like,
no, no, no, you need to hear this because if you, if not,
you're basically going to like, hold on to this fantasy that's
never going to happen. And like, you just need to hear
it. It's never going to happen.
We're just going to be friends. And so I thought this was really
good because it shows that like Mon, for all of her empathy,
like you were saying Cole, like that could be a double edged
sword where people could take advantage of the fact that
you're empathetic and it could put you in the role of like a
people pleaser Mon, isn't that, like Mon will stand up for
herself. And she has the courage and
ability to do that, which I think is really important.
And this is a big step for her. That's really good.
Something else I love in the scene is the Super dramatic
moment where she pushes him into the sprinkler.
Like, it's so unnecessary and so hilarious, 'cause she pushes
him, he falls, then the sprinkler starts going off
directly in his face and it's just like dramatic music and
it's just I thought they were never gonna talk again after
this, but then they're like fine the next episode.
So I thought this was super unnecessary and just really
funny. I want to go back to what you
said about Mon not being a people pleaser.
And I have to say that I love that they have someone who is
really nice like Mon but isn't a people pleaser.
Because it seems like those things go hand in hand in the
media and it portrays that to be nice you need to make sure
everyone else is happy. Yeah, and you know what?
I think I blame the media for my people pleasing.
Yeah especially with women it's it's it's part of like
patriarchy thing where women are supposed to absorb especially
men their feelings and accommodate them and and people
please. It's very a culturally thing
that's instilled. So I think it's really important
to show that like man is very man has her own power when she
wants to and she can she wields it.
It's like a soft type of power where she's standing up for
herself like and she she, she chooses to like act like that in
moments that really count. Like this one.
See, I agree. I'm glad she's not a she easily
could be framed as one. All right then.
This is like the episode where just like Sam is jealous as
fuck. So then we deal with the mob, we
deal with the knob stuff, and then we go to work the next day
and Chin, who's I? This character bothers me, Who's
married, Flirts with like all the women in the office,
basically, And it gets excused and I really can't stand it.
But anyway, he flirt texts essentially with Mon by sending
stickers, which apparently is like the biggest way to flirt
with people. I miss this boat.
What kind of stickers? Right.
I have questions. We never got to see the
stickers, but Sam was like, what the fuck?
And so this sends her to another jealous rage where her she
basically just, like, starts terrorizing Mom and mom and
sending her a million stickers and, like, all of the stuff.
And like, gives Chin this impossible assignment to look up
every sticker possible in Thailand.
And she's just, like, going out of rage.
And so she finally talks to Mon, and we have another moment where
she actually, like, vocalizes her true feelings where she's
trying to talk to Mon, and Mon does the thing where she kind of
looks away. It's like a submissive thing.
And Sam takes her face and makes her look at her and basically
says, I hate it when I talk to you and you face away from me
and Mon, kind of like, her demeanor really changes after
Sam says this, and I think it's for her.
Mon recognizes the moment as it's like Sam being honest,
which has been a huge problem because Sam just says he's a
contrarian. She says exactly the opposite of
what she means. But in this moment, she's
telling Mon a direct truth. She's like, I hate it when you
do this, like don't do this. And so that's when Mon chooses
to initiate the gambit where she does the nose biting thing and
she says like it's like a reward I guess.
Like it's a kind of reward for like her being honest, I think.
And then she's like, OK, now I'm going to be honest with you,
stop terrorizing your employee when you're jealous.
Like which telling her not to do that should be H Rs job, not
mine's, but whatever. For me, I think it's very
important that it's Mon who actually initiates like physical
stuff here, especially in the office where they should not be
doing any of this. But I think it's.
Important that it's. It's Mon who's like setting off
the gambit basically because like for me at off centers,
they're like kind of like Sam's in charge and so Sam gets what
she wants in the office kind of thing.
So I think that was a good Mon movement.
Mm hmm. You didn't say my transition
line. Speaking.
Of balancing the power off offsets the power balance.
That's not a sense OK? Speaking of offsetting the
balance of power, the different, despite Lady Sam being awful and
threatening mine and threatening mine was always confident in her
with her opinions and words like she never like just took it.
She always made sure to stick up for herself.
And one of my favorite moments is when Sam says their first
article will be about bullying and Mon just.
Looks. At.
Sam. And goes, but you're the.
Bully like it's just like way to call her out and I'm very happy
that she said that. And I think it's a very good
thing that they made Mon confident enough to say no and
voice like what? Like her comfortable
comfortability with things. Or like it would have been even
worse with Sam being in that power.
I agree. I don't think their relationship
would have gone. I don't think Sam would have
initiated anything at all. If if Mon wasn't like that, it's
because Mon is stands up for herself and has.
It's really about the courage that Mon has because Sam has
zero. So I think that that's really
what initiates Sam's interest. And so if Mon was just purely
submissive like everybody else in the office, because then
listen, if she had like Noi alone in the office and Sam was
like interested and was like, you're coming to my house
because I said so, like, she would just do it.
She'd be like, yes, lady, boss, whatever you want.
But that's not what Sam's into, like Sam is into the fact that
Mon stands up for herself. So I think there would be no
relationship without that facet of Mon's personality.
Personally, I think one other thing.
Before we move. On to the next.
Part. I think the.
Power imbalance also slightly like moves aside with that line
for when I when I talk to you and you turn your face away from
me, 'cause I think you're right that it was a like submissive or
like you're a person of power or like a respect type thing.
And then when she's like, no, I want you to look at me when I'm
talking or when we're conversing or whatever.
I think that really helped solidify like that.
Lady Sam is starting to see Mon as an.
Equal. And I think that's also helping
with her being able to put her foot down, Mon, put her foot
down and be like, no, you're stupid.
Like, yeah, so no, absolutely. There's moments later, and I'll
point them out where Sam does exactly that, which she
basically is physically demonstrating to Mon.
Like I see I she honestly gets to a point where she's like I
see you as above me like not even an equal.
So yeah, you're right. This is like an ICU and like get
on my level thing. Yeah, I agree that's a that's a
really good take. All right.
So now that these two disaster gaze are at the face fighting
stage obviously you have to have a mandatory gal pal sleepover.
That's just how that covers. That's the next show they're
going to be in together sleepover.
I'm here for any show they want to put out there and OK, so yeah
they're going to gal pal it up. So they go back to Sam's and
Sam's downstairs. Just I don't even know what
she's doing in her night clothes.
And Mon emerges on the staircase in this like pink nightgown.
Get up dealy. So it's a small.
Pink nightgown, it. Fits her first.
I have a lot to say about this because they admits that she
bought it, but this nightgown implies many things.
First of all, Sam bought this in advance, knowing a Mon Mon's
favorite color, her size, interesting, and and and with
the knowledge that Mon is going. To stay over again.
So there's a lot of assumptions that Lady Sam put into buying
the gown, which I fucking love. And it's also like not Sam's
style. Like it's the style of it is
very Mon, like it's frilly. It's much more like feminine and
fun and like colorful. And they've been on like, it's
cute. It's cute.
But Sam? It implies that Sam observes and
is noticing a bunch of things about Mod and is like filing
that shit away. And then it manifests in this
gown that's like so very Mod. You know what I mean?
So it says a lot about sorry, Do you think that she outsourced
someone else? Michael.
We'll never know. Cole's gone.
If you're listening at home and not watching this, you're.
Probably really confused. I will probably edit that out.
Or not, Who knows? Do you think that Sam outsourced
the buying of the like? Do you think Sam knew?
What to buy? Or do you think she asked
somebody? No, I think Sam did it herself.
Sam. I think Sam did it herself.
I don't know. I don't think she would trust
anybody else to do it. Also like I she's like, I know
what she wants. I love later when they're at the
store and she just buys lingerie in front of Mom.
Mom's like, we don't need that. She's like, yes we do.
She also knows. What she wants.
Exactly. That's.
She doesn't. Sam One.
Sam knows it. Lady Sam one.
No, I think she's too obsessed. I don't think she would trust
anybody with that information. And she's like they're going to
fuck it up. I'm going to do, I think.
I think she bought it. That's fair.
Yeah, that's fair. When she had time to do that
between all of her dates with Mon that I don't know.
But she definitely did it. She probably snuck out of the
office with my body stashed. It or ordered it online, she
could. Have ordered it and.
Like. That's true.
It could have been a I'm the
queen or whatever. Send it to my house right now
and they would do it. But yeah, she 100% did this.
So it's for me. This is evidence that Sam is pre
U hauling essentially. And she's already carving out
space for mine because this was probably like sitting in the
wardrobe like for her and they're not even dating yet and
Sam was already like making up space for Mon in her home.
Her like big private estate that nobody's ever allowed over,
which is so huge. And I don't, I don't know that
Sam is 100% conscious of like what she's actually doing here.
Because again her friends point out this is her personal space
and she's already like with, you know making a home for Mon
without like Mon even knowing and without her really knowing
what she's doing. Like, it's it's very interesting
that, like, she's doing this on her own.
Kind of thing, all right. So then we get to the part where
things get more balanced. Shall we say?
Mon's like, OK, listen, if we're going to be gal pals or whatever
the fuck this is, whatever we're calling this, I'm going to need
you to actually be honest with me because I'm really tired of
playing. Like you're cute and this is fun
and everything, but I'm really tired of playing the the
Guessing game. Like I'm fucking tired.
Just don't tell me what you want.
And Sam's like, OK, I need you to stay here more often.
Like, that's what I want. And Mon's like, wow, OK, not
what I was expecting. So she's like, can you also tell
me what the fuck we are? Like, what do you mean you want
me to stay here? You're buying me nightgowns?
Like we're quote, UN quote working at midnight at your
house? Like, like we bite each other's
faces. Like, what the fuck does this
even mean? And I'm really mad at Sam
because Sam literally tries to get pal Mon in this situation
and I'm like, girl, how are you trying to gallop how this like
she's like it's fine. That's what women do.
You have clear women friends. Like what do you mean this is?
What women do? I mean, just do wait like the
Friends are like real into trying to help this sort itself
out. So clearly they don't talk,
right? I'm like, you've known T for how
long. How is this confusing?
It's one thing if it's like you're in a situation where you
you've never seen queerness and you do legitimately don't know
it's an option, but like based on your friend group, like why
are? You confused.
That I don't. I don't mean you've.
You've seen it. I just.
Why are you gal palling? Mod here I'm just like Sam what
the fuck? And poor Mon Mon's such such a
like. I guess takes that as an I guess
that's what we're doing answer. I guess this is what women do.
I've never done this and I'm a woman, but OK, sure, whatever.
I guess. I think the only thing that I
would be. That would be more.
I guess relatable for me is if like Mon knew what was going on
and is just kind of waiting and trying to get Sam to say what
she's trying to say versus Mon is.
Like. Genuinely confused.
Also confused. Yeah.
So I'm I I kind of am. Like, I feel like she's playing
it a little safe then too, because she's like letting Sam
try. Like she's waiting for Sam to
lead and she's not. Like, it's it's almost like Sam
should know more, but there, but Sam seems to know less.
Yeah, no, that's a really good point because like Sam's older,
all that kind of stuff. Also I think on some, I think I
agree with what you're saying. I think on some level too, Mon
doesn't feel like she deserves Sam like that that.
Fits just for a very. Long time because again, like
she's a noble woman. Like she's older, wiser, like
all that kind of quote. Sam's a dumb ass, but like
older, wiser kind of kind of thing.
I think it's intimidating for Mon.
So I think she's like, even if she like put two and two
together and it came up queer, I think that she's still.
Like. What do you think this is?
Because I know what I think this is.
I've been having dreams about making out with you since I was
8. But what do you think this is?
Because I don't want to, like, misinterpret what's happening
here because that would be awkward to misinterpret things
with a Princess or whatever, you know what I mean?
So yeah, I think I think that read also kind of makes sense.
But also I think Mon is just fucking confused because they
have conversations later where she's like, seriously, what is
this? I don't know.
What? This is like what is this?
What am I to you? What am I to you?
I don't understand. Just tell me, tell me.
But she's getting closer. She's like getting Sam to
actually, like, vocalize truths, like, without being like, you
know, I don't know, like, tricked into it.
I guess so. Yeah.
So naturally, once you're like we're gal pals and you start
eating each other's faces because obviously now that we've
cleared that up by not clearing that up.
Sure. Yeah, let's keep doing that
game. Yeah, they start biting noses
and then lips, and then of course it leads to their first
actual kiss because I'm really surprised they haven't gotten to
that point already. Like, I think they actually are
kissing. It's more like instead of like
because like, they keep doing it.
Whoever's initiating it basically is like kind of that
person is like kissing the bottom lip, but the other
person's not moving, so they don't actually kiss for like a
while, which is interesting, yeah.
It's. The same thing.
Are you kissing? If you're not both kissing,
then. Like.
Who That's not gay. That doesn't make a kiss.
They are definitely lesbians because holy wow, that is a lot
of face caressing so much. There's at least 10 minutes of
face caressing per episode. It's and gay staring.
And this was cute when they were like playing with each other's
cheeks and stuff because they both are giggling and like, I
really like having fun, you know?
I think it's really cute. All right.
So let's wrap up this episode with Sam's birthday.
Sam's birthday, man, That's. A lot of.
Shit that goes down, they sure do.
Again, like running themes. Sam's friends are the actual.
Best. And they throw over this party
where they dress. The theme is like cheerleaders,
which I don't understand. I love that tea shows up.
Like a? Tennis player or something,
which that's T's interpretation of being a cheerleader.
Everybody else has more traditional things on.
And then Jim shows up with an old fashioned like it was like a
cashier's machine and they're like, what the fuck are you?
And she's like, I'm a cash cheer, 'cause there's a cash in
the machine and that was the gift, which is the funniest
fucking thing ever. Oh my God.
I love you. I love her.
I love one, but I love it. This is this is the thing.
And what I also love is that they invited Yuki cause Yuki's
also in like a cheerleader attire.
So I love that not only did they adopt Mon immediately, but they
all start adopting Yuki, which is also very cute and I'm pretty
sure her and T are already dating at this point.
Let's let's keep it 100 'cause she's glued to T side the whole
time there at this party. The the first time they.
Met. I feel like they went home
together. Oh yeah, because I think they
went and had a 72 hour lesbian. Dade was off screen and we never
saw it, which is why I want their spin off.
Really badly. That would be a good.
Spin off. It would be amazing of like what
was happening on the same timeline as the show.
What was T's life like? And then T and Yuki.
I would love it. OK, then we get to the cuteness
with Sam and Mon. So like the gifts from all of
Sam's friends or? Oh, go ahead.
Sorry, sorry. No, I was just thinking.
Wouldn't. You.
Think that. Yuki would be like, listen to
Mon like, yes, look right. Like look at what's happening.
Look at me and T right. Like, do you not see any
similarities? Like, is there nothing here like
hello? Like, yes.
At this point, like, do you think that Yuki would have said
anything to my 'cause they they're supposed to be really
good friends. I understand Lady Sam, like, not
wanting to hear it from tea. I understand that.
Yes, totally 'cause she's prickly.
But yeah, and and and tea is very like, I just do things with
people and like, blah blah blah, but like Yuki and Mon.
Like, that should be. They should have.
Wouldn't you want to talk to your best friend about being
queer all of a sudden, Right. No, I totally couldn't agree
with that more. I just wonder if at this stage,
it could be excused by the fact that they're both wrapped up in
their love interests and they're not.
Even her interior? Definitely not.
But yeah, why was there never a conversation with Yuki and Mon
about, like, Mon's feelings? Because hello like that That
person would just understand what you're going through and be
like Mon. That's not gal pal behavior.
Like she would have looked like, heard that conversation and be
like, what the fuck are you talking about?
You then, like basically made out with her for 10 minutes and
you're just do you think you're gal pals?
Get out of here with us. She thought you a nightgown.
Like. You know what I mean?
And you're sleeping at our house every night.
Yeah, gal pals. That would have cleared up the
whole rest of the show, right? But right?
But. Yeah, I agree with that.
Because like, yeah, Sam was never gonna talk.
Sam still feels threatened by T also.
So, like, I I don't think she could have that conversation
with T. OK.
That's a really good point. All right.
So then the gift giving. So basically the Friends are
wealthy people, so they all get Sam.
Very. Just cash.
And like, they just give her a bunch of money.
And then so Yuki kind of apologizes on behalf of Ma.
And she's like, hey, I'm sorry I didn't get you anything.
I was looking. I'm pretty sure, like, tea woke
up. I was like, crap, I'm going to
Sam's party. You want to come?
I'm pretty sure Yuki had no idea she was invited to this till
like 5 minutes ago. So she's like, I'm sorry.
I didn't know, Like, you know, blame blame, tea.
But she's like me and Ma didn't get you anything.
I'm sorry. And then Ma gets really
embarrassed because again, this is reinforcing that insecurities
she has that I'm not worthy of Sam.
Like, look at Sam.
She's gets up the cashier thing full of cash as her birthday
present. I can't compete with that.
Like, Sam doesn't pay me enough for those.
So earlier in the episode, she was trying to buy Sam something
anyway. Gets caught by Sam, and then
Sam's like, why don't you just give me money and I'll buy what
I want. That way, like we both win.
You bought me something and then I get what I want.
Because I buy it for myself. And mom's like, whatever.
So they meet outside and like, Mom's all sad and then she's
like, do you want to see what I bought?
I bought lip gloss, basically, strawberries.
Strawberries are nice. And here's the change.
And mom's like what? The fuck is this like?
What do you? Mean and basically what's Sam
was like, well, I want to keep biting your lips and like, I
like strawberries. So like, that's the gift.
Like basically saying like, I want you, you're the gift.
Like you don't need to buy me anything because I have like
she. Has the means to buy.
Whatever the fuck she wants, she's like, what I want can't be
bought is, is what she's essentially saying here.
And she's demonstrating to Mon that level of maturity.
I think, and I think that it's really important the way she
handles the situation because poor Mon's like that is
intimidating to be like, well, I'm dating royalty and I have
nothing. This is, you know, the worst.
So she's also. Kind.
Of sorry, I was also, I was going to say, she's also kind of
saying like, you're enough. Yeah.
Like to just add to what you were saying about it.
It's just like that Mon's enough.
Like just who she is is enough. She doesn't have to get me
anything extra, 'cause she's the gift, basically, as you said.
But but it's just. Yeah, yeah.
For all of Sam's lack of game and terrible flirting, she nails
it here because she's demonstrating to Mon.
Like, I don't want anything from you.
I just want you essentially and also the other thing that it's
kind of demonstrating which is interesting is that Sam is not
really interested in traditional courtship cause like to court
somebody like on their birthday you would get them the best gift
and like that kind of thing and she's basically like I don't
give a shit about any of that I just like you like.
So this is a this is a huge moment and I love I love how Sam
handles this cause up till now she fumbles everything.
So like this is a big moment for Sam.
I think it was like she's got a game when she like.
Figures her shit out, you know. Mm hmm.
Yeah. At your last point, or.
No, you said it all. OK, It is adorable that she does
put the lip gloss on. And then like again, they're in
public and Sam's always like, we have to hide this, but fuck it.
And then she's always like old Vermont in public and I'm like
Sam, well, I love it. She just, she can't contain her.
Her joy, which is beautiful. Yeah.
All right, well, there's plenty that wraps up Episode. 5.
But then we end. With, I believe, is it Kade
seeing them kiss? Is that this episode?
I don't think that's this episode.
Yeah. Because then she goes in and
then, Oh yeah, you're right. She gets offended and then
offends Jim. And then that starts out the
next episode. Oh, you're right.
Yeah. Yeah.
It ends in a jealous rage. This is just the jealous.
This is this is Jealous Sam episode.
The next episode is jealous Mon. That's right.
They come back in And then again because the friends are like,
you guys are being weird and the queers have not had a queer on
queer talk with these useless lesbians yet who think they're
gal pals. And then yeah, you're right.
It starts this whole thing where they're like, oh, that's that's
fine, that's totally normal that you guys do that.
And then Jim's like, OK, well how about I just kiss Mon
because, like, if this is normal and this is just what we're
doing, how about I kiss Mon? That sounds great.
She's cute. And then she like goes to step
towards Mon and Sam like immediately like swacks her away
and later she's like, I don't know, I didn't think about it.
My hand just moved. She's like Mon's not a toy.
And basically like says that and then it's like, fuck this, we're
leaving and grabs Mon and they leave her own birthday party,
which is wild. So it ends in a jealous rage.
And it started in a jealous rage.
So good job writers, full circle circle.
Sam has learned nothing. The song that continues.
Got a few more episodes. We got six more episodes.
So you can't can't learn anything yet.
OK, well, 77. But does does Sam ever unlearn
the jealousy? No.
No, I don't think that ever goes away.
I think she's always just a jealous tyrant.
I think mine gets better at being like.
Stop it. Anyway, so that was Gap episode
5. We'll pick this up next time
with Six, which is the jealous Mon episode, which is super fun.
Jealousy is just fun and we get to see it on both sides and it's
just delightful. So something to look forward to
as we continue our discussion of Gap, the series so.
Until next time I drink. For lesbian Jesus and get up all
over the place. Bye.