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After national party
fiasco where Jenna, Matty Sully, Tamara and Luke succeeded to get Jake fired from his job at the country club, the
latters decide to make amend by organizing a party. Jenna even says :
"It's the worst thing we have done to Jake... ok, it's the second worst thing we have done to Jake."
This sentence refers to Matty-Jenna’s
relationship when she was dating Jake.
Inwardly, despite her regrets for Jake, she says
how much she is happy to be friends with Matty again.
For his part, Jake has a great talk with Lissa
about his future. He is completely destroyed by the loss of his job, because
for him, it was his future and his only aim in life. However, Lissa hoped to
benefit from this opportunity to raise Jake’s social level. She wants him to
think about his future by becoming a country club member and not a manager.
On Idea
Bin, Jenna is still looking for her place and is informed she is not in Lizzy’s
- her boss - good books, unlike Ophelia or Luke.
With Ophelia’s advices, Jenna finds inspiration in issues where people
could take their inspiration from.
She writes an article
about her friendship with Matty by saying how they became lovers then friends
and lovers again and friends once again. Satisfied by her paper, she offers it
to her boss for an online review.Nonetheless, Luke doesn’t approve Matty and Jenna’s friendship and we can understand why.
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The party is approaching and Jenna’s friends
worked their guts out in organizing Jenna’s house. Luke disapproves
the former lovers’ friendship but he acts as if there is nothing
amiss.
During that time, Sergio and Sadie try new
things but time seems to separate them more than anything. Each of them learnt
with others and this change is disturbing them.
Tamara meets up with her handsome wealthy guy,
Patrick, from the country club but she can’t convince herself to reveal her
situation so she lies about herself and pretends to be wealthy in presence of
her Upper East Side friend.
Jake
finally shows up. Surprise! Indeed he
was not expecting this. He forgives everyone and joins the party.
At this moment Jenna was informed that his paper
hits the headlines. Luke and her are excited but she becomes disillusioned when
she sees the title of her paper is not the same. Now it praises her ‘ex-lover’s
loser’.
Sadie and Sergio find a common ground understanding
that change is for the best.
While Jake is trying to convince himself he
doesn’t miss the country club, Jenna tries to hide Matty’s article. In the
first case, it seems to be ok : thanks to Ally, Jake gets his job back (it
doesn’t make Lissa happy, who breaks up) ; in the second case, it gets worsen:
Matty finds out the article and raise a scandal. He leaves with Sully who
insults Jenna by calling her a ‘Real bitch’. The latter tries to raise her
voice to Matty but he doesn’t want to listen.
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In front of the main entrance, Jenna, who is
sobbing, tries to get forgiveness but Matty doesn’t want to be friends with her
anymore. He tells her she didn’t know anything about the break up, that he
really was suffering and depressed in the aftermath.
Moreover, he adds Jenna made no effort to take
some news, that it’s always like that with her.
Jenna falls apart while watching his old friend
turning back and walking away… once again.
My opinion
I had so many expectations about this episode. Well, in
the previous one we got our favorite pair back. Unfortunately, once again,
Jenna’s character seems unbearable although human. Not an episode of reunion
and she finds a way to blow it up.
I think the only interesting part of this episode is Jake’s
arc who is trying to pull through with a job he appreciates but nothing goes as
planned. Further, with a Lissa who is trying to create Jake as her phantasmagoric
man, I think there are many questions about their relationship with the other
and integrity about being a couple.
Where is the limit of a person in a couple?
The arc between Sadie and Sergio is slow and
lacks of dynamism although the change and acceptance of the other is a good
topic.
Although
we can’t feel frustrated because of our heroine and this heartbreaking end.
Jenna or the modern Narcissus
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As everybody knows, Narcissus is a mythic
character who drowned due to too much fascination for his own reflection. It
suits Jenna. She is the Narcissus of modern times.
Indeed, in the final talk with Matty, he blamed her for not taking news when he wasn’t feeling good, to be concerned just about herself and her own sadness. And it’s true.
Indeed, in the final talk with Matty, he blamed her for not taking news when he wasn’t feeling good, to be concerned just about herself and her own sadness. And it’s true.
Notice that Jenna wrote this
article to be included to Idea Bin in
the first place. During each season, it was the same reproach made to her from people
close to her : from her mom, her dad, T. and Matty.
Let’s forget her grown-up
moments she supposedly retained on this ellipsis year, the higher final that
this show can offer is a Jenna caring about others over her booming drama. Even
if that makes her a really good writer.
written by
Alex', AJI Team
translated by
PoO and Izzy
Alex', AJI Team
translated by
PoO and Izzy
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