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Monday, February 8, 2016

Rebecca and Josh Get Real- It's Not So Nuanced Anymore

Poor Greg...
   
     I've been eagerly watching the last three weeks of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, waiting to see what Rebecca and the zany West Covina crew will bring us in 2016. Things have gone from bad to even more presumably bad for Rebecca. This girl is setting heself up for failure with Josh Chan, and yes, she really could use a shovel to help her dig her own grave. Her friends have had some highs and lows too this Winter. To sum it up, things got real... in no particular order.

  • Rebecca and Josh go back to camp.
  • Rebecca attempted a feminist pole dance.....
  • Greg and Heather started dating. Does he seem really, really old for her?  How can she afford the  nice apartment next to Rebecca if she's only a  college student?
  • Paula bonded with her husband over Rebecca's troubles. 
  • Darryl invited lady escorts to keep people at his party. 
  • Rebecca realizes she has really gone off the deep end.
  • We still don't get to know Josh's oversleeping friend, Chris. 
  • Rebecca sang a letter as a song (Dear Joshua Felix Chan).
  • Valencia continued to make Rebecca feel like crap and was possessive over Josh.
  • Rebecca finally admitted she loved Josh (although only admitted to her best friend Paula).
  • Valencia faked being a feminist with her poppy hit (Women Gotta Stick Together). 
  • Greg met his high school crush again, and she looks just like Bevin from One Tree Hill.
  • Rebecca found a fondue delivery place. Who knew one existed?
  • Darryl bonded with White Josh and we learn all about WJ's, which is mostly just his gym routine.
  • Rebecca got school by teen girls about making yourself happy with a slutty makeover (Put Yourself First), which is really about making yourself hot so boys will like you.
  • The above moment was part of a women's empowerment seminar Rebecca failed to teach.
  • As it turns out ,Josh Chan is really a micro-manager when it comes to the prefect beach day.
  • We got to see more of Darryl Whitefeather, and he brought us an EDM-techno funk song (Having Some People Over), which I will play before every gathering for the rest of my natural-born life.
  • Valencia outs Rebecca's real reason for coming to town, which was something to the extent of: "Josh made it seem like such a happy place and I wanted to be happy."
  • So basically, Rebecca lied, and then on top of the lies, sprinkled in bits of truth. 
  • The woman who hires Rebecca for  the camp is also the woman that played the principal's secretary in last week's Grease Live (what a big week for Haneefah Wood). 
  • Greg & Josh finally fought over stuff (feelings for Rebecca, who gets to make plans for the group)
  • Rebecca literally broke into Josh's house to delete a text. Is this a textmergency or a (textcatastrophe)?
  • Josh comforted Rebecca several times and makes her feel special, until he realizes she faked a broken window to get him to come over (and even that was a lie to cover something else).
  • Again, Rebecca has really scared Josh off. This girl needs a T.O.!
  • Rebecca also reaches out to Greg, only to for him to smell Josh all over this fiasco, and Greg walked out.  

  • "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is a brilliant TV show that no one watches." --Slate article. 
    Let's get people to change their minds. 
    Even my Family Guy faithful brother has sat for a few minutes and watched and asked questions about the characters, so there truly is hope for others.  


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