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.
I saw an early teaser of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, one of CW's few non vampire/witch/superhero shows on the CW, before the season started. My mom immediately looked at me and asked why we were watching a musical series that wasn't even about music (re: Glee, Smash).
Still, I gave it the benefit of the doubt and tuned in for the next few episodes and...
PAUSES FOR EMPHATIC DRUMROLL....
Josh just happens to live here! This is real estate lawyer turned crazy lady Rebecca Bunch's (Rachel Bloom's) favorite justification for moving from New York to West Covina, California because a butter commercial made her take a way too real life re-assessment.This is also the title of the first episode.
In case you can't tell, I am into this show. The show is certainly quirky, and promises at least three musical numbers per episode thus far, and I'm betting everyone in the cast will sing at some point, including Rebecca's oddball boss, Darryl Whitefeather.
The story in a nutshell, plants miserable Rebecca in California after following chill surfer dude Josh Chang, a guy she dated in summer camp, back from New York to California, which is commonly known as a "Flipped Felicity". (I am trademarking this term). She arrives in West Covnia, breezes into a law firm and gets hired at a moment's notice, since she went to Harvard and loves to remind people it's not such a big deal, and sets to work the 9-5 of getting herself into Josh's life. One of many ways she gets to worm closer to Josh is the three or so accidental dates she goes on with Josh's bartender friend, Greg, who is played by Broadway legend-in-the-making Santino Fontana (he did the voice of the prince in Frozen). After meeting Greg and hearing Josh will be at a party, Rebecca gets ready (singing the "Sexy Getting Ready Song, a true ear-worm) and shows up to the party all over Greg to make Josh jealous. As luck would have it, Josh never shows, and here begins the love triangle. Rebecca befriends many people including her psych major neighbor Heather, pep-talking paralegal Paula, and even meets Josh's yoga teacher girlfriend, Valencia.
Wait, Josh has a girlfriend?
Yes, that was a surprise to Rebecca too. In the course of a few short days, (Episode: Josh's Girlfriend is Really Cool!) she meets Valencia, befriends Valencia to set her at ease, gets Valencia a deal on a new space for her yoga studio, and makes out with her at a club, which alienates Valencia, Josh and Greg. Rebecca follows up with trying to show Valencia she's not a threat to Josh (Episode: I Hope Josh Comes to My Party!) by throwing a "casual" house party with her paltry gathering of friends, greatly overcoming her fear of house parties that began the day her dad walked out on her mom at her birthday party. As bad as Rebecca treats Paula, she comes through and helps throw the best house party and gives Rebecca the peace to get over her parent's divorce.
In this week's episode (I'm Going on a Date With Josh's Friend!), Greg reluctantly asks Rebecca out to a taco festival (after an elaborate ballroom dance and tap number in black and white) and Rebecca accepts. Rebecca recently chose to become a vegan, as a drastic kickback from dating inappropriate mean and making unhealthy decisions. Things go great until Rebecca sabotages the date, running off with briskets and an unwashed vegan cook, leaving Greg and the viewers disappointed and once again confused- doesn't Rebecca really like Josh? Doesn't she seem like she is really a better fit with Greg? Rebecca apologizes to Greg after he finds the vegan dude leaving her house, but it may be the third strike for the more-than-perfect-if-they-could-get-out-of-their-own-way pair.
In a side story, Rebecca helps Josh with a job application for a Hawaiian themed electronics store (wow, super retro) and he looks over-qualified for the job. When Josh is forced to work in his dad's radiology lab instead, Rebecca storms into the Aloha Tech Center and demands that some Harvard book smarts and average smarts like Josh's, should not preclude someone from selling computer games.
