Theres a great conspiracy undertone, too.
So, yeah, theres a lot of elements to juggle.
And for the most part,BrainDeaddoes a pretty good job of keeping all those balls in the air.
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The show is at its best, however, when it leans into the ridiculousness of this entire concept.
Which is, you know, a totally normal way for a TV episode to start.
As the musical recap reminds us, the bugs have finally gotten to Laurel and crawled into her ears.
This isnt supposed to happen to the main character, Jonathan Coulton sings.
I hope her head does not explode like other heads exploded thrice before.
Me too, Jonathan.
Fortunately, Gustav figures out that the bugs are in the cherry blossoms.
He and Rochelle rush back to Laurels apartment to save her, but its too late.
Bugs, youve met your match, Laurel slurs.
But its still not enough.
Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do, right?
But alas, it was not to be.)
Apparently, one of the Maryland senators has been gerrymandering voting districts and it isnt Luke.
She goes to Reds office to see Gareth, but Red himself grabs her instead.
(Which isnt an ominous thing to say at all.)
What she doesnt know is why.
He needs some time to think, so they agree to remain just friends.
Wheres Fox Mulder when you need him?
Soon, however, Stacy grabs her arm and says, Listen to me.
We know what youre doing.
Its not going to work.
What do you want?
Everything, Stacy replies.
As for Rochelle, she finally unravels the mystery of You Might Think.
(Rochelles the only voice of reason on this entire show, and I love her for it.)
Odds and ends
Number of times we hear The Cars:Three.
I missed it.)
Best lines:
Stacy: Everything.
