‘You’re The Worst’ addresses clinical depression in a real way.
Who knew a mouse could be such a good metaphor?
This is the episode where stuff gets real.
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Or maybe when they moved in together by accident.
Or maybe we thought it happened last week, whenJimmy followed Gretchento her crying spot.
Jimmy decides to spend the day trying to stalk and kill a mouse, but Gretchen cant sit still.
Early in the day, we see her subtle tells that somethings off.
She rips up leaves absentmindedly, boozes hard, and dances without music.
Its only when Lindsay arrives does she seem to feel a sense of relief.
Until a few too Bloody Marys and beers sends her into panic mode.
(Who knew?)
Its back, isnt it?
Are you gonna tell Jimmy?
I cant tell him my brain is broken, Gretchen responds.
I would have killed to let Paul in on my gross secrets… Dont start keeping secrets now.
Wear your stains on the outside of your clothes, Gretch.
She does, eventually.
I am clinically depressed.
Its been going on my whole life, so Im really good at handling it.
It strikes whenever and I have no idea why, but its fine.
Im so sorry I never told you.
Be okay with how I am and the fact that you cant fix me.
Cant I, though?
They hug, and just as the camera pans to Jimmys face, a mouse runs by.
The mouse problem and Gretchen are not things to be fixed.
Depression isnt usually spelled out on TV, at least not without an after-school special vibe.
Seeing how theYTWteam writes the rest of the season will be fascinating.
Will narcissistic Jimmy handle Gretchen like shes fragile glass or will he brush the whole thing under the rug?
Until then, the (truncated) Worstie rankings:
4.
Nope, not the worst.
In fact… least worst: Edgar
Edgars wooing Dorothy a.k.a.
theater bitch and its working.
Also she introduces us to her Avocadont Vine series, which sound better than half the stuff out there.
Bonus points go to Edgar for his response to Lindsays claim she misses hanging out with him.
You should hang out with me and Dorothy sometime.
Well played, nice guy Edgar.
He knows somethings off, but doesnt know how to deal with it.
It gets worse: Gretchen
Girl can throw a verbal punch, no matter how shes feeling.
This place is an emotional black hole, she says.
Though, at this point we have to disagree.
Absolute, hands-down, no-questions-asked worst: Lindsay
Lindsay lands as the worst on this list by default.
(Theyre all good this week; they are!)
Youre the worst Lindsay, though really youre the best.
