“Living in Sin”
“It was a sweet Saturday morning with my adorable boyfriend. I should have been loving it, but I had to admit that ever since Matty and I had babysat my little sister Morgan, I’d been a little distracted.” Jenna’s voiceover tells us that water is wet. At first she worries that she wants a baby, but realizes it’s Matty she wants. So of course she blurts out that she wants to move in with Luke, who readily agrees.
The Hamilton’s are ecstatic–the house was getting way too crowded. Matty walks in on the champagne toast and is happy for Jenna, which shockingly doesn’t bother her. The couple plays house in a smugly happy move-in montage. Seriously, the amount of times they call each other “babe” during this episode is revolting. Now that they’re living together, Jenna wants to take their relationship public, but Luke still doesn’t.
Everything is peachy keen until Luke explains that he’s going to an industry party with Lizzie that night. The sparkly sheen has worn off of the apartment and Jenna allows jealousy to take over. She gets mad at Luke because she thinks he was on a date, while Luke gets mad at Jenna for not trusting him. She explains that their secrets bring up bad Matty memories, which is the opposite of what Luke wants. They exchange I love yous. Jenna decides to take them public with an article called, “How My Secret Boyfriend Helped Me Let Go of My Past.” Both Luke and Lizzie are not happy. Jenna once again hasn’t learned anything at all.
Tamara is dodging calls from the credit card companies and hiding it from Sadie. However, she can’t hide it from her mother, who demands that she find a way to start paying back the $12,000 in debt. If she doesn’t, she won’t be going back to NYU in the fall. Tamara comes clean to Sadie, who gives her a “that sucks.” Tamara gets mad and blames Sadie, which is absolutely ridiculous. Tamara asks for a loan, which Sadie declines. Tamara proceeds to call her a “rude ass whore” and storms out. Wooooow. I’m not happy with Awkward’s concept of friendship; Sadie is right in this instance and doesn’t owe Tamara anything, let alone thousands of dollars. Tamara does take Sadie’s advice to get a job to heart; however her allusion to a hotel room and what she’s wearing might be pointing toward something less than savory.
Jake is moping about Ophelia’s article; she addresses his happiness, but infers that happiness is a result of being too dumb to know better. Lissa storms down to Idea Bin to kick Ophelia’s ass, but Ophelia gets her to spill about her and Jake’s multiple breakups instead. She gives Lissa a copy of The Feminine Mystique and affirms that she can be her own Palos Hills husband. Ophelia’s lessons in feminism make Lissa lean in and demand more classes, more signage and actual pay for the atonercize classes she teaches at the club.
Matty and Sully are studying for Matty’s German presentation. Sully suggests that they do reward shots, which leads to Matty sleeping through his and Lacey’s final presentation. When he goes to the Hamiltons’ to apologize, Lacey warns him about Sully’s influence on his life, comparing her to Ally. Matty breaks up with her in the chillest breakup, possibly ever.
This was a pretty interesting episode overall, if I pretend like I didn’t hear any of the “babes” exchanged between Luke and Jenna. I’m glad we’re finally getting to the crux of Tamara’s storyline, though I’m hoping it isn’t heading toward a prostitution situation. Incorporating feminism into Lissa’s storyline is awesome, though I wish feminism wasn’t just a plot device for the show.
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Episode Rating: 7/10.
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