“I saw Zahid’s penis.”
Another beautifully constructed episode this time as Sam struggles with the concept, in ethics at uni, of a “Socratic seminar” where one researches a topic and discusses it in class- up preparing from 3.49am but failing the assignment through not speaking. There’s a different but equally stressful morning for Casey as the and Evan wakes up together and she resorts to rather amusing extremes to get him out of the house unseen.
And then there’s Elsa- after that revelation last time to Izzie about her shitty childhood she randomly meets her mum in the street and random small talk ensues, leaving her in shock. There’s a story there which will, I’m sure, emerge. And we also now know that Paige has serious problems- so her suggestion of a dinner party into which she Skypes is the much needed comfort of someone in a very brittle place- and it goes badly. Zahid’s new girlfriend Gretchen clashes with Sam and is an annoying know-nothing know it all who thinks she knows what she needs to know from YouTube, that uni is a waste of time that produces “drones”, and other such very wrong things. Also, Izzie and Evan clash badly, and Evan chickens out of ambulance practice with Doug because of nerves about potential failure arising from his dyslexia- something he hasn’t even told Casey about until now.
No one is having a happy episode. Until Sam realises that debating with Gretchen is exactly what he needs to do in the seminar- and he passes, returning home in triumph... to a teary Paige, who has dropped out, her dreams shattered. This is an episode where most of the characters are in difficulty of some sort, and it’s a masterly crafted episode. Superb
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