I definitely worried that he was gonna come up when Taylor and Eve were making out…

I can agree with that, actually— (Side note—Canada seems to have a lot less of an issue about where you go to school. I've known people who have transferred—inconveniently of course—to schools across town to start fresh after some incident. Although where I live, in relatively privileged Victoria there is a big…

Thanks for the complement—honestly I went a bit overboard because I couldn't sleep after the episode and wanted to discuss it.

I only somewhat agree with that—I get why she's become friends with Kelsey for the most part, and can even see why she likes Josh (besides his looks), but… I do think there's meant to be some subtext that she played the good wife for so long she missed out on all this?

Ugh you answered my question/worry when I didn't see the preview. *goes to look up XOJane*

Yes, I was gonna mention that. The way he described it was that he repeatedly tried to break up with him and she would do things like sneak into his apartment. I mean I guess it's scuzzy to agree to go to a party with her and then leave with a model but… Given the way he described things—it's not even all that…

Even if you knew your parents would be ok with you being gay (and I am not sure Eric's parents would be—at least his dad who was egging him on about getting with girls before) there are lots of factors—you prob don't want them to know you're meeting guys online for sex obviously. But his parents are also going…

I had to listen to that dialogue twice, but that was exactly how I understood it.

That said I did get a strange vibe from Nate and whatshername (Patti?) and did have the same thought but this show probably makes me suspect or at least see the possible worse with every new character.

I don't think it's all that weird at all that a teen might be into that—or, being insecure in school think that's the only way to get the cooler kids' attention (pretend he's into it rough.) Especially not in the age of Grindr, instant gay porn which of course often is pretty rough, etc.

I had several girlfriends at that age where I think our affection (even physical) was genuine though it didn't go past making out (well there was this one time but…)

That felt earned for the show to me even if it was very melodramatic—we've seen that this is the way Anne reacts to new, upsetting (in the case that maybe it wasn't a rape all along that she was so obsessed with) info.

Pretty positive Matteo is a friend and not related… :P

I can't figure that out—surely she would have caught on by now that the boy in the article was Taylor? Except, I'm not sure she has…

Well it coulda been except I don't think rape survivor meetings would make you tell your experience on stage and then have people snap in approval ;) (I'd hope not?)

Yeah the poetry slam mostly worked for me—though I admit at first I thought this was another school rehearsal for the arts performance like when we saw the principal watching the modern dance piece which had me very confused…

RIght—and in that scene, as I mentioned, it seemed like Eric suddenly felt guilty or weirded out when the guy tried to make it sexual—insisting on just kissing, which seemed like something was up as I got the feeling that was a regular hook up

Great points—and I agree with you about the show this year. One thing I thought maybe they telegraphed—when Eric hooked up with that guy in the car, the guy seemed surprised that he just wanted to make out and Eric seemed put off at anything more—I read it as guilt, like he did think he went too far. If I am making…

RIght, although I would assume Taylor would have admitted that to his mom at the end—except of course maybe he wouldn't remember.

I enjoyed it well enough, but… Well first—do we know that we won't see Jade again? (I missed any previews if there were any). I assumed maybe they would stretch her story into something they repeatedly have difficulty with.