It's interesting that Gretchen jumps right to the idea that Jimmy's going to make a pros-cons list about her. It almost seems like she's been anticipating a break up and bracing herself for the end. It brought home to me the fact that Jimmy and Gretchen really have not been getting along so well this season.

I agree. The show is more about Jimmy and Gretchen: The Relationship than Jimmy and Gretchen: The Individuals. I keep watching (at least in part) because I want to know how their relationship develops. At this point, both characters act differently with each other than with any other characters; their intimacy and…

I believe this is an actual worry for Gretchen. Jimmy may be publishing a book, but he is an artsy writer whose plotlines revolve around weird sex acts. I think Gretchen knows that Jimmy's audience is niche at best. Even if he gets published, his book will likely flop.

So of course she one-ups him with "I'm afraid he'll never be successful" which you can tell has run through her head before but she's never thought of saying out loud.

"The Apartment" (the 1960 movie).

idk if this puts things into perspective at all, but as a group people in their 30s are the most varied in terms of living situation and relationship status…a lot of people in their 30s are settling down, and a lot of people are still alone. It's pretty much scientifically proven that people are most liable to feel…

I agree. I've been feeling for a while like Black Mirror needs a more varied emotional palette. I'm definitely not opposed to dark episodes, but some of the previous episodes felt more like morality plays than stories about real people. While I mostly like Black Mirror, I occasionally think, "Well, that's not what the…

I think the episode's humor saves it from being cringeworthy and way-too-obvious. It doesn't pretend it's blowing our minds with a wholely original premise, it's just having fun with a familiar trope. As you said it's still a bit obvious at times, but I found it a lot less pretentious than some of the episodes we've…

Agreed. Killing the character just seemed like (no pun intended) overkill…an obvious way to shock viewers and end on a dramatic note. It didn't feel led up to or earned.

Agreed. Coming from someone who also loved the second season, these new episodes mostly feel over-the-top and kind of formulaic, especially Gretchen and Jimmy's characters. The therapist seems to have been sidelined as a quirky-background-character and a repository for Gretchen's increasingly jerkish behavior which…

I think Edgar and Lindsay are becoming the MVPs of this show as Gretch and Jimmy become a bit too one-note.

I found Jimmy and Gretchen more tolerable in this episode than the first three, but that's not really saying a lot. Gretchen, especially, feels just a little off. For example, it's hard to imagine the Gretchen of the first two seasons getting so attached to something as petty as a cruise, even in a semi-ironic way.…

No I mean milo the rapper. https://www.youtube.com/wat…

"People die in your operating room every day?"
"Not every day, just on average!"

Jimmy mentioned him writing in Spanish in episode 2, so I think you're right.

Totally agree about Gretchen and Jimmy's cartoonishness (especially Gretchen). They were both just obvious jerks in this episode. The Gretchen I know is apathetic and rude, but she would never hate someone so aggressively and so pettily. Personally, I thought Lindsay's storyline pushed past cartoonishness straight…

I've actually done that before. It's surprisingly satisfying.

The droning voice on the ipad and the inaccurate bird calls (that's not a red winged blackbird!) made it surreal enough to feel like a fantasy.

Isn't Edgar Brazilian? Wouldn't he speak Portuguese?

I actually kind of like Sam's rap group, it's like an assinine mixture of milo and Odd Future