You're the Worst 1.4: "What Normal People Do"
Chris: I’ll admit, I’m not the biggest fan of this episode but I do appreciate that it’s really their first attempt to focus the main story of an episode on a character other than Gretchen and Jimmy. It’s the first time we fully dive into Edgar’s struggles with PTSD and why that led him to become a drug addict and, just like last episode with Jimmy’s insecurities, it’s a problem that is far from resolved at the end of the episode. Also, we get really the first real interaction between Edgar and Lindsay which is a friendship that is a staple of this show almost as important as Jimmy and Gretchen’s relationship. In very broad terms, I think both Edgar and Lindsay are looking for someone to “be there” for them when needed and when Jimmy and Gretchen both prove to be unreliable in those roles, Edgar and Lindsay find that in each other. Alexa: This episode is probably the weakest so far in terms of Jimmy and Gretchen’s story. Her disgusting apartment elicits a few laughs but o...