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At church, Ems pastor wants to know: Do we recognize the Devil when he comes to us?
The Devil could be ANYTHING.
Vinnie, undergoing a personal awakening that is really a joy to watch, says the sermon was sexist.
But Shipley, unsurprisingly, sees it as a wakeup call: Women possess black magic.
Vinnie: I need space.
Em and Vinnie realize they are both in need ofspiritualhelp.
Em knows the solution: Time to have a seance.
But whatever, this is still cool!
(They dont even remember a time before telegrams, Em says.)
Any of you know?)
about their newspaper and their activism.
She asks if Henry would put his name to his writing if he could.
His reply: Who wouldnt?
Everyone takes off their shoes and, as Vinnie implores them, brings in good vibes only.
The teen brats wind up participating, too, even though their vibes are decidedly rotten.
Em offers to pay her so shes down.
(In addition to being a medium she has about 800 other jobs.
Im just a freelancer, she says, and Im like … Wow, representation matters.)
The crowd gathers in a moon circle.
Em says its time to reprogram their consciousnesses.
Shes been dealing with a LOT of uncertainty.
Vinnie, far and away my favorite supporting character, explains that she is questioning things with Ship.
But Vinnie wants MORE.
She wants to be FREE.
I dont even know if I believe in monogamy.
YES, KEEP GOING VINNIE.
I think marriage is just a patriarchal system designed to make women less autonomous!
VINNIE HAVE A BREAKTHROUGH BABY.
What if I just wanna be Vinnie a symbol.
Omigosh, she already likes my nickname for her?!
Everyone else has BYOd their issues: Jane is still struggling with being a hot young widow.
Her blonde friend (Abiah, I think!)
has some choice words for a handsy and gross but at-least-now-hes-dead uncle.
Abby just wants to find out if she has allergies.
Hattie the Medium is here to get paid.
And Em, as we know, wants to be guided toward her destiny.
She asks: Should I seek fame?
And the universe answers with LIGHTNING.
Witchcraft is no joke!
Em demands the girls stay centered.
(Salem is Brinas familiar.)
Janes nose bleeds, the piano plays itself, Hatties eyes roll back in her head.
Em asks the spirits to show her the light and all the candles go out.
When Em goes looking for matches she finds her Nobody, coughing and struggling in the dark.
While the seance unfolds, Shipley and Austin bond over their girl troubles.
Sue is at a party in Concord; Austin doesnt mind if they spend that time apart.
She can party and I can stay at home and feel depressed about my bad taste in art.
I cant totally tell but … are they flirting?
Austin, who clearly doesnt know Vinnie well, says shes always been desperate to get married.
Shipley admits that he, actually, is feeling a little desperate.
In the morning, Em pounds on Sues door and announces, I want to be published.
I have to be published or Ill DIE.
I dont want to be a nobody.
Just hanging out, eating grapes, as one does.
He was at that party in Concord the other night.
Im at all of the balls, he says.
Do we think Sue and Sam are hooking up?
Em hands the folded-up poem to Sam.
He just has SO many submissions to go through.
Andifits accepted, well … Ill keep you posted.
I canNOT believe Sam is out here negging Emily Dickinson!
What a searing indictment of freelance life this episode has turned out to be!
