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Ava is in the dog house this episode.
Trust the Process is a 30-minute obstacle course of tests designed to make Ava pay for her email.
And Deborah ignores Avas preshow notes to flirt with another flannel-adorned millennial comic just to make Ava jealous.
Interesting thats not more widely known, deadpans Ava.
Deborah gives her nothing.
But the silent treatment and lashing out effectively prove just how wounded Deborah still is by the email.
Laurie Metcalf and Mark Indelicato steal scene after scene as they dutifully antagonize Ava.
Its fun to spend time with Damien.
We dont know much about him, but we learn one interesting fact.
Its like, so awkward Ava cant argue).
Damiens in it for the glamour.
His devotion to Deborah is hilarious if a bit distressing.
It could benefit from continuing to interrogate these dynamics.
Marcus gets a French bulldog puppy to distract himself from how much he misses Wilson.
On the bus, Avas hanging by a thread.
Im trying to be good, Ava says feebly.
Making a big change in my life.
Hackssometimes stumbles when it works too hard to make Ava aHannah Horvathstyle Every-millennial.
See the kombucha scene or Ava correcting Deborahs use of the term master bedroom.
Her origin story was getting canceled for making fun of a conservative politicians gay kid, after all.
It just goes to show: There are so many different ways for millennials to be annoying.
Get it right!).
But Avas cleanse plotline gets it just right, coming off as accurately tragic.
Ava, like the rest of her generation, is deeply concerned with being good.
But mostly because she thinks being good will make her feel better.
Mid-episode, Weed fulfills her destiny to become the mutual enemy Ava and Deborah need.
Einbinder and Metcalfe share a perfect scene when Weed explains she texted her a photo before tossing the ashes.
Ava didnt get it … because she has a flip phone.
Oh, you should really get a smartphone; theyre a game changer, Weed says earnestly.
Ava screams, with convincing rage and hysteria: I KNOW ABOUT SMARTPHONES.
IM TRYING TO BE A GOOD PERSON, YOU DUMB BITCH.
Its the setup for Ava and Deborahs reconciliation.
Dont choke up, I dare you!
In this episode, Ava and Deborah are both humbled.
Avas a straight-up mess.
They share a tender scene in a dive bar after successfully dumpster-diving for the ashes.
In the bar, we get a fresh update on Deborahs material.
The ashes search means they will miss their show in Oklahoma City.
Those poor people have seen enough bombings, quips Deborah.
As she tells Ava, usually, something clicks by now.
But now they have each other cling to while they circle the drain.
They shared a tender moment in episode one when they realized both their dads died recently.
Looking forward to more Weed-Ava-Deborah face-offs.
