Kevin Can F**k Himself
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If you deny that something ever happened, you might, in some timelines, make it go away.
And in this weeksKevin Can F**K Himself, denial is driving every character.
In the dimly lit hospital of Bleak World, Neil lies asleep in his bed.
Allison shoves him awake.
He starts to threaten Allison, saying he has leverage over her because he knows about the attempted murder.
However, Allison and Patty are a united front.
They tell him no, they never tried to kill Kevin.Obviouslyit was Neil.
Theyre gaslighting him into silence.
So Patty and Allison solved the Neil problem for now, but Patty is out.
There, Aunt Diane weeps over Chucks affair.
Allison, meanwhile, is prodding Billy for information on how to disappear.
Is it possible to order off the menu of suspicious PI services?
Diane gets a call from Chuck and excuses herself.
Allison says, but Billy knows its not about that.
The only person not in denial: the PI.
So Allison needs money.
Chilling in the car with Diane, she asks about working at the liquor store again.
Diane suggests pawning stuff, like how she pawned Chucks gold necklace.
Its possible, according to Diane, because Kevins valuables are now in Chucks storage space post-break-in.
Patty, meanwhile, collapses on her bed before she is interrupted by her doorbell.
Its Tammy, asking to stay over with the most convenient of excuses.
People who show up at front doors without calling are intense, Tammy admits.
Patty lets her in with a sexlessmwah.
Patty and Tammy, well … Im not feeling it, folks.
Tammy rolls her eyes at every mention of Allison fair, considering Pattys thinly veiled crush.
Tammy is all-in on Patty, which would be dreamy for the right person.
They should be on fire right now!
Patty and Neil glower at each other, and as Allison and Tammy pop outside, it gets awkward.
Neils anger is palpable.
But Kevin enters the kitchen, an interruption for Neils mood, and were in Sitcom World finally.
Neil practically tackles him in a hug.
Kevin makes fun of his haircut.
He calls him names.
He asks Neil what happened, and Neil repeats his story.
Dude is thrilled to get out of his own head.
In Bleak World, Allison and Diane rifle through Chucks storage unit.
Allison finds a Wade Boggs rookie card.
She finds her old pearl necklace.
Allison puts it on and smiles at herself.
Later, Allison walks into her Sitcom World kitchen.
Kevin is there prepping for his big newspaper interview.
(The respect this show has for print media!
We love to see it.)
He accuses Allison of always being high and mighty when she wears her pearls.
Plus his dad says hes more aspirational if hes not married, so he needs Allison to scram.
Allison, a woman on a mission, heads to Sams diner in Bleak World.
Sam interrupts and says she doesnt have her job back.
Allison has no idea that she lost her job denial!
In her misery, Allison is very self-absorbed!
She was looking for a contact with Sams pawn-shop-owner uncle, but hes actually dead in this case.
Allison apologizes as she leaves the restaurant all flustered.
Its vintage Annie Murphy screwball flutters, and its funny.
But overall, its hard to sympathize much with Allison during this episode.
Shes mostly a machination of other peoples misery.
Kind of similar to …
The OConnor house is basically Denial City.
Patty offers help, and Neil goes dark, yelling Get out!
at her, his tone menacing and violent.
Patty cant win: Tammys leaving, for now, to stay with her brother.
Its not worth it.
Tammy is putting herself first, as she should!
Allison is cheerful: Hello!
We would like to PAWN an item!
Diane gets her $375 for it and asks if a weekend in Branson will fix anything.
Worcesters a trap, Diane, is Allisons rude response.
Diane gets snippy, as does Allison.
Not only can Allison not get the money, but she cant even get the card back.
natural, of course (ow!).
Neil comes in with the Buffalo-sauce samples, and Kevin tells him to make some tea.
The tea whistle rings while Neil has another flashback to his attack on Allison.
But again, when Kevin walks in, its a cut to Sitcom World.
Neil says he drifted and then tells Kevin, Shes trying to kill you.
The reporters skirtisawfully short; marriageisa death sentence; women, am I right?
Kevin goes into the living room for his interview.
While downing a Buffalo wing, he brags about keeping cool in any situation cue the high jinks!
The hot sauce is too hot!
Kevin flails, running into the door and falling.
Neil comes out of the kitchen and trips over him.
Kevin grabs a carton of milk and pours it all over his eyes.
In the backyard Bleak World Allison is shivering, calling Diane about another trip to the storage unit.
The reporter pops out onto the porch and recognizes Allison from high school.
Turns out Allison was a champion swimmer!
She was in the paper every other week.
And she bailed on the team.
Reporter Kelly says she had a shot at leaving Worcester.
She couldve gone to college (but not, like, BC, i.e., Boston College).
Allison corrects her: She didnt actually have a shot.
But do we believe Allison?
Allison is on one this week.
Her self-obsessed pity party is doing nobody any favors.
Naturally, her next step is talking to Patty on the porch.
She asks her for help.
I dont want to be me anymore, she says.
She meets Tammy at a bar, which is actually the site of a wake for Tammys former partner.
Patty acts like a grown-up and talks with Tammy, explaining why she has been so cold.
Patty has to run but not without kissing Tammy a little bit in public.
In Sitcom World, Kevins plot gets a tidy little resolution as he crows on the couch.
Allison leaves, but Kevin is unbothered as he and his dad clink beers.
Neil looks dead inside dude is turning into a Worcester wild card.
Allison and Patty meet up for a mysterious meeting in an abandoned parking lot.
Its our old friend Billy PI.
Allison gives Billy her pearl necklace for leverage.
He asks them what they want.
Patty and Allison swear that this case is much more complicated.
In unison, they say, Were a lot of work.
Its a self-deprecating but honest statement to close out an hour that has otherwise been all about denial.
Starbucks?!
Diane likes her coffee with a shower of sugar!
Wonder if thats going to be rectified in a meta fashion?
