Paper Girls

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Her instinct is dead-on: They look exhausted.

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They have really beenthroughit.

So yes, hug those girls, 1999 Tiff!

Hug them for all of us!

you might see something bubbling just under the surface as she gets to know her future self.

Dont get me wrong, they get along very well.

So well, in fact, that it really pisses off Erin.

She had the complete opposite experience with her future self.

But Tiff still has some questions.

Shes surprised to find herself still living in Stony Stream at 23.

Tiffs not a quitter.

on his farm and have him explain how to decipher his notebook.

Understandably, the other girls want nothing to do with Larry, but Tiff knows theres no other choice.

The two Tiffanys head to the farm.

1999 Larry is a brand-new recruit to the STF Underground.

He seems excited and hopeful, a real departure from 2019 Larry.

Tiff is brutal here, and its excellent.

Theyll have to wait seven years.

Erin calls that unacceptable, and she isnt wrong.

Its brimming with powerful character moments that once again drive home the focus of the series.

Erin is beginning to process what shes been through.

points out, she already acts like a martyr in her family unit.

And it really sucks, Mac tells her.

And Mac would know, right?

Later, she finally lets KJ in on her secret.

Things will get better for her.

It never gets any better, Mac confesses to her friend.

She sneaks off to that Stanley Kubrick marathon Lauren mentioned that she and 1999 KJ would be seeing.

Out in the lobby, she finds Lauren by herself.

(Has Lauren not mentioned the little cousin who keeps popping up?)

She is on the precipice of coming out to Mac when shes cut off.

So the self-introspection may have to take a back seat for a second.

I think today is the day KJ becomes a Stanley Kubrick fan!

She seems very into2001: A Space Odyssey.