Ramy
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Ramykicks off the newest season preoccupied with the everlasting struggle between fate and free will.
And while all seems calm on the surface, underneath theres still doubt.
Do you believe in fate?
he asks in narration.
From the jump, the premiere shows just how much Ramy has changed since last season.
Hes not the same person he once was, and he seems, understandably, sadder.
Did I fuck up my life, or was it always going to be fucked up?
Is he trying to say hes been making bad choices and hurting people because God wrote it that way?
Maybe he should quit the jewelry business and become a social-media manager.
Regardless, hes not done growing the business.
Now he says he used to believe in God, but he doesnt know anymore.
Whats more, the Diamond Club is essentially the mob.
Ramy has never been one to make good choices.
Obviously he doesnt have the cash.
Plus, Egyptians dont do dowry.
For a little while, the episode had me believing that Ramy had fully changed.
Hes trying to better his life and help his family while questioning his fate.
Only this time, he has a few performance issues and the girl kicks him out.
Ramy, a notorious porn addict, says even porn is barely doing it for him anymore.
(I cant imagine why none of it worked.)
Later, Ramy goes on a date with Sarah, whom we havent seen since season one.
Ramy tells her its not the same.
But, hey, she hadHarry Potter.
You just woke up one day and were like,Im a witch, Ramy says.
What have you been through, the witch community?
That really fucked you up?
Ramy has free will and made the choices that led him here, but how much was destined?
Either way, I cant wait to see what bad decisions Ramy makes next.
Whats a God to a Witch?
The episode made a point to note that Ramy doesnt drink.
All your relationships sound like porn, Ahmed says to Ramy.
This is too funny because its so true.
Ramys cousin Shadi from Egypt is living in their garage.
And dont think I forgot about my favorite character, Dena, because I wouldnever.
Dena has a radical idea: Maybe theyshouldsell the house and all live apart.
Farouk loves the idea.
A look of disappointment washes over Denas face as she quietly tells them thats not what she meant.
Shes the girl; she cant live on her own.
Uncle Naseem hasnt changed at all.
Cousin Shadi is back, and he does not disappoint.
He tells Ramy he never knew aboutthatscene the one with the pie.
Back in Cairo, he always felt like everyone in America knew something he didnt.
They knew about the pie.
It turns out Shadi had taken shrooms, of course.
He wants Ramy to come to Israel so his aunt can finally see hes doing well as a jeweler.
Ramy, whom he calls the Mo Salah of jewelry, will make him look good.
This episode also introduced the idea that Jews and Muslims are not very different at all.
