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And the wheels are officially starting to come off.
The number of lofty projects peoples quotidian, petty bullshit has brought down is incalculable.
The first of our quartet to stray from Dorys path is Elliott, because of course it is.
Elliott doesnt have a backbone; its just VIP wristbands holding his head up back there.
Marc and Elliott return to Kiddos and demand that Dr. John Waters let them return their murderous little weirdo.
The idea of Waters playing a straight man who hates his in-laws is the epitome of camp.
Elliott decides to fuck over global enlightenment so that he can get Aspen out of his house.
Meanwhile, Portia is doing the influencers dry cleaning.
Its so bad for the environment!
Anyway, while running bullshit errands for Dory, Drew and Portia spy Dory having brunch with the disciples.
Dory and Portia are banished to the far end of the brunching table, which is devastating.
Guys, she said shes into free love.
Get poly, or get over it!
Portia sweeps in to take care of Dory, and Drew picks up the knife.
Meanwhile, Elliott is getting made up to look like one of the scientists at Tunnels campus.
The final effect is …stunningis too small of a word.
The freckling the makeup artist did, the Three Stooges Larryass wig its a nasty sight.
Elliott sneaks into the lab as Dr.
Carpet and is immediately stopped by Dr. Benny.
Elliott successfully yoinks some of the prototype pills and gives them to John Waters.
He says theyre just jelly beans.
Oh, and Aspen sings to himself about being the bestest boy while eating raw meat.
So theres another upsetting visual for season five.
Gotta say I am somewhat underwhelmed by the standard-issue Jeff Goldblum we are getting in this show.
Tunnel Quinn is indistinguishable from the Apartments.com guy, and that kind of sucks.
Casting Goldblum as Tunnel is quite a get, but does it serve the story and/or the comedy?
Also, the real billionaires are so much more boring/inhuman than Apartments.com Goldblum.
Youve seen Bill Gates dance or Jeff Bezoss NYE Pitbull impression.
They are dull and think they can buy a personality.
I think I was hoping for more menace in this confrontation.
Wheres the guy who was bowhunting himself a few episodes ago?
Tunnel says that, no, he doesnt think an enlightenment pill will work out.
Disillusioned and woozy from the knife stuff, Dory yells at her apostles for being fake fans and collapses.
She wakes up in Portias room.
Portia says she is just overworked, but Dory says her stomach also really hurts.
So Portia gives her some kind of tea.
Look, Im just going to say what were all thinking: Is Portia doing aPhantom Threadto Dory?
you might tell me this is a safe space.
Back at Lyte HQ, the influencers are freaking out.
If Dory abandons them, theyll have to go back to their stupid little lives.
They need to come up with a way to check that Dory knows theyre loyal to the cause.
I have an idea, says roller girl, but it does involve killing myself.
Yellow Lyte comes up with a better idea, one that the group unveils at Portias apartment.
Before the acolytes come through, Dory is starting to lose faith.
Total world enlightenment was a stupid idea; she was stupid to try it.
Almost on cue, the influencers arrive to show their commitment to the cause.
Not sure how that really forwards the goal of ego death and ultimate consciousness, but Dory seems heartened.
A one-scene wonder from Bryan Safi as Elliotts makeup artist.
Thank you for your service!
I want Marc and Elliott to give Aspen to Lyte.
Lets just group all the sci-fi together.
Itll keep everything tidier.
The idea of your skin turning to crystal is very upsetting.
Especially if youve read anything about Morgellons or listened to/read theCrystal Kingdom arcofThe Adventure Zone.
