Written by Ryan Murphy And Joe Baken
Directed by Paris Barclay
Max (to Avery/Tristan): "To a good threesome."
It took the show six episodes and plenty of passive aggressive sniping but yeah, it decided that threes were better than twos. A month ago, I might have hated this plot and I still don't see it ending well but at this point, this show desperately needed a jolt. This was it.
Throughout the episode we were getting insights about Max, Avery and Tristan's views on marriage. In fact, this episode revealed a lot about Avery's own past experience on that particular front and it wasn't an experience she was keen on repeating.
Anyways, by the time we get to the final five minutes of the episode, Avery was the one to initiate the actual threesime itself. Max showed some tiny hesitation (given his previous experience with one) while Tristan was a bit too eager to get stuck in. Of course being network, the raciness was more implied before the episode ended.
As for the rest of the episode, Country singer Kelsea Ballerini guest starred in this one as an overanxious bride named Lisa. Add an overbearing mother (Margo Martindale), a horrible case of ringworm, a promiscuous groomsmen and a groom who ended up committing suicide and this was a wedding that didn't happen.
In some ways this story felt smaller scale and personal and might be the best use of guest characters so far in the series. Lisa in particular seemed to be following a similar pattern to her own mother while Eric's story was tragic but had some ambiguity to it as well. Was he closeted? Did his sex addiction really overwhelm him?
- Max, Avery and Tristan got to have fun playing a role in the rehearsal dinner when Lisa was too sick.
- Captain Massey certainly seemed to be a sucker for love while Corey, Rosie and Spencer continue to get more focus.
- Standout music: Given the title, of course Going To The Chapel factored into this one.
- Chronology: It seemed like a fair amount of time passed between episodes.
I Always Cry At Weddings gave a bit more bite to a show that's been too tame for its own good so far. I'm mixed on the threesome plot but at this rate, it was kind of needed. Likely won't end well though.
Rating: 7 out of 10
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