Written by Gregg Araki & Karley Sciortino
Directed by Gregg Araki
Ulysses: "I've always found three ways sort of bewildering myself. I mean I never know where to sit."
Ford: "I know, right?"
Three episodes in and if Ulysses and Ford aren't endgame for this show, then what's the point, am I right? I mean for Uly - Gabriel is clearly going to be trouble for him and possibly not of the fun kind and while Ford might be straight, he seems to have more chemistry with his best friend and slightly predatory Otto than he does with his own girlfriend, the latter who seems rather put off by Ford's overall clingy behaviour as well.
This week for Ford, he woke up with morning wood and seemed to be overcompensating with Ulysses over his enjoyment of the three way he had in the last episode, but at the same time got visibly upset when Severine told him she was having sex with her ex-boyfriend Mustafa as well. On the other hand, at least he had Uly to cheer him up.
Of course when Ford wasn't learning that his girlfriend was shagging her ex, he was also be propositioned by Otto into doing a photoshoot with a cream cake that felt like a porn parody. I know Ford is written to be a tad naive but even he should be smart enough to know that Otto has zero interest in his scripting abilities and more interest in that body of his. Something tell me Ford will learn that lesson pretty soon.
In keeping with the straight characters getting harassed by predatory gays this week, was anyone surprised when Frank tried it on with Carly and then turned into a massive bitch when the latter rejected her? Nope, not surprising in the slightest. On the other hand at least Carly seemed more self aware and will probably get her own back on Frank for her actions.
As for Ulysses - he lamented about encountering a couple having sex during his job to Carly as the latter remained uninterested in his alien conspiracies while his search for Gabriel actually led to the latter texting him from a blocked number. Ulysses, you're probably in danger. Then again, who's to say with this show.
- Jethro seems to be completely into being dominated by Carly, the latter who was reading The Happy Hooker and auditioning for Fast & Furious 12.
- Speaking of books, Ulysses spotted one of Mitchell Kent's during his own research while Severine and those twins encountered some dead animals killed in a strange way.
- I liked the three way discussion with Ulysses and Ford and even Frank talked about her previous marriages before trying it on with Carly.
- Chronology: From where the previous episode left off.
The Rules Of Attraction had a lot to say on the subject of sex (and even took a poke at beta males for one scene) but I did find it weird that both Ford and Carly got a similar storyline this week, even if the outcomes were different and maybe Ulysses should tell someone else about his alien encounter than his skeptical female friend.
Rating: 7 out of 10
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