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Somebody Somewhere Recap: The Joel Anderson Effect
Joel gets Sam to put herself out there again despite Sam’s penchant for giving up on herself because that’s the magic of Andersen.
It also serves as the perfect example at how deftly season three has been able to keep its warmth and joy and top-tier jokes while also giving its characters some truly meaty emotional development. Obviously, Tricia’s anger is coming from a place of hurt that her daughter would choose Rick over her and tagging along with her sister for dinner isn’t what she hoped for, but honestly, she winds up having my ideal Thanksgiving: Start off in a terrible mood, get wine drunk, be moved to tears, eat good food, fall asleep in the car ride home. Everyone’s happy to be together, Tiffany and Irma’s secret love affair is outed, and Sam gives one of the all-time great prayers/toasts that, yes, includes mention of how she’s going to fuck up some crescent rolls.
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