Can Issa and Molly Come Back From This? “Insecure” 405 Recap - Page 2
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If you’ve felt like the season has been building up to something, last night was the climax. We understand fully why Issa doesn’t f*ck with Molly any more. Nearly coming to blows with your best friend will do that to you. And if you’re anything like me, you got up from the couch feeling a bit shaken by the behavior we witnessed. Let’s get into all of it on the following pages.
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Why Didn’t Lawrence Tell Issa He and Condola Broke Up?
I knew Ms. Condola was going to make her way back around eventually. And the Block Party which she’d spent months helping Issa execute was the perfect opportunity for her to show her face. I don’t know what I expected her to say when she finally ran into Issa but it certainly wasn’t that she and Lawrence had broken up. Now Lawrence’s desire to talk to Issa at Tiffany and Derek’s house makes so much more sense. What homegirl didn’t share in the midst of all of this was who broke up with whom? And now I’m wondering did Lawrence slide in Issa’s DMs before or after he and Condola ended their relationship?
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Where Was Lawrence Anyway?
In all the madness that took place last night, it wasn’t until this morning that I thought, where was Lawrence? Of course he and Issa are no longer together but they still mean a lot to one another. And based on his unnecessary DM and the jokes these two share with one another, it would have made sense for him to be there.
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Is Tiffany Suffering From Postpartum Depression?
It’s no surprise that Tiffany has always been a little self-centered and self-absorbed. But we thought having a child would change that a little bit…or at least redirect the energy. But on the surface, it still seems that Tiffany is looking out for numero uno. On the surface. She seems to be a little too disconnected from her daughter right now. And it’ll be interesting to see if it’s just selfishness, postpartum depression or Tiffany desperately clinging to get a piece of herself back.
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Was This Really A Reason To Trip?
Now to the meat of the episode. At the end of a very successful Block Party, Molly learns that Issa did utilize Andrew’s help in procuring the headliner, Vince Staples. And that’s when all hell broke loose. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll realize that there were a million little things that caused this moment. Molly and Issa haven’t been communicating properly in months. Every time Molly is ready to extend an olive branch, Issa doesn’t see it and hasn’t reciprocated.
Honestly, this is the first time Issa’s work has meant something to her and she’s focused. In the little time we’ve known the character Issa that has never been the case. And so this is a new dynamic in Issa and Molly’s friendship. They’re both adjusting terribly.
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What are Molly’s boundaries really about?
I’m truly confused about this whole boundaries discussion. Does Molly not want Issa and Andrew to interact with one another at all? Does Molly feel like Issa involving Andrew in a business venture will somehow come back to bite her in the butt? Maybe the latter. But truth be told, without Issa and Nathan meeting by chance, Molly would have never met Andrew. So it would be ridiculous for her to law claim on him as if she were the one who introduced him to the group.
Furthermore, in my eyes Issa respected Molly’s wishes. She didn’t involve her relationship with Andrew to get what she needed. She asked Nathan. Issa and Nathan have a relationship exclusive of Molly. Nathan and Andrew have a relationship exclusive of Molly. And at the end of the day, all Andrew had to do was send an email.
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Is Issa Really A User?
Molly brought up an interesting assessment of Issa’s character in the midst of their discussion. She called her a user claiming that Issa always needs some type of small favor. Again, that has been the case. But I wouldn’t call Issa a user. Maybe just a little too codependent. For the past few seasons she’s relied on someone to help her out of her mess. Interestingly enough though, I don’t think Molly has had to pick up most of the slack. If anything, I would say Daniel was the person who helped her along the most. She stayed at Molly’s house for a week but lived with Daniel for a while before she could afford her own place. If memory serves, Daniel had a similar conversation about always having to save Issa. And I agree. But Molly hasn’t had to be the one since she drove Issa back to her apartment so she could make up with Lawrence.
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Did Molly want Issa to fail?
I understand Molly thinks she’s enforcing boundaries, trying to build one relationship at the expense of another. What I can’t understand is what she wanted Issa to do in this situation. Did she want her to avoid Andrew all together and not get the headliner for her event after months of work—just because she didn’t want to step on Molly’s toes?
I don’t think we can discuss Molly’s extraness without examining her motivations as a friend and whether or not she has Issa’s best interests at heart. Is their friendship based on the fact that Molly has always considered herself superior to Issa in one way or another? Molly needs to run back to her therapist with those questions.
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How Will Issa and Molly Come Back From This?
For the sake of the show these two have to work it out. Kelli and Tiffany are secondary friends and both Issa and Molly will find that these two would work their nerves if they started spending a lot of time together. So I’m very excited to see how Issa and Molly manage to mend things. Because in real life, it’s hard to be friends with someone who you thought was going to put their hands on you in anger.
