Did Molly Take It Too Far? Insecure 407 Recap

How was Molly able to go on vacation?

I don’t know about y’all but I like to have all of my at-home drama and mess, cleared up by the time I step foot on somebody’s plane. Vacations are time to relax, release and recharge. And if something unresolved is weighing heavily on your mind, then it’s extremely difficult to do that on vacation. ­We see that a little bit with Molly as she does want to bring Issa’s name up on a couple of occasions. But other than that, home girl has a lot of other things going on to distract her.

But when Issa’s name does come up, we see that she’s still on some petty stuff. She told Andrew that Issa ran from her like a job. Nah.

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Can we talk about the outfits though?

As much as I want Molly to be reflecting on her actions and low key suffering like Issa is, I also have to admit that sis was serving us some exceptional looks throughout the entire episode. From the backless dresses, to the swimsuits and even the lingerie she thought was gon do something, everything was hitting.

Would you have forgiven Nathan?

During the vacation, Nathan calls Andrew and we hear Issa’s voice in the background. Naturally, that’s triggering for Molly and she launches into her sh*t talking. She doesn’t like that Issa ran from her. She doesn’t like that she’s back with Nathan. But as soon as she mentions Nathan’s name, Andrew tells her that he really was dealing with some serious mental health issues. I really liked Andrew in this moment. He didn’t tell Nathan’s business. He didn’t join Molly in trash-talking Issa and he gave his girlfriend and opportunity to think about some of her actions, past and present.

Hopefully, Nathan and Issa have had a chance to clear some things up. I don’t know that I want them back together but I’m here for them at least being on good terms.

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Did they ever get around to the sex toys?

Andrew pulled out some pretty promising options. Sure, they were a little more intense than that feather—what was she really gon do with that?! But vacation sex is supposed to be different.

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The problem with Devil’s Advocate

The climax of this episode came when Molly went head to head against Andrew’s annoying ass older brother. When a hotel worker denies Molly access to towels because she doesn’t have her key card, Andrew’s brother comes along to save the day. But once they’re back in the pool, he immediately dismisses Molly’s legit concern that she was treated unfairly because she was a Black. After all, the White couple in front of her didn’t have any issues and they also did not have a key card. For one reason or another, instead of just taking Molly’s experiences for what she said they were—as  Black woman, he wanted to argue that maybe the woman was “just doing her job.”

The whole thing turns into a discussion about Asians not speaking out against racism of other minority groups—particularly Black people—until it affects their community specifically. She assigned the statement to all Asians which rubbed Andrew the wrong way. Still, he defended her and went after her once she stormed out of the pool.

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Was Molly wrong for cussing Andrew’s brother out?

I was rocking with Molly until she told Andrew’s brother f*ck you…Yikes. He was all the way wrong but perhaps she could have done a bit more to express herself without making the rest of the entire vacation extremely awkward. Then again, I understand not wanting to have to educate people who seem determined not to try and empathize with your experiences. Still, if Andrew is going to be around for a while, she’s going to have to work on her communication with people she doesn’t agree with. The whole moment likely harkened back to her conflict resolution skills in all of her relationships, especially the one she has with Issa.

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I need more from Andrew

I like Andrew. But I still just don’t know enough about the dude to trust him. I don’t know what he really feels about certain things. In most of Molly’s conflicts he seems to stay out of them, giving slight hints that he doesn’t agree or wouldn’t have responded in the way she did. But up to this point, we haven’t seen him express any of that. We don’t know what he thinks about Molly’s interaction with Issa. We don’t see him bring up his feelings about Molly’s confrontation with his brother.  A lot of people agree with that approach. But to me, there’s something about Andrew and Molly’s relationship that lacks intimacy. I see that Molly is doing her best to be open and honest with him but Andrew still has a lot to reveal.

Molly is back in therapy

Thank God! After a solo walk on the beach, Molly realizes she has some more work to do on herself. Whether it was the fight with Andrew’s brother or the thought of her relationship with Issa, that caused her to call the doctor, I’m glad about it. She needs someone to help her sort out all of her stuff.

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Who was Lawrence talking to?

I can’t wait for these next three episodes. Is it Condola? Issa? Is Tasha gonna f*ck around and reappear? LOLL One never knows.