Everything Everyone Did Wrong On the Last Two Episodes of Looking
EntertainmentLooking is back and I totally missed it last week because I was busy scarfing carbs and not giving myself an enema. But no carbs in the world could keep me away from bingeing on the most recent episodes. So here’s how everyone fucked up now—except for Eddie—who wore the best muumuu in the world. Also Ceci: CECI GIVES ME LIFE.
Talking to the guy you’re cheating with about his relationship and how it’s going. Okay, so Patrick and Kevin are broken up now because Kevin wouldn’t tell his partner that he’s into Patrick, because why would he? Obviously Patrick hasn’t had any experience being here, though. It’s like he’s never even seen a movie in his life, so he spends almost every last moment of the every episode just sulking like an angry toddler.
Here is something you should have learned from every other HBO show, Patrick: The dude you are cheating with is never going to leave his partner. He’s also never going to tell you his relationship is great, because in comparison, it’s not. People wouldn’t cheat if there were no heightened emotions, and a lot of us really do miss the “falling in love” feeling that you get with someone new and don’t have with someone you’ve been dating forever. But it’s just never going to happen. I kind of feel bad for Patrick, but I also feel that, at 30, he has got to learn. He’s 30, right? Not 19?
Trying to remain friends with an ex. Especially when you have feelings for that ex. When Patrick and Kevin break up, Patrick is all about Richie again, who has moved on (here’s another way Patrick fucked up: He didn’t think that Richie would move on.) (Are you kidding me, Patrick? That dude is hot and wonderful and amazing. He is an angel and you, well…) Anyway, Patrick says he just wants to be friends, but then he’s all about trying to talk shit about Richie’s new boyfriend (Brady; adorable) and creating a romantic atmosphere. Dude, don’t try to stay friends with a dude you have feelings for. I have read Don’t Call That Man and the first rule of not calling that man is not calling that man. At this point I am beginning to like Agustin more than I like Patrick, because someone decided he was going to get a little character development while Patrick careened from unavailable dude to unavailable dude without ever consulting a therapist about his deep-rooted commitment issues.