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Jason's avatar

Excellent recaps as always.

Nate, as written and portrayed, is a fucking incel. Giving us 10 minutes of puppy dog Nate from season one doesn't change what he's done and what he's said. Based on his actions to date as written, I expect Nate to 1) dump Jade if she shows she likes him, and then date another model or 2) assault Jade if she shows she doesn't like him or she just pities him, and then use his connection with the restaurant manager to get her fired.

That is harsh, admittedly, but the writers have shown us a Nate with minimal remorse, a fair amount of doubling down, a stunning lack of maturity, no effort to make amends, and no improvement or redemption (short of no longer defacing bathroom mirrors with his spit... bravo!) That's a villain, folks, no matter how much we want it to be something else.

If there is redemption this season, I am unable to imagine how it could be earned. I guess we'll see.

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Mark Harbeson's avatar

Totally agree on the Nate arc. At one point during the latest episode I turned to my family and asked, "Am I supposed to like Nate again?" Because the show certainly hasn't led me to that point in the least.

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