The Other Two Chase Goes to a High School Dance (2019– ) Online

This show started so strong. Really impressive. And then this happened. Since the cast has established their talent here and elsewhere, and it seems close to impossible that this material landed at table reads, I can only force myself to accept that this show has been pretty great despite being co-created/produced/etc. by two people who don't really have their own substance, or know firsthand what substance is, or aren't dissimilar from people I actually know but pretend not to recognize on the street because when our mutual friend isn't there I can't, I just can't, etc. Anyway, episode four capped off a great arc that established Cary as humanely flawed in ways that mainstream entertainment is just starting to make room for (we can finally laugh together about internalized homophobia!), so I was expecting to tuck in and enjoy a similar arc with Brooke (classic white feminist says what?) and then on to whatever. Not so fast! I know the show got renewed, and I *do* hope this episode is just a hiccup, but still... Victim of its own success? New Jersey remains a self-perpetuating psychosocial dumpster fire in our national comedic consciousness? Is there a gluten-free option? I guess we'll find out together.