Y'all ready for mess?! Insecure, our favorite HBO comedy-drama premiered its long-awaited fourth season this past Sunday at 10. I thought it would be fun to begin a new review series on TiyasTake and what better content to kick it off with than Insecure? If you're unfamiliar, Insecure is based on Issa Rae's web series Awkward Black girl and follows protagonists, "creatively" named Issa Dee and her best friend Molly, as they navigate dating, friendships and their careers in a rapidly changing Los Angeles, CA. I'll be bringing you weekly commentary on the new season every week, but please feel free to drop down below and share your thoughts with me as the season progresses in the comment section below!
Episode One, Lowkey Feelin' Myself Synopsis via HBO:
Season 4 Premiere. With Condola's guidance, Issa prepares for a mixer in her courtyard to pitch the block party to potential sponsors--but tensions rise when they discover a mutual connection. Molly begins to develop unexpected feelings for Andrew.
SPOILERS BELOW (not that you should even be reading this if you haven't watched the episode)
I love that the writers started this season foreshadowing the state of Issa and Molly's friendship with Issa stating, "honestly, I don't fuck with Molly anymore" OOP. Insecure has never started previous seasons off with such cutthroat foresight. Issa and Molly's friendship will be a significant arc this season, which is nothing new, BUT it won't be their typical back and forth. It will be interesting to see how and what will push them far apart from each other.
A few moments later, we see Issa and Condola (Tiffany's friend who has been dating Lawrence unbeknownst to Issa and BEKNOWNST TO TIFFANY BUT I'LL CUSS HER OUT IN A SECOND) going over strategies for the funding mixer Issa is hosting for her Inglewood Block Party she began planning last season after she left We Got Y'all. I like Issa and Condola as business partners. Condola is well respected in her field and has several connections Issa can utilize to make her block party a success. I can see Issa and Condola being genuine friends too, but you know...Lawrence. I would also like to point out Condola told Issa the guy she's dating would be attending the mixer.
Fast forward, we see Molly is still dating Andrew (Asian bae from Beychella weekend and
Nathan's roommate), and it was so refreshing to see her having fun with a dude...because we don't usually see that...from her...ever. From this scene, it SEEMED like Molly was finally going with the flow and letting her relationship progress naturally without expecting the whole gotdamn world in little to no time. As you can guess, that didn't last long because Molly is Molly – a woman who has a hard time letting go of what her life should look like and sabotaging things that don't go according to plan. Cue, toxic Molly later.
Later in the episode, Condola reveals to Issa that she is currently dating Lawrence, Issa's ex of five years, and Tiffany lets it slip that she "assumed" Lawrence and Condola had gone on a few dates, but thought it hadn't "panned out."
Cue awkward Issa, who tries to laugh through it and jokingly tells Condola, "Where are all your exes? So I can run up on them like you're running up on mine?" LMAO GIRL. So let's be clear, Tiffany is wrong. She should have let Issa know that Condola and Lawrence went on a few dates whether they panned out or not because 1, Issa has been your girl since college (loyalty? never heard of it) and 2, this is something that could affect Issa's dreams and professional goals so why are you not jumping to give Issa a heads up? READ THE ROOM BIH. A part of my spirit feels like Tiffany is still reeling from moments last season where she felt excluded from her friends. She basically felt like Issa, Molly and Kelli didn't show up for her during her pregnancy and were just being all-around shitty friends in general. Now was she wrong for feeling that way? No. Does she have to move funny? No. You've never heard of two wrongs don't make a right girl? Gotdamn. Always saying, "it's fine, everything is fine." IT'S NOT FINE.
TOXIC MOLLY HAS ENTERED THE CHAT.
MOLLY NEEDS THERAPY. SHE NEEDS HELP.
Molly has done some things throughout this series that have pissed me off, and I hoped this season she would start on the right foot. SIKE LIKE SHIT. Molly was tolerable the first ten minutes of this episode, and then everything went to hell, so let's run back how much she disappointed me. The first moment Molly had me fucked up was in the car on the way to Issa's mixer. Andrew was riding shotgun, and she said, "now when we get here it might be a little homegirl, but she's trying" tf does that even mean? Even if the event is a little DIY or cost-effective, that's your best friend's event, be proud of her and maybe not talk down on it before you even get there? On that same car ride, she started joking with Andrew and asked was he dating other people, and the answer was yes. Andrew asked if she was doing the same. She lied and said she was. Let's note they've been dating for roughly a month, and she broke it off with him in season 3 because he overstepped a boundary (lol girl okay). She avoided Andrew the whole mixer and sent him home in an Uber because she wants to break it off with him.
MOLLY IS 40...LMAO okay, she's not 40, but she's grown enough to check herself, be self-aware. You have been casually dating this man for a month, ya'll have never talked about exclusivity or what you both want out of that specific dating relationship, BUT now since he was honest with you, he has to go? That's weird. Stop it. She regressed at that moment, or maybe she never changed at all. Possibly, I am weird for thinking that it takes more than four weeks to get to know somebody to figure out if you want to date them exclusively? LET ME KNOW. By the end of the episode, Molly finally tells Andrew she really likes him and she is looking to take their relationship more seriously. Next, Tiffany filled Molly in on the whole Issa, Condola, and Lawrence ordeal resulting in Molly side-eyeing Condola the entire mixer. I get that you're always on Issa's side, and you want the best for her as her closest friend, but she is doing business with this woman. Relax.
By the end of the mixer, I was ready for Molly to go, but that didn't happen. What did happen was Molly calling herself "holding Issa accountable" and shitting on her. Issa hosted a successful mixer with several sponsors donating to the block party. However, instead of celebrating her best friend's success, Molly asked her if she still intended to work with Condola (focusing on the wrong shit) and then turned around said Issa's life was messy because Issa said she was mature enough to work with Condola despite her new romance with Lawrence. Trick damn, just because your feelings are hurt (and your wig is tilted) doesn't mean you have the right to shit on her. Can Issa have this one moment, please?
Here is the thing about Issa and Molly's friendship; from what we know, they have a hard time addressing issues in their friendship. They just ask each other, "bitch, you still mad?" and show up at each other's homes with Takis and Hennessy. That's cute for a while, but from my experience, having a friendship where you don't address how you feel at that moment will ruin it. It will cause resentment, insecurity, and unnecessary hurt that can be prevented if you just communicate. I have a feeling that this moment is just the beginning of pivotal moments this season that will severely damage their friendship. Well, this is the end of my episode recap. Let me know your thoughts on this week's episode and predictions for next week's episode!
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