Highkey Movin' On

Season 4, Episode 5 Recap

We left off with Molly telling Issa that this one favor was going to jeopardize her latest relationship...basically. I was bothered at the fact that Molly didn't even throw the idea in the air to see if it would stick. She just threw it out the window.

Issa put her pride to the side to get a life line from Nathan. Am I shocked? A little. Only because I thought she would speak to Andrew directly. Granted some might believe that Issa would've stepped out of line asking her friend's man for help...but he is the legit musical plug. It is not like Issa met him through Molly, definitely was the other way around. Not trying to keep tabs on technicalities, but come on people, Molly was tripping.

Molly second guessing her attendance is not shocking but annoying. Practically life long friendships are not thrown away unless a boundary is crossed. A boundary where someone feels as if they can't come back to being...well friendly or sister like for their case. From the beginning of this series the friendship between Issa and Molly has mostly been transparent. There was cheating and the entertaining of married men, but now there is judgement and projections being made. Since when did a friend that knows ALL of your secrets turn to judge you for doing the wrong they swore they wouldn't judge you for?

Molly has always been protective of Issa, but where is the support? Issa has always told Molly to live a little, but when she lives enough for all of California there is this shadow of judgement. Maybe I need to rewatch last season to see if the character relationships were on the brink of changing. From what I recall Molly showed up for Issa when she was looking crazy while looking for Nathan. Issa showed up for Molly when she had to deal with Dro's wife at a friendly gathering. Where did the showing up end and the shade begin?

Condola portrayed the characteristics of a woman with ambition and drive. I would never expect her to neglect a work relationship because of a personal matter. Granted this is no normal situation, but still Lawrence and Issa are not the same. It raises the question of how bad was the break up for Condola to wash her hands clean of both parties? Also, what is Lawrence hiding, because a simple "We broke up", would've been just fine.

This whole season has been engulfed with awkward body language, tones and actions when it comes to interactions between Molly and Issa. Their timing is beyond horrible and their egos are as big as Inglewood. They always have a blow up when their bubble is popped, but it is as if they do not respect each other to be

real. Being real does not mean be a bitch, lets be clear. The condescending exchanges are quite frustrating because neither one of them are capable of walking into the role model position in their friendship. They are both picking up the pieces.

Tiffany and Derek are the epitome of the dog sitting in fire meme. They present themselves as if they are okay, but baby nothing is good in their relationship. Basically Tiffany liked the treatment of being pregnant, but is going through postpartum because nothing is the same. Derek wasn't ready for the child, but he pulled up his bootstraps and is making it happen. Most likely these characters are based off of the ages of late 20's/early 30's, so F.O.M.O is going to be a thing. But being worried about a party instead of your new born child is alarming. Wouldn't be surprised if they divorce and Derek asks for full custody. Might be a reach, but the vibes are definitely off: they did a lot on Thanksgiving via social media to be unhappy in real life.

Kellie is someone I aspire to be one day. She has a career yet cuts the f*ck up on the weekends. She enjoys life and doesn't hold back on her personality to make others feel comfortable. The epitome of an unapologetic black woman. Now her forcing that accent was beyond me.

I can see why Andrew and Nathan are friends. They are sweet, caring and don't come with a lot of drama, just a lil bit. Andrew is working hard when it comes to Molly; I give him props because she is like a rubix cube. Nathan is just getting in where he can fit in, and it might be the wrong/right time. Wrong in a sense of Issa is confused on where she stands with Molly, but in the right to comfort her in this empty time. Losing a best friend feels like you're empty inside...trust me.

I saw this fight coming from episode 1. Just didn't think it would be during such a good time. Molly's sorry excuse for setting a boundary is unbelievable. How is telling a friend I won't help you at all setting a boundary? In all technicalities the boundary has nothing to do with current Issa, just the Issa that you have known and growing apart from. Issa is honestly hurt, but it wouldn't be an Insecure episode if Molly didn't cause some commotion during something special to her best friend. Whew, pray for them please because when it rains, it pours. I'll see y'all next week because I feel like Lawrence is coming with some mess next.