Last night Mindy and Danny went on a date. Before all you Mindy/Danny shippers get too excited, it was a double date...that they weren’t on together. It makes me sad too, but not as sad as I was last week when there wasn’t a new episode. Thank goodness Mindy’s back, so let’s get to it!
In an attempt to prove that she isn’t picky, Mindy agreed to date Graham, a 40 something skateboarder/stoner/mermaid believer, and in an attempt to prove that he won’t die alone, Danny agreed to date Mary, the world’s most boring woman. Who needs romance when you’re trying to prove your friend wrong?
Speaking of forced relationships, Jeremy’s dad came into town. (Please tell me I’m not the only one who yelled “It’s Caleb Nichol!” when he first came on screen.) Seeing as the first thing he said to Jeremy was that he’s getting fat, it doesn’t seem like they have the best relationship. Peter, however, hit it off with Mr. Reed right away and got an invite to dinner.
On Mindy’s first date with the Sk8r Man, Graham impressed her with his skateboarding scars, Spanish, and cute face. For a second, he actually seemed to be winning Mindy over. However, once Graham revealed that he didn’t have insurance due to his spiritual philosophy and asked to get high, he lost her.
“My body is very attracted to your body, but when you speak, I get angry,” Mindy said, as she accidentally threw her cell phone onto the tracks of the New York subway. Fortunately, Graham saved her beloved phone, but his act of bravery made Mindy literally run straight back into his arms/mouth.
At dinner with the Reeds and tagalong Peter, Jeremy continued to feel like an inferior son as his dad and Peter discussed their shared interests in rugby, drinking, and gambling. Poor Jeremy finally hit his breaking point while teaching a birthing class with Peter. The former frat boy used him charm and humor to win over the class, so Jeremy, feeling insignificant yet again, had a full on melt down (i.e. He ripped a baby doll in half.). Peter set everything right by giving Peter one of his signature pep talks. I’m starting to think he missed his calling as a motivational speaker.
And now, it is time for the world’s weirdest double date. Mindy and Danny started by one upping each other on whose terrible date was slightly less terrible. Mindy bragged about Graham’s international skateboarding ventures, and Mary tried to remember how old she was when she lived in Japan. “I was two...three? Two... Let me text my mom.”
Once Graham told the table about the time he saw a pregnant mermaid, Danny pulled Mindy aside and asked her to admit that Graham’s a loser. Mindy said in response, “When I like someone, he’s a loser, but when I don’t, I’m too picky.” When will these two stop fooling themselves and just get together?! The Jim and Pam style will they or won’t they is killing me!
The double date winded down when Graham forced everyone to dine and dash. Then, it officially ended when Mindy got stuck in a chain-link fence while trying to escape. “I am a woman of science and you are a man of non sci—nonsense,” Mindy said, breaking up with Graham.
Things only lasted a few minutes longer for Danny and Mary. Danny fell asleep as Mary went in for the goodnight kiss. In his defense, she was really, really boring. She had a three minute monologue about hummus!!!
The episode ended with Mindy and Danny back at the restaurant to correct the dine and dash wrong. Their banter was as adorable as ever. I wanted to reach my hands into the TV and make them kiss, but alas, TV technology doesn’t allow me to do that yet.
What did you think of this week’s episode? Am I the only one who wants Mindy and Danny together, like yesterday? Comment below!
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