You’re the Worst Review: The Inherent, Unsullied Qualitative Value of Anything (Season 3 Episode 11)
For Jimmy and Gretchen, it all started at a wedding. Could it be that a wedding is also the setting where things really start to fall apart for them?
Weddings are associated with new beginnings, and with season 3 episode 11, “The Inherent, Unsullied Qualitative Value of Anything,” You’re the Worst uses a usually romantic, promise-filled occasion as a setting to introduce a set of potential new beginnings for a number of its characters.
A very KonMari Method inspired moment of decluttering opens the episode, and it could be argued that in some way, the whole episode deals with the process of decluttering; not only decluttering of possessions but also decluttering of relationships.
While the relationship of Lindsay and Paul is the only one that seems to completely fall apart within the duration of the episode, cracks start to form to the relationships of Edgar and Dorothy, as well as Jimmy and Gretchen.
After reaching an understanding about the guidelines of her prenuptial agreement, Lindsay realizes that she has to find a job in order to have a life without Paul. Throughout the almost three season run of You’re the Worst, Lindsay has established herself as a (fairly) flaky, ditzy character who probably wouldn’t be found aspiring towards an “employee of the month” award.
These are facts that could make a potential storyline focused on Lindsay finding employment extremely entertaining to watch.
Last week we saw Dorothy struggling with the news of Edgar’s new job. While I love Edgar as a character, I cannot help but to compare their situation with the election the whole world seems to be talking about (this is probably super farfetched, but what the hell).
Dorothy has been building her comedy career for years in an attempt to reach her big break, and it seems like she has really sacrificed a lot in order to reach her dream. While Edgar lacks the experience Dorothy has, he gets a job that could be a dream come true for Dorothy without much (or any) effort.
As a woman, I can’t help but make connections not only to the election, but to the employment world in general, where professional and experienced women tend to draw the short stick far more often than men do. While someone else could interpret the situation of Dorothy and Edgar differently by saying that Edgar got the job because he put himself out there, saying that Dorothy has not put effort into reaching her dream would be a huge injustice.
Whether Dorothy can be happy for Edgar will most likely be connected to the question of whether Edgar will learn to understand why Dorothy might feel the way she does.
To be completely honest, Jimmy’s decision to make a pro/con list of Gretchen feels like a really shitty thing to do.
Unsurprisingly, it is also something easily expected from him. Gretchen, who is clearly vulnerable when it comes to Jimmy (whether she wants to admit it or not), tries to adapt to the situation by starting a pro/con list of her own, and without perhaps fully being aware of it, pulls the two further apart from each other.
Jimmy: I can’t see having kids with her.
Aya Cash has been phenomenal in these past few episodes.
She is always great, but it feels like these moments in which she expresses emotions of vulnerability and hurt really bring her to a whole new level. The moment Jimmy reads one of the cons he has come up with for Gretchen and says he cannot see himself having a family with her, the heartbreak and devastation on Gretchen’s face is so damn clear and heartbreaking.
Within the last few episodes, the balance between the two has shifted and Jimmy has somewhat taken the control. By clearly expressing he is not sure whether he wants Gretchen to be a part of his life, Gretchen has suddenly started to seem much more real and like someone who’s capable of having her heart broken.
After everything they have gone through, could it be that Shitstain’s wedding becomes to represent a metaphorical shit stain in their relationship? The question right now is whether they can wipe off that stain and work out their issues, or whether the stain is permanent and something they are incapable work with.
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You’re the Worst airs Wednesdays at 10/9c on FXX.
Milka Väinämö
Milka is a Master of Arts with degrees in Film, Theatre, and Media Studies. She is obsessed with American sitcoms, ice hockey, pizza, coffee, and all things true crime. Her favorite shows include Parks and Recreation, The Office, Community, Arrested Development, Seinfeld, and The Gilmore Girls.