Given the way the previous
episode ended with Jess and Nick sleeping together, I definitely had big
expectations for this episode, and both the writers and the cast definitely exceeded
my expectations. Elizabeth Meriwether had previously said that the last three
episodes of the season would cover the events of one day leading up to Cece’s
wedding in the season two finale (New Girl: Jess, Nick and Cece related scoop), and I have to say that I really like
that the writers did that so the viewers can see everything that led up to Jess
and Nick sleeping together, as well as the immediate aftermath of them sleeping
together for the first time. I also think that also helps the other storylines
that are going on as well, namely Cece’s upcoming wedding to Shivrang.
After working several
different odd jobs and teaching a creative writing class to adults throughout
the season, Jess was finally offered a job teaching kids. They apparently
wanted her to get to the school right away so she could talk to the principal
of the school and sub for a class, which was disaster, mostly because the kids
were completely out of control.
That being said, the whole
scenario of the principal wanting Jess to come to the school immediately
because they wanted to talk to her, and they also needed a sub felt a bit
ridiculous to me. They didn’t tell her anything about the class that she would
be subbing for, such as what the kids were studying or show her the teacher’s
lesson plans, they basically took her to the classroom and left her to fend for
herself, which didn’t seem to go very well. Jess tried to tell them that she
was supposed to spend the day helping a friend get ready for their wedding, but
they basically ignored what she was saying and strong-armed her into subbing
for a class. As weird as the whole scenario with Jess being offered the job and
the school completely putting her on the spot to start teaching immediately, it
was definitely great to see Jess teaching kids again.
On top of being put on the
spot by the school’s staff, Jess was also having to deal with the fact that her
dad, Bob, came to town rather unexpectedly for Cece’s wedding, while also
trying to help Cece deal with the fact that she accidentally got an Indian
tattoo that had originally been drawn on her hand for the wedding got smeared
on her face and wouldn’t come off after she fell asleep on her hand. To me,
both of those storylines essentially felt like they were primarily meant to
serve as obstacles that kept Jess and Nick from being able to talk about the
fact that they had slept together.
With Jess preoccupied with
trying to sub for a class at the school that was offering her a job, while also
trying to help Cece deal with her tattoo, Nick was forced to spend the day with
Bob. Jess had specifically told Nick not to tell her dad that they had slept
together, and Nick initially tried to dodge Bob’s questions about his love life
by telling him that he was interested in a girl named Yolanda Winston and he described
“Yolanda Winston” as being the exact opposite of Jess, but of course Nick ended
up telling Bob that he’s interested in Jess after he mistakenly came to the
conclusion that Bob would be happy about this news.
