Sk8 - 1x08

Today we start with the youth not knowing who or what Punky Brewster is like, no comprehension whatsoever. It is technically too old for 26 year olds in 2015 but it ran in syndication for their entire childhood so it would probably still just be part of their consciousness even if they hadn’t really watched it. So they would have thought it an odd reference rather than just complete dead non understanding stares that we got.

For context Sutton Foster was describing the pig tails she had as a young teenager as being like Punky Brewster's, the quick cover was to say she looked like a funky rooster and that was accepted. Oh you’re just high, it’s okay. Cool. Great writing.

Then we discover that Sutton Foster doesn’t know how to play video games and again we, as 26 year olds are shake, family. There is some sexy teaching which to me is just awkward because all (some?) of Young Hot Guy’s friends are there. Sutton Foster realises that she doesn’t really like being 26 that much because Young Hot Guy broke his bedroom door wrestling and has mushrooms growing in his shower. #GrossManProblemsNotYouthProblems

The Swede is even worse than before. He is actually abusive. And just the grossest.

There is some kind of awards ceremony for The Swede, I wasn’t really paying attention to what it was for. I’m not 100% sure it was ever mentioned. It is essentially just a plot device to get The Swedes wife to come visit. Remember Hilary Duff is making the best decisions and having sex with The Swede while editing his book. Probably not simultaneously although if she was it would explain why she didn’t know he was writing about their affair.

My question about the existence of the fiancée has been answered and he does still exist. Apparently Hilary Duff will be happy she had this affair if she does end up marrying That Dude. No one seems to care about anyone's feelings except their own.

Swede Wife arrives and accuses Sutton Foster of having an affair with The Swede. He’s been sending his wife pages from his new book where he’s been writing about his ‘doe eyed’ assistant with a “vagina as soft as a walruses fold’. I mean is just the height of comedy only to be topped by Swede wife hitting Sutton Foster with the pages she’s been reading from.

This Walrus Fold joke continues through the rest of the episode and continues to feel horribly xenophobic.

There’s some boring stuff with Old Hot Guy and his kids, but really does anybody care?

In addition to nobody really caring about Old Hot Guy's anything, there are just issues with this relationship. Sutton Foster is 26 and in his employ (Old Hot Guy is her boss's boss) no matter how attractive they find each other, he should not under any circumstance be acting on that really. He has all the power.

We do get to see Debi Mazer for a scene here though which is always, always a win!

The awards ceremony is happening. What is this award? Do we know? Did I miss that? Did they even say? Do I care? Probably not.

This is where things get really fucked up. Hilary Duff realises that Swede Wife is a real person or something and there are consequences to her actions. She tries to break it off with The Swede refuses, REFUSES, to accept that Hilary Duff is her own person and can leave him. So Hey Swede Fuck You. This is not how relationships work. He cuts himself with a knife that he gets off the table (how?) and is all this is how I feel when you tell me it’s over. This is straight up abusive behaviour.

Hilary Duff is at first very concerned and I am worried. It feels like she is not going to leave him.

While The Swede is accepting his award for Biggest Douche or whatever Hilary Duff tells Swede Wife that she is the one sleeping with her husband. I can only assume that this is Hilary Duff’s way of leaving him but the scene ends there.

We finish with some skateboarding between Sutton Foster and Young Hot Guy and the world is right again.

Stay Safe, hate watch with love and as always Do Feminisms! X

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