Welcome to Oh No, What We Gonna Do?!
Okay! It's time to talk because, Gumpy...I don't think you realize the mess you just made. I don't think you know how big the mess is. I don't even know if Cinderella can clean it up! Well, actually she shouldn't because it's your mess! In all honesty, I didn't think things would escalate THIS EARLY, but hey! A plot has to go somewhere, right? This is gonna become another Alex/Gremlin debate, isn't it? I can't say anyone did anything intentionally wrong because this isn't really a situation where we need to point fingers. The situation is still bad, though!
Gumpy was recently dumped in one of the worst ways (if you remember Episode 1), they're trying to find a way to cope at the club (which didn't work out since they put themselves in a dangerous position), they're drunk & feeling really down on themselves, Tristan (their best friend) comes along & saves them by bringing them home safely, he's doing his best to make them feel better with all the comfort & compliments, & it makes Gumpy feel better...in more ways than one. I get it! Their loneliness is killing them! They did kiss Tristan (who has a girl at home waiting for him to call back), but they weren't in their right mind! I can't entirely fault them for that. People do worse things when they're drunk & out of their senses. Tristan didn't see this coming at all! He just wanted to help his friend. I know this sent his mind scrambling after that. A part of me is shocked that he decided to stay in the living room & didn't just hightail it back home. I get that he wants to make sure Gumpy is okay, but they're successfully in bed. There's also a lot of people in that apartment complex. I'm sure there won't be a break-in or anything. They're good. Mission accomplished!...Sort of!
Anslie....poor girl! She has no idea what's going on! Or...does she? From these two episodes, we can tell something isn't okay with their relationship. Tristan doesn't sound all that happy regarding the two of them if you notice the tone in his voice. Maybe they're losing "the spark"? Maybe he's falling out of love, but doesn't want to leave because he still loves her? Maybe this is part of why Anslie has been "acting weird" when she returned from Greece. I don't immediately think she cheated while she was on that trip. There's not a lot of evidence to back that up. Maybe the reason she wants to go on a no internet/no phones couples retreat is because she wants to reconnect with him again. She wants to get their "spark" back! She wants to spend more time with him! She's also noticed Tristan's been spending more time with Gumpy since he's stayed over with them before. I can tell that's making her feel some type of way! I'm all about helping your friends & I wouldn't want to get in the way or break a friendship, but I'd be upset too if my partner prioritized more of their time to their friend/s more than their lover (not to sound possessive or controlling, that's not it)! Yes, you should help your friends when they're in trouble, but you shouldn't always give so much of your time to them EVERY TIME they do something dumb knowing they should know better! It's clear that Tristan has always catered his time to Gumpy for quite a while. If Anslie wasn't suspicious of them then, she has every reason to now!
I don't think we're in the friendzone anymore right, Toto? God! Look at me being invested in this! I should be finishing a script right now & here I am sitting here! CONFLICTED!!! Thanks!