Director: Stuart McDonald — Writer: Dan Gregor and Doug Mand Aired: 02/09/17 — Season: 3 — Episode: 12 — Nielsen ratings: 0.60 Description: Just as Rebecca tries to be more realistic and practical, Trent throws a wrench into her plans. At the same time Josh and Valencia reckon with their shared history.
Rebecca decides that she loves that she is single now. (♫ Buttload Of Cats ♫)
Trent arrives (♫ I'm Just A Boy In Love ♫) and tells her his backstory about what happened after her failed wedding. He watched the wedding from the drone and followed her to West Covina Inn, but was hit by a bus and he had to spend months in a hospital under the care of Dr. Nick Roth and his jokes. He decided that he had enough, lived with cayotes and decided to return to West Covina. Trent blackmails Rebecca to force her to be his girlfriend by revealing that he has documents which confirm that she ordered a hit on Nathaniel's girlfriend Mona. Rebecca agrees to play the role in front of her friends and colleagues. (♫ Period Sex ♫) She lies to Paula that he has proof of Paula's illegal things to force her to help her gather the evidence against him. (♫ Back In Action ♫)
Rebecca and Paula find Trent's secret storage unit full of her photos, underwear and map, which prove that he has been stalking her even since they met. Trent discovers that she failed his love test when he discovers that they've found his storage unit. She says that she's not interested, but he believes that she has been encouraging him and giving him "Love Kernels" the whole time. He decides to give her the file that he has and leaves saying that she will never love him back.
Meanwhile, Valencia and Beth organize a teen birthday party in the style of 1920s with Josh as the DJ. He wants to do "The Royal", a dance he and Valencia danced at their high school prom, but Valencia is against it. The guests were bored with the music and Valencia decided to do the dance with Josh once more. ("All Hail the Queen").
Elsewhere, Mona revealed that she knows about Nathaniel's affair with Rebecca, and he asks her to move in with him.
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"Buttload Of Cats" Performed by: Rebecca Bunch with Paula Proctor, Heather Davis and Valencia Perez Writers: Rachel Bloom, Adam Schlesinger
Rebecca sings about being single and getting a bunch of cats.
"Back In Action" Performed by: Rebecca Bunch with Paula Proctor Writers: Adam Schlesinger, Rachel Bloom
Rebecca is excited that she and Paula are doing another caper together which they haven’t done in awhile.
"All Hail the Queen" Performed by: Meredith Rainey Writers: John Ross, Meredith Rainey, Jordan James Reyes
Josh and Valencia performed a dance called “The Royal” set to this song to bring the energy back to the party.
"Period Sex" Performed by: Trent Maddock Writers: Adam Schlesinger, Rachel Bloom
Trent horrifies Rebecca and Paula by briefly reprising the song 'Period Sex.'
Rebecca, unsatisfied with Paula's ideas to build a case against Josh, turns to Nathaniel for help crafting a truly evil plan. Meanwhile, Josh finds becoming a priest is harder than he thought.
Rebecca faces some fears in therapy while Paula brings a new friend to work.
"Trent?!"
02/09/18
Directed by: Stuart McDonald - Written by: Dan Gregor and Doug Mand
Just as Rebecca tries to be more realistic and practical, Trent throws a wrench into her plans. At the same time Josh and Valencia reckon with their shared history.
Directed by: Audrey Wauchope - Written by: Erin Ehrlich
Rebecca, Paula, Heather and Valencia participate in a séance after a spooky discovery. Darryl takes his parenting duties to an extreme, while Nathaniel is determined to prove to his father he's the best person to run the law firm.
As Rebecca contemplates her feelings about her career, Paula is forced to deal with a big client. Josh tries to get back in the dating game, while Heather and Hector deal with insurance.
Directed by: Stuart McDonald - Written by: Elisabeth Kiernan Averick
As Rebecca contemplates her feelings about her career, Paula is forced to deal with a big client. Josh tries to get back in the dating game, while Heather and Hector deal with insurance.
Directed by: Erin Ehrlich - Written by: Ilana Pena
Heather and Valencia both have changes in their lives which leaves Rebecca reeling. Meanwhile, Paula has to adjust to some good news/bad news from her eldest son.
Rebecca gets more than she bargained for during a day out with Darryl. Josh lends a helping hand to Paula, while Heather encourages Nathaniel to be a nice person.
Directed by: Stuart McDonald - Written by: Rene Gube
Greg returns to West Covina, which forces Rebecca to question things she thought she knew about people she has loved in her life. Meanwhile, Valencia and Josh make some shocking discoveries while at their high school reunion.
Directed by: Stuart McDonald - Written by: Rene Gube
Rebecca supports Paula in her time of need despite, her own personal challenges. Emotions run high when Greg, Josh and Nathaniel have an unfortunate encounter.
Directed by: Stuart McDonald - Written by: Alden Derck & Aline Brosh McKenna
Rebecca gets a call to help her old nemesis out of a complicated situation. Meanwhile, Nathaniel, Josh and Greg attempt to deal with their competing feelings for Rebecca.
Directed by: Marty Pasetta, Jr. - Written by: Rachel Bloom, Adam Schlesinger and Jack Dolgen
Rachel Bloom and the cast of the critically acclaimed series perform live versions of fan-favorite songs with incredible staging, multimedia visuals and a live band and orchestra.
