Director: Stuart McDonald — Writer: Jack Dolgen Aired: 12/2/2016 — Season: 2 — Episode: 6 — Nielsen ratings: 0.60 Description: Rebecca, Paula, Heather and Valencia have a girls night out.
Our relationship has always been one-sided. I give, you take - and that is how it works.
— Paula
At Home Base, Rebecca is enjoying her newly formed close circle of friends with neighbor turned roommate Heather and her former rival for Josh's affection Valencia Perez(♫ Friendtopia ♫). At work, she incorrectly believes Paula is feeling left out, ignoring Darryl who actually does want to be a part of her crew. Rebecca invites Paula over, ostensibly for some alone time together at her new place. In reality she set up a ladies' sex toy party hosted by Karen instead. She hoped to integrate Paula into the "gurl group" and had Heather and Valencia show up.
Meanwhile, Rebecca's former Harvard classmate Trent Maddock is back in town with a plan to win her affections. He brags to a salesperson he's purchasing typical "SoCal bro" clothes about his scheme. It involves infiltrating Josh Chan's crew so he can become a part of Rebecca's social circle. He later goes to Aloha Tech Center to see Josh and invite to join him at Home Base. He offers to pay for Kevin's new expensive cover charge and watch the game at a table he got for clients. Josh agreees and as expected Josh brings his friends White Josh and Hector along. The night goes poorly as the crew finds Trent to be weird and off putting.
At the same time Maya and Darryl form an alliance to force their way into Rebecca's party. At Rebecca's house, Paula is annoyed at having been tricked and doesn't integrate into the group as planned. She goes to the bathroom and gets stuck inside when the door doesn't open. Rebecca kick it in only for a section of the ceiling to collapse blocking the doorway and trapping Paula. After some hesitation (♫ Stuck in the Bathroom ♫), they call emergency services. Paula tries to convince Rebecca not to look at her phone when she attempts to use it. Rebecca sees the text messages Paula sent and is angered.
She learns Paula hated the party and called her new friend Sunil Odhav to show up with a fake emergency to rescue her. Sunil showed up as expected with an excuse only to be surprised by the tableau he walks in on. His entrance is followed not long after by Trent who declared his love for Rebecca. When Trent saw Paula was trapped he managed to lift the debris to free her. Rebecca and Paula then got into an argument about how one sided their friendship is. Paula told her the way their relationship is set up, she couldn't even confide in her that she had an abortion, stunning Rebecca with the revelation. Although shocked by the news, Rebecca is just as upset at Paula since she didn't tell despite her asking if anything was wrong.
The tension is broken when Darryl and Maya then show up and perform a dance routine they rehearsed at the office (♫ We Gone Keep it Rollin ♫). Afterwards, Trent talks to a dejected Rebecca in her room and comforts her. At a low point due to her falling out with Paula, Rebecca propositions Trent and they have sex. The next day Darryl and Maya's dance became popular after it was uploaded on YouTube. They embrace their minor celebrity to their co-workers in the break room. George asks them to perform the dance so he can learn it and they eagerly comply. Meanwhile, Rebecca and Paula are still upset and refuse to talk to each other.
Post-coital from her hook-up with Trent, Rebecca is surprised to find she enjoyed it. She is also shocked when Trent reveals she took his virginity and this was his first time. When he asks if they can do it again Rebecca agrees but tells him to give her cunnilingus first which he happily agrees to.
Rebecca and Trent talk after sex
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"Friendtopia" Performed by: Rebecca, Valencia and Heather Writers: Rachel Bloom, Adam Schlesinger
Rebecca, Valencia and Heather celebrate thier new friendship.
"The Trent Is Getting Ready Song" Performed by: Trent Maddock Writers: Rachel Bloom, Adam Schlesinger
Trent prepares himself for the first phase of his plan.
"Stuck in the Bathroom" Performed by: Heather Davis Writers: Rachel Bloom, Adam Schlesinger
Heather describes Paula's accidental imprisonment as it unfolds.
"We Gone Keep it Rollin" Performed by: Owen Chaim Writers: Owen Chaim
Darryl and Maya crash Rebecca's girl party to perform a dance routine.
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.
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.
