Girl Rules - EP 4

Episode 4 „Try Girl“ starts with a little flash-forward: at the “Fiona” launch, Bambi thanks everyone for their support for the brand and herself, and she also thanks the director of the promotional videos – and mentions that she is her girlfriend: Prim. This shocks Prim. After the credit, we see Bambi and Prim in a used record store browsing the offers. Bambi want to know what music Prim likes nowadays, and Prim sarcastically asks why she doesn’t know that, as she claims to know everything about her. But times and people change, Bambi argues and asks her whether she still listens to the same music as in high school , then – after Prim confirms it – claims she’s attached to the past, going back to the same memories and people. Prim argues that Bambi always finds a way to talk about herself. Bambi show a few examples of genre to listen to, the last one of which gets Prim to smile a little, then to ask her to stop joking. Bambi then reminds her that during college, she waited for her to buy records at a thrift store, and she told her she wanted to make a lot of money, so that she could buy as many records as she wanted. And she thinks she has reached that goal, but Prim points out that she still has to be careful when spending money, as she needs to support her mother and sister. Unlike Bambi, she argues, she cannot point and buy whatever, she has to work. But Bambi also work, she points out, she manages “Fiona” for her mother, and she claims her goal is to be on the “Most influential people in Asia under 30” list. Prim hopes the achieves it, she has already everything she needs. And Bambi claims that she can do it, as long as she has Prim on her side as her girlfriend. But Prim claims not to be her girlfriend yet, she has only given her the opportunity to prove herself, and she argues that she’s unpredictable, and she never knows which version of her will show up. Bambi claims that there’s only one version of her: pretty, rich and cute, and good at pampering her. She the still the person that Prim fell in love with in college. Prim argues she _was_ in love with her. Gorya is looking for a toothbrush at Shasha’s condo, and Shasha fetches her an electric one with a new toothbrush, and claims the can keep it – for next time. But Gorya argues that there won’t be a next time, and Shasha can throw it away after she uses it. But Shasha points out that this is her third time staying over, insinuating that it becomes a regular thing. Gorya claims that she is only there because her friend bailed on her last night, and Shasha argues that she can use whatever excuse she wants to deny that she has a thing for her. At breakfast, Gory argues that it’s easy being a model, Shasha can only eat healthy food, but Shasha claims that she can have something instead of sweets, and that her appetite was fulfilled the night before. Gorya wants her to stop saying these innuendos, but Shasha still doesn’t know how to treat Gorya, now that they are “friends with benefits” – but are only doing half of it, the benefit part is fine, but they are no friends. This prompts Gorya to list stuff about her: she’s 24, on only child, her family owns a diner, her parents wanted her to be a doctor, but she chose fashion instead. She likes red, listening to rock, and ghost stories, though she is afraid of ghosts. Her longest relationship lasted one year, and they broke up because she cheated on her. But she wasn’t sad because she focused on work, and her life goal is an own clothing brand named after her. Now, she knows her, she argues, and it’s her turn. Shasha lists herself as 25, also an only child, her mother took her to auditions since she was 8, her nanny was her friend, and her closest friend is her manager. She likes black, classical music, she had only one girlfriend, before she realized she didn’t want to be in a relationship. She doesn’t like to take responsibility for other people’s feelings, she just wants to do whatever she wants wherever she wants it. She has no future goals, and lives just for each day. Gorya then remember Shasha as the kid from a toothbrush ad, playing as tooth worm, but Shasha doesn’t like it. Gorya thinks they can be friends, as she’s not a bad person - but argues that even as friends they need to get to know each other first. Prim and Bambi are still at the record store, and Prim tells her to call a cab for her – as she is going to meet Min at the gallery. But Bambi wants to join her and claims she’s free today. But Prim argues that now, that she’s working, she should focus on that. But Bambi claims she has her own priorities and will always put love before work. Then, Pae (whom we saw last week) comes into the story and wants to know when she got back, and why didn’t she visit Zee. But Bambi pretends not to know her, and argues that if she’s a fan, then it’s her personal time. She leave the store calling her a stalker, with Prim following her. Outside, she trips and hurts her ankle, and Prim takes her to the hospital. The ankle is strained, the doctor recommends not walking too much and avoiding heels until it heals. Bambi does not like wearing flats, but Prim claims she will take care of it. Prim asks her why she ran away, and Bambi claims she was afraid of a creep like her, but Prim points out that she seemed to know her, and Bambi theorizes she might be one of her mother’s fans, or a stalker. Prim asks her directly if she really doesn’t know Pae or Zee, and Bambi denies knowing them, and changes the subject. Then, Prim brings her a wheelchair and place her into it,. Bambi argues if she will ever find an amazing girlfriend like Prim, but Prim argues she won’t, because she type that if she loses her once, she loses her forever. She is helping her, she claims, because she feels bad about her. And she drives the wheelchair very roughly out of the hospital. Min gets a call from Prim relating the tale of Bambi’s injury. Praew hear this and wants to know if Prim is okay, but Min tells her that it’s actually Bambi who sprained her ankle, and admits that Prim and Bambi have a love/hate relationship. And what about them, Praew asks about the Min-Praew relationship. Praew point out that Min kissed her, but Min claims she set her up for it. Praew argues that she played along – but she gets it, these feelings are new to her, and doesn’t want to pressure her. But she claims to really like her, and Min admits that she knows, but asks her not to rush her and give her some time. She want to make sure she doesn’t do this because she’s feeling lonely, or has a moment of weakness. And Praew understands her, and assures her she can always tell her if she crosses the line. But she finds the line to be very blurred and doesn’t think she could be just her friend. Min asks her to take things slowly and to give her some time as a newbie; she sees her as a senior in this. Praew then draws a chalk line on the ground between them, claiming to one day cross this junior-senior line. And they step closer to each other. Shasha and Gorya are sifting through a big pile of used clothes at a street market, Gorya claims this is the life of a hard-working stylist, and if Shasha want to be her friend, she needs to get used to this kind of life. If they can mix and match some of these clothes, she argues, they can sell them for a profit, but as some of them are in terrible conditions they need to hand-pick them. She should pick those that are pretty and cool, but Shasha doesn’t know what she likes. Gorya trusts her taste. After a while Shasha sneezes, and Gorya doesn’t thank she can do it; she is afraid that her delicate skin will get rashes. Then, Gorya gets in argument with a lady who wants to get stuff she already set aside. Shasha opts to buy them from the lady and pays 750 THB (some 23 US$) when they originally only 60 THB (circa 2 US$), and Gorya thinks she spends money recklessly, but Shasha claims when Gorya wants it, she will have it. At home, Shasha offers to carry the clothes upstairs, but only close friends are allowed to go upstairs, Gorya claims, and she is not even close, she argues. Gorya claims that Shasha looks like she never struggled in life, and pints out that her life is way easier than Gorya’s – and does a little catwalk to prove her point. But Shasha points out that she had pain to endure to become a model, and points with Gorya’s hand to her nose and chin – but Gorya claims that she just mimics a scene from “Notting Hill” her favorite movie, also Shasha’s favorite movie (and of my favorites as well 😊). But Shasha points out that her mother was very controlling about how she looked, and always corrected her posture. All she did was go to auditions; and asks her to live like that for ten years. Gorya is sorry, but Shasha think that her life is such that people who don’t know her will believe that it’s perfect. Then, Shasha says goodbye, claiming that this day, she has been a friend without benefits. But Gorya is not in the mood for this kind of joke. Min and Prim are sitting in Prim’s apartment, Min asks how long she hasn’t been able to reach Bambi, and Prim claims it has been three days of radio silence. Min wants to know whether Bambi ever told her what happened while she was abroad, but Prim denies it, claiming that she only told her she went to study abroad, didn’t like it and wanted to get back at her mother, so she contacted nobody in Thailand. Min then proposes a little snooping on social media. Later, Prim does it a finds profiles for both Pae and Zee. Later, she goes to Bambi’s to check on her, who claims to keep wearing the bandage on her ankle only to get her sympathy, and went off the grid to make her miss her. She gets up to give her a present (thereby showing that her ankle has not healed yet) and gives her a bunch of rare records that she inherited from her father. Prim doesn’t want to take them because they were cherished by her father, but Bambi claims, she and her mom won’t play them anyway, and she is sure that Prim will take better care of them. Prim finally accepts them. As they are lying on her bed together, Prim claims that Bambi can always tell her if she has a problem, regardless of their relationship status, she will always care about her. Bambi doesn’t tell her anything, but claims she like to stay like this. Then we get an extended cut of the “Fiona” launch from the beginning. Min asks Prim if she found out what happened while Bambi was abroad, but Prim is waiting until she’s ready to talk, and claims, if she wants to tell her, she will. Min thinks she looks pretty that day, and Prim argues she has always looked pretty. Praew joins them shooting behind-the-scenes footage again, and thanks Min for getting her this job. Prim wants to give Bambi some flowers she carries, but maintains that they are from their company, not from her. Praew and Min flirt a little, but Min wants her to remain patient – good stuff takes time 😉. Shasha backstage meets Claire, who claims she misses her, and touches her arm as she claims that night was really fun, but argues Shasha didn’t contact her afterwards, and wants to know whether she did anything wrong. She didn’t, Shasha claims, but they were just having fun, but Claira wants to repeat it, and promises that this time it will be unforgettable. Claire drags her behind a curtain and put her arms around her… …just as Gorya comes into the same area asking why the model isn’t dressed yet. They then both come out from behind the curtain one after another. Prim meanwhile maintains that the flowers – Bambi favorite – are from her company “Lady Bird” and not from her. But Bambi tells her to stop making excuses, as photos of them are taken. Bambi then refers Prim to another designer name Pony. Bambi gets awfully close to Prim for the photos and Prim is clearly uncomfortable, but Bambi assures her it’s all for the buzz, and she will see… Bambi gives a speech after the event, low-key dissing the mother and her fashion style. Then, we get the announcement from the cold open. After the event, Gorya wants to go home and net visit the afterparty as recommended by Shasha, sha has gone through enough random bullsh*t today. Shasha asks if she’s upset about Prim and Bambi, and is she still not over her, but Gorya argues that’s none of her business, and claims that she’s not the type who can get over quickly – like her. Shasha asks if she jealous of Claire and claims to have slept with her once, admits that Claire likes her, but Shasha doesn’t fell the same way. But Gorya doesn’t want to know, and wants to leave, but Shasha holds her, which gets Prim’s attention. She asks her if she okay, and she confirms it, but is leaving anyway. Shasha congratulates Prim for reuniting with Bambi, and claims that those who have a crush on her (Gorya) will go home and cry. But Prim claims there’s no need to congratulate her, Bambi just wanted to create buzz. Prim asks Gorya if she’ll go to the afterparty, but Goray has nothing to celebrate that day, says “Congratulations” to her as well and then leaves. Shasha asks Prim if she’s going to keep them both, and asks her to give her a chance, but Prim only asks her back what she is talking about. Prim scolds Bambi for announcing their relationship while she hasn’t agreed to it. Bambi claims to have thought it through, and this will benefit Prim. She argues that the buzz will put her in the spotlight, and everybody wins. People will pay attention to her brand, and Prim will get connections from this event. But Prim argues she doesn’t want to get news jobs this way. But Bambi argues that the connections will help her achieve her dream: an international award. Prim maintains that she doesn’t want to get it like this; she can do it herself without help from anyone. Bambi asks her if she’s just “anyone” to her, and claims she did all this for her. But Prim maintains that Bambi never did anything for her, but only for her own benefit, like always. Then she leaves a crying Bambi alone at the event. Min encounter Praew as she drives past her and wants to know where she going. She claims she needs to go to Blossom to get something for Ant, the bar is closed that day but she gave her the keys. Min offers to take her, and they banter a bit before Praew gets into her car. At the bar, it’s empty and Praew quickly find the envelope she supposed to bring Ant, so she lets her know, then offers Min a drink – as Ant told her how to mix drinks. Is it a good idea, Min asks, and Praew claims she wouldn’t ask her to go it if it was a bad idea. So, they share quite a few drinks. As they’re sitting on the bar as are very tipsy, Praew shares that she wanted to be a bartender, but is a lightweight, so that would be dangerous. Min asks her why she likes her, and Praew claims that she’s pretty. There are many pretty girls out there, Min argues, but Praew likes her and doesn’t want to like anyone else. Min just wants to know whether she’s worth enough for somebody to fall for her. Praew argues that that guy (Park) not only hurt her feelings, but also ruined her self-confidence, and she want her to know that she’s so cool, super cool even. And though she started to like her because she was pretty, talented and kind, she will always find new reasons to fall for her. Even if they may not end up together, she will be the last straight girl she falls for. Min asks what if she’s not straight anymore – and they kiss a few times, and they don’t leave it at kissing, but undress each other as they start to make out on top of the bar. Prim is at the record store when she meets Pae again, and asks her whether she knows Bambi and she confirms it, claiming she is friends with her ex, Zee. But she knows now why she pretends not to know her, and guesses she can’t deal with what happened. She wants to know what she is to Prim – she responds: girlfriend – that she relates what had happened: Zee and Bambi dated in private – Bambi’s rule – for six months, but Bambi still couldn’t get over her ex, and they had a big fight, which led to an accident. Gorya is woken by her mother, because she has an appointment with a friend, but it is Goray’s day off, and she doesn’t know of any friends with appointments, but her mother argues that she’s be waiting for a while, and Goray wants to know who is waiting for her. Her mother forgot her name, but from she remembered – something close to Chachacha – she learns that the woman that is waiting for her is Shasha. Shasha gets some food from their restaurant as Gorya comes down. She wants to know why she is there, and Shasha claims that her food preferences are another thing she needs to learn, but Gorya argues that there no need for them to get to know each other anymore, and wants to call it quits. But Shasha claims that she just wants to be her friend. Gorya wants to know if it’s that hard for her to find a friend, but Shasha claims that she’s not afraid to point out when she does something wrong or lame, and she wants to have someone honest in her life. So, where is she taking her today, Gorya asks. Prim calls Bambi who is still mad, and asks her to meet her; she hangs up before she can respond but tests her the meeting location. Min and Praew wake up in bed together at 11 a.m. Min has never woken up this late, and Praew guesses their previous night must have been great, as they cuddled and lost track of time. And she argues that in the end, the person who told her not to cross the line broke the rule herself. Min argues that emotionally there are still friends, but Praew claims that friends don’t do what they did the previous night. The friend zone ended when their lips touched, she states. Praew asks Min to stop hesitating, cross the line and be by her side. But Min warns her not to rush her, she’s still learning. But Praew thinks judging from what she did the night before, she doesn’t need to learn anymore. She was as good as an expert. Praew kisses Min on the cheek, while Min is still hesitant. Gorya and Shasha went to a shooting range, and Shasha steps close to Gorya to help her shooting. Gorya thinks friends do not need to be that close, but Shasha argues that they don’t follow the rules of friendship, but the rule of shooting. They banter some more about shooting and relationships. And they both hit their targets. Bambi comes to the gallery from list week when Prim comes in filming her. Bambi doesn’t want to filmed because she doesn’t look good, but Prim argues that she never left the house not feeling pretty, no matter how sad she is, she wouldn’t let anyone see her unkempt except her. But Bambi wants her to just tell her what she needs to say, and Prim is sorry about the other day, and didn’t mean what she said, she was just taken aback by her surprise, but she knows that she means well, and are the one who knows everything about her. She is the only one with whom she isn’t afraid to cry when watching a scene where a dog dies. And she is the only one in her computer – in in her head. She is the only one with whom she can share her stupid dream because she never looks down on it. This gallery in the place where sha asked her to be her girlfriend and she asks her now to be her girlfriend again. She misses her so much, and all the bad things in the past are just the past, and she asks her to leave them behind and have a fresh start. They fall into each other’s arms, as we get the continuation of Prim’s talk with Pae, and Bambi and Zee had a car accident while arguing – and Zee died. Pae argues that Bambi still can’t deal with it. At the gallery, Bambi tell Prim that she’s sorry, but she did everything because she wanted to see her happy. And Prim claims to get it now, and tells her not to disappear from her life again. As the song “Favorite Toxic” starts playing, Prim repeats “Don’t leave me, Bambi”. They start to kiss, and that’s a good place to end the episode. ___ This was the longest recap of the series so far – and for what felt like the slowest episode. Shasha keeps looking at other women – more than in the novel – with Gorya reacting way too jealous for their “friends with benefits” status. Meanwhile Prim and Bambi got back together way earlier than I expected and differently from the novel, though the reason for Bambi’s odd behavior was a death there as well. Praew and Min crossed the line pretty much the same as in the novel – but now, they need to redefine their status, because Min seemed slightly embarrassed to wake up next to Praew. This episode consisted mainly of talking without saying much, and while I had fun and enjoyed the episode overall, I found it to be the least enjoyable so far (that’s not saying much, I know, as the first three episodes were fire), and I wonder what they fill the eight remaining episodes with as almost everything in the novel (at least in terms on main plot point) already happened. But maybe that’s just me – I will tune in on Easter Monday anyway.