Dying for Sex
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Try some stuff, guy!
You have consent here.
Also, the dude doesnt really seem to know how to ask for what he wants, either.
He just keeps repeating the word clasp over and over until it literally has no meaning.
Molly isnt sure if he wants her to cup his balls or twist them or squeeze them or what.
Thoroughly turned off, she kicks him out.
Shes also attending some cancer groups.
She starts out in the stage-four group but then decides that she wants to go where the hope is.
She lies to make it attend the group where the women with curable cancer are.
Molly tries to radiate joy and light, but she also has to attend endless doctors appointments.
Nikki is unfailingly by her side, so much so that she gets fired from her acting job.
She temporarily keeps this from Molly to spare her the stress.
For her part, Molly is grateful that Nikki is helping her through her cancer journey.
Of course, neighbors are gonna neighbor, and Molly keeps running into the guy.
She does, kicking with all her tiny might, but something breaks.
Midsexual awakening, Molly falls on the floor, writhing in agony.
Her spirit is flourishing, but her body is starting to fail her.
To her credit, its an absolutely amazing story.
Sonya reassures her that sex isnt just what Samantha told us all those decades ago onSex in the City.
Instead, she says to think of sex as a wave or a mind-set.
Everyone needs a Sonya in their lives.
Mollys hip heals between episodes three and four.
After her encounter with her neighbor, she realizes that she likes being in control.
So she works on carrying what shes learned into her everyday life.
This show is very good at eliciting sex-based laughs.
Sex totally doesnt need to be serious!
Dying for Sexnever really puts the actual act of sex on a pedestal.
A person named G (Robby Hoffman) directs a woman to a table to pleasure herself.
G slowly and deliberately gives orders to the woman, telling her, Dont come until I say so.
Molly watches in rapture.
Thats what I want, she says.
she bellows as the bro disappears.
Instead, she sees herself on the floor with her mastectomy scars, and then her 7-year-old self.
the bro shouts their safe word, and Molly shakes out of her reverie of self-hatred.
The bro isnt too worried about it.
G is gentle, understanding, and firm.
These are all awesome reminders, especially for someone dealing with past sexual trauma.
Then, like Clasp Dude, G starts to ask what Molly wants her to do.
But this time, Molly has answers.
Hoffman nails every beat of this scene, always appearing in full control but also considerate and loving.
The concepts that she underscores throughout this encounter should really be taught in every sex-ed class.
Id love it if the writers forDying for Sexcould get on that.
The sweet Dr. P whose first name is Jerry!
agrees to everything and then smiles his way out of the room.
Molly taking this opportunity to assert her wants and needs with Dr. P is a huge step here.
This man stole her opportunity for early treatment and a chance at saving her life.
Nikki, for her part, decides to forgive him.
She looks him directly in the eyes, taking back her power as the credits roll.
