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Asthis recapper anticipated as you surely did, too Avas working relationship with Deborah comes with zero boundaries.
Deborah has been waiting for over 40 years to hostLate Night.
Its so funny to hear people talk about linear television that way.
Time is a light suggestion.
Avas first job is to fire the new writers.
Somebody didnt even watch the very first episode ofGame of Thrones,and it shows.
Does Avas (frankly absurd) inability to do pretty basic, grown-up tasks distract or annoy you?
Or is it all fine because its good for the bit?
Deborah is getting roasted, which Ava hates she finds roasts vile, problematic, and almost fascistic.
Deborah prints out full-body pictures of all the participants to figure out how to best mock their bodies.
A genuinely psychotic idea considering their relationship, but sure!!!
DJ is five years sober and wants her mom to attend her five-year-chip meeting.
She awkwardly pivots into the bit shes practicing for her own roast?
Incredible line-reading by Kaitlin Olson.
Her jokes are abysmal.
Shes hung up on making the catchphrase What a cunt!
Ava gently suggests that this is not a wise move.
Everyone, even Deborah, is concerned about DJ humiliating herself.
Nobody has seen DJs jokes by showtime, and everyone is prepared for a catastrophe.
At the show, Deborah meets Jack Danby, an impeccably dressed flirt and star on the rise.
Before going onstage, Deborah needs to spit out her lozenge, which she does in Avas hand.
Was the roast funny?
(Deborahs so old she still calls movies the talkies.
Am I asking the wrong questions?
Deborah gets a great turnout roasters include Natasha Leggero and Patton Oswalt and DJ goes last and kills.
Her delivery of What a cunt!
And her joke about being a C-section birth because Deborah said, Im known for my grip,isfunny.
More importantly, DJ learns something crucial about her mother.
As she reports to Deborah after the taping, I spent my whole life thinking you were a narcissist.
But it turns out youre an addict, like me!
Your addiction IS the group!
Theres no hope for you!
Youll never get better!!
Heartened by this epiphany, DJ skips off into the night.
Episode four begins with Deborah on a mission.
It seems a little out of character, no?
Jimmy assures Deborah that her age is an asset, not a liability: They probably want someone diverse.
Well, guess what?
(Perfectly timed to cut to Marcuss face.)
They want something that focuses on his love life.
(Okay, so call itLittle Spoon?!
This practically writes itself!)
(Kayla made out with Winnies second assistant, Avi, seven years ago.)
This is an A+ maneuver by Kayla, and Im very proud of her!
Jimmy played tennis at Brown, so how hard could pickleball be?
Deborah gets invited to a group colonoscopy weekend in Vegas.
Its cooler than it sounds!
Theres also gambling and golfing.
When she steps out to collect herself, she hears them shit-talking her (colonoscopy pun!)
She steals all their toilet paper on her way out the door.
While Deborah is away, Avas entire life crumbles through her Ring camera.
Ruby breaks up with her.
Not that she was doing it for Ava, Deborah insists: Other bisexuals!
Alan Cumming, Malcolm X!
Finally, they are able to have a calmer conversation and bond over childhood memories.
It turns out the only time Deborahs drunk dad wasnt an asshole was when Johnny Carson was on.
Deborah wanted to live inside that hour.
I dont think you have the luxury of playing this safe because youre not the safe choice.
Genuinely great advice, v incongruous with the sad-sack girl we are to believe she is in other contexts!
So Deborah gets over her fear of public failure and goes all in on her dreams.
She announces while co-hosting the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade that she wants to hostLate Night.
Mario Lopez handles this as professionally as he can: by answering her question about his circumcision status.
), shes doingTalk Stoop, NOT to be confused withTalk Soup.
Executives love listening to their kids, Kayla says.
I was actually at the sleepover where we decided that Tobey Maguire would be the next Spiderman.
Kayla is the MVP of this episode.
Should she and Jimmy get married to get a discount for the country club?
