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Well, I feel invigorated!
So here we go: 5, 6, 7, 8!
Clap, punch, kick.
Clap, punch, kick.
Clap, punch, kick.
Sheila is reciting aerobics combos in her head.
Shes waking up early and sneaking into her garage to work out in her PJs with a boombox.
(The first truly electrifying soundtrack choice of the show so far!
More, more, more hey!)
But also, Sheila seems to be, for the very first time,content.
This all feels so thrilling, but also confusing and concerning.
Is she just replacing one addiction with another?
Just another sweaty bitch sitting on your fat ass waiting for the next one.
How long until you get back there.
Whats it gonna take?
Maybe what itll take is transitioning from student to teacher.
Theres just one problem: None of the women she talks to are interested in this newfangled aerobics thing.
(Tennis friends + mom friends + Rose Byrne immediately made me think ofthisBridesmaidsscene.)
Youre the only student of mine who hasnt been here yet, Abigail pointedly remarks.
(Just like Greta!)
(Ill quibble that it almost feels like all the answers are suddenly coming a littletooeasily, no?)
Youll be amazed by how quickly it transforms you, she says.
After just one class, you’ve got the option to feel it happen you becoming you again.
Someone named Jack is on the screen, spouting a very 1970s strain of pop psychology.
(They are totally gonna fuck.)
Finally, we are inside Sheilas first class.
Greta is there, way in the back where Sheila used to position herself.
(Another slamming soundtrack selection, and also, another song hinting at addictive or obsessive tendencies.)
Its a great scene and I want to go watch it again.
In the aftermath, a few things happen.
None of this is yours.
Im enticed by this little narrative thread and excited to see what unfurls from it.)
Then Sheila leaves the mall and finds Greta crying in her car.
(See, shecanwant to be around other women!)
To steal more money?
(Thats my best guess.)
just like when Sheilas minds eye made the connection between aerobics and binge-eating.
So we know where this is going in episode 4 … 5, 6, 7, 8!
