Good Value Diet Soda – As the opening episode of Dying For Sex begins, Molly Kochan (Michelle Williams) tries to remember the name of the man she slept with. Molly tries to remind herself to be there with Steve (Jay Duplass). They’re in a meeting with a counselor. Steve admits he and Molly haven’t had an active sex life in years. Dr. Anne (Lisa Strum) asks if sex stopped after Molly’s breast cancer diagnosis. Molly tells herself that she just wants Steve to want her. Molly insists she wants sex with Steve. As for Steve, he thinks it’s just a side effect of the drug that prevents the cancer from returning. Molly gets bad news about the biopsy of her hip when the hospital calls. She goes to the convenience store and thinks about sex more. Nikki Boyer (Jenny Slater) stops and asks if she needs a ride. Nikki is on her way to rehearsal and Molly is lighting a cigarette.
Molly reveals the pain in her hip is cancer. It’s been two years and Molly did everything the doctor said. Molly says she doesn’t want to die when she’s just getting used to her new boobs. Molly believes she’s going to die since the cancer has metastasized to her bones and its incurable. Nikki begins freaking out. The bodega manager (Carmine Famiglietti) believes Nikki is drunk so he asks them to leave. Eventually, the manager lets them stay as long as they shut up. Molly tells Nikki she found out about the cancer during the middle of a couples therapy session. Molly says she didn’t feel sad. She just saw herself as a seven-year-old dancing. That seven-year-old was mean to her. She knew what she had done to her life and she was mad about it. Molly is sick that everything is so simple between herself and Steve. She feels like he’s the caretaker and martyr while she’s the patient.
That means he won’t touch her. Nikki suggests he’s not well for not wanting to touch her. Molly says she remembered a guy who went down on her in her 20s. It was the best she ever felt. Molly doesn’t want to die without feeling that way again. Dr. Anne sees them and gets Steve. Nikki tries to hide her but it doesn’t work. Steve rushes over to speak to Molly. Nikki tries to get Molly away. At Nikki’s apartment, Noah (Kelvin Yu) rushes over to kiss Nikki. Molly learns that Nikki moved in and they’re living in sin. Nikki claims she loves him. Molly reminds her they just met. Molly receives a call but she doesn’t answer it. Nikki asks if she’s going to tell her mom Gail. Molly doesn’t want to talk about her. Nikki gets up to make soup only to cry by herself. When they eat together, Nikki tells Molly about the kid production. They begin talking about Steve’s book which was a Pulitzer finalist. Molly mentions the book was about climate change.
Steve arrives at the door, but Molly doesn’t want to talk to him yet. Nikki introduces Molly to Noah’s daughter, Winter (Emiko Dunn). Winter ends up letting Steve come in. Steve gets upset and that seems to turn Molly on. At home, Steve tells Molly that the hospital wants her to meet with a palliative care social worker. He takes her soda and says he’s making her juice. Molly mentions how he used to have sex with her. Steve says his priority now is keeping her alive for as long as possible. Molly does her best to get him going. She tries to give him oral, but she has to stop when Steve begins crying. He asks what this is all about. Steve says it’s a little weird considering what happened to her. Molly says her mom’s boyfriend made her give him oral when she was seven. She believes it’s okay now since she talked about it. Steve reveals he has an interview with CNN in ten minutes. They wouldn’t let him reschedule. Molly wonders if he knows anything about her.
Steve asks if she can get the interview with the family with the baby. Molly wonders if he’ll be the last person she sees before she dies. Dr. Pankowitz (David Rasche) speaks to Molly and Steve at the hospital. Molly questions what she wants. Steve mentions coming off the Tamoxifen since the side effects have been rough. Molly reminds Steve it’s her life and her death. She says she wants to feel things. Molly speaks to the palliative care social worker, Sonya (Esco Jouley), and insists she doesn’t need this conversation. Sonya explains she’s there for psychological support and pain management. She believes everyone has a bucket list. Molly gets upset. She says she’s too young and it sucks. Molly says she’s never even had an orgasm with another person. Sonya says they have something for her list. Molly finds out that Sonya is into leather and likes to be hogtied.
Molly asks how it feels. Sonya thanks her for not asking if it hurts. She explains that it’s very intense. Molly admits that kind of thing speaks to her. Sonya tells her she could start exploring it. There’s a whole world out there if she wants it. Molly sits alone outside before Nikki arrives. Molly tells her that she believes she just left Steve. She told him she didn’t want to die with him. Molly tells Nikki she wants to die with her. Nikki agrees to do that with her. Nikki gets into an argument with a stranger. Molly sees Steve leaving the hospital as Nikki pulls away.
Dying For Sex Review
The opening episode of Dying For Sex established the characters and stories while also introducing viewers to the comedy style. At this point, viewers are likely well aware of what they’re going to get in terms of the comedy here. Some will like it while others may be off-put by the raunchy humor.
Michelle Williams is good as usual. As the series progresses, it may take on a more emotional stance. The downside is that this certainly isn’t for everyone. While the story is interesting and the performances are mostly good, the comedy didn’t hit the target once in the opening episode and many of the characters are obnoxious.
It also doesn’t help that this is another series focusing on people already in better situations than many. That could be why the first thought is to turn to sex instead of more important matters. That makes it a bit more difficult to sympathize with anyone even though the situation is terrible.
The opening episode only had brief moments where it felt like an emotional connection was possible. Those moments were fleeting and overshadowed by the over-the-top comedy, dialogue, and characters. On the other hand, that may be the thing that attracted certain viewers.
This is likely going to be a show that viewers will love or hate and unfortunately I lean more toward the latter group. The opening episode scores a 5 out of 10. Recaps of Dying For Sex can be found here. Find out how to support our independent site at this link. Learn more about advertising with us here.
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