Dash & Lily
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Well, in episode four, the show really leans into it and it pays off handsomely.
And theres a fairy godmother and I apologize in advance for this toboot.
What a lovely way to spend a half-hour.
Lets get to Lilys boot, shall we?
She also, devastatingly, forgot to leave the red notebook behind for Dash.
We finally get to see her response, too:But Im scared.
He pushed her too hard.
It was too much for her.
And now, without the notebook, he has no way to talk to her about it.
Theres a tag in the boot that says TDF.
Its a long shot, but its all he has to connect him to Lily.
He has to figure out how to use this boot to track her down.
It actually doesnt take that long: TDF stands for Theater Development Fund, a theater-rental shop in Queens.
The last name is clearly made up, but the Lillian part seems promising.
The woman wont just hand over this Lillians address, so Dash has to work for it.
He tells her that he, like thePhantom of the Opera, wears a mask.
He doesnt let anyone see who he really is until this notebook girl came along.
He sort of chokes on that last part; But it works!
(I told him to be more concerned about catfish scenarios!!)
Guys, I am so pleased to report that this woman is theMrs.
Basil E. Its Lilys great-aunt Lillian!
She is as wonderful as I had imagined.
Also her apartment is insane in the best way.
Basil E. is in.
To some extent, Aunt Lillian knows that shes walking into a hostile environment at Lilys apartment.
The details are unclear, but the tension between the siblings is palpable.
Arthur is fuming, and Lily is grounded for the foreseeable future.
This grounding is problematic for Lily because she has made the decision to cut things off with Dash.
She wants to get out of this thing before he can realize that.
Only she cant bring the notebook to Two Boots to call the whole thing off.
Aunt Lillian is a woman who gets things done.
She thinks he needs to work it out with Mabel.
And the chat makes Lily want to work it out with Notebook Boy.
She wants to do the same for him.
So she has him go look at the Christmas lights in Dyker Heights.
At first, he wants to be cynical, but then he starts looking at everything through Lilys eyes.
He sees the beauty and the dare I say magicof it all.
But thats not how it works: We make our own magic, she tells Dash.
What theyre doing with this notebook is proof of that.
Then she makes sure he is standing right under the bigBelievesign when it lights up.
A sign from her.
And then it starts snowing.
Obviously, Lily has no control over the weather, but still: what timing.
Again I say: what timing.
Is this show just trolling me now?
Anything is possible on Christmas, remember.
Her line of questioning is hilarious, and Id expect nothing less from Mrs.
Basil E.: Do you believe in fairies?
The power of wishes?
Love at first sight?
You too, Sal, she responds.
I am immediately invested in a necessary Lillian/Sal hookup.
Can we get a spinoff?
It will really make up for the French-press-coffee business.
Argue for your limitations and they are surely yours.
Basil E. really cut to the core of me with that one.
