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You had one job, Malik!
(Hes getting great reviews online!)
Still, I do wish Malik showed even 10 percent more remorse for the position he put Randall in.
Instead, Randall is going to give Malik an internship.
Its what Randall did after Jack died (his new therapy is having him dig deep!!).
Much to Dejas chagrin (but secret love for it), a bromance is born.
Hes very interested in the part of the livestream in which Randall talks about his birth father William Hill.
The man knows that name.
It looks like its only a matter of time before Randall gets some answers about Laurel.
All thanks to a little impromptu striptease.
On the opposite side of the spectrum is whats going on with Kate.
Theyve even picked out a name for the baby, Chloe.
Theyre in too deep!
It is awkward as hell and Ellie looks uneasy about the whole thing.
Thats not whats going on at all.
The name threw her.
Ellie assures Kate shes not having any second thoughts.
It took a few months, but she knew she couldnt keep it.
At first, she was going to have an abortion.
When Ellie asks if Kates going to judge her, Kate stops her right away.
Theres no judgement here.
But still, something seems off about Kate after this conversation.
(Uh, yeah, thats like the premise of the whole show.)
Back at home, Kate needs to tell Toby something.
Something shes apparently never told anyone in her family.
And then were back with 18-year-old Kate.
Prepare yourselves: Well definitely be headed back to that time period soon.
The rest of Honestly is about Kevin Pearson and his history of being coddled.
We know Kevin is like this.
Now we know Kevin was always like this.
JMF seems to be only thrilled to be working with Ava.
He barely says anything to Kevin.
And when they rehearse, he keeps stopping Kevin and having him start over, but offers no notes.
Later, he sends Kevin a gift basket that says Atta boy.
Of course, this storyline isnt just about his career.
Kevin will not stop crying.
They know they need to let him cry it out, but they cant do it.
For Rebecca, its nearly impossible.
Just as Jacks about to go in, Kevin stops.
The pattern repeats itself in the 90s with eighth-grade Kevin.
His football coach tells him he has all this potential, but hes not working hard enough.
Kevins already working harder than he ever has before, and hes exhausted.
He wants to quit.
Jack isnt surprised shes let Kevin quit almost everything hes started.
Its made him soft, he says.
Kevin knew exactly who to go to when he needed to work harder, to be better.
Kate points out that tired was exactly how Randall described Kevins acting during their front lawn argument.
Kevin just wants his brothers approval!
Kevin mostly dismisses it because, as he puts it, their parents were obsessed with Randall.
Another example of how alone Randall was, even when he tried to open up.
Your father and boyfriend spending the entire day together, what could go wrong???
The way Randall tortures Deja with this new dynamic is so perfectly a dad thing to do.
Anyone elsemovedby the fact that Deja watches Randalls livestream every day?
It was Miguel and Shelly who told Jack and Rebecca about crying it out.
And when Jack continually reminds Rebecca of this, she hilariously responds, Who made them experts anyway?
Their kids are train wrecks!
