All the story lines worked for me, and not only that, they worked because all of these characters have been so well built over the last season. Deb is both eager and scared to grow up. She sees in both her period and in losing her virginity the objective ways of doing that, so she can't wait to get over both, not realizing that 'growing up' isn't something that happens from one day to the other. Karl, poor Karl. Karl is still too young to understand why nobody around him is trying to save his father. "He's dying!" he repeats a couple of times throughout the episode. It's so heartbreaking to see that he still hasn't been hurt by Frank, and therefore has a harder time giving up on him. It's a matter of time, Karl. Just wait and see. Fiona's storyline was probably my least favorite, although it's planting some interesting things for the future. Her new boyfriend, the boss, clearly likes her, but Fiona has no time, or patience for his insecurities, even though they sound kind of legit. I was glad Fiona mentioned her ex, even though I would like to see the show resolving Jimmy's death one way or the other. I also buy that Fiona would be a natural sales rep. She has to deal with so many different people under her roof that it's only natural that she easily aligns interests between two parties. Veronica and Kevin's story was funny and great. It felt obvious when V found out she was pregnant last week, but triplets? I laughed out loud with Kev's boasting of his magic penis.
By far, Lip's story line resonated the most with me. It was great to show how utterly lonely he feels without ever once spelling it out for us (see, Girls?!). I was particularly moved by his whole interaction with his tutor. He's upset when she ditches him, yes, but it's not because he fell in love with her in one second, or anything like that. It's because he saw in her possible high-quality company, and even a smart girl like her falls for the WASPy grad student with the plaid shirt. Him not wanting to hang up the phone with Karl was so sad, and spoke volumes. That is what I love about this show. It talks about real, serious issues: single 'motherhood', alcoholism, puberty, growing up, being a fish out of water, daddy issues, but it never seems heavy. And with small, seemingly insignificant scenes, like Lip having crazy sex with some big-breasted stranger, have a lot to say about each of these characters.
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