Get Out Of Here, Schmidt!

New Girl, S02E17

Schmidt found an empty parking spot and started a competition for it between him, Jess, and Nick.  Nick dropped out of the race initially and became the deciding vote for Schmidt and Jess, but he only got manipulated by them due to the kiss situation.  Fed up with being toyed with by Jess and Schmidt, Nick made a mad dash for the spot, prompting all three of them to stake out the parking spot until one of them finally gave it up.  Winston also ran around town looking for a condom so he could have sex with Daisy during her tight schedule.

Schmidt got on my nerves with his reaction to Nick and Jess' kiss.  I feel like they should have never told him because he made into something more upsetting than it was.  Jess and Nick were bringing a new and awkward vibe to the apartment, but that didn't give Schmidt the right to give them shit about it like they had been having sex or anything and were stirring up drama because of that.  Mostly I think Schmidt was worried about the parking spot and Jess using sexual tension to get an advantage over him.  He did bring up the loft oath about some no-nailing policy that the guys had all signed, but hearing that just made me hate the fact that Schmidt knew about Jess and Nick all the more.  He made it so much worse talking about that agreement and forcing a kiss with Jess (so gross).

Schmidt also interrupted one of the best parts of the episode.  Jess had forfeited her rights to the parking spot after Nick talked about how much he regretted kissing her.  I absolutely loved when he said that his real regret was that he made things between them weird and the reason he kissed her was because he couldn't help it.  The way they were looking at each was just like they would finally get to kiss again until "Pee Pants" Schmidt walked in between them and basically peed all over their moment.  I was so pissed about that!  I almost wish that Jess and Nick didn't care about the parking spot from the beginning and just let Schmidt have it so they could have all that time to concentrate on themselves.  Wish Jess had rammed into his car so hard that it flipped over and slid down the street into traffic.

One part that was equally as good that Schmidt didn't ruin was when Jess decided to seduce Nick by wearing his hoodie paired only with some tights.  I can't believe how much she wanted that parking spot or how much she unconsciously wanted to flirt with Nick.  Typically you would think that it would be hard or embarrassing to come on to your roommate for the sake of easier parking, but Jess looked like she was more than willing to slide that hoodie down to show him what was underneath.  I loved it because Nick was surprised and confused, yet not against her methods.  I even liked when he offered her a hug and Jess panicked and gave him a purple nurple.  One of the comedy benefits of them being so awkward with each other now.

The only thing that I liked in Winston's story was when he ran to Cece's for a condom.  Shivrang crazily was giving Cece a second chance, it seemed, and she was trying to convince him that her friends were chill and drama-free.  I liked that after Winston had made Shivrang confess he did have a condom and assumed that Cece wasn't going to give Shivrang any that night that Shivrang claimed this second meeting with Cece's friends was worse than the first time.  I had to agree, and he'd be the biggest idiot in the world to give her a third chance.  Not sure if Cece's dodging a bullet or not--we haven't quite gotten to see what Shivrang is all about yet.

I liked this episode mainly because of how Jess and Nick were acting around each other.  I don't know how long it will continue to be like this with them, but since it's creating a lot of funny situations, I don't mind if it drags on.  I just hope that Schmidt will butt out and let their natural attraction for each other play out.  I'm getting a bit antsy to see what next step they will take.  Whether they decide to start seeing other people or try out dating each other, I'm ready for it, even if it causes a lot more damage to their friendship.