Jess and Nick were fighting about whether people are ultimately good and if given enough time, people will show their best side. No need to tell you which side the 2 were defending. Jess might have won right away after she sweet-talked a man with a gun to let them have a parking space Nick was battling for. Of course, Nick wasn't about to back down. Winston and Schmidt don't really help him with his argument, agreeing that Nick is one of the most negative people they know. However, Winston does agree with Nick's viewpoint of the world:
I mean, he's not wrong though. Because life is generally terrible.Good point, Winston. After the sink acts crazy, Jess thinks it's about time for her to visit the landlord. The guys vehemently tell her not to do that. It just wouldn't be Jess if she didn't believe that a plate of cupcakes and a positive attitude will get things done. So off she goes to landlord's lair with her baked goods. The landlord is a Gary Busey-looking guy, whittling an edge to a broom as she enters. I have to say that Jess' positivity borders on sheer bravery because this sounds like an opening scene for a murder or a rape, at least. With all the signs saying "Get the hell out of there!" Jess only hightails it out of there after she blurts out that she is the fourth tenant of a 3-tenant apartment. There goes her mouth again.
Luckily, when Jess runs back upstairs and tells the boys what she said, they all leap into action. I mean, you probably would not see people move so fast in case of a fire. Their immediate solution is to toss out Schmidt's bed and a few things from his room to make it look like only 3 people lived there. The landlord knocks on their door moments before Schmidt grabs his suitcase and pretends to be on his way out from a little vacation at their apartment. It was a good plan! I didn't know what they were going to do, nor did I expect the landlord to put down his deadly broom and go check out the situation right away. But it was ruined when Schmidt snuck back in at some point while the landlord was still inspecting the place. Now why did he have to go and do that? I would have gone to the coffee shop and chilled out for at least a half hour. It's not like Schmidt was doing anything at the time that he needed to get back inside right away.
OK, well, despite this, the only thing the landlord is displeased with is this drawing on the wall that Winston now must paint over. That was a surprise. Thought he'd toss Jess' ass out. She was the one who brought up the extra tenant. Furthermore, by asking nicely she gets the landlord to agree to fix some of the horrible conditions in their home. When she was asking him, she called him by "Remy," which almost had me asking how she knew (I searched his uniform for a name tag I had missed) until the landlord asked himself:
Love it. Nick still refuses to believe that Jess is right, despite that Remy is softening up and telling Jess about his difficult divorce while he fixes things around the house. But after he sees Remy standing behind Jess to help her with a stuck sliding door, he confronts her with the idea that Remy is trying to get into her pants. Nick is right, but he is so jealous! No one would go so far as to show her an example (albeit a funny one involving how to use a mug) if they were merely concerned as a friend. Nick, just get with Jess already! He tries to prove his point further that "people are the worst" by sharing a childhood moment where his starting college fund of $5 (either he was planning ahead like crazy or anticipating going to the cheapest school ever) is stolen by a random bully on the street. Jess counters that people just need to be given a chance by sharing her own memory. What gumdrop neighborhood did Jess live in where creepy dudes rolling down the street in white vans are actually transporting their granny who has made too much candy and just wants to share it with some of the good children of the neighborhood? Wow. Her candy-coated view of the world started early.
[Remy] How'd you know my name? They call you?[Jess] I saw your tattoo that says "Hello, my name is Remy" and I just took a leap of faith.
Remy joins them for dinner later (Nick is the only one who demands to come not wanting Jess to be alone with the man), and brings some of his homemade wine. I love when Nick declines having some:
Oh, I'm OK. Someone needs to stay sober to fight you later.Nick and Jess's battle to be right leads them to the bedroom with Remy who assumes that they are going to have a threesome. This was a better turnout than I could have hoped for! They hesitate going in the room for a while before Jess digs in her heels deeper and charges into the room. It is such a deliciously awkward scene. Remy turns on some music and they dance around so stiffly and unnaturally that you can't help but laugh out loud. Remy's little air fluting is a welcome addition to the madness.
The best of it all is when Remy gets behind Nick and starts sensually putting his hands over his body and describing what he's going to do to him. Nick's face is priceless! That is some commitment to being right! Before Nick becomes "Captain Underpants," Remy pushes Nick and Jess together and asks them to get things started with some making out. Who's the first to chicken out as their lips get closer together? Jess. I was looking forward to them kissing, but there is the matter of Nick's girlfriend. Whose horrible anger management would probably lead her to decimate Jess' cute face into an ugly crater if the two did the deed. You're safe for now, Jess. Despite that Nick and Jess have ended their battle at that point, Remy is still game for the threesome. What stops it is when Winston passes by the door and asks what's going on. Remy assumes that it's going to turn into a foursome, and that's just not something he's prepared for. He promptly leaves.
They all agree that anything malfunctioning in the apartment is something they will have to live with. However, they meet Remy in the elevator later, and he unabashedly lets them know that his door is always open. Oh, God. I hope that Remy makes a comeback in another episode. He was simply delightful in this one.
After watching that disappointing HIMYM, I'm glad that New Girl more than enough made up for the funny in my week. Now I can stand to watch a few more bad episodes of some other shows. Can't wait for episode 13!
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