Jaime Is Another Love Failure

The Mindy Project, S01E14

Mindy, tired of Lucy interfering with her new relationship with Jaime, fixed her up with Danny.  Danny and Lucy hit it off, but Mindy suspected that Jaime was more jealous about another man stealing Lucy's attention than he wanted to admit.  Jeremy also tried to help Morgan ask out a girl he liked who worked in the morgue.

After starting the episode off with Danny hungover and pants-less, the last thing I thought he would accomplish was some chemistry with a girl that Mindy randomly hooked him up.  Danny made it seem like he was going to mope the whole night away talking about his ex rather than sharing food with Lucy.  I loved that he was making a sort of rebound until Jaime decided to forget that he was even dating Mindy at that moment and started acting jealously.  It was like "Yay, for Danny!" but "Boo, for Mindy!"  When Jaime started aggressively eating off of Lucy's plate to worm himself between Danny and Lucy flirting with each other, I wished that Mindy would have called the date off right then.  She is a glutton for pain, though.  She tried to have him eat off her fork and talk about a possible tattoo, but she might as well been an empty chair because Jaime didn't even see her anymore.  Jaime joins the rest of the assholes that Mindy has wasted her time on.

The best thing about them going to the Empire State Building after they split from Danny and Lucy was that Mindy was smart enough to question whether Jaime really loved her or Lucy before she went to the place she thought was the most romantic spot on Earth.  If she had gotten to the top while Jaime was forcing himself to be with Mindy, I would have wanted her to push him off the edge.  Mindy is damn strong that she can be civil with Jaime after he was dancing around talking about how happy he was that he found his love with Lucy.  Mindy helped him to that realization and he still didn't have a shred of decency to edit himself for the sake of her feelings.  Nope.  Mindy was just second-rate actor in Jaime and Lucy's "movie."

I would have said her Valentine's Day was a disaster except that it was sort of sweet that Danny took her to the pizzeria where he met Christina.  Mindy didn't quite grasp the concept of even a crappy restaurant can be the most romantic place depending on the memories you make there, but I appreciate Danny salvaging the night by showing a little more vulnerability and opening up to Mindy.  Again, Mindy could do worse than him.  And with Josh, Brendon, and Jaime, she surely has.

There's not much to say about Morgan's story.  I mean, I liked that he ended up wanting more than sex from the girl he was trying to talk to, but besides that, the side story didn't add much.  It was slightly interesting to see Jeremy teach his moves to someone like Morgan who is more creepy than he is smooth.  I guess they are a little more friendly now?  Dunno.  Jeremy still hasn't become an endearing character yet.

I liked this episode, mostly because Danny was sort of charming, in spite of him starting off a little pathetic.  I mean, I'm quite over Mindy throwing herself out there for guys who aren't into her or are going to betray her.  I think we've established enough that she's not the best at picking men already.  It's time for her to find a guy that isn't just going to make a fool out of her.  Maybe she could just have a normal relationship problem for once.  That would be different.  Don't think I can take Mr. Mistake again.  I'm really starting to think that Mindy is cursed in love.