The series relies on the patter between the two leads for its humor. That's good because the plot in this episode is boring. The girls throw a 90's-themed party at the diner to earn money to pay off Max's bills. Standard idea. No real conflict there.
Caroline's ex-boyfriend shows up which could be the missing conflict but Caroline opts to hide out in the freezer thus keeping the conflict missing. He shows up again but Caroline this time runs out the front door. So they never confront one another. Missed opportunity to get into some issues. He could have put her down and made her feel small which would've killed off her self-esteem. That could've led to some interesting conflict. However, the show's about it's snappy patter so a deep-seated issue doesn't have its place here.
Series stumbles with this episode.
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