TEXT: Therapist: The key to any successful relationship is communication. What do you think is keeping the two of you from being able to fully trust each other? Becca: Most of the time, things are good. But out of the blue, we'll have a minor disagreement. And then we're fighting for hours. Therapist: Vernon, what do you think about what Becca just said? Vernon: Pissed, dude. Bummed. It makes me feel like what the sh1t? She talks to me like I'm a child. Becca: Because you are a child. Vernon: Oh, really? A child doctor, Becca? A child doctor with a BMW 7 Series and credit score well into the five hundos? Becca: He almost got fired because during a hip resurfacing, he took his sunglasses, put them on the patient's testicles and took a picture of it. Therapist: Very unpro... Vernon: Humor is a necessity in the operating room. Otherwise, we would collapse under the sheer weight of the human drama. Therapist: Guys? Right... Becca: You fix tennis elbows for rich people! Vernon: Do not tell me how to do my calling! Therapist: Okay, guys, let's take a breath. And remember you're here because you love each other. There she is. Is it possible that the problem isn't between the two of you? But rather in the negative external elements that are influencing your relationship? (Clears her throat) Becca: So, our therapist said we need to cut out the toxic elements, which means we just can't have couples like you in our life anymore. Gretchen: Whoa! We're not a couple. We're just hanging out. Jimmy: Wait. Breakfast is still on you, right? Vernon: Yeah, totally. I gave them my card. It's a "Chase Saph", which means when I use it at restaurants, I double-down on the points... Becca: Anyway. Don't try to talk us out of it. Gretchen: Okay. Becca: Well, good luck. Both of you. Vernon: So, I got an Xbox One if you ever want to dork out on some Mad
SUMMARY:
Vernon and Becca enter counseling to rescue their relationship. The counselor recommends that they eliminate any "toxic elements" in their lives. They take Jimmy and Gretchen to breakfast, and tell them they are being eliminated from their lives. Jimmy and Gretchen run up a large bill on Vernon's credit card. Jimmy tells Gretchen he is interviewing the latest Hollywood "It" actress for a magazine article. Gretchen dares him to get nude pictures of her. Jimmy has sex with the actress, which causes a competition to arise between him and Gretchen as to who can have the most sex. Jimmy texts all his old girlfriends and gets hateful responses. He then makes a pass at Becca. Gretchen and Lindsay interview prospects in a bar. Lindsay cheats on Paul with a young man from Ohio ; Edgar struggles with whether he should tell Gretchen about Jimmy's infidelity, unaware that she goaded him into it. He consults a priest at the local Veterans Administration office, and a local radio call-in show, but gets no help from either. Both Jimmy and Gretchen tire of the contest and realize they have been avoiding the issue of "going exclusive ". They decide to be exclusive. Edgar decides all's well that ends well, and keeps the "secret" to himself. Stephen Falk provides the voice of the call-in show host.