Kimmy's in a Love Triangle!
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| "Kimmy's in a Love Triangle!" | |
|---|---|
| Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Jeff Richmond |
| Teleplay by | Azie Dungey Lauren Gurganous |
| Featured music | "Daddy's Boy" |
| Cinematography by | John Inwood |
| Editing by | Ken Eluto |
| Production code | 110[1] |
| Original air date | March 6, 2015 |
| Running time | 28 mins |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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"Kimmy's in a Love Triangle!" is the tenth episode of the first season of the American streaming television sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. The episode premiered in the United States on Netflix on March 6, 2015. The show's teleplay was written by Azie Dungey and Lauren Gurganous. "Kimmy's in a Love Triangle!" was directed by Jeff Richmond, who is also the show's composer and the husband of Tina Fey, one of the show's creators.
In this episode, Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper) is caught in a love triangle between her wealthy boyfriend Logan Beekman (Adam Campbell) and Dong Nguyen (Ki Hong Lee). Meanwhile, Jaqueline White's (Jane Krakowski) step-daughter Xanthippe (Dylan Gelula) is forced to move to Connecticut as a result of her father's divorce. Kimmy's roommate Titus Andromedon (Titus Burgess) also attempts to act straight to get a part on Entourage II, a sequel to Entourage.
Plot[edit]
After the events of the previous episode, Titus Andromedon (Titus Burgess) tries to get his roommate Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper) to talk about the love triangle she is caught in. She refuses but soon finds her boyfriend Logan Beekman (Adam Campbell) waiting at her house to talk to her with a dolphin as a peace offering. He tells her that she should break off her friendship with Dong Nguyen (Ki Hong Lee), who has a crush on her, completely. Though she is hesitant, she agrees to go tell Dong. At the same time, Jaqueline White's (Jane Krakowski) son Buckley (Tanner Flood) and step-daughter Xanthippe (Dylan Gelula) learning that their parents are getting divorced. Xanthippe tells Kimmy that the divorce will force her to move to Connecticut to live with her birth mother Helene (Christine Ebersole) and step-father Roger. Xanthippe asks if Kimmy could help prevent the move and Kimmy agrees to help, remembering what it was like to lose everything as a child. When Kimmy arrives at Dong's job, she finds that the US Immigration has taken everyone but him, because he was out on a delivery. After she learns that Dong was living at the restaurant, Kimmy invites him to stay at her house. She gets a phone call from Logan asking if she talked to Dong already to which she lies.
Xanthippe arrives at Kimmy's house to prepare for the plan to stay in New York. When Helene arrives, she sees Kimmy and Xanthippe pretending to be high and Dong pretending to be a drug dealer named "Cobra". In character, Dong asks them for money for the drugs he brought but Kimmy tells Xanthippe that she doesn't have any money. Xanthippe tells her to "pay him with your body" and Kimmy and Dong awkwardly kiss. Titus also arrives with a bottle of rum, pretending to be Xanthippe's boyfriend, but Helene can tell that he is gay. After everyone leaves, Dong tells Kimmy that they cannot see each other anymore because he has feelings for her. She finally tells him that she chose Logan and he leaves with his things. As Kimmy is working at Jaqueline's house, she sees Xanthippe's friends trying different pills and she sees Xanthippe put them in a couch cushion instead, showing that she is just trying to fit in. Kimmy decides that Xanthippe belongs in Connecticut and calls Helene to the house. Kimmy tells Helene that Xanthippe is a straight-A student, plays the oboe in her school band, and has a water-proof birding journal. Helene decides to take Xanthippe anyways and Kimmy heads home.
Another subplot involves Titus auditioning for a featured role at his job as a singing waiter. When he does not get the part, he learns that he acts "too gay" to play a straight character. However, Titus learns that the waiter who did get the part, Rick Barnes (John Ellison Conlee), is actually gay. Rick tells Titus to visit a "straight acting coach" named Le Loup (Dean Norris). When Titus arrives, he is told that he has an audition the next day for Entourage II, a sequel show to Entourage. After several lessons with Le Loup, he tries his techniques at the bar where he works. A man sitting next to him thinks that Titus is hitting on his girlfriend and Titus realizes that he can act straight. The bartender, who was secretly Le Loup watching him, also tells him that there is no Entourage II and that Titus has succeeded in acting straight. Back at Kimmy's house, Logan arrives to take her to dinner and reveals that he called Immigration to deport Dong. She takes this as the last straw and breaks up with him. She also tells him that there is no such thing as a "Daddy's boy," which was something he called himself. Kimmy takes Dong's bike to a bus stop where she asks him to stay and kisses him. He tells her that they should have a green card marriage so that he can stay in the country but Kimmy is left speechless.
Just before the credits, the 1938 musical Daddy's Boy! is performed by John Cullum, Jefferson Mays, and Nic Rouleau. The song stops just before the final note and Robert Osborne reveals that this is how the musical ends. He also announces that an Encores! presentation of the show is about to begin. As the credits role, the opening scene from the musical is heard.
Production[edit]
"Kimmy's in a Love Triangle!" was written by Azie Dungey and Lauren Gurganous. It was directed by Jeff Richmond, who is also the show's composer and husband of Tina Fey, one of the series' creators. This was Richmond's first time directing for the show but he would go on to direct throughout the series' run. This was also the first time Dungey and Gurganous wrote for the show but they both went on to write several episodes.
Cultural references[edit]
The character Le Loup is loosely based on Bob Corff, an acting coach who is known for coaching gay actors to play straight characters.[2]
Ratings[edit]
On IMDb, this episode received a rating of 8.2/10 based on 1,080 reviews.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Shows A–Z – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt on Netflix". The Futon Critic. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ↑ "Kimmy's in a Love Triangle! - Cast | IMDbPro". pro.imdb.com. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
- ↑ "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" Kimmy's in a Love Triangle! (TV Episode 2015) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-01-04
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