What I’m Watching: Loot

Loot: Season 1, Episode 7 “French Connection” (B+)

It wasn’t the fact that Jean-Pierre’s first language is French that made Molly’s is-it-a-date with him such a frustrating experience, but rather that he just couldn’t make it clear if he wanted to be with her romantically or if he just really, really wanted to work with her. It was fun to discover that Sofia is apparently an excellent Internet stalker, one of the many elements of her out-of-work personality that deserve more of a focus down the road. But it still took time for her to figure out that Jacqueline wasn’t in fact his girlfriend, and then he had to go ahead and ride on a horse to show her that he was actually interested in her romantically but hadn’t been sure about whether or not to make a move. Sofia did seem to pick up on Arthur coming in to ask about Molly, so hopefully there still might be a chance for the two of them down the road. Nicholas and Howard’s friendship took an unexpected turn when Nicholas realized that Tanya was not in it for the long haul and tried to warn Howard, only to find out that Tanya was on the phone with him testing whether Nicholas was a dangerous element to have around because he might try to share the truth with Howard. I liked Howard’s line “Here’s a movie I haven’t seen, Get Out!” but it does spell trouble for his romantic future and is definitely going to make things uncomfortable at the office.