High Maintenance
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Revolution is the sound of your heart still beating.
On Election Day 2016,High Maintenanceco-creators Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair agreed to end their six-year marriage.
Yet, all was not well.
These two remain in each others lives even though theyve clearly moved past the other.
Its a familiar sight for anyone whos ever been stressed out and in need, so to speak.
Eventually, Julia heads to the hospital to find a very high Guy babbling inside jokes and sitcom references.
Despite their time apart, the two quickly fall back into an old routine.
Their scenes together are fun and funny, but also painfully melancholic.
Hes there to be amiable, supportive, and helpful.
Its genuinely thrilling to see him develop into something more than a calming presence.
Julia eventually returns to her somewhat tenuous life with Gwen.
Is she backsliding into dependency?
Is she shirking her duties as a partner?
Scromple takes on even greater meaning in light of Blichfeld and Sinclairs relationship.
The Guys emotions are necessarily on the surface because of the drugs, but Sinclair himself feels especially present.
The result is a moving tribute to an extinguished flame.
Stems and Seeds
The episode opens on a therapist contending with a particularly distraught patient.
After the patient finally leaves, the therapist waits for a bit and then also leaves her office.
She ends up running straight into the Guy, which causes his bike accident.
Its somewhat telling that Sinclair isnt credited with writing the episode, but Blichfeld and Rebecca Drysdale are.
Maybe Blichfeld has more perspective on their past relationship than Sinclair does at that current juncture?
The Guy sings the improvised song, What are you up to, Elisabeth Shue?
which is a reference fromlast weeks episode.
