This was a bit of a weird episode. There was almost no interaction between our main couple because Honjoji is just shutting down. Instead, the bulk of the episode focused on a coworker and his divorce. I get why a show that is about an impending (fake, but maybe not fake) wedding would bring up divorce. However, the way it was handled this episode didn’t really work for me.

The show couldn’t seem to make up its mind about whether to treat this with humor or with seriousness, and it kind of ended up not succeeding with either tone. The whole acting like a gorilla thing was just bizarre. Meanwhile, we see glimpses of Honjoji’s memories of being a child to divorced parents. I feel like it is a missed opportunity to spend less time chasing a grown man-ape around and more time on either her or the child. I just didn’t think that chasing this guy around Scooby Doo style really served any purpose other than an attempt at humor that didn’t really land for me.

In any case, George was a nice discovery this episode. He is that one person in any workplace that has been around forever and no problem ever phases them. They’ve seen it all before and are the person that you turn to when you need to rely on that experience.

I am hoping that we get more of the main pair next episode. I mean, at least talk to each other.