DON’T TRUST THE B–: The Parent Trap

In this episode of Don’t Trust the B— in Apartment 23, type-A June is operating at her highest potential when she lands a demanding internship, juggles two jobs and adds on more responsibilities. But she meets her match when she’s tasked with cleaning up one of Chloe’s incredibly irresponsible, half-baked ideas. Meanwhile, James is psyched to have landed a classic body-swap movie, co-starring the talented Kiernan Shipka, and dives head first into the research, in The Parent Trap.

Apologies for this recap being so very late. I spent Wednesday night laughing at The Five-Year Engagement, and then proceeded to have technical difficulties. It wouldn’t be my life if it weren’t so awkward at times.

The number of things that the Chloe does continues to grow, and I don’t think that living with her is going to be good for June in the longrun. First a dead plant, then a fish, then an old man who needs insulin.

June, this unpaid internship sounds horrible. Just thinking about trying to work with that crazy lady and the coffee shop is making me feel nervous.

Chloe’s “busy” season is three days of shopping UN dignitaries around. That shouldn’t amuse me as much as it does, because I know Chloe really can’t be that busy in those three days.

June, taking on more responsibilities at the coffee shop is going to backfire, I’m calling it now, before I feel the anxiety roll off the television.

Somehow, the idea of James working with Kiernan Shipka is just making me want James to actually be on Mad Men.

Chloe’s idea of getting responsible involves a foster child and that continues the number of things that scare me about her. Is it too much to ask for her to have some moments where you can see she does actually care about people and more than her life.

June’s boss is just one of those women who wants to everything. Nothing good will come from that.

James’ movie with Shipka is a body-swap (oh show thanks for that mental image and watching James playing a twelve-year old girl is hilarious.)

Molly’s reaction to Chloe’s comment about the scratchy towels makes me wonder if that girl will have a serious case of Stockholm Syndrome when she leaves. She’ll love Chloe and June so much that no one else will compare.

Chloe’s ways of manipulation is just one thing that makes me want to pull my hair out. Even more after James has to build a dragon costume.

The show actually got Kiernan! Oh now I’m glad I’m seeing this moment. Watching James mimic Kiernan is bringing me new joy. James can’t say “totes cray-cray” is one of my new favorite things.

June has too many rules, so here’s my case of Stockholm Syndrome by Molly for Chloe. To watch it in the coffee shop and to hear her yell “you’re killing your mother” is maybe too much. June now can’t lead a Girl Scout troop or help kids, which I think is worth than anything else in the episode so far.

Poor James! This movie is just not working out for you, and it hurts me to watch it. It hurts even more to watch Kiernan say that it’s a trainwreck.

Watch next week’s new episode of Don’t Trust the B— in Apartment 23, titled The Wedding, Wednesday, May 2 at 9:30/8:30c, on ABC.