Insecure Recap: Backwards-Like

Insecure / Season 3, Episode 3 / HBO Well, looks like Ms. Issa took Daniel up on his offer of sharing his bed. Not only is she in his bed, but looks like she’s trying to Columbus his side. Blames that on him taking the good pillow when he knows she’s got a weak neck. Psssh. And homegirl’s been eating snacks in his bed, too? Seriously? Are you a hamster? “The heart wants what the heart wants.” Yeah, what Issa’s heart wants is not Flaming Hot Cheetohs, but for the time being, she’s gotta get to work. Because Molly is extra, she takes her dog Flava Flav to get a facial and a paw massage, and Issa tags along to pick him up. Molly’s starting her dream job soon, working for an all-Black law firm where she’s sure there’s shea butter dispensers in the restrooms. On the other hand, Issa is going to interview for that property manager gig, which would both get her away from We Got Y’all and give her an apartment of her own. She confides that it’s been nice staying at Daniel’s and then admits she’s been sleeping in his bed, even though nothing has happened. Issa claims that since they’re connecting, and she doesn’t want to mess things up. Of course, Molly’s like, “Why you in his bed then?” Point. Issa is working a job fair with Frieda, trying to recruit new folks to work at We Got Y’all who have melanin. Frieda pulls out a poster with “fun facts” about their current staff, which aren’t actually fun because, well, you’ve seen that staff. But anyway, the goal here is to hire a person of c…