042 - We'd Buy the App for a Dollar

It's Christmastown

SARA KATE WILKINSON is back to MINGLE ALL THE WAY and: There's an app for that ... THEME ... This made me crazy ... Title first, plot second ... 1 fake boyfriend, 1,000 plots, 3 meet-cutes ... The Expositional Challenge ... We'd use Mingle all the Way at least once ... Fake networking means fake boyfriend ... Keeping secrets by inviting people to family dinner ... Want some crepes, Beez? ... Jen Lilley a little "soap" big ... Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf-level hostile flirting ... Jeff likes trees ... Too much going on ... BREAK ... Spot the Angel: None! ... Adorable texting ... Jeff doesn't read as too into Molly ... Eat Your Heart Out: HOUSE that cake, girl; peppermint latte; gallons of nog ... Lindsay Wagner's Tron house ... Dirk Benedict on the Love Boat ... BREAK ... Hallmark Expanded Universe: Any of them, or Chicago ... Overdetermined: "Here's why YOU use your app" vs. "She's even funny" ... Extra Expanded Universe: Jeff making wreaths with Elle in "Christmas in Love" ... Crossover: It's Die Hard again ... Remembering the one POC from this movie ... Great Moments in Moppetry: 3 ... BREAK ... Swagony of Defeat: Keepin' it MOIST ... Hallmark Bechdel Test: Nooope ... Jeff's insane rudeness about Molly's cooking ... The Leftovers: Bare chest Santa ... Desk plate ... "Our song" Silent Night ... Tinsel time is here again ... Decorating the office for Tyler ... BREAK ... Ghost snowball ... Molly's friend early-reveals the app ... Overrated nemesis exposure ... Marmalard-ass Brent ... Ruining drapes with trees ... Rating: 3 ... Lisa's also teaching me French ... Merry Christmas ... • MUSIC: "Fuck You If You Don't Like Christmas," from Crudbump, by Drew Fairweather • "If U Want It," from Cyber-Vision, by Drew Fairweather • All other music by Chris Collingwood of Look Park and Fountains of Wayne, except: "Orchestral Sports Theme" by Chris Collingwood and Rick Murnane