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(S01E04) "People like us are easy targets." - Hector to Nico

If we look at what Lipstick Jungle offers us, indeed, people in the movie, fashion, or magazine business are easy targets. Wendy's ex-nanny wrote a book, Victory's career was destroyed by one bad collection, and Nico had to face a fake lawsuit that had some truth to it (even Nico admits that what she did could be seen as sexual harassment).

This week's episode closed the books on the lawsuit Kirby filed against Nico but it didn't end their relationship. Why did he really do it? Even if Mike was the snake behind the ordeal, Kirby agreed to go forward yet all he wanted was Nico...

Even if at the end of the episode Kirby said that all he wanted was Nico, I still don't get why he filed the lawsuit. At first, I thought it was to get back at Nico for having him be fired. Then, I added the usual "to make a few quick bucks with a settlement" reason but he trashed the check she gave him and turned down the magazine's money offer. Why? Was it, like Hector said, to blackmail them in making him a photographer for the magazine? They didn't offer him that but would he have accepted? I guess he was pissed at first and Mike appeared at the right time and right place, so Kirby agreed to file the lawsuit. Then, after seeing Nico again, he was reminded that he loves her so he dropped everything.

Nico didn't hesitate much after he told her he wanted her. Would she have been so quick in jumping back in his arms if Charles hadn't rushed to the phone to stop the message his student was leaving on the answering machine? Clearly, Charles is also having an affair and his can bring much more drama than Nico's affair with 25-year-old Kirby. You can bet that we haven't seen the last of Charles and his student. It will surely blow out soon enough, causing a rift between husband and wife and having them finally face what is going on between them: nothing much. Do you think Charles skipped the premiere to meet with his student?

It was interesting to see how Wendy and Victory reacted to the news that their other friend was sleeping with a hot young man. Wendy, who recently had to deal with her own scandal, was supportive yet was quick to tell her friend to sign the statement that Kirby was a predator so that everything would go away fast. Victory, who is not married, couldn't understand why Nico did what she did.

In the end, no matter the ladies' point of view, they were there for one another and patched things up. The trio's relationship is the core of the show; therefore, it's important that they stay strong together through the problems they each face.

Other tidbits of interest

• Even if the premiere didn't go as Wendy micromanaged planned it, she was able to make the most of it and have the paparazzi take pictures of the star, thus having the press mention the movie. And she controlled everything in a way until the very end since she ordered the actress to remove the jacket and exit by the front door!
• Joe and Victory patched things up by implementing certain rules about seeing friends.
• Joe should have thought a little bit more before telling Victory what he thought of her dress. It was a very very bad move on his part because saying what he thought of the dress was almost as tricky as answering the "Do you think I've put on some weight?" question! Okay, maybe not as bad but since this was an important dress for Victory, Joe should have kept his mouth shut.
• Wendy's facial expression when she saw the dress was priceless.
• I wonder if pictures from Wendy and Victory arguing on the red carpet will come back to haunt them.