Recap / Crazy Ex Girlfriend S 4 E 6 I See You

"Me and you, heading out on the open road, two old friends that have been through so much together..."

— Darryl

Rebecca, wanting a day where she doesn't have to talk about her feelings, winds up on a trip to eat ribs with Darryl. Paula procrastinates on studying for finals by hiring Josh to help pick up a desk. Nathaniel ropes Heather into doing him a favor.

Songs

"Trapped In A Car With Someone You Don't Want To Be Trapped In A Car With" (sung by: Rachel Bloom, Vella Lovell, Donna Lynne Champlin, Scott Michael Foster, Pete Gardner and Vincent Rodriguez III)

• Affectionate Parody: Of The Beach Boys, specifically the band's three periods: early surf-pop such as "Fun, Fun, Fun", mid-period experimental pop like "God Only Knows", and later MOR pop.
• Medium Awareness: Totally.
  And the car ride is so endless
  It feels like so much time has passed
  That your taste evolves
  And you enter a more
  Experimental era of your music career

"Farewell, Fair Mustache" (sung by Pete Gardner)

• Bait-and-Switch: At first it’s assumed that Darryl is singing this to his baby Hebecca. Turns out he’s singing it to his newly removed mustache.
• Nursery Rhyme: It's a tender and loving farewell sung by a man to his mustache.
  You lived on my face
  Since you were first born
  Catching my tears
  And occasionally corn
  Though my lip may be bare
  My soul is quite lush
  Farewell, fair mustache
  And this tiny brush
  And these clippers
  And this beard oil
  And this backup beard oil

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Tropes:

• Almost Kiss: Rebecca/Darryl, Paula/Josh, and Nathaniel/Bert are framed as if they were about to kiss, but don't.
• Ashes to Crashes: The ashes of Nathaniel's au pair Heidi end up scattered on Heather and Nathaniel after the former tries to find out what's in the envelope he's carrying.
• Better as Friends: Rebecca and Darryl almost kiss, but instantly realize it won't work out for them and keep it friendly. Rebecca takes it as a sign that she's in a good place, since she fell for a Nice Guy like Darryl rather than someone more messed-up like she usually does.
• Chaotic Car Ride: The basis of the song "Trapped in a Car With Someone You Don't Want To Be Trapped In A Car With". The song contrasts the pleasant, summery The Beach Boys-esque sounds with lyrics about three unpleasant car trips where the other person in the car is annoying.
  "And now this person's eating corn chips, where did those come from?
  From, from, where did those corn chips come from?
  It's hard to focus on a podcast because they've started to hum
  Hum, hum, I will rip off your mouth
  We pass a mini golf course and they go "ooooh"
  Just when you think it's getting better they take off their shoes
  Because you're trapped in a car with someone you don't want to be trapped in a car with"
• Chekhov's Skill: Josh has gained a greater understanding of psychology because of therapy, which he explains to Paula in the truck on the way to pick up her new desk. This knowledge allows him to call Paula out for stalling due to her “fear of success.”
• The Friends Who Never Hang: This episode is Heather and Nathaniel's first major storyline together.
• Kitsch Collection: The woman who sells Paula the desk has a huge collection of glass and ceramic decorations, among other things.
• Plot Parallel: Three unlikely and uncomfortable road trips that lead to character development and character understanding.
• Road Trip Plot: Three of them — Darryl & Rebecca go to a ribs place, Josh & Paula go to pick up a desk, and Nathaniel & Heather go to scatter some ashes. Although they start off despising the trip, all three pairs end up understanding each other a bit better.