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Recap / The Sex Lives of College Girls S1 E9 "Cheating"

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Kimberly is dealing with the fallout of her breakup with Nico, and thinks whether to cheat during the Economics test now that she has completely flunked out of studying. Meanwhile, Leighton urges Nico to make things right with Kimberly while she goes out on a romantic holiday with Alicia, Whitney comes out regarding her sex scandal with Dalton to her team, and Bela works up the courage to tell Eric and Evangeline about Ryan's sexual harassment.


Tropes featured in this episode:

  • Big Sister Instinct: Leighton castigates Nico for breaking Kimberly's heart and makes him promise to apologize to her, promising to tell Maya he's been cheating on her if he doesn't. When he doesn't, she makes good on her promise.
  • Boomerang Bigot: Alicia accuses Leighton of attacking LGBT people despite being lesbian herself.
  • But to Me, It Was Tuesday: Whitney is livid when she learns that the sex scandal isn't even Dalton's first. He already had another sex scandal with a college student while he was coaching at Ithaca College.
  • Cheaters Never Prosper: Kimberly's cheating is discovered — by her professor, no less.
  • Closet Gay: Alicia breaks up with Leighton because she can't stand her adamantly staying closeted.
  • Easily Forgiven: The soccer team not only don't blame Whitney for the sex scandal, but they put the blame squarely on Dalton for using their unequal positions to do it.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite brushing off her complaints, Eric personally visits the girls' dorm at night to apologize to Bela.
  • Too Much Information: The professor's reaction when Kimberly excuses her constant bathroom breaks as dealing with her urinary tract infection.

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