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Tony tries to convince everyone to come to a big party thrown by posh Abigail Stock; Sid attempts to lose his virginity, and ends up buying 3 ounces of spliff off a crazy dealer on Tony's orders.

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  • Blackmail: Twatter threatens to slice off Sid's nuts should he not get him his 300 pounds.
  • Book Ends: The episode begins and ends with a shot of Tony in the bed.
  • Chekhov's Gunman: The French teacher who chews out Tony is also the husband of the lady who Tony watches change every morning.
  • Establishing Character Moment: Being the first episode, we get a bunch:
    • Tony's introduced checking out a woman changing across the street (and the woman enjoying it) and trolling his dad so Effy can get in the house without getting in trouble, showing he's manipulative, a chick magnet, but still has people he will go out of his way for.
    • Sid is introduced in his messy room, getting yelled at by his dad.
    • Anwar's in daily prayer when he's called by Tony. As soon as he's out of earshot of the rest of the prayers, he almost immediately starts talking about sex.
    • Maxxie's introduced tap-dancing.
    • Jal's introduced playing the clarinet and showing a great amount of disdain towards Tony.
  • Everyone Can See It: Cassie makes it abundantly clear to Sid that everyone, including Michelle, knows he wants Michelle.
  • Fanservice:
    • The woman who purposely changes in front of an open window for Tony.
    • Tony exercises in only his boxers.
    • When Michelle's getting ready while talking to Tony on the phone, we get several glimpses of her legs.
  • Hiding Behind the Language Barrier: The non-English speaking girl at Abigail's party uses her native language to insult Sid's penis size.
  • Male Gaze: We get several shots of Michelle's butt and legs from Sid's POV as he checks her out.
  • R-Rated Opening: The show begins with Tony waking up under bedsheets with a naked couple on it, watching a naked woman change, and then getting cussed out by his father.
  • Rule of Symbolism: At the end of the episode, Tony and Sid lie together in Tony's bed. Tony lies under the section with the male, symbolizing he's the more dominant and aggressive of the two. Sid lies under the woman, symbolizing that he's the more henpecked and insecure of the two.
  • Stalker with a Crush: Sid is revealed pretty quickly to be one to Michelle, keeping stealth-taken pictures of her on his phone and checking her out all the time.

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