‘Younger’ Season 6 Episode 7 Recap: An Immodest Proposal

We ended last week’s episode of Younger with warm fuzzies as Charles decided to end the rivalry with Millennial and come back to his little family.

This week’s ‘Friends With Benefits’ takes us right back to power struggles, tension and relationship friction, with a brief moment of joy for Our Lady Diana.

We kick off with a little PR discussion as we’re reminded of the merger, and Diana’s suggested header of ‘the Mercury is rising at Millennial’ is pun-tastic.

Charles tells Diana that he has had to sell Pound Ridge (really? That is the name of his estate?) and thus the office is full of boxes.

Diana accuses Liza of being a homewrecker, essentially. Ice cold.

Liza has left flowers for Charles in his box-filled room, she smiles lovingly says “We’ll sort through it all together,” it’s all extremely boring, and I am so tired of this relationship.

Meanwhile, Kelsey is really struggling to assert herself and her authority with Charles and Zane back in the mix.

While Mercury officially reports to Kelsey as editor, the two fellas seem to have decided a bold strategy is simply to refuse all of her suggestions and decisions.

Kelsey suggests the murderous ‘Exonerated’ is a much better fit for Millennial, with its primary audience of women under 40, while Mercury should take on dumb bullshit relationship advice book ‘The Third Leg’ as their debut.

Charles essentially says “It’s a no from me, dawg,” leaving Kelsey with little recourse, despite her incredibly powerful high-waisted blue pants and black turtleneck combo.

Over lunch, Liza comforts Kelsey by telling her Charles simply has the male version of Resting Bitch Face. She is not wrong.

Back in the office, Liza begins moving Charles’ boxes and one falls open, with fate aggressively throwing her a manuscript with a note reading ‘Charles, this book is a winner. Get that lazy sonofabitch to finish and let’s publish ASAP – Dad.

Charles walks in on Liza accidentally snooping, as usual, to invite her to yet another insufferable evening-wear party.

I want to make enough money in publishing to own not one, but 50 off the shoulder evening gowns.

Anyway, who is at this party? Well, it’s THIS BITCH.

It’s Liza’s old grown-up friend from New Jersey, and at this point I don’t care to learn her name because she straight-up sucks. Also, why are is she here? Do you even go here?

She takes a seat next to Liza at this extremely posh dinner to tell her about what a craaazy mistake Josh was, how handsome Charles is, and how “After the divorce I really felt sorry for you.” As usual, I respect Liza’s constant willingness to stand up for sweet Josh.

Liza goes home to discuss her terrible night with Maggie, who is decked out in this incredible Flintstones Glam ensemble.

The next day, Liza sees sweet Josh cleaning up his motorbike, which he is selling because his priority is now staying safe for baby Gemma.

He is too good for this world, and looks illegally good in a leather jacket. He takes Liza for one last spin, because they have an extremely normal and platonic relationship.

At the office, Zane presents the book Mercury is most excited about: Arabian Sea, which sounds like the kind of book only 60-year-old fishermen love to read. Kelsey asks if there is a woman in the book, which apparently there is not. Normal stuff.

Zane says “The real love story is between a man and the sea,” because he is the worst. Kelsey says no.

Over lunch, Liza gives Kelsey the manuscript she found in Charles’ boxes and insists she read it and consider it as their newest title.

Meanwhile, a gorgeous Diana is attending a christening with Enzo and his terrible family, who continue trying to drive a wedge between them by telling Diana that Enzo always ends relationships after about a year.

They push Diana to the edges of their family photo, telling Enzo this photo will be in the family for generations. Not taking any of this reality TV family bullshit, Enzo pulls Diana over and…

HE DOES IT THE ABSOLUTE MADMAN.

Enzo asks Diana to MARRY HIM and she says yes, despite absolutely telling Charles earlier in the episode that she would never marry again. Marrying and marrying ENZO are two totally different things, obviously.

While this is happening, Kelsey has brought the mystery manuscript to Charles and suggests they use it. He says no, she says “As the publisher, I am interested in pursuing it.”

He says “As the author, I most certainly am not.” WHAT A TWIST.

Liza, at the same time, is telling Josh about the romantic manuscript (about a younger man and an older woman) and says she doesn’t yet know how it ends, because the author didn’t finish it. Using your boyfriend’s manuscript to flirt with your ex is just an incredibly bold move, I love it.

Liza and Charles head to another fancy party, where she lies about where she was this afternoon. It’s just healthy relationship 101 on Younger every week.

They talk about the manuscript, and Charles explains his former fling with an older woman who was bored, and looking to feel young again. He says he understood being this woman in her 40s, bored with her life and looking for validation.

This makes Liza, of course, painfully uncomfortable. They decide to never be boring and they run away from this terrible party, much like I want to run away from this terribly boring Liza-Charles romance.

This week’s fashion champion:

Diana’s christening/proposal outfit this week is just something else. The bridal white, the opulent headpiece, the LEOPARD PRINT TRIM? Lord, give me the strength and the bank balance to someday be this extra.

Team whom?

ENZO YOU SWEET BEAUTIFUL ENGAGED ADONIS.  You deserve all the happiness in the world.

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