Fair Game

Macbook roundup shots: Kim, Hermione, and Dwight.

Then Sarah is getting her hair done to see Ben. Glen, Sarah's faux-hawked cousin, asks her if it's a date.

"No, it's not a date. It's just, um, Ben just wanted to clear the air." Glen is not wholly satisfied with this explanation. "I don't think he wants to date me because of the sister," Sarah says.

Glen gives some backstory on what happened between Ben and Sarah in Austin. Then he follows that up with some questions on the state of where things are now. We and Glen are the only regular watchers of this show. "When we were in Austin, we just had a connection and we kissed," Sarah says.

"Why are you doing your hair if this is not a date?" Glen says. Glen, why do you ask so many questions? "This is how I am," Sarah says. Glen then asks her what they plan to do at the fair they're going to.

"We're going to go on some rides, have a lollipop, go home." Glen wants to know if Hermione knows. Glen, what don't you want to know?

What a good idea, Sarah thinks, let me call Hermione to tell her I'm going out with Ben. "I knew she would flip her shit if she found out after." As she dials, in a cutaway to the camera she says," I'm kind of enjoying it a little bit, too."

Sarah tells Hermione that Ben is on his way over. Hermione says she knows they're going out on a date.

"Is that what he said, that it's a date?" Sarah asks.

"Don't throw water over him," Hermione says. "Then I'll throw water over you." Glen makes a face from the sofa.

Hermione says she heard what happened with Jay. It's all "Do you like Jay?" "Do you like Jay?" between them. This isn't really going anywhere, so Hermione moves on to, "Do you like my brother?"

It ends with Sarah saying, "See you tomorrow for your birthday."

"Yay, I'm so excited about you coming." "Bye, girl."

Pro tip: If you hear one woman refer to one or more other women by a gender-specific term like "girls" or "ladies," they hate them.

Ben shows up in his ridiculous car and says he's never been to an American fair. Sarah walks out looking like Sandra Dee. Ben shows her how to get into the car with that skirt and then he drives off at top speed.

The fair parking lot is a minivan-parking-only zone. The entrance is a small sad rainbow of neon. "Look at this," Ben says with awe in his voice.

"Do you want to play some games?" he asks as they walk in. Sarah always wants to play some games.

"It would be nice to date Ben without having to date Hermione, too," Sarah says.

Ben wins her a stuffed animal. After all that work, "I need a beer and a hot dog." Ben is overwhelmed by fair food. And that's without fried Twinkies.

"I hear you sorted stuff out with my sis. Friends?" Ben says to Sarah. She gives him a blank look and then says something about women, tech, and Silicon Valley. Ben says that sounds like a business relationship and he tells her that Hermione is lonely.

"I won't ever consider her not my friend," Sarah lies. Ben is satisfied. He says he wants Sarah and Hermione to be close again.