Stephen Falk and co. understands that it’s not how much we change, but it’s the ways we change that are important. Jimmy’s frustration with Gretchen’s refusal to take medication stems from his inability to carry her entirely every single time she falters, even though he wants to. Gretchen may think meds will make her lose her edge, but she also acutely understands that the heart is the dumbest dumb of them all, and that she has to share some of the weight if she wants her relationship to flourish. This tension is nowhere near as intense as Jimmy and Gretchen’s emotional separation, but it’s arguably as genuine and grounded. In many ways, You’re The Worst is about letting go of selfishness in favor of spending a life with someone, and part of that means sharing the burdens we carry with others and accepting the consequences that comes with that. Gretchen doesn’t run away when she sees Jimmy drunkenly babble in public; instead, she goes up there, helps him down, and takes care of him. When Gretchen tells Jimmy she’s going to see a doctor, it feels like a huge step forward because it’s an active attempt to lighten his load. “It’s always just been me, you know,” she says. “But now it’s not anymore.” There’s a bond they have together that now goes beyond toxic personalities and self-destructive tendencies. It’s also about healing and companionship. It’s about the good times and the bad. It’s about a shared life, even if it’s only for a short while. It all comes through so well in that last scene as Shakman alternates between close-ups of Jimmy and Gretchen and the two shot of them together in the frame. For so long they were alone, but now they’re together. I’m glad that we’re going to spend more time with these characters, but if the last shot of the series was Jimmy and Gretchen sitting on their steps, sharing a smoke, and secretly smiling to themselves knowing that they love each other, I wouldn’t have minded one bit. Not one bit.

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