Yet the ending, on its face, seems to violate the previous one: How can Gretchen choose to be with herself while also choosing Jimmy over Boone? Well, to put it bluntly, because she can: Gretchen’s choice in the kitchen was about herself, and so was her choice to be with Jimmy. Of the two, this is the classic ending: a dramatic reunion complete with a passionate kiss and a plan to marry. Like last year, when Jimmy proposed and then bailed on that proposal, the series had more in store for Season 4: Gretchen stopped Jimmy from driving off (in a nice stand-in for what fans wished could have happened last year) and got back together with her worstie. It’s the kind of romantic independence audiences have seen in modern love stories like “La La Land,” “Celeste and Jesse Forever,” and even “The Break-Up.” “You’re the Worst” earns this ending after giving ample time to Gretchen’s personal bottoming out (think about her trip home in Episode 7) and her attempt to climb back up.īut it’s not the only ending.

Its finale’s first ending came when Gretchen ignored the demands of her beaus and chose instead to be happy with herself. For the second year in a row, “You’re the Worst” ended twice.

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