Will travels to San Diego with Sylvia intending to break up with Jenna but panics when confronted in increasingly awkward situations. A golf outing with Jenna and her father Hank culminates in Will accidentally striking Hank in the eye with a golf ball, which unexpectedly leads to forgiveness and closer family bonds, making it harder for Will to end the relationship. A late hospital encounter fuels Will's hope that his stagnant sex life with Jenna might change. The episode maintains the show's hangout-sitcom tone while raising stakes and sharpening conflicts, advancing character arcs and leaving a few loose plot threads unresolved.
It's a credit to the show that I'm actively curious about these things; after all, I used to think of Platonic as being almost all vibes and no plot. This time around, the core hangout-sitcom quality is still intact - we haven't moved into full dramedy territory - but the stakes have been higher and the conflicts more interesting. That serves the comedy well.
Will annihilating Hank's eye with a golf ball isn't completely out of left field for this broad show - I expected some wacky ramp-up to make Will's decision more difficult - but it's extra-funny and extra-horrifying because of how early in the episode it happens. And then an already nightmarish scenario for Will gets even more nightmarish because Hank forgives him.
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