[Warning: The following post contains MAJOR spoilers for Doctor Odyssey Episode 16, “Double-Booked.”]
Ooh la la. The Odyssey turns into a full-on steamship on Thursday’s (Might 1) latest episode of Physician Odyssey, which sees two competing ideological teams — trad wives and sex-positive girls — by chance hitting the excessive seas collectively on the Odyssey. Issues get messy, fairly actually so, for everybody concerned when their feuding devolves right into a spirited meals battle on deck, however a tricky medical case finally brings the girlies collectively to root for a passenger to come back by way of a tricky surgical procedure on high, which she does.
The company of the day additionally run parallel to the state of affairs happening between Avery (Phillipa Soo), Max (Joshua Jackson), and Tristan (Sean Teale), although. After Avery hears considered one of her favourite sex-positive audio system, Mona (performed by Whitney Cummings), problem her crowd to have a tremendous orgasm that day, she makes a suggestion to each beaus: unencumbered solo intercourse classes till she leaves for medical faculty in a number of weeks.
Max, the trad spouse on this state of affairs, politely declines, whereas Tristan is all in. Earlier than we all know it, Avery and Tristan are slamming our bodies collectively with out abandon and residing out some new fantasies. Based on Tristan, it’s even higher than the threesome when it’s a two-some.
“I had forgotten how a lot enjoyable intercourse could possibly be — the enjoyment of simply getting out of your head and letting your physique take management, surrendering,” she later tells Mona.
Max, after all, is jealous however quiet about it. When Avery tells him “we” (as in Avery and Tristan) are heading out, he’s visibly distraught however retains his cool about it. When she asks if he desires her to remain, he says, “No I’m good, thanks,” although he’s something however good.
Avery and Tristan’s second rendezvous is tinged with just a little wistfulness on Avery’s face. A lot for being joyful and free with all of the boogeying.
“With Tristan, it’s gentle and joyful and enjoyable. With Max, it’s so difficult, which is precisely the type of factor I vowed to keep away from one month main as much as medical faculty,” she says to Mona after the second spherical, however does she even imagine her personal phrases?
Max has his personal sounding board all through all of this, after all. Captain Massey (Don Johnson) has been a grouch all episode as a result of he can’t get ahold of Heather, and he tells Max that they’ve misplaced their child, and she or he doesn’t need to speak to him or see him.
“Heather and this complete factor has obtained me interested by the long run and life after the Odyssey: household, love,” Massey tells Max. “You simply can’t make another person need the issues that you really want, so I’ve taken the subsequent greatest course: settle for and give up.” Max, in actively tucking his envy away, is doing simply the identical.
Later, Avery confronts Max about why he isn’t all for an informal, pre-med fling together with her.
“I truthfully thought that this association can be enjoyable for all of us,” she explains. “I suppose I’m just a little extra trad than I care to confess,” he says in return. “I’m actually providing you my physique, and you might be pushing me away. What’s fallacious? Are you not interested in me anymore or … Why can’t we simply get pleasure from ourselves for the little time we have now left collectively?” she asks.
Max factors out that that is primarily a request for him to grow to be extra like Tristan, who’s recreation for no matter she desires — not less than ostensibly (his actual emotions are in all probability proper below the floor, too, proper?). He then says, “Do you have got any concept how exhausting this has been for me? How a lot I would love nothing greater than to leap into mattress with you, gap up in your cabin, order room service for the subsequent 4 weeks? But when I did that, after which I needed to say goodbye to you, it could break my coronary heart.”
The episode closes with Max declaring, “Avery, I like you. I like you.”
It’s not the primary time she’s heard these three phrases, however provided that she’s had a number of days of one-on-one time with Tristan, may Max’s phrases land in another way this time? Not so quick…
We’re about to enter the ultimate two ports of name for Physician Odyssey‘s first (and presumably solely?) season. Up forward is “The Wave,” and it feels like Max’s phrases are going to trigger a tidal wave-sized rift between himself and Avery. The outline for the episode tells us, “After Max’s declaration fractures his relationship with Avery, he leaves the ship and finds himself caught in an earthquake, which triggers a tsunami warning. With the Odyssey compelled to go away port, Max races to return earlier than it’s too late.”
Physician Odyssey, Thursdays, 9/8c, ABC