Julio has had enough. He’s not funny, and he needs professional help. So, Sandy sees the volunteer psychologist, Julio. Julio helps him unpack why he feels he has to be funny all the time. He realizes it has something to do with the void his father’s passing left in his life.
Luis feels lighter once he figures out he’s been hiding his trauma behind his humor. He then takes his new knowledge to try to therapize Julio.
Julio is annoyed with Luis and decides to go see Sandy in order to get advice on how to deal with him. Sandy tries to use Julio’s appearance as a way to help him work through his issues, asking why he hasn’t written Luis up yet. ..
Julio insists that he can write up Luis for every stupid thing he does, but if he did so, he would have been kicked out of the program already. He then reveals that he and Luis live together at Julio’s mom’s place. At this, Sandy starts to write something down, but Julio insists that this is not a session.
Luis tries to share his trauma in a group hug by using the language of Austin Powers. When Julio tells him to cut it out, Luis accuses him of going over his head to talk to Sandy about him. Everyone in group is appalled by Julio’s behavior. They push him to seek therapy with Luis.
Sandy and Luis come to the conclusion that they need time apart, suggesting that Luis get a new case manager. Sandy tells him that she is pregnant and needs time to heal.
Luis wholeheartedly agrees with his new case manager until she starts writing him up for everything. Julio has a hard time too. His new client does everything perfectly and he doesn’t need Julio like Luis did. ..
In Sandy’s next therapy session, Julio was too controlling to be Sandy’s case manager. Sandy claims she’s the one being controlling.
Later, Julio and Luis bond over making fun of Sandy. They decide that Julio should be Luis’ case manager again, and agree that “therapy’s for losers.”
The Episode Review
Julio is a lovable, but misguided, character. He’s always trying to be helpful and understanding, even when he’s not really sure what he’s doing. His lack of growth in this episode may be frustrating to some viewers, but it makes for an interesting plot point. Luis, on the other hand, is a very selfish and egotistical character. He loves therapy when he can use it to play the victim. When he actually feels challenged and has to think for himself, however? Therapy is out!
Julio has a similar struggle, in that he doesn’t seem to have any desire to change at all. At first glance, the cousins may appear as complete opposites. But they are more similar than they would like to think.
Both Julio and Luis may have to endure difficult times before they are willing to get better. ..
