They didn’t define the relationship and Amerie thinks it is a casual fling but Malakai shows up with flowers the next day at school. He asks Amerie to be his girlfriend but she is not sure she wants anything serious. She admits to her friends that she only went to his place because she was sad. Darren advises her to invite him to their pre’s (it is what they call the preparations before a big party) and see if she has feelings for him.
Darren invites Ca$h to the party too and Quinn notes that Darren likes him. Darren doesn’t deny it but they are getting missed signals from Ca$h and they are hoping they can spend time together and figure it out. Quinn finds the time between a heavy kissing session to invite Sasha to Darren’s pre and she agrees to come.
In the boys’ locker room, Malakai is getting teased by the boys about his relationship with Amerie. The conversation turns sexual and he ends up spilling details of their sexual encounter. Doesn’t he know better? Spider is not particularly happy to hear that Malakai took Amerie’s “V card.’’ Honestly, what is his deal with Amerie, he is always unnecessarily mean when it comes to her.
In the SLTs, they get special guests, two cops who will teach them a thing or two about sex. The cops separate the group by gender and the girls are taught about surviving a sexual assault. They are taught self-defense and Harper is chosen to volunteer but this triggers her and I think she is a victim of sexual assault. Is this what happened to her at the festival? Meanwhile, the boys play games and simply hang out with the cop in charge of them.
The girls are surprised that the boys didn’t get the same sexual assault drill they did. Spider says that they don’t need it, they are all feminists. What! He also reveals the details Malakai divulged about his sexual encounter with Amerie. It goes without saying that Amerie is pissed to find out Malakai revealed explicit details about their night together.
Ca$h is in a difficult position as he has promised to pay the gang leader back, but he has not been able to do so. He is now in a dangerous situation as Chook wants his money back. Ca$h will have to find a way to make up for his mistake and repay the gang leader in a way that is satisfactory to him.
Quinn and Darren try to fix the situation between Malakai and Amerie. Malakai apologizes and Amerie forgives him. They have fun dressing up for the Mardi Gras Slay Ball, a queer-themed party to celebrate Pride at the school. Despite his black eye, Ca$h shows up and Darren is delighted. Quinn, unfortunately, is stood up by Sasha, and this bums her out.
At the Mardi Gras Slay Ball, Quinn and Sasha talk about their issues. As they leave the party, Malakai is physically assaulted by a police officer and Amerie wants to share the video of the assault online. Malakai is understandably traumatized but he asks her not to share it but she accidentally posts it online. This causes Malakai to lash out at her and break up with her before running away. Harper and Dusty find him and take him home and they have a threesome.
The Episode Review
This episode tackled some sensitive topics, such as sexual assault and racial profiling by the police. In this era, it is important for the two officers to have known better and been taught how to protect themselves from these types of crimes.
The three friends who were last seen with Malakai should have taken him home and helped him. Harper may no longer be friends with Amerie but still, she knows that this would hurt her. Is she trying to hurt Amerie on purpose? This betrayal is probably going to cut deeper than the last one with Dusty?
