Overcompensating – Season 1 Episode 8 Recap, Review & Ending Explained
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The final episode of Overcompensating season 1 starts with the students at Yates University in study mood for the finals. Benny shows Carmen his short clip for the finals of introduction to film studies. Carmen does not like the video, but she does not tell Benny that right away.
What happens to Peter?
Benny meets up with the dean after finishing his exams. He thinks that the dean will expel him and ban the Flesh & Gold society. The turn of events is different because the dean praises Peter for putting the school on the map. Since the leak, the dean has been getting calls from famous news outlets, and the news even made it to magazines and newspapers.
Peter feels like everything is looking up. He makes a bold move and visits Charlie at Hawksworth Bank. He pleads his case confidently, and Charlie thinks he belongs at the bank. He promises to talk to the rest of the team and asks Peter to stop by later to get introduced to the team.
Peter heads back to school and goes looking for Grace to share the good news. However, Grace has already made a firm decision to break up with Peter. He also loses his friendship with Benny.
What happens to Grace?
Grace has been in a dilemma, wondering whether she is good enough to find someone better than Peter. She has been thinking about the text she saw from Tatiana, but has no idea who she is or what happened between her and Peter. Grace and Carmen have become close, and in one of those moments together, Hailee calls Carmen by her video game name, Tatiana Del Rey. Grace knows that Peter had sex with Carmen and walks away, hurt. Later, she becomes friends again with Mimi and plans to join the show Mimi hosts the next semester.
When Peter shows up at the party, Grace ends things with him. She hates that she had to change a lot about herself for Peter, who is not good enough for her. When Peter brags about getting the job, Grace reminds her that working in a bank involves maths and calling Peter dumb. She will not be around to do his assignments, so good luck surviving. Grace is disappointed in Carmen for what she did and in Benny for hiding it from her.
Do Benny and Miles become friends again?
Benny has not talked to Miles since he learned that he is straight. Miles tries to find out what happened between them from Benny, but Benny keeps avoiding him. Miles opens up to Carmen about it, and the first time she suggests talking to Benny instead of texting, which does not work. The second time Miles talks to Carmen at the party after the finals, they end up kissing, and Benny catches them.
What happens to Benny and Carmen?
Benny is now being a little more himself and has a good friendship with George. However, he is still afraid of people finding out he is gay. He also is like in a long-distance relationship with Sammy. He talks about the relationship with George. However, when the F&G guys find him hanging out at the supermarket, Benny panics and blows off George.
Benny also lies to Carmen about quitting the F&G society. Peter makes him Caesar, who is like the freshman alpha. Since the Dean likes F&G, Peter changes the Caesar crowning ceremony to be done in public. Carmen finds out from Miles that Benny never quit the club, so she shows up at the crowning ceremony. Benny freaks out when he sees Carmen in the crowd and finds the courage to quit F&G.
Benny and Carmen have an honest conversation. He confesses that he is still scared and feels the need to keep trying to fit in. Benny admits that he is unable to keep the facade in front of Carmen and apologises for lying. They make up and promise to continue being each other's awful best friends. Carmen asks Ben to try and lie a little less in the future.
How does Overcompensating season 1 end?
Benny catches Carmen and Miles kissing. Carmen chases after Benny, and they get into an argument. The episode ends with Carmen accidentally outing Benny to Grace, Miles, and Hailee.
The Episode Review
OMG! Carmen didn't just out Benny like that! Damn! I guess the secret is out of the bag and that was diabolical. No one saw the Miles-Carmen kiss coming or the aftermath of it. Understandably, Benny must be hurt as Carmen shouldn't have kissed Miles back. What happened to loyalty?
Simultaneously, Benny should at least have given his sister a heads up on the Peter-Carmen situation. Carmen and Benny are right – they are bad friends. They have been a bit selfish and thought only about their problems.
Season 1 has certainly left us hanging, and I can't wait for season 2. This show balances the messy, real and chaotic energy so well. Of course, it won't hit with everyone, but it is a fun LGBTQ show. Benito Skinner knew what he was doing when he wrote the show and cast himself as the hot, closeted gay lead. Give us season two ASAP!
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