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So starts the messiest friends with benefits situation ever. Even after Robin and Nancy go off to college Nancy still ends up on campus with Robin every other week and they get together again. Robin is sad because she’s definitely in love with Nancy. She tried to move on but Nancy wasn’t making it easy with the way she called Robin every day to ask about her day, brought her little gifts, and cuddled her every single time. So she’s taking what she can get but is resigned to the fact that one day Nancy is going to fall in love with some guy and settle down.

But then she finds out Nancy dropped out of school and she’s like ‘Nancy wtf why didn’t you tell me?’ And Nancy is like ‘well I hated being so far from my girlfriend so I applied and got accepted to go to school with you.’

Until Steve is apparently sitting a little too close to Nancy on the couch and Robin takes the opportunity to tease him by forcing herself in between him and Nancy, throwing her arm around Nancy’s shoulder while saying “C’mon Steve, can’t you just back off of my girl for a second?” to which Steve responds “Oh! Your girl, huh?” And Robin grins saying “Yeah, my girl. You jealous or something?” before they continue to bicker.

Okay, I know I usually yap about byler on here but I have a really cool easter egg for rovickie that I just discovered (and haven't yet seen anyone else bring up — apologies if someone already has!)

I'll start off by saying that the song Robin plays for Vickie in episode 1 is called "Pretty in Pink" by The Psychedelic Furs.

Clock the way Vickie smiles while shaking her head in this scene, as if Robin has just done or said something cheeky...

For one, Vickie clearly resembles a young Molly Ringwald who starred in the John Hughes movie of the same name (redhead with a pixie cut). Vickie's costuming also appears to be inspired by Molly Ringwald!

Secondly, "pretty in pink" is an innuendo for saying someone looks good naked. 👀

That's quite literally what it's referring to in the song.

It's also quite on brand for a John Hughes film to reference this kind of innuendo, as the reason his films resonated with teens at the time was because he took teenagers and their problems seriously, treated them as "young adults", and gave them a distinct voice in popular culture (at a time when films were typically either intended for children or adults).

Now, the easter egg doesn't end here. Robin plays "Pretty in Pink" for Vickie (singalling that she thinks Vickie looks good naked), before...

...telling her very directly that she wants to see Vickie naked after their date at Enzo's.

Guys... that song choice was 100% intentional.