Episode 7 starts off with Simon’s father letting him skip class to see the movie Wonder Man. We then cut to the present, where we see Simon happily practicing for his Wonder Man role, and Trevor getting his suit ready. Simon then talks with Von Kovak about changing some dialogue, Trevor steps in to help, and Von Kovak agrees with the dialogue change.
Trevor, Simon, and Janelle then meet with some studio execs to talk about the next potential role for Simon. During the meeting, Janelle breaks the news that Kathy Friedman from the New York Times wants to do a joint piece on Simon and Trevor.
After the dinner, Simon tells Trevor that Kathy is bad news, because she is a character assassin, and might potentially find out his secret. Trevor reassures him that she doesn’t seem like that kind of journalist, and that they should stick together, and ask about her to appear more charming. Kathy tells Simon and Trevor to pretend she’s not there while she follows them around to see how they interact with the crew. Kathy mentions how she talked with Vivian, Simon’s ex-girlfriend, for his profile, and the two meet again to talk.
The next morning, Simon and Trevor head to their interview with Kathy, where she brings up Trevor being arrested at the airport and asks if he worked out a deal to go from fugitive to movie star. Trevor angrily walks off, and Simon goes to confront him about the arrest. Trevor reveals the deal, breaking Simon’s heart. Simon walks off and, in his anger, destroys a studio building.
This episode brought back Vivian, Simon’s ex-girlfriend who appeared in the first episode. You would honestly have forgotten about her if it weren’t for the previews at the beginning. The episode started off a little slower, with the exec meeting, and Kathy following Simon and Trevor around just to see how they interacted with the crew, but it wasn’t in a bad way. It was just a bit slower than the previous ones and picked up later on. The last part with Trevor and Simon sucked because they were both heart broken. Simon realized that Trevor, one of his only true friends, was a lie, and Trevor realized that he played with Simon’s emotions (even if he wasn’t pretending to be his friend). Overall, the episode was still good. It was a bit slower but picked up as it went on.
Rating: 7.5/10