Ep 4x03 Recap: Jimmy Cook and the Non-Lezzer Willy Waggle

[divine_sarcasm]

From afterellen.com:

Once upon a time, there was a boy named James "Jimmy" Cook. At his 17th birthday party, he ate a whole cake with his bare hands. Another time, he stood for student government. Another time, he sold drugs to someone who sold drugs to a dead girl. He said he did all of those things because he didn't care about you or anyone else

Comments

[wowsugarpuss_]

Ahhh so thats why Naomi cheated, what annoys me is the fact that Naomi cheated with a girl. I could completely understand it if it was with a guy because she was always "im straight except for you" i think Emily herself could understand that too. But because it was with Sofia the audience is probs thinking the same as Emily ... which is WTF?! But you actually made it make a lot of sense (just not why it was a girl lol)

Except Naomi's "maybe I only like guys apart from you" was obviously just part of her being scared and refusing to accept her sexuality, trying to rationalize it and finding any excuse not to admit she was actually gay/bisexual. There's never been any actual evidence of her being attracted to guys at all (they even had her mum tell her it was nice to see her with a guy "for a change" lol). She enjoys having sex with Emily, therefore she likes girls ;)

[garibaldis]

Exactly.

If they wanted to reinforce her supposed bisexuality or sexual confusion, they'd have her cheat with a guy. She cheated with a girl, therefore the woman really is attracted to the ladies, as opposed to being a straight girl in love with Emily.

[garibaldis]

One more reason as to why she actually isn't straight: she cheated with a girl because she is no longer confused, whereas when she ran to Cook's arms last series she did it out of fear of actually being in love with a girl.

And to be perfectly honest, I doubt that is the reason why Emily thought they were special - they simply were. In fact, I remember quite vividly Emily disliking Naomi's "Maybe I only like boys except for you" attitude and sarcastically accusing her of being "in touch with herself" before leaving the room in ep 9.

Besides, in her own blog on E4 the character of Naomi is described of prefering girls over boys - which is further reinforced in the novel. There is a slight chance she could be bisexual - though there was never any indication she was ever involved with one other than erectile dysfuntion guy - but she sure as hell isn't straight.

[garibaldis]

I only mentioned the blog and/or novel to reinforce my point as it gives you better insight into who these characters actually are. It make perfect sense in my opinion for Naomi to have cheated with a girl given my own interpretation of her character's actions last series. As for this series, Naomi is, as Lily said, comfortable with her sexuality and it's no longer an issue.

You are, however, entitled to your opinion and we can all agree to disagree.
*shrugs*

[pennylane101]

yeah ia.

...althought i've always thought of naomi as bisexual...and a vegetarian haha /random

[forthe_asking]

I don't think Noami's sexual orientation should be labeled at all.

[forthe_asking]

aw! Now I feel bad! Discussing differing opinions helps everyone understand the subject at hand better, in this case, Naomi. Sooo, thanks bb!

[garibaldis]

Or, like Jamie Brittain would say, "We don't label anyone on Skins."