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In the final episode of the season, Annie deals with the repercussions of her job knowing the truth about her and Ryan at work. She has lunch with Sheila who implies that she wants Annie to spy on her and potentially kick out Gabe. In the end, Gabe interrupts their lunch date, and Annie's mother calls her about an emergency with her father. At the hospital, Annie and her mother open up and really bond, healing over their past communication issues. At Fran's party, Fran and Emily hook up while Annie finally realizes Ryan isn't the right guy for her. After telling Ryan she wants a partner, not someone she has to mother, Annie breaks it off with Ryan.

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In Season 2 Episode 7 of Shrill, Annie came to terms with who she is as a person. Gabe invited her to an intellectual salon where she met Sheila, a person who believes in Annie and loves her writing! Ryan accompanied Annie to the party, but he wasn't having any of it. Instead, Ryan insisted they needed to leave quickly to get to "more important" matters: Burger League. This came to a head when Ryan made the executive decision and called a Lyft, pushing Annie to leave the party before she was ready. Also, Annie realizes that Ryan has told people in distribution at their job that they've slept together at work.

In a somewhat genuine attempt to empower women, the founder of WAHAM (Women Are Having A Moment) Justine and her followers end up making the average woman feel like she needs to be “fixed.” The conference featured  bad testimonies about not having a career and being happy about doing nothing, as well as selling overpriced cosmetic enhancement products for a more affluent, higher wage-earning crowd. Annie didn’t think Chub-Rub, cellulite makeup for legs and hundred dollar sex toys were a way for women to take their power back. It was obvious that the WAHAM Conference was simply a way to monetize on women’s insecurities and the “idea” of being empowered. Annie was disappointed with her experience as she was hoping to have a great article for The Thorn about Women in Business.

Today's After Show Was Hosted By:Rachel Goodman (@rachegoodman) and Angele Taylor (@angeletaylor_)

Fran is stalling from her verbal beatdown of insults from her judgmental Nigerian family. They have a witty but direct way of letting her know she’s not living up to the standards of her cousin Abby and the perfect life Abby has made for herself. Annie tries to be Fran’s “emotional support animal” but she may need the emotional support after defending her relationship with Ryan to Lamar and resisting his body as they share a bed together. Fran and her mother, Iyawa, have a moment of understanding and grace for one another as they make it clear that they both have good intentions for their non-conforming mother-daughter roles.

Episodes 3 "Skate" and Episode 4 "Freak" from Season 2 Annie has been liberated from her stifling job for a month now but realizes she prefers being constrained over being broke and hungry! She tries to save face as her former co-worker friends ask how things are going after she made such a dramatic exit. She tells them she landed a job at the Tribune but the truth is... the interview at the Tribune crashed and burned. She gets invited to rude Ruthie's Skating Birthday Party and uses this meetup with the old crew as an opportunity to ask for her old job back. Annie takes advantage of the bottomless cocktails and Gabe takes advantage of the bottomless cocaine-like ketamine. The ketamine eventually leaves Gabe unconscious, but not before he agrees to take Annie back at The Weekly Thorn. These nemesis call a truce as she escorts him to an Uber to see that he makes it home alive. Rachel feels whole again and Ryan is still unemployed.

• Today's After Show Was Hosted By: Rachel Goodman @rachelgoodmanauthor and Angele Taylor @angeletaylor_

In Episode 1, Annie is running from her troll, Kevin, after destroying his property by throwing a brick through the window of his car. Her and Ryan find refuge at a campsite where they 'go down' on one another after 2 and 4 day old unwashed genitalia, and are interrupted by a Boy Scout group! She then discovers that her mom has skipped town to have some "me" time in Vancouver. This confuses Annie because what is her mom trying to escape from? Annie's dad is alone and panics because he cannot locate camping Annie and was only left a note by his wife that she is vacationing in Vancouver. Is this a mid-life crisis for Annie's mom? We seem to think so when she purchases a red Kentucky Derby hat that is out of her style range. In Episode 2, Annie discovers details about her internet troll, including his name and his place of work. She scams her way in and confronts her troll, "Kevin" unexpectedly outside of his glass conference room and blackmails him for an interview to write about for her new freelance writing career. Annie really is trying to find her footing after quitting her job at The Weekly Thorn. She realizes freelancing isn't as lucrative or as easy to live from as she steals food and toiletries from her parent's home while visiting. Poor Annie can't catch a break!

• Today's After Show Was Hosted By: Rachel Goodman @rachelgoodmanauthor and Angele Taylor @angeletaylor_

Was Lamar just a rebound? What’s up with the controversy of the pool party? Is Annie being selfish, and do people hunt their trolls IRL? Angele Taylor, Nikki Bailey, Yasmine Tanres and Janine Doyon dish all this and more about Season 1 episodes 4-6 of Hulu’s wild comedy, Shrill.

A big show deserves a big after show! Join us week to week as we discuss all the episodes of Hulu's Shrill! Whether it's dating, juggling a career, or family issues; we're here for it with the SHRILL AFTERBUZZ TV AFTER SHOW! Tune in weekly for special guests, news and gossip, insider topics, and plot and character breakdowns! Subscribe and comment to stay up to date on all things Shril!

Annie is a full-figured woman who wants to change her life -- but not her body; she is trying to start her career while juggling bad boyfriends, a sick parent and a perfectionist boss.

Angele, Yasmine and Janine break down the first 3 episodes of Hulu’s all-new comedy Shrill, talking body positivity, hook up culture and who’s responsible for buying the Plan B. 

A big show deserves a big after show! Join us week to week as we discuss all the episodes of Hulu's Shrill! Whether it's dating, juggling a career, or family issues; we're here for it with the SHRILL AFTERBUZZ TV AFTER SHOW! Tune in weekly for special guests, news and gossip, insider topics, and plot and character breakdowns! Subscribe and comment to stay up to date on all things Shril!

Annie is a full-figured woman who wants to change her life -- but not her body; she is trying to start her career while juggling bad boyfriends, a sick parent and a perfectionist boss.