In the second episode of Selfie, Eliza and Henry both try something new. With predictably disastrous results.

Last night’s episode of Selfie, “Un-Tag My Heart,” proved that Emily Kapnek’s new comedy is worth watching. We knew it! Read on to see what we thought:

Know thy enemy

In the opening scene, Henry (John Cho) asks Eliza (Karen Gillan) lots of “dumb” questions about what she does on Twitter, like favouriting mean comments about her appearance. She explains that she loves her haters, because they make her famous. “Having haters online means that you made it,” she explains. Hey… we’ll take it.

We’re treated to the real Selfie intro, and it’s very good! And we’re just super relieved that it isn’t “Let Me Take a Selfie.”

In the office, Henry sees Eliza flirting with Freddy, and intervenes. They discuss her loose sexual morals (wait, are we turning into Henry here?), and while Eliza has a good point that she should be able to do what she wants, Henry wins this round. You shouldn’t have to sleep with someone to get them to like you.

So LinkedIn is the nerdy kid in social media circles

Surprise, Henry is just as much of a loner as Eliza is. See, he doesn’t have Facebook, so he doesn’t get invited to all the cool parties.

Aaand enter the black hole of baby videos and pop culture quizzes. So this is why Henry is so productive – if he had Facebook, he’d procrastinate as much as the rest of us! You know, Selfie is kind of making us feel good about ourselves right now.

The next day, Eliza admits to Henry that she has a problem, as Freddy really does seem to only see her as a booty call. Henry says that she needs to get interests of her own, and not just jump from guy to guy in an attempt to make her real life live up to the one she presents online.

Henry tells her she should join a club. So she decides to join Bryn’s book club, because she loves reading and these girls are super cool and this decision is totally not stupid.

(We mean, come on. Doesn’t she go to SoulCycle? We’re sure there are better clubs than bookclubs out there!)

Meanwhile, Henry accidentally tags himself in a picture of his ex and her baby. Hey, we’ve all done that, right…?

At the book club, the girls think a Jerry Maguire moment is happening when Henry storms in to confront Eliza. “Is it that she completes you?” one of the girls asks dreamily. “No, it’s that I tagged myself as an ex-girlfriend’s breastfeeding baby.”

We genuinely laughed out loud at that.

Instead of just sending the girl a message, Henry decides to talk to his ex face to face. And that turns out to be a great idea! They sorted everything out, she doesn’t think he’s a creepy stalker… and the conversation makes him realise that he’s missed out on a lot of life stuff because he’s been so consumed by his work.

Guys, by rejecting social media he’s been rejecting life. Deep sh** right there.

…No but seriously, ‘Curious Incident’ is a great book

The book club overhears Eliza telling Henry what she really thinks about the book, and she decides to drown her sorrows in fro-yo.

She runs into Charmonique (Da’Vine Joy Randolph), who is having a “cheat day,” which inspires Eliza to do the same… but then she falls into a manhole and lands herself in the hospital. Get it? A man-hole? Because she fell back into… oh never mind.

And also, a PSA: this is why you shouldn’t text and walk, kids!

We have a nice throwback to the pilot. Once again Eliza is hurt, but this time not only does Henry come to see her, but so does Freddy! Henry is obviously jealous in this scene, and accidentally tags himself in Eliza’s hospital selfie.

At the end of the episode, we see him parked outside of Eliza’s apartment building, ready to show his affection for her the “old fashioned” way.

And when we say affection, we mean epic love, because that’s what this is quickly turning into – and we love it. Henry and Eliza is such a good match on screen, and the way the show is already poking fun at their connection makes us think the inevitable romance will be gradual and natural.

This episode was a win for the struggling show – it not only lived up to the potential shown in the pilot, but it proved what we hoped was true: that Selfie is more than just an empty comedy hoping to survive on cheap pop culture gags. There’s a lot more to these characters and their stories, and we’re enjoying getting to know them better. Face to screen, ironically.

What did you think about Selfie‘s second episode?