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Nov 18, 2021 · Welcome to Essex: Directed by David Gordon Green. With Pauline Chalamet, Amrit Kaur, Reneé Rapp, Alyah Chanelle Scott. As they start settling into college life, first-year suite mates Kimberly, Bela, Leighton, and Whitney navigate relationships, extracurriculars, and culture shock.
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- David Gordon Green
- 2021-11-18
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Welcome to Essex is the first episode of the first season and the first overall episode of The Sex Lives of College Girls.
As they start settling into college life, first-year suite mates Kimberly Finkle, Bela Malhotra, Leighton Murray, and Whitney Chase navigate relationships, extracurriculars, and culture shock; the girls hit an exclusive party to blow off some steam.
A guy and a girl make out and talk about how much they want to have sex. Carol Finkle interrupts and asks from her mini-van if they can stop because she's trying to drop her daughter off at college. From the backseat, Kimberly Finkle chastises her mother.
Evette Chase asks her daughter, Whitney Chase, if she had to pick a college that was 3000 miles away. Whitney hints that she did it on purpose, but she's happy that her mom made the time to drop her off. Evette's phone buzzes, but she ignores it. When it buzzes again, she answers it and says she's dropping her daughter off at college, but when she hears that it's CNN, she takes the call.
As Bela Malhotra enjoys the scenery, her mother, Reena Malhotra reveals that she brought Mr. Busby, her teddy bear, as a surprise. Bela is horrified and tells her mom she's in the middle of her reinvention. Four months ago, she was an Indian loser with cystic acne, sweaty armpits, and glasses. But thanks to Lasik, Accutane, and botox in her armpits, she's normal. Reena asks if she should throw Mr. Busby away. Bela tells her to take him home and put him on the shelf in her bedroom.
Dale Finkle starts to tear up as they prepare to enter Kimberly's dorm. She begs him not to cry as he says how proud he is of her. Carol sends him to get himself together. When Carol notices Kimberly watching a boy get out of a car and warns her about certain kinds of people she's going to meet. Kimberly is worried her mother is being racist, but she actually meant rich people. They can be a bad influence. It happened to a kid they know and she doesn't want that to happen to Kimberly.
Henry Murray waxes poetic about New England as he drives his daughter, Leighton Murray, to campus. Leighton says he sounds likes he wants to have sex with it. She checks her phone to see that Esme and Francesca haven't texted her back yet. She's worried they have a bunch of new inside jokes already. Henry asks if it's the best idea to be roommates with her high school friends. It might be time to branch out. Leighton says Esme and Francesca are her soulmates. Henry reminds her of the time Francesca abandoned her in Cape Cod. Leighton says she was having a tough time because her dad had just gotten audited. Henry doesn't think they're the best influences. They're kind of mean. Leighton says it's already done.
Kimberly, Dale, and Carol move Kimberly's things. Kimberly watches a group of boys running shirtless.
Starring
•Pauline Chalamet as Kimberly Finkle •Amrit Kaur as Bela Malhotra •Reneé Rapp as Leighton Murray •Alyah Chanelle Scott as Whitney Chase •Gavin Leatherwood as Nico Murray •Chris Meyer as Canaan Greene •Ilia Isorelýs Paulino as Lila Flores •Renika Williams as Willow •Lolo Spencer as Jocelyn
Guest Starring
•Rob Huebel as Henry Murray •Nicole Sullivan as Carol Finkle •James Morosini as Dalton •Kavi Ramachandran Ladnier as Reena Malhotra •Mueen Jahan as Nevaan Malhotra •Craig Cackowski as Dale Finkle •Stephen Guarino as Sips Manager •Jillian Armenante as Coach Gertrude Woods •Kim Matula as Michelle •Matthew Gold as Max •Mekki Leeper as Eric Miller •Conor Donnally as Ryan Hutton •Sierra Katow as Evangeline Hashima •Maya Rose as Jena •Colby Strong as Cory •Lex King as Jillian •Sherri Shepherd as Senator Evette Chase
Co-Starring
•Betti as Travis •Kennedy Slocum as Esme •Samantha Dockser as Francesca •Scott Lipman as Frude •Cheyenne Perez as Jo •Aza Sharavnyam as Siddhartha •Danielle Kennedy as Pat •Derek Cano as Tyler •Tyler Joseph Ellis as Thatcher •Jack Buckley as Austin •Jake Regal as Oliver •Shifra Zuckerman as Make Out Girl •Collin Miller as Make Out Guy •Lacy Hartselle as Drunk Girl
Nov 18, 2021 · A recap of “Welcome to Essex,” episode 1 of season 1 of ‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’ on HBO Max. The premiere is a decent introduction to the series’s girl-boss comedy, but...
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Nov 18, 2021 · The Sex Lives of College Girls Premiere Review: “Welcome to Essex” - IGN. A peek inside the lives of four Gen-Z college women. By Tara Bennett. Posted: Nov 18, 2021 7:00 am. The...
Nov 18, 2021 · Available on Prime Video, iTunes, Max. S1 E1: After saying goodbye to their parents, first-year suitemates Kimberly, Bela, Leighton, and Whitney begin adjusting to college life. Comedy Nov 18, 2021 47 min. TV-MA.
Nov 18, 2021 · The Sex Lives of College Girls season 1 Welcome to Essex - Metacritic. TV-MA. HBO. Nov 18, 2021. 51 m. Play Sound. Summary The comedy series from Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble follows four college roommates (Pauline Chalamet, Amrit Kaur, Renée Rapp and Alyah Chanelle Scott) as they experience on-campus life at a New England university. Comedy.
S1.E1 ∙ Welcome to Essex. Thu, Nov 18, 2021. As they start settling into college life, first-year suite mates Kimberly, Bela, Leighton, and Whitney navigate relationships, extracurriculars, and culture shock. Later, the girls hit an exclusive party to blow off some steam. 7.4/10 (769) Rate. S1.E2 ∙ Naked Party. Thu, Nov 18, 2021.
