Sex & Basketball

**Sex & Basketball** is the ninth episode of the second season and the nineteenth overall episode of *The Sex Lives of College Girls*.

## Short Summary

Whitney and Andrew attempt to bring their chemistry into the real world. Bela over-curates The Foxy's big spotlight. Kimberly accompanies Canaan to the Econ department's awards banquet. Leighton visits the women's center - and Alicia.

## Full Summary

Bela says it's officially spring, so she has a question. She pulls on a bucket hat and asks if she can pull it off. Kimberly, Whitney, and Leighton all immediately say no. Leighton tells the others that Alicia texted her and asked to meet up, but she doesn't want to mess things up with Tatum. The others are shocked that she's asking for them advice, as she's never done that before. Leighton insists she's fine. She just wants to know what they think. Bela's nervous and asks someone else to go first. Kimberly says she should tell Tatum and see how she reacts. Leighton says that's smart and she'll do that. Andrew walks up to their table and tells Whitney that they're going on a date. He says they'll go to a restaurant with good Yelp reviews. She says that's fine. After he's walked away, the other three admire his confidence. Bela asks if his confidence correlates to a large penis.

As Lila complains about the classical music Canaan has playing at Sips, Kimberly comes in and shows them an article about Canaan in the school newspaper. He's being honored at the econ banquet. He wanted to keep it quiet, but Kimberly has shared the news with her followers. He doesn't even think he's going to go. Kimberly says he needs to go. Lila's surprised he's so smart. Lila's never won award, but she once stole a Latin Grammy.

Brandi teaches a pilates class with Tatum and Leighton. As they take a water break, Leighton tells Tatum they haven't talked about their exes yet. Tatum is surprised Leighton has any because she was closeted. Leighton explains about Alicia. Tatum is fine with Leighton seeing her. She's close with all her exes, including Brandi. Leighton tells Tatum she paid Brandi to go easy on her. Brandi says Leighton is doing a great job today.

Bela tells The Foxy writers that they're getting a featured write-up in The Essex View. They're all excited. They'll send a reporter to their next meeting. Carla wants them all to wear matching t-shirts with their nicknames on them. She's given them all nicknames. Bela shoots that down, saying she'll be curating everything for the piece. They can't waste the opportunity. Carla still wants to do the shirts, but Bela says no.

Andrew tells Whitney the restaurant has over 2000 reviews on Yelp and a 4.5 star rating. Their server brings them water. Andrew says he looked online, so he's ready to order. After he orders, Whitney says she'll have a Caesar salad, which she's sure they have. Andrew advises against that because the reviews said the croutons were forgettable. He wants the night to be perfect. Whitney tells him he can relax. She asks him if he has siblings. He says yes, but doesn't elaborate. Andrew flags down the server and sends the water back, saying it has a weird smell.

Canaan tells Kimberly he's decided to go to the banquet and asks her to go with him. He asked Zoe, but she couldn't go. Kimberly's excited about it.

Ginger says the cactus looks like a penis and she thinks it sends the wrong message for the Women's Center. Tova says that's exclusionist territory and succulents are inherently feminist. Also, they spent $20 on it and won't let Ginger throw it away. Alicia suggests getting an orchid to balance it out. Orchids remind Ginger of penises, too. Leighton comes up to them and says she finds it interesting how they can see genitals in everything. Ginger stands up to hug her and Tova says their tarot cards told them she would be coming back. Alicia and Leighton exchange niceties. Alicia just wanted to catch up, but since Leighton is there, she can help them put together care packages for struggling trans youth. Leighton agrees to be free physical labor.

Leighton admits to missing the Women's Center. She also notices it's a bit dirtier, which Alicia credits to them using natural cleaning products, which don't work. Alicia heard that Leighton came out in a really prolific way. She heard this from the several friends of hers Leighton hooked up with. Tova and Ginger heard the same way. Leighton's happy to have entertained them. She's also impressed with the care packages. Alicia tells her the kids deserve nice things, but financially, they're barely hanging in there. That's why they're throwing a fundraiser tomorrow. They're all dressing up as queer icons. Alicia knows Leighton hates things like that, but invites her to come. Leighton agrees to come and asks if she can bring a guest, since she's seeing someone. Alicia's surprised she's bringing her date out in public, but says Leighton should bring her.

Bela's glad they're doing a clothing swap. Whitney comes in with the dress she wore on her date and says it's cursed. The date was awful. It was like they had no chemistry, but the sex was good. Leighton thinks she might have ruined things. Kimberly says he probably also had a bad time and would be willing to go back to how things were. Whitney's not sure she can do that, so Bela suggests gaslighting him into thinking they never went on a date. Bela finds a perfect dress. Kimberly needs something formal for the banquet. She asks if Whitney is cool with her going with Canaan and Whitney says yes. Bela asks if Jackson is okay with it and Kimberly says he is. Leighton tosses something at Kimberly that Kimberly decides is perfect. Leighton suspects the clothing swap was just to get her nicer clothing. Kimberly admits that they planned it that way.

Bela shows the reporter around and he asks them questions about their work and going against The Catullan. Carla shows off a t-shirt she made that says, "Carla-nator." Bela forces her to sit down and talks about wanting to prove that women are funny. The reporter assembles them to take pictures. Bela pushes Carla to the back.

Whitney talks to Willow about her date with Andrew. They walk past a basketball court where Andrew is playing. Willow is impressed with his playing. Andrew spots them and calls out to Whitney. Willow quickly leaves and Whitney enters the gym. Andrew tells her he had fun and wants to go out again. She says they can talk about that later, but for now, she starts a game of one-on-one with him, which ends when she falls on top of him and they start making out.

Kimberly is having fun at the econ banquet. She asks Canaan for $3 because she has to pee, but doesn't have any cash to tip the attendant. Professor Bennett calls everyone's attention to start handing out awards. He talks about a very special student who is being honored and Kimberly initially doesn't realize he's talking about Canaan.

Leighton and Tatum meet up at the fundraiser. Tatum hasn't dressed up because she refuses to. Leighton is Carol from the movie Carol, which Tatum hasn't heard of. Leighton introduces Tatum to Ginger and Tova. Leighton thinks Tova is dressed as Mr. Peanut, but they're Marlene Dietrich. Alicia approaches, dressed as Elton John, and immediately recognizes Leighton's costume. Leighton introduces Alicia and Tatum. Alicia tells Tatum Leighton had a great idea to have a silent auction to raise money, so she tells them to go check things out and bid on things. They'll announce the winners at ten. Tatum says they'll be long gone by then.

Bela goes to see the reporter. He wants her to look at the piece he wrote about them and approve it. She's shocked that it's mostly about her and has a picture of just her with it. He tried to spread the love around, but she was the loudest. He offers to re-write it and use a different photo, but she tells him to print it as it is.

Canaan and Kimberly dance. He thanks her for coming with him. When it changes to a slow song, they agree to keep dancing and step in closer. Kimberly asks why he never told her about his mom's Alzheimer's. He says it never came up. He just feels it's time to take care of her like she took care of him. She offers her support if he needs it.

Tatum comes to Leighton and makes it clear she wants to leave the party immediately. Leighton wants to bid on something before they leave, but Tatum doesn't think there's anything there worth having. She picks up a clay pot and insults it. Ginger comes up and says she made that herself. Leighton immediately bids on it to ensure she wins it. Once Ginger has walked away, Tatum says she realizes Leighton thinks she's an asshole. Leighton says she is. Ginger will be unpacking Tatum's comments in therapy for a long time. Tatum is surprised Leighton likes the Women's Center so much and Leighton says maybe Tatum doesn't know her as well as she thinks she does. These people are her friends and Tatum is being really judgmental. Tatum reminds her that she once insisted she was more judgmental than Tatum. Leighton says dating Tatum has made her realize the things they have in common are the things Leighton wants to change about herself. Tatum walks out. Alicia, who has overheard all of this, checks on Leighton, who just wants to focus on having a good time. Alicia tells her to prepare for some karaoke.

Andrew tells Whitney she's welcome to stay in his room, but he only has one pillow. Andrew never thought they would be together. He cuddles in, which Whitney finds uncomfortable.

Kimberly tells Canaan she had a great time and knows he did as well. They get to Kimberly's dorm and she says good night. He thanks her for encouraging him to go and says she's a good friend. Kimberly looks back as Canaan walks away.

Whitney runs into Canaan as she walks home. She congratulates him on the award, but he tries to downplay it. She pretends she was studying at Willow's and is heading home.

Kimberly goes to Jackson's room and tells him they need to break up, shocking him.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Pauline Chalamet as Kimberly Finkle
* Amrit Kaur as Bela Malhotra
* Reneé Rapp as Leighton Murray
* Alyah Chanelle Scott as Whitney Chase
* Christopher Meyer as Canaan Greene
* Ilia Isorelýs Paulino as Lila Flores
* Renika Williams as Willow
* Mitchell Slaggert as Jackson

### Guest Stars

* Midori Francis as Alicia
* Gracie Dzienny as Tatum
* Charlie Hall as Andrew Fuller
* Sierra Katow as Evangeline Hashima
* Isabella Roland as Carla
* Cheyenne Perez as Jo
* Elliot Fletcher as Reporter
* Vico Ortiz as Tova
* Amanda Ripley as Ginger
* Will Hines as Professor Bennett
* Aketra Sevillian as Zoe

### Co-Starring

* Livia Treviño as Server
* Aubrey Cleland as Brandi