The Rooming Lottery

**The Rooming Lottery** is the tenth and final episode of the second season and the 20th overall episode of *The Sex Lives of College Girls*.

## Short Summary

When Leighton is elected Kappa's campus social chair, the roommates must figure out what sophomore year will look like.

## Full Summary

A group of women rush into North Conn Hall. Frude tells them not to run, but they ignore him. They bang on Leighton's door and Ash'lie tells Leighton she's been elected Kappa Social Chair for next school year. She accepts. The position comes with one of the best rooms in the house. Whitney asks if that means she's moving into Kappa next year and she says she guesses she is. The Kappas file out. When they're gone, the roommates realize Kimberly is gone. Kimberly got swept up in their riptide.

Frude tells the residents their housing forms are due soon. If they don't submit one, they'll enter the rooming lottery. Bela hates the idea of that. Leighton says she's moving into Kappa, as they all heard, so they can remove her from the text thread. Frude advises everyone to think about what they want.

Kimberly looks at her housing form. Whitney comes in and asks if she wants to room together next year. Kimberly says yes. They're not sure about asking Bela. Bela walks into the room and they remind her that the rule is to knock when the door is closed. Bela says those rules don't apply anymore and shows them the magazine with the article about The Foxy. Whitney has to get to class, so Bela recruits Kimberly to help her pass out the many copies she picked up.

Bela passes out the issues as Kimberly follows and reads the article. Kimberly says it looks good for her. Bela hopes it'll help kickstart her career. Kimberly's really happy for her. Her hard work is finally paying off. Bela asks if Kimberly and Whitney have talked about housing and Kimberly lies and says they haven't. Bela says she's moving off campus with Evangeline and Jo. She's very excited. Jorja runs up to Bela and tells her the article is great. Jorja's one of the newest writers for The Foxy. Jorja asks if she can send Bela some pieces she's been working on and get Bela's feedback. Bela says she can do that. Jorja walks away and Kimberly says she's a campus celebrity now.

Leighton enters the Women's Center and overhears Alicia arguing on the phone. When Alicia hangs up, she tells Leighton Essex just cut their funding in half. She asks Leighton to sit down and help them figure out what they can do. Leighton says she's on her way to an important Kappa event. She's sure Alicia will figure it out, but advises Alicia to let Tova do the talking to people because they're more likable than she is. Tova agrees. Ginger comes in and announces that she made $40 selling her blood at two different places. She looks really pale, but says she can't lose the Women's Center.

Kimberly goes to Lila and says she thinks she has feelings for Canaan. Lila gets it, but tells Kimberly she can't act on it. It could blow up her friend group, her housing, and her work. Kimberly thinks maybe Canaan has feelings for her, too. Lila doesn't think so because Kimberly's not his type. She tells Kimberly to avoid him for the rest of the year and not think about it. They all have crushes they can't act on.

Willow is happy for Whitney, who is declaring biochemistry and biophysics as her major. Willow asks if that means she's doing the same major as her boyfriend. Whitney says Andrew's not her boyfriend, but admits she thinks she's his girlfriend. Willow tells her she needs to end things before they go any further. Whitney says she'll talk to him today. Willow hopes this time trying to break up with him will stick, unlike the other times.

Bela enters a Foxy meeting and Evangeline puts down the magazine on the table and asks Bela what that's about. They've all ready how it's mostly about Bela. Jo asks how that happened. Bela feigns ignorance. She thinks maybe the reporter has a crush on her, but Carla says he's seeing someone, which he told her when he rejected her. Evangeline says it makes it look like Bela created The Foxy all by herself. Jo asks if the reporter showed it to Bela before he printed it. Bela lies and says no, but she'll contact him and get him to print a retraction. Evangeline says they should just forget it, but Carla can't. She uninvited Bela from her half-birthday party, though it's clear no one in the group was planning to go.

Leighton meets Henry and Mimi outside. Henry is wearing a "proud gay dad" shirt. Leighton sees this and tells him it's implying he's the one who's gay. He says that explains why the barista called him zaddy. Mimi tells Leighton that Henry told her Leighton's a lesbian. She wishes Leighton had felt comfortable telling her herself. Leighton says she's not exactly the calmest person. She once cried when Leighton asked to wear sneakers on vacation. Mimi says she read several articles and says she acknowledges Leighton's sexuality and loves her. Leighton asks if she's excited to go to the Kappa Spring Festival. Mimi's been looking forward to it since Leighton got into Essex. She can't wait to see which classmates of hers aged poorly. Henry tells them to have fun. He's going to destroy the only copy of a hurtful op-ed he wrote in 1992.

Canaan finds Kimberly digging through a bag of beans and she explains that Lila thinks she dropped an AirPod in it. Canaan's in there because he spilled a bunch of milk on his shirt. Kimberly watches him as he changes. He asks if she's going to the Theta party. She says she doesn't think she can make it and he says to text if she changes her mind. Before he goes back out, he asks her how he looks and she says dry.

Andrew tackles Whitney with a hug, startling her. He asks if she's ready to watch him kill his presentation. He realizes something is off with her, but she says they can talk after class. He says he won't be able to concentrate on his presentation, so she tells him she thinks they should break up. That's not what he expected her to say. He says it's fine because they're both busy, so it's mutual. They go to class.

As Andrew does his presentation, he starts crying and says he needs to step into the hallway for a minute.

Mimi asks Ash'lie if she's excited to be Kappa president next year. Ash'lie says she is. Mimi was president her senior year and got them a computer with internet. Mona tells Ash'lie she's in for a lot. Mona's on the alumni board and every day, there's a new crisis. Leighton wonders what might be a Kappa crisis. Mona says the Syracuse chapter banned the word sisterhood because they said it wasn't accurate as some of their members weren't women. Leighton actually thinks that's a good thing, creating more inclusive language. Mona wonders why someone who doesn't see themselves as a woman can't form their own group. Leighton points out they don't have the support to do that. Mona says her best friend, Ralph, is a homosexual. Leighton's gay, too, but that's meaningless in this context. Ash'lie pulls Leighton to the side and tells her not to upset the alumni because they rely on donation checks from them. It's not worth engaging with them. Leighton says if they don't engage, who will? Ash'lie tells her to go talk to someone else.

Kimberly tells Zoe she really missed out by not going to the econ banquet because it was really fun and the food was amazing. Zoe is confused and says Canaan never invited her, despite what he had said. Kimberly walks over to Lila and asks if she wants to go to that Theta party together. Lila was already planning to go in a very sexy dress.

Bela meets with Jorja, who is skipping her final for the meeting. Bela says she read Jorja's packet and she thinks Jorja should quit The Foxy. She's cool, smart, and funny, but not everyone who has those qualities is cut out for comedy writing. She might be great at advertising. Jorja's not really interested in that and she's upset that Bela doesn't have any feedback on anything she wrote. Bela doesn't think telling her everything that doesn't work is a good use of either of their time. Jorja gets up and leaves.

Ash'lie collects donation checks as people leave the event. Mimi asks if Leighton's okay because she's been quiet all day. Leighton admits that she doesn't think she wants this anymore. She wanted to be in Kappa just like Mimi, but she doesn't feel like herself when she's there. Mimi says Leighton's changed, but that's okay. Leighton feels bad for letting her mom down, but Mimi just wants her to be happy. If she doesn't want to be a Kappa, she doesn't have to be one. Life is too short to waste it on things that don't make you happy. That's why they don't see Grandma anymore. They hug. Mona comes by and says it was lovely to see Mimi. Mimi replies in kind, but quietly tells Leighton she's a dumb whore. She once asked Mimi how to spell the word biscuit. Leighton says Mimi's a bitch, but thinks they would have been good friends in college.

The roommates do their last party pre-game of Freshman year. They do shots and dance in their dorm. They're excited to be going to the party together. Bela looks at her phone and tells the other's she's being cancelled. Jorja went to social media to complain about her. Her roommates reassure her and tell her she can talk to Jorja and smooth it over. Leighton also said Jorja only has 40 followers, so almost no one will see her posts. They agree to do one more shot before leaving.

Lila welcomes them to the Dare or Dare Party. There are red cups in two stacks on a table. One side has horny dares and the other has nasty dares. Lila took one of each. Leigton's dare is to smash her face with a redhead. Jocelyn says she wants that one and trades with Leighton, leaving Leighton to jiggle a stranger's tit. Kimberly is supposed to twerk. Jocelyn is already doing hers nearby.

Willow tells Whitney she's planning to make out with someone at the party. She wants them to be each other's wing woman. Whitney looks at her options, but none of them are her type. She watches Canaan walk into the party.

Canaan finds Kimberly who is looking for a cup with a dare she actually wants to do. The one she has says to motorboat Lila and has Lila's phone number on it. Canaan says Lila definitely wrote that one and Kimberly should be a good citizen and throw it out. She has another that says kiss a stranger. She knows Canaan, so he's in the clear. They look at each other for a moment until Canaan's friends call him away.

Leighton compliments Ginger, who is wearing a long coat. Ginger says she can't stay long because she gave blood twice again. Alicia suggests that she should go sit down. Then she asks Leighton how Kappa is. Leighton says she quit because she decided she'd rather spend time at the Women's Center with people she actually likes. Alicia says if she vandalized another statue and got community service again, she will find out. Leighton also has a $30,000 check for Alicia, for the Women's Center. Her mom was going to give it to Kappa, but she convinced her to put it where it'll do more good. Alicia says that money will save them and leans forward to kiss Leighton. She apologizes, but Leighton says it's good. She broke up with Tatum the night of the fundraiser. She pulls Alicia into another kiss.

Kimberly sees Canaan leaving. He says he and his friends are headed to another party. He invites her to go, but she looks over at Whitney and decides to stay.

Evangeline and Jo come up to Bela. Bela tells them there's a couch at the party they're trying to get rid of and she thinks they should take it for next year. Evangeline says the post from Jorja is really messed up. Bela thinks they're on her side, but they're actually on Jorja's. What happened to Bela at The Catullan was horrible, but they were trying to create something better. Bela thinks they're just jealous of the attention she's getting. They talked to the reporter and know she lied about not seeing the article. They agree that was normal, selfish Bela, but what she did to Jorja took things too far. What Jorja said about her was pretty well written. They fire Bela from The Foxy and tell her she can go be funny alone, since she's clearly the only person up to her own standards. Bela tells them not to do this as it'll make living together awkward. They tell her they gave her room to Carla.

Whitney finds Lila and has a question, but Lila's not taking questions because she has to find 50 people to kiss and she's only found 34. She kisses Whitney to make it 35. Whitney asks if she's seen Canaan and learns he left a while ago. If Whitney sees him, Lila says to tell him he's opening Sips tomorrow because she's going to call in sick to herself.

Kimberly finds Canaan leaving with his friends and calls out to him. She tells him she knows he lied about Zoe and the banquet. She knows he wanted her to go with him. He admits to that and she kisses him. Unbeknownst to them, Whitney has also come to look for Canaan and sees them kissing.

At breakfast, Leighton tells her roommates that she and Alicia are back together and she's really happy about it. Kimberly says if she's not moving into Kappa and Bela's not moving off campus, the four of them could live together again next year. Leighton says she's in. Kimberly asks Bela and Bela says she's distracted this morning. Leighton says she should just talk to Jorja. Bela says she has a meeting about it at 10:15. Whitney asks Kimberly how her night was, if something interesting happened. Kimberly denies it.

Whitney goes to Ash'lie and asks if she can take the room Leighton turned down.

Bela explains how she was rude and disrespectful. She talks about what happened at The Catullan. Her grades have tanked. She broke a great guy's heart. She just wants people to like her, but she keeps hurting people instead. So she wants to transfer.

## Cast

### Starring

* 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
* Lauren "Lolo" Spencer as Jocelyn

### Guest Starring

* Midori Francis as Alicia
* Gillian Vigman as Mimi Murray
* Rob Huebel as Henry Murray
* Charlie Hall as Andrew Fuller
* Amy Pietz as Mona
* Sierra Katow as Evangeline Hashima
* Isabella Roland as Carla
* Cheyenne Perez as Jo
* Betti as Travis Feldman
* Scott Lipman as Frude Rasmunssen
* Carly Dutcher as Jorja
* Vico Ortiz as Tova
* Amanda Ripley as Ginger
* Kathleen Kenny as Ash'lie
* Sadie Stratton as Kappa Alum
* Aketra Sevillian as Zoe

### Co-Starring

* Naga Desh as Biochem Student
* Elijah Collins as Guy with Red Hair

## Notes and Trivia

* This is the last episode to credit Reneé Rapp as a series regular.