Awhile ago I reviewed the first episode of Adults (2025): a contemporary Friends with five young adult friends in New York, three guys and two girls, one Black and one South Asian. They hate their jobs and pursue "will they or won't they?" romances; I don't know if they dance in a fountain while singing "Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's DOA."
But I recently had a bagel sandwich in my hands and no time to search, so I clicked on whatever popped up first on Hulu. It was Adults Episode 1.8, with the not-gay black guy and a random white guy being victimized by a bullying teenage girl. I fast-forwarded through the all-girl scenes, and ended up near the end, with the two in a car, consoling each other with "You're not as bad as she says." They move in for a kiss, but the bully interrupts them: "I knew you were screwing each other's butts."
WTF? Did they decide to have the "not gay" black guy come out after all, and give him a boyfriend? But the first episode went into excruciating detail about the Girl of His Dreams, who lives next door but he is always too tongue-tied to ask out.
After extensive research, I figured it out. I've never seen Adults before. The show I reviewed was Not Suitable for Work (2026), which is also about five young adult friends in New York, three guys and two girls, one Black, one South Asian. They hate their jobs and pursue "will they or won't they?" romances, and probably dance in a fountain while singing "Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's DOA."
Would you be able to tell them apart?
I think the Adults guys who almost kissed were Anton (Owen Thiele), who is canonically gay, and Paul Baker, always use both names (Jack Innanen), who is canonically straight. He dated both of the female friends, Issa and Billie, and now he's back to Issa. Or is he starting on Anton? We'll see what happens in Episode 1.9
Scene 1: The Friends haven't checked their mailbox in months. They go through it.
"My parents are in Jackson Hole," Samir (Malik Elassal, getting a blow job right) announces.
"Who's Jackson, and how do they both fit inside? Paul Baker asks. Kind of a sleazoid, aren't you, buddy?
Paul Baker gets a notice that his visa is expiring, so he has to leave the U.S. and move back to Canada. Everyone is horrified. Can I come with you?
Scene 2: The immigration lawyer says that he has no choice: go back to Canada and apply for a new visa.
"How does this happen to our most well-hung countrymen?" Girlfriend Issa moans. We have a butt shot but no cocks online, so I'll have to take your word for it.
"You could get married," Blond Billie suggests.
"That's visa fraud! It's against the law!"
"But it's not illegal," Samir points out. I guess he's the Joey, the Stupid One of the group.
Girlfriend Issa offers to marry Paul Baker: "We have a beautiful spiritual connection, and you obviously worship my lady parts."
He consents. Everyone hugs and congratulates him. Near-Kiss Anton (Owen Thiele, right) looks uncomfortable, thinking that they were going to start a romance. Well, ask him yourself.
Problem: Years ago, Girlfriend Issa married a guy named Zach-Carlos as a joke. They have to convince him to grant her a divorce.
Scene 3: Appointment with the priest. She's Catholic? 88% of the population of India is Hindu, so I figured.... Paul Baker doesn't want to lie to a Man of God, so he reveals that they're actually getting married so he can stay in the country.
"Have you consummated your relationship yet?" The priests asks.
"No," Girlfriend Issa responds. "Well, in my mouth, and sometimes in my bottom, but no sex." Oral and anal don't count?
The priest is satisfied that they're living chastely, but Paul Baker blurts out "That's not true. We have (non oral and anal) sex all the time."
He refuses to perform the wedding, but because of the visa fraud, not because of the sex (and other activities that don't count).
More after the break