Sperm receipts and Sheryl Sandberg.
What happened in the season finale?
What happened last week?
We took a trip to 2005 to find out how student Leila met coder Sadie at a lesbian networking event ā she was trying to give Deniz a lesbian baptism, but couldnāt find a lesbian bar ā and pitched her the idea for their eventual business. Then, back in 2018, Leila apologised to Sadie and they slept together!
The programme opens on Leila and Sadie in bed together and it seems like everythingās back to normal, with Sadie gently rebuking Leila for grinding her teeth in her sleep, until Leila asks to talk about last night.
Sadie tries to get out of it by saying that they have a lot to do on launch day, but when Leila presses the issue and says sheās happy that they had sex, Sadie tells her it was a āmistakeā as they both changed during the breakup. Leila tries to explain that it isnāt important as they can work on building a stronger relationship now, but Sadie drops the bombshell that sheās trying to get pregnant and leaves abruptly before Leila can respond.
After stewing on this for a few minutes while Sadie showers, Leila confronts Sadie with all sorts of questions from where Sadieās going to live to how sheāll get to the hospital, neither of which seem like immediate concerns. Then, she gets onto the big subject: whoās the daddy? Sadie admits that she went to a sperm bank, but refuses to tell Leila whose sperm she picked; likely because it was the Iranian guy we heard about in episode 3, which indicates that Sadie isnāt over Leila.
When Sadie leaves to get dressed, Leila looks through her phone and finds the receipt for the sperm and calls Deniz for helpā sheās serving a customer at the time and knocks her open drink over him when she hears the reason.
When Leila and Sadie arrive at work, Hye Me reveals that sheās got a new job and quotes Sheryl Sandberg as she (finally!) tenders her resignation, before reminding the pair that she isnāt āparticularly fond of either of [them]ā, something Leila says has been made āquite clearā already.
Hye Me: If youāre offered a place on a rocket ship, you donāt ask what seat. You just get on!
Mine! Launch Party
At the launch party, Francesca gushes over Rubyās blog, her interview about scarves with Malala ā apparently, Sadie actually made that happen. However, Denizās arrival draws Leila, the viewer, and even Gabe away from the hero-worship. In her office, Leila shows Deniz the receipt for the sperm and explains that Sadieās getting pregnant, which massively confuses Gabe, prompting him to ask: āIs she sleeping with guys now too?ā
After rolling her eyes, Leila explains that Sadieās being inseminated and shows him the receipt. He suggests looking up the guy using his donor number, but Deniz argues against that āfucked upā notion as it will just make things worse. Leila says she wants to have a baby with Sadie, but Deniz sighs, explaining that Leila isnāt ready, sheās just trying to catch up with Sadie.
Leila: Straight people become parents before theyāre ready all the time. Itās only because weāre gay that everyoneās five years past ready before anyoneās pregnant.
But, as Deniz points out, Leila dumped Sadie when she last brought up starting a family at the beginning of the series and itās an incredible violation of privacy to look through Sadieās phone to find out about her pregnancy status/sperm donor/ etc.
Deniz says that if Leila really wants to do this, she has to do it on Sadieās terms, something that Leila was ready to accept until Gabe shouts āHoly Shit! Heās Iranian!ā and starts to play the interview with the donor. Leila now believes that this is a sign that Sadie was still thinking of them raising a family together, despite Denizās scepticism.
Speech Time
Sadie and Leila are called up to give a speech, but in the midst of Leilaās comments praising Sadie and the team, sheās interrupted by Ruby who announces that Vice not only bought her blog, but theyāre giving her a book deal and her own show. So, she quits, taking another employee with her,Ā and quotes the same Sheryl Sandberg line that Hye Me did earlier. Did someone read Lean In and decide to steal all of Mine!ās employees?
After the party, Leila and Sadie are clearing up and bitching about Ruby before they finally get to the talk that they abandoned earlier and Sadie asks why Leila left in the first place.
Leila: Because I didnāt know myself outside of being yours. I gave you my 20s.
Sadie notes that she gave Leila her 30s and asks which of them is really worse off, probably because she could have had a baby in that time, which prompts Leila to tell Sadie that she thinks Sadie wants her involved with the baby. At which point, Sadie reveals that she isnāt pregnant and tries to list all of the reasons why sheās glad that the insemination doesnāt take, but Leila sees through this, hugs Sadie and tells her that she loves her. However, Sadie is too upset and leaves the office.
Leila heads back to her flat, where an equally upset Gabe is playing video games on the couch ā he proposed to Francesca and she made it clear it was only about her obtaining a visa. Neither of them wants to talk about their problems, so Leila convinces Gabe to lie down with his head in her lap to make himself feel better.
And holy crap, I canāt believe that was the end. How could Sadie and Leila not have gotten back together? Who was stealing Mine!ās employees? I have my fingers crossed for another season to answer my questions. What about the rest of you?