4x07 The Chrismukk-huh?

best episode i have seen so far

I usually don’t love the holiday episodes cause there’s too much drama so this was a nice change!
And I like that we got some Marissa closure, I do think Ryan improved everyone’s lives as much as de Cohen improved his
And I do like Ryan and Taylor! Usually he was paired with tougher girls or the opposite of the Harbor girls, but I like that Taylor is unapologetically her and she is also tough while being sensitive.

I usually love what if episodes, but this was a hot mess.

Pros:
- emphasizing that Marissa was the heart of the show and not Ryan
- the spirit and miracle of Chrismukkah
- Ryan saying goodbye to Marissa
- alternate Seth understanding the parallel situation (tho he just might have been desperate)

Cons:
- emphasizing that Marissa's death was unavoidable because she was in a downward spiral
- overcomplicated and cringe parallel universe idea
- unexploited pairings
- showing how everyone is easily reduced to a cliché under their built up characters
- everyone figuring out the parallel idea irl
- the belief that Ryan and Taylor can change the events of 3 years in a day
- Taylor's mom