I kinda wish DrPinkCake would focus more on bigger passage of time and bigger number of events instead of doing one big event.
There were story related moments for specific characters that had to happend, like:
- Derek getting drunk because of Ashley's absence
- Zoey just hanging out, getting the feel of things
etc
But those moments did not benefit from the whole episode being JUST party. That party could've been like 2/3x smaller and it would still be impactful without taking away from the episode.
The episode being mainly about the party feels weird.
I felt I didn't like episode 5 because it consists of like 3 big things and that's it. But this is way worse in this regard.
In episode 5 you've got the prep party, but later you get the fallout of that party, or at least few messages or rooster posts a day after. You get to hang out with Bella and Jill and finally wear the jacket.
There's so much, episode 9 party brought. Yet we don't get to see any of the consequences or reactions because it all ends with the end of the party.