Au revoir, le double dong
The scene starts out innocently enough. Bambi is trying to film a scene in which she spanks a naughty schoolgirl, but she ends up creating a whole scenario that’s not fair at all. The girl gets to keep her clothes on, for example, while Bambi gets to take them off and get spanked. It’s an absolutely hilarious opening that will have you laughing out loud.
Joyce’s feminist message is starting to empower women, and this whole scene is a wonderful way of depicting the changing values and ideas these women have. ..
Meanwhile, Joyce and Doug pitch their erotica magazine to various different advertisers, trying to drum up support for the upcoming release of their new publication Minx. Naturally, Joyce is uncomfortable with the advertisers they’re trying to bring onboard, including sex toys and cigarettes. ..
Joyce visits her sister, Shelly, at the tennis club and grins painfully through Mr Ross’ clear sexism and disdain over the women eating bacon. “My wife swears by half a grapefruit a morning.”
The two young women, who are both aspiring makeup artists, are hopeful that their meeting with Beckley Cosmetics owner Doug Ross will be successful. However, things don’t start off well when Doug is unimpressed with their work. However, after some time he becomes intrigued and offers to meet with them again. If they can impress him enough, he may be willing to invest in their business. ..
Doug arrives fashionably late to the meeting, but Mr Ross is predictably sexist and ends up talking to Doug alone in the lounge, ignoring Joyce completely. ..
Doug comes back with good and bad news. The good news is, they’ve got the adverts. The bad news is, it comes with the added stipulation of a night with Bambi. So naturally, Joyce confronts Mr Ross about his proposition and his wandering hands in the past, calling him out for the sexist pig that he is. ..
When Mr. Ross bites back with a scathing assessment of Joyce’s father, she punches him. Ross chokes on some food, struggles to breathe, prompting Bambi to jump in and help save his life. ..
Joyce has had to fall back on her sex toy ads after all. However, this has the unintended consequence of allowing her and Shelly to be more open about sex and orgasms. Shelly calls out Joyce for not being a very feminist, pointing out that she shouldn’t need a man to pleasure her. She should be able to do that herself. ..
Joyce starts trying sex toys for herself when Shelly leaves. Curtains drawn, candles lit; Joyce starts trying to explore her sexuality for herself.
The Episode Review
Joyce’s character is so relatable, while the ideas being presented are timely, smartly written and handled elegantly to prevent this slipping into a preachy melodrama.
Joyce is a strong feminist, but she also has a sense of humor. This makes her likable and interesting to read.
Not only does Minx have a great story, but the writing is clever and entertaining. The cast of supporting characters is well-drawn and makes for an enjoyable read.
This could be a sign that Minx is on the rise this year.
