In a way, Lake and Felix are in the exact same situation. Rahim clarifies that he can accept Victor’s relationship with Benji, but it hurts that he completely swept Rahim’s feelings under the rug and assumed they could just pretend it never happened. Victor thinks it’s unfair that Rahim kissed him, and then blamed him for feeling confused about that - and ultimately deciding to stay with his boyfriend. (Read: The guy is actually straight.) At least the whole disaster gives Victor and Rahim a chance to talk through the events of the past few weeks, and to be honest, they both make very salient points.
He decides to wingman Rahim and a cute guy from a nearby private school, which goes about as well as one might expect. The drugs have a slightly different effect on Victor. “Everyone thinks they have an expiration date, but I feel like you and I are different.”
“I know high school romances are usually just whatever,” he says. It would be easy for Andrew, in his current state, to unintentionally wreak some havoc, but he pretty much just bonds with Victor and has a heart-to-heart with Mia about how much he loves her. If there’s one thing I love about Love, Victor, it’s that this show values sweet, sincere relationships and moments between characters over out-of-control drama. He and Victor decide to take drugs from a basketball teammate just to loosen up a bit and have some fun. That said, don’t go thinking that Andrew’s a put-together, wise-beyond-his-years wife guy in a teenage boy’s body - he’s still 17 and still susceptible to peer pressure. It’s sometimes hard to believe this is the same guy who was Victor’s pseudo-bully in season one. Andrew, meanwhile, just wants to make sure the party is capital-P Perfect and his girlfriend is having the Best Night of Her Life. Lake and Felix are determined to pretend everything’s okay, Victor’s determined to make things right with Rahim, and Rahim’s determined to avoid Victor at all costs. We’ve seen Mia’s house before, so it’s no surprise her party is massive, deluxe, and super crowded. Mia tries to dissolve the tension by inviting the whole gang to a party at her house - Harold’s out of town, trying to figure out a way for his family to stay in Creekwood for another year, and Mia has a newfound desire to live in the moment. Felix tries to disguise his shock by reiterating, again and again, how great this is. Then, it’s time for Lake to break the news that she’s with Lucy. It was either Felix or the ghost of the guy that died in 304.” On second thought, if anyone handled this situation well, it was her. Pilar’s response is, “Yeah, I only date guys in my building. Felix nervously tells Lake that he’s seeing someone new, it’s actually Pilar, isn’t that funny? Lake’s response is that it’s wonderful and geographically convenient. Rahim, understandably upset that Victor ghosted him all break, gives him a terse “Hey” and leaves it at that. It’s hard to say who does the best job handling the situation. Winter break is over now, which means it’s officially time for Victor to come face to face with Rahim - and time for Felix and Lake to confront each other. There’s always an ex or a heartbroken third party or that nagging, underlying conflict that created the love triangle in the first place. If the season-three premiere was all about the romantic resolutions of Love, Victor’s various love triangles - Victor picking Benji over Rahim, Felix and Lucy pursuing new partners over each other, Armando picking his wife over his PFLAG fling - this episode is about how love triangles, by definition, cannot have neat resolutions.