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Young & Hungry kicks off its final season tonight on Freeform with back to back episodes — or should I say blush to blush, because that’s what you’ll be doing when you watch. As the sitcom closes out its last 10 episodes of the series, Gabi (Emily Osment) and Josh (Jonathan Sadowski) are finally together (hooray!), although of course that doesn’t mean their relationship is stress-free. Hello, it’s Gabi and Josh. But it IS sexy as hell. Because gone are the days of sporadic drunken hookups and punch cards, and in are the days where they express their love over and over again. That means these two are doin’ it all day long.
This show has never shied away from the sexy stuff, and that’s exactly why it has stood out for the past five seasons. With cute and silly yet serious talk about sex and STDs and all the other joys that come with gettin’ it on, Young & Hungry has always been a sex positive series, one that is truthful about the physical and emotional repercussions to hookups, while still using comedy in a clever way that doesn’t downplay the issues. Now that Gabi and Josh are totally together, it would be weird if they weren’t engaging in a non-stop bang-a-thon, and it’s exciting that viewers can practically smell the sex through the screen.
That also doesn’t mean the show cheapens the heartfelt moments at all, though. While the sitcom really nailed the will they/won’t they, the couple’s new official status only makes way for plenty of humorous relationship hurdles for Josh and Gabi that will be more than relatable for the young adult audience: adjusting to each other’s lifestyles and insecurities, the dangers of double dates, and navigating that tricky line in between their working and personal relationship.
The show’s ensemble remains as intact and entertaining as ever, with Elliot (Rex Lee) and Yolanda (Kym Whitley) back as Josh’s publicist and housekeeper respectively, and Aimee Carrero returns as Sofia, Gabi’s bestie and roomie. With such a fun bunch of supporting characters, Young & Hungry wisely gives them plenty of opportunities to make dirty jokes met with generous laughs. The physical comedy remains top-notch, and is actually so damn funny it also serves as a bittersweet reminder that there aren’t nearly enough sitcoms aimed at this age group.
Young & Hungry is the rare show that doesn’t have to rely on sex to spice things up — it’s already an ingredient that’s made this show as delicious as it’s proven to be over the previous seasons. The last handful of episodes continue to be a celebration of stumbling through your 20’s, and a real treat to cap off this charming series.
