That’s why it’s so surprising when the episode throws the welcome turn at the audience by presenting Juliette’s story, rather than any of the four core cast. It’s a move that likely solidifies Juliette Le Gall’s status as Noah’s new love for the season, but one that we’ll have to wait and see regarding whether or not it pays off. Juliette talks about spontaneity being a necessary ingredient to romance though, so maybe the show is just taking a page from out of her notebook.

Shifting to other characters’ vantage points certainly doesn’t mean that the show has run out of things to say with its main cast. This decision more so acts as another example of the show’s theme of people being layered and how you can never really know somebody. That concept is simply spreading. No one is just a sidepiece or a one-night stand anymore, but rather a character that you’re made to empathize and spend time with. I wouldn’t be surprised if we were getting episodes from Vic’s perspective soon enough, too.

The episode gives us a fairly cursory glance of who Juliette is, but it’s still helpful in unlocking her mysteries. It’s comforting to see that she’s someone that still has to cut her losses and have sex with consolation prizes sometimes, regardless of the stature or knowledge that’s attached to her. It’s a little telling that part of Juliette’s job sees her helping restore old documents. This is not dissimilar to what she’s doing with Noah either. It’s still finding an old, lost relic and giving it value and appreciation once more.

There’s a rather loaded scene where Juliette is reading Noah’s Descent at an increasing frequency, in spite of dismissing it as trash. She’s eventually so engrossed with the novel that she’s even masturbating while reading it though (information that would really make Noah’s fucking day, both as a man and as a writer). She’s clearly a fan of the sordid, pained experiences that are Noah’s specialty.