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“Work Out New York” recap (1.2): Broken Gaydar

This week on Work Out New York, archetypes continue to play out in predictable ways.

First, Lindsey (who just got her boot off and is back to working out/walking) tells Layla she was being a little too harsh on Joe the other night, asking him how he is able to afford all of his high fashions. Layla, of course, doesn’t really care that she was abrasive, all while forcing her client to do push-ups.

Joe isn’t really fazed, though. He’s getting a pedicure with a friend, who wants to know what the other trainers think of him. “The fact that they’re thinking about me means I did my job,” Joe says. “There’s no such thing as bad PR. Haters gonna hate and Joe Lazo is Joe Lazo.” And I’m like, “Who the fuck is Joe Lazo?” Joe (Lazo?) admits he is polarizing and he is proud of it. Which begs the question why this girl is even his friend. He’s probably paying for the pedi.

At Holly’s spin class (“a spiritual experience,” Courtney says) we meet Audrey, a photographer Holly is interested in.

In true lesbian form, Holly is not above fibbing to spend time with Audrey.

“She’s the kind of girl that makes me wish I had a photoshoot every day,” Holly says. “It’s been a while since I’ve asked someone on a date. If that means pretending I need photos for my website, so be it!”

Holly tells the receptionist that she was surprised and happy to see Audrey in her class, telling her she “said hi.” Sadly, it’s never the ones you want to greet you with a kiss that do.

The next day, Courtney is hosting one of his early morning boot camps and the trainers are coming to provide the cameras with more opportunities for drama support him. Even Joe is invited. “We should all go with the flow, even with Joe,” Courtney says. Becuase they have to, contractually, like the Housewives.

But today’s fight is between Layla (duh) and her boyfriend Jay, whom she refers to as Daddy. She partners with Noah for the workout, making every movement hyper-sexual in an effort to make Daddy mad. Later she admits she “knew she was being disrespectful” but she thought it would be fun. It’s all fun and games until you have to process for hours on end. “Nothing I say is ever mean to hurt anybody intentionally,” Layla says, “but that’s just who I am.” Fun girlfriend!

Speaking of disrespectful, Joe shows up at the very end of the boot camp. He had a “last-minute meeting” to go to, and everyone understands, which is why they immediately rehash the argument from the other night. Holly is just now hearing about this, and defends Joe’s being able to afford a lot of stuff: “In fairness, he is into fashion!” You tried, Holly. You tried.

Joe isn’t interested in working things out, really. “We’re colleagues it doesn’t automatically mean we are friends,” Joe says. Everyone seems OK with that.

Later that day, Noah is geeked about being asked to host a GQ event but I’m more interested in his dog.

Noah has learned a lot from Holly, but he missed out on the humility part. Lena wants to do a photoshoot with the other trainers involved, and Courtney, her mentor, is on board. When he calls Noah to get him psyched, Noah is all “I don’t know. We’ll see how it fits with my brand.” Shade.

Meanwhile, Lindsey and Joe go out to dinner where she has to listen to his life story. Joe loves this because the subject is “Joe.” Actual sentence he says: “Every day since I’ve been, in I’d probably say, middle school – I’ve looked at myself in the mirror every morning and said ‘You deserve more than this.” Lindsey is the one that deserves more than this.

Courtney made Holly call and ask Audrey to coffee so it’s all happening!

“I can’t believe you drink soy milk!” Holly says flirtatiously. It starts to get a little awkward when the compliments continue. “I love your vibe. I feel like you’re an artist, right?”

And then:

“I’ve got to remember to ask about the boyfriend,” Holly says in her confessional. “It should be the first question I ask.” Tale as old as time.

Audrey is talking about when they can schedule the photoshoot, but Holly is suddenly way more interested in her coffee.

Joe, Noah and Courtney are doing dude-bro things (hanging out at a shoe store) where Joe praises their women’s selection. He would wear them if he could fit into them, he says. “I try to break out of boxes, you know? I don’t like labels.”

Courtney brings up the shade Noah threw Lena’s way, explaining that all they would be doing is being the Destiny’s Child to Lena’s Beyonce; that they will be helping support Lena, who has less experience in the professional fitness world. Noah is worried about her brand, his brand, all kinds of brands, and Joe chimes in to support him. It’s not a business transaction, he says, “It’s a friendship transaction.” And this, Joe, is why you have trouble making friends.

Across town, Layla and Joe have a dumb fight (again) about the boot camp flirtation. “I’m a sexual person,” Layla says. “I was raised that way. Jay should know better.” They eventually decide it’s not that serious and move on to the make-up sex. That should hold them over for a day or so.

That night, Noah is hosting his GQ party wearing a camo thermal. Holly, Courtney and Layla show up to support him, but once Holly finds out he turned down Lena’s photoshoot, she is not happy with him.

“I don’t understand why either one of them would turn down a camera opportunity,” Holly says. She’s met some of her favorite straight girls that way.

As his mentor, Holly is proud of Noah, but thinks he’s doing a little too much name-dropping, and he should want to support another trainer. “It’s a photo!” she says. And just like Noah once reached out to her, Lena is reaching out to him. Noah says he “respectfully disagrees.” “It sucks that we don’t agree,” he says, “but she’s not right on this one.”

But the only thing Holly was not right about in this episode was Audrey’s availability. And that was not her fault.

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