Editing Mark Corrigan (section)

==== On the Pull ====
On his Friday night grocery run, Mark tells Jeremy that he asked Sophie out on a date, but she turned him down. Jeremy encourages Mark to join him at a party to meet someone new.

When Mark arrives at the party (with his groceries), he meets Valerie, a teenage goth with a feisty attitude. Initially uncomfortable with her age, Mark becomes more at ease with her as he drinks. Mark, Valerie, and Jeremy head to a bowling alley, where they invite Toni to join them.

At the bowling alley, they share strange sex experiences, with Toni saying, "I once had a steward eat me at the airport. Wow, that was depressing." Valerie jokingly mentions that she believes true love waits, and Mark pretends to agree. When Mark realizes Valerie is joking, he admits he was joking too, making her laugh.

In the bathroom, they all get high (implied to be Mark's first experience with smoking pot). Mark goes into a frenzy upon seeing Sophie on a date with Jeff at the bowling alley. He starts throwing his groceries like bowling balls, and Jeff agrees to cover the damage, further humiliating Mark. Meanwhile, Jeremy and Toni begin making out. Both couples eventually head home.

Mark becomes unsettled when Valerie starts choking him, claiming her ex liked it. The episode concludes with Mark trying to connect emotionally with Valerie, but loud noises next door disrupt the moment. He ends up grabbing a box of tissues and sleeping on the couch.