The Sex Lives of College Girls Season 3 Episode 3 “Four to a Suite” Recap & Review

Four to a Suite

In The Sex Lives of College Girls Season 3 Episode 3, the girls meet their new roommate, Kacey. She transferred here to be with her boyfriend Calvin, who’s given her a promise ring to signify they are saving themselves for marriage.

Kimberly talks to Eli about having never dated a bi guy. He says girls often have a hard time with it, but Kimberly doesn’t think she’ll be insecure about it at all.

However, she can’t help it when she realizes Eli’s regular taste is so different from who she is. Lila advises her to play to his type and be more adventurous to keep him interested. So, Kimberly pays a visit to a sex shop.

When she tries to peg Calvin in the bedroom, he tells her it’s not what he wants, and she bolts. Whitney tells her she needs to talk to him to find out what he actually likes.

She does, apologizing to Eli for the way she acted–and they quickly make up and make out without the addition of any sex toys.

Meanwhile, Whitney’s professor congratulates her on a great paper and asks her to consider African American studies as a major. Seeing as STEM and soccer take up a lot of her time, Whitney tells her she doesn’t think that would be a lucrative path.

The professor is obviously insulted. Whitney thinks she’s picking on her when she calls on her in class when she isn’t paying attention.

Later, at soccer practice, she continues to struggle to compete against Rina. The coach even decides to give Rina her position for the next game. Whitney blames herself, thinking she put too much on her plate this year. So, she’s going to drop African American studies to free up some time.

But after she is discriminated against in a STEM lab (the “one-size-fits-all” caps don’t fit over her braids, so she’s asked to sit out), she goes to talk to her African American Studies professor. 

The teacher clarifies that she called on her in class because she thought she’d like to talk about the Black women in science who came before her. Whitney agrees and decides to reenroll in her class, although she’s not quite ready for a double major.

Meanwhile, Taylor convinces Bela to ask out Arvind, even though he’s too nice to be her usual type.

During their lunch, Arvind saves Carla from choking and Bela suddenly finds herself attracted to him. It turns out she can be “horny for nice.”

However, she soon learns he has a girlfriend, another FAF named Emily. Taylor advises her to text Arvind that she can’t wait to be in his bed tonight and then tell him it was meant for someone else. Bela says that’s the kind of thing she would have done last year, but she wants to handle things more maturely now.

But after seeing happy couples on campus, she changes her mind and sends the text.

Eventually, the suitemates meet Kacey’s boyfriend, Calvin. Kimberly thinks she saw Calvin kissing another girl at a party last year. But they all decide not to tell Kacy, as it would be weird to upend the life of someone they barely know.

But when they see him definitely kissing a girl at a party, they decide it’s time to tell her. Kacey shows up and confronts him. He admits he’s had sex with someone else even though he gave her a promise ring.

After the breakup fiasco, Kacey thanks the girls for having her back, and they all walk back to their suite together.

The Episode Review

For some reason, everything that comes out of Whitney’s mouth is taken as a personal attack. She continues to get pushback for the dumbest things! First, for not wanting to date a rich guy and now for worrying that African American studies wouldn’t lead to many opportunities for her. The professor could have done better to encourage her instead of judging her for her reasonable concerns. I get that Whitney learned a valuable lesson in the end, but the journey felt so patronizing toward her.

That aside, this was a funnier, more cohesive episode than the previous ones. The show seems to be getting into swing of things after its awkward attempt at writing out Renee. And Kacey is an interesting addition so far.

I’m especially enjoying Bela’s navigation of how to be more mature, and I appreciate that they haven’t taken away her personality to suit this arc. She’s still messy and hilarious and weird, and I will have a bone to pick with the writers if they ever change that.