Tim Allen and Jenna Elfman lastly went on a date in Shifting Gears‘ newest episode — however issues didn’t go in line with plan.
In the course of the Wednesday, October 8, episode of the hit ABC sitcom, Matt (Allen) wanted to keep his romance with Eve (Elfman) non-public — however that didn’t final lengthy after she kissed him in his workplace. The couple tried to determine their first date, which left them divided since Matt needed one thing extra conventional whereas Eve was in search of informal.
Their time out began on the flawed foot when Matt went to choose up Eve — who was already at their golf date. Matt then needed to pay however Eve fought him on it and ended up injured consequently. From there, Matt and Eve’s date took them to the hospital the place she questioned in the event that they “could be too totally different.”
Eve instructed that it “shouldn’t be this hard” earlier than being wheeled off for an X-ray by a nurse who confused Matt for her father. By the point Eve returned, Matt was again and argued that they shouldn’t hand over so shortly.
Matt even shocked Eve with a second date that very same day and so they gave their relationship one other probability. Elsewhere within the episode, Matt complained about individuals who blindly adopted suggestions from celebrities — solely to search out himself drawn in by Hailey Bieber’s strawberry glaze pores and skin smoothie from Erewhon.
“After I spent 10 minutes at Erewhon [making sheep noises] at everybody in line, they gave me two so I would depart,” Matt defined. “Now, I’m a Belieber.”
The remainder of Wednesday’s episode adopted Riley’s (Kat Dennings) try and make a mother good friend to disastrous outcomes. In the meantime, on the auto store, Sew (Daryl “Chill” Mitchell) was annoyed with Gabriel (Seann William Scott) and Carter (Maxwell Simkins) discovered himself caught within the center.
Earlier than season 2 premiered on ABC, showrunner Michelle Nader teased how Matt and Eve would hold coping with obstacles.
“I’ll say that it’s actually fascinating to observe them,” Nader solely informed Us Weekly in September concerning the pair’s season 2 dynamic. “It’s fascinating to observe their relationship develop, and they also’re going to enter excessive gear — however it’s going to be just a little little bit of a roller-coaster.”
Elfman, 53, additionally spoke to Us about returning to the show.
“I’m loving doing the present. I like working with all people on it. I like the showrunner. It genuinely is like I’m ready for the opposite shoe to drop as a result of I can’t imagine how good it’s. I’m very excited for everybody to see it,” she gushed. “I’ve to say I’m blown away by the penning this 12 months. They’re writing for every actor and for his or her character so nicely. The tales are sincerely hilarious. Like, at work, we’re all doubled over laughing repeatedly.”
Elfman continued: “Simply as a performer and as somebody on this trade, I’m blown away at how good the comedy is on this present this 12 months. In order that makes me very excited for everybody at dwelling as a result of I do know they’re going to have an excellent snigger with their household.”
Shifting Gears airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET earlier than streaming the following day on Hulu.
