Warning: The next comprises spoilers for The Intercourse Lives of Faculty Women Season 2, Episode 4. Proceed at your personal danger!
The Intercourse Lives of Faculty Women broke some hearts in Thursday’s new episodes, when Whitney’s insecurities in regards to the standing of her relationship with Canaan led to the top of their romance.
It began when Canaan requested Whitney to be his girlfriend, one thing which she thought she already was. So did that imply he was seeing different folks whereas they had been collectively? With the Kappa sorority sisters’ ill-advised ideas in her head, Whitney went by way of Canaan’s cellphone and located some incriminating messages from his coworker Zoe. Canaan admitted that Zoe was into him, however he turned her down. He’s a handsome man with none huge points, so ladies are going to be into him, he defined. (That’s a heavy dose of self-confidence!) Then Canaan informed Whitney {that a} relationship shouldn’t be this difficult and broke up together with her.
Alyah Chanelle Scott, who performs Whitney, admits to being crushed in regards to the cut up, “however I additionally liked it, as a result of they bought to have some form of story. Nothing could be that good,” the actress provides.
“I additionally assume it was nice as a result of it keyed into extra depth in Whitney in that it uncovered to herself some deep-rooted insecurity she has,” Scott continues, surmising that possibly these points are the results of “trauma” from her relationship with Dalton final season.
Whitney ultimately found that her secret boyfriend/soccer coach was additionally secretly married, so it’s not stunning that Dalton did a quantity on her. “He messed her up,” Scott confirms.
Because of this, Whitney now “finds that she has one thing she must work by way of and work on,” Scott says. So despite the fact that the breakup with Canaan is a tragic factor, the heartache leads Whitney on a optimistic journey of self-discovery, personally and academically. “It simply opened up a brand new door of development for her, which was nice, after which it additionally [leads] her to a different world, which was additionally very nice,” Scott shares.
On a extra optimistic notice, Whitney (and Leighton) bought accepted into the Kappa home. Though Whitney has by no means appeared utterly comfortable among the many sorority, “I believe it’s a spot to go the place she appears like folks like her and that she doesn’t need to do a lot work or put a lot thought into it,” Scott says. “I believe she’s very a lot judgmental of the surroundings, however nonetheless goes again to the Kappa home as a result of it’s a secure place the place individuals are good and like her.”
In the meantime, the KJ home “is a spot the place she has to run into Canaan, [when] she’s form of embarrassed about the way in which the connection ended, and she or he’s not prepared to return to phrases with that, however she does, and it’s attention-grabbing,” Scott teases.
