Ep 4. Rat Pack

In Broad City season 3 episode 4, titled "Rat Pack," Abbi and Ilana find themselves dealing with a rat problem in their apartment. This leads them to desperate measures, including tracking down a professional exterminator who may or may not be all he seems. Throughout the episode, the pair explore deeper themes of trust and loyalty, both in their own friendship and in the world around them.

As the episode opens, Abbi and Ilana are visibly rattled (pun intended) by the presence of a rat in their apartment. They try using various homemade traps and calling on a friend for help, but nothing seems to work. Eventually, they decide that they need to hire a professional exterminator. They find one through a sketchy Craigslist ad, and he quickly arrives at their doorstep - but something about him seems off.

As the exterminator sets to work, Abbi and Ilana find themselves having to navigate increasingly uncomfortable interactions with him. He seems overly interested in their lives and their apartment, and he makes suggestive comments that make them both uneasy. They start to worry that they've invited more trouble into their home than they bargained for.

At the same time, the two friends are grappling with their own trust issues. Ilana is going through a rough patch with her on-again, off-again partner Lincoln, and she's finding it hard to confide in anyone. Abbi, meanwhile, is feeling left out and undervalued at work, and she's struggling to find validation in her personal life as well. Through it all, though, the two friends know that they can rely on each other.

As the exterminator continues to work, Abbi and Ilana start to see signs that something isn't quite right. They discover that he's been taking photos of their apartment and making strange requests, and they ultimately realize that he's not who he said he was. What follows is a tense confrontation that forces the two friends to rely on their quick wit and resourcefulness to avoid potential danger.

In the end, Abbi and Ilana emerge victorious, having successfully rid their apartment of the rat problem and defeated the shady exterminator. The experience brings them even closer together, reminding them of the importance of trust and loyalty in their friendship and in their lives as a whole.

Overall, Broad City season 3 episode 4 is a funny, fast-paced installment that delves into deeper themes with subtlety and grace. The focus on Abbi and Ilana's friendship is as strong as ever, and the episode offers some great laughs alongside its moments of tension and drama. Anyone who's ever dealt with a pest problem (or trust issues, for that matter) will find plenty to relate to here.