Cyanide & Happiness Shorts Season 3 Episode 13 Desperate
- TV-14
- April 1, 2018
- 1 min
Cyanide & Happiness Shorts season 3 episode 13 is titled "Desperate". The episode follows various characters as they become more and more desperate in their attempts to fulfill their desires.
The first skit begins with a man at a bar, alone and drinking heavily. As he becomes more and more intoxicated, he starts to hit on the bartender and make inappropriate comments. When she rejects him, he becomes angry and starts to cause a scene. Eventually, he is thrown out of the bar by the bouncer.
The second skit features a woman who is desperate to lose weight. She tries every fad diet and exercise program, but nothing seems to work. One day, she stumbles across a website advertising a new weight loss pill. She orders it and starts taking it immediately. The pill works wonders at first, but soon she starts to experience severe side effects.
The third skit is about a man who is desperately trying to quit smoking. He has tried everything, from nicotine gum to hypnosis, but nothing seems to work. One day, he gets an idea to try using shock therapy. He sets up a rigged system where he shocks himself every time he takes a puff of a cigarette. However, the shocks become so intense that he ends up in the hospital.
The fourth and final skit follows a man who is desperate to win back his ex-girlfriend. He shows up at her doorstep with gifts and flowers, but she is not interested in getting back together. He becomes increasingly persistent and starts to stalk her, breaking into her apartment and leaving her notes. In the end, she has to get a restraining order against him.
Overall, "Desperate" explores the dangerous and often extreme measures people will go to in order to fulfill their desires, whether it be love, weight loss, or quitting smoking. The skits are darkly comedic and thought-provoking, leaving the viewer with plenty to think about by the end of the episode.