The Green-Eyed Monster is the fourth episode of Season 5 of Big Mouth. It is the forty-fifth episode, overall.
Synopsis[]
Jessi comes to terms with her bisexuality, once she falls in love with Ali but Ali's girlfriend, Samira is in her way. Meanwhile, Bridgeton gets an edgy new teacher, who teaches the kids all about Othello and the story's themes of jealousy.
Plot[]
In the vein of Othello, all the main characters grapple with destructive jealousy. Jessi's love for Ali is shown to be platonic but manifests as an overwhelming desire to be Ali's "number one" and jealousy toward anyone else she spends time with. This jealousy is reciprocated by Ali's girlfriend, Samira, and culminates in a fight between Jessi and Samira, after which Samira breaks up with Ali. Ali subsequently asks Jessi to leave, and their friendship seems to be over. Matthew, having broken up with Aiden in the previous episode, attempts to reignite his relationship with Jay but discovers Jay's attraction (and closeted making out) with Charles Lu, sparking intense jealousy. Matthew's attempt to give Jay misleading advice only results in Jay proudly claiming to be Charles' "sidepiece." With Jessi and Ali receiving widespread credit for the school's mascot change to Steven Van Zandt (after their statue vandalism in the previous episode), Missy experiences jealousy toward Jessi and confronts her. Jessi's half-hearted apology and the lack of attendance at Missy's affinity group leave Missy jealous and disheartened. Nick, while attempting to deliver a gift for Jessi, discovers Judd's shirt under her pillow and concludes that Judd and Jessi are secretly seeing each other. Nick's jealousy prompts him to reveal the situation to his family, which they calmly deduce as Jessi simply having a crush on Judd. In class, Nick reveals to Jessi that he and his family (including Judd) know about her having Judd's shirt and that Judd feels nothing for her. When Nick then reaffirms his love for her, Jessi maintains that she does not love Nick, leaving him publicly embarrassed and more heartbroken. Meanwhile, Andrew develops an unhealthy obsession with his substitute teacher, Mr. Keating, going so far as to approach him outside of school hours, make uninvited house calls, and jealously stalk his fiancé. Andrew's increasingly inappropriate behavior results in Mr. Keating having a nervous breakdown in class and being fired.
Characters[]
Major Roles[]
- Jessi Glaser
- Sonya
- Ali
- Samira
- Nick Birch
- Walter
- Andrew Glouberman
- Dillan Keating
- Sarah Morgan
- Lola Skumpy
- Jay Bilzerian
- Matthew MacDell
- Charles Lu
Minor Roles[]
- Connie
- Missy Foreman-Greenwald
- Lump Humpman
- Rick
- Maury
- Detective Florez
- Detective Dumont
- Greg Glaser
- Mona
- Caleb
- Diane Birch
- Elliot Birch
- Leah Birch
- Judd Birch
- Skunk (Cameo)
- Coach Steve (Cameo)
- DeVon (Non-Speaking Cameo)
- Othello (Non-Speaking Cameo)
- Desdemona (Non-Speaking Cameo)
- Masked Principal (Non-Speaking Cameo)
- William Shakespeare (Pictured)
- Shannon Glaser (Mentioned)
- Marty Glouberman (Indirectly Mentioned)
- Barbara Glouberman (Indirectly Mentioned)
- Terry Lizer (Indirectly Mentioned)
Trivia[]
- Jessi comes to terms with the fact that she's bi, when she falls in love with Ali.
- Bridgeton Middle School changes its mascot to The Bridgeton Fighting Steven Van Zandts.
- Miss Raths goes to rehab for her gambling addiction.
- Ali takes her shoes off at her house because she's Asian.
Continuity[]
- This episode picks up immediately where the previous episode left off, with Jessi falling in love with Ali.
- Jessi and Ali become local celebrities after they were arrested by Detectives Florez and Dumont for vandalizing a statue.
- Nick pays attention to Jessi's love for Ruth Bader Ginsberg after she dressed up as her for Halloween in "Horrority House".
- Greg forgot Jessi's birthday again, even after she reminded him in "Super Mouth" that it was April 16th, 2004.
- Lola says that Mr. Keating is the first teacher to believe in her and not hit on her, making a callback to Mr. Lizer sexually harassing her in "Disclosure the Movie: The Musical!".
Cultural References[]
- Dillan Keating is a parody on John Keating from Dead Poet's Society and his plot with Andrew mirrors what happened in the original movie, with Mr. Keating being a teacher with a unique teaching style, who encourages his students to get into acting, only to get fired by the school faculty later on.
- Mr. Keating compares Jay's betrayal of Lola to The Tempest, wherein Prospero was betrayed by Caliban.
- Mr. Keating teaches the students about Othello.
- Jessi and Samira's transformations are a reference to The Incredible Hulk.