TV Show: Bad Thoughts
Season: Season 1
Type: tvepisode
Overview: An offensive remark upends a work event. A man tries a new gym on for size — in more ways than one.
Episode Number: 6
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Barry casually says he slept 'like a log,' but a woman misinterprets this as a derogatory slang, takes offense, and informs the manager, who then dismisses Barry before Phil defends him and Barry is reinstated.
Phil stands up and proclaims his homosexuality, affirming that Barry's statement was accurate, which leads the manager to invite Barry back to his seat and the group to apologize.
Tom, playing a college teacher bullied for his physique, contemplates joining a gym to become fit and enhance his masculinity, but he fears the potential negative consequences, including body shaming and personal trauma, which he imagines in a vivid, nightmarish sequence.
Tom takes a pre-workout shot daily before working out, which causes unexpected and traumatic changes to his body in his imagination, contributing to his regret and fear about going to the gym.
The episode satirizes how people make bizarre excuses to avoid taking care of their health by showing Tom's exaggerated fears and imagined traumatic experiences at the gym, ultimately revealing these events as a dream meant to convince him not to join the gym.