Against You, I Fight Episode 3

Episode 3 · Ian Nolan, Jasper Lynch, Tabloid Blackmailer

Episode 3 recap

At the bar counter, Jasper complains he missed the name on the phone call due to loud music. He asks Ian to drink together and points out a female dancer on stage. Ian rejects the offer. Jasper initiates a drinking match between them. Back at the apartment, Ian carries an intoxicated Jasper to bed. When Ian tries moving him to a bath, both tumble into the tub. Jasper taunts Ian, and Ian kisses him.

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Episode 3 scene by scene

00:00: Missing the Name at the Bar
Jasper tells Ian that the bar's loud music stopped him from hearing the name spoken on the phone call. Jasper then invites Ian to share drinks with him instead of settling his financial debt right away.
00:30: Drinking Contest in the Lounge
Jasper spots a female dancer performing on stage and offers to set Ian up with her. Ian immediately turns down the idea. Jasper questions who Ian actually likes, and the two men challenge each other to a drinking competition.
02:01: Collapsing in the Bedroom
Ian carries an incapacitated Jasper into the apartment and places him onto the bed. Jasper shoves Ian downward, stubbornly declaring that he refuses to lose any contest to him. Jasper then passes out directly across Ian's chest.
02:30: Accident in the Bathroom
Ian prepares water in the bathtub and lifts Jasper to bring him inside. Jasper fights against Ian's grip in his drunken state. Ian loses his footing, and both players plunge directly into the full tub of water together.
03:10: A Kiss in the Water
Ian inspects Jasper's back to check on a fresh bruise from the fall. Jasper clutches Ian's tank top and mocks him with questions. Ian suddenly bends down in the water and kisses Jasper on the lips.

Key lines from episode 3

“Damn, the music was too loud, missed the name.”
Jasper · Jasper explains to Ian why he failed to catch the caller's identity at the bar.

“Want me to hook you up? See if we can fix you.”
Jasper · Jasper points toward a female dancer on stage and offers to introduce her to Ian.

“Ian, who do you like?”
Jasper · Jasper presses Ian for answers after Ian refuses the offer with the stage dancer.

“What are you doing? Trying to cop a feel?”
Jasper · Jasper mocks Ian while Ian checks the fresh bruise on Jasper's back in the tub.

How episode 3 ends

The episode ends right inside the soaked bathtub as Ian bends forward and kisses Jasper on the mouth after Jasper taunts him. Will Jasper pull back or give in during this drunken encounter, and how will their fierce basketball rivalry survive once the alcohol wears off the next morning?