Vulnerability Changes Things: The Evolution of Molly

Our girl was sick and tired of being sick and tired…

Warning: This piece includes major spoilers for season 5! Proceed with caution or share with a friend who has finished the series!

Personally, Molly is one of my favorite TV show characters.

Throughout the seasons, we have all groaned or cringed at least two or three times when Molly is on the screen.

She isn’t too fond of accountability, has poor communication skills, and is stubborn as a bull. We see her tether between being Issa’s best friend and one of her biggest opps.

Remember Molly and Issa’s fight at the Block Party? Yeah, that was messed up.

Yes, she displays villainous traits. Yep, she’s a hot mess.

I won’t put too much on my girl though! We have also seen how much she truly loves her friends and family. We’ve seen her go to therapy and actually put in the work to become more vulnerable and open to change.

Issa comforting Molly while her mom is in the hospital.

Like all humans, Molly is emotionally and authentically flawed but she is so deserving. She’s a woman who felt disconnected from her own desires, needs, and emotions for years until she was honest with herself and others. It was then when she saw actual progress in her relationships, career, and mindset.

When you hit an emotional rock bottom, there’s nowhere to go but up. We watched Molly horribly sabotage her relationships with her overthinking and resistance to leaving her comfort zone. If she wanted her circumstances to get better, she had no choice but to finally have those uncomfortable and transparent conversations with her parents, Issa, and Taurean. This all required one key ingredient: vulnerability.

Brené Brown describes vulnerability as “uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure.”

Without vulnerability, we would have not seen Molly open up to Taurean about her mom being in the hospital or her fear of being abandoned. We wouldn’t have seen her eventually work in harmony with her co-workers. Being open to unexpected change and vulnerability allowed Molly to have honest and necessary conversations and reap the benefits. Seeing her finally have it all, in the end, was very satisfying.

Molly and Taurean forever!

I appreciate Insecure’s writers for creating such a beautiful character and allowing us to witness a personal evolution that we all hope to experience. I’m definitely going to miss my Insecure Sundays and Monday Morning Madness on my Twitter timeline but I will cherish the funny moments and the sweet lessons I’ve learned from Molly.