'Doctor Odyssey' Season 1 Episode 16 "Double Booked" Review

It’s been two weeks since viewers have seen Doctor Odyssey’s big three and cruising crew. Tristan and Max both confessed their feelings for Avery, meaning that the triangle is back on. This week, the Odyssey is double booked by “trad wives” and sexually positive advocates. What could go wrong? 

At the beginning of the episode, Avery tells both Max and Tristan that starting a long-term relationship when she’s about to leave for medical school in a month doesn’t make sense, so she doesn’t want to be with either of them. 

Kelli Berglund then arrives, playing Penny Hollister, a famous trad wife with over 2 million followers, who has literally written a book titled “And Obey.” The other wives rush to her, saying how much they love her recipes and crafts for kids. 

Totally opposite from Penny, Whitney Cummings arrives, portraying Mona Yeager, a sex positive advocate and author who also has plenty of fans. As Captain Massey put it, with both women embarking on their book tours simultaneously on the ship, it’s going to be a bumpy ride. 

Insults immediately start flying between the two groups when they both need to use the reading space, but Massey jumps in and says they will flip a coin to see who gets to use it.

Mona and her sex positive group emerge victorious, and she begins her speech by expressing her desire for everyone to experience the joy and intensity of sex. 

You then see Penny and her trad wife group using the Odyssey lobby as a place to host her speech. The duality of each speech is interesting to say the least. 

Afterwards, Penny’s husband Gabe takes her to the infirmary to see Max, as she is experiencing stomach pain. She thinks it’s due to stress, but when she admits she had raw milk, Max suggests that it could be a foodborne illness.

Because Mona is feeling seasick, she finds Avery, who reveals herself to be a big fan. Mona tells Avery that self-care is great, but sometimes you need an extra set of hands. When Avery confides in her about her situation, Mona gets the bright idea for Avery to sleep with both Max and Tristan. This should be good.

 Later, Max figures out what’s wrong with Penny after he does a CT scan. She has an IUD, and she panics, but she admits everything to her husband. Penny and Gabe get through it, and she fully recovers after her procedure. 

The triangle between Max, Avery, and Tristan intensifies even more. Avery takes Mona’s advice and attempts to have sex with both guys in her life. She and Tristan get intimate, and he confesses that being physically close to her was a dream come true. Avery then attempts to be with Max, but he rejects because he doesn’t want to be casual with her. 

A conversation with Massey about the loss of his and Heather’s child pushes Max to really know what he wants. Massey admits that everything that has happened has made him think about life and love. 

Mona opens up to Avery about having Vaginismus, but they soon discover that she’s actually experiencing premature menopause, which is treatable, and she’ll be okay. Avery returns the same encouragement to Mona that Mona had given her, urging her to flirt and have fun.

 The episode ends with a heartbreaking love confession from Max to Avery. After trying to be intimate with him again, he once again rejects her. He confesses that as much as he’d want to be with her in that way the next month, he’d be heartbroken to have to say goodbye to her when she leaves. 

This love confession couldn’t come at a worse time because next week a huge Tsunami will be hitting the Odyssey crew. This might just be worse than the sharks and orcas. Episode 17, which is also the last episode before the season finale, will air Thursday May 8 on ABC. It will also stream on Hulu the next day.

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