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"I want to be very careful about how I say this, because New Girl&amp;#x27;s Schmidt is in a delicate place right now. He&amp;#x27;s coping with lost love; he&amp;#x27;s feeling insecure in general. Last time, he danced alone in his decor-less apartment to somebody else&amp;#x27;s &amp;quot;Work, B*tch.&amp;quot; He&amp;#x27;s been better. And yet, there&amp;#x27;s something we must discuss. In our inside voices, so he doesn&amp;#x27;t hear us. My question is: What is Schmidt doing right now? And: Is he gonna be OK? It dawned on me last night as I watched him spin like a top over Coach and Cece&amp;#x27;s date: Nearly halfway through season three, we are still talking about the same Schmidt stuff we were at the top of it. He did something stupid. He lost Cece. All he&amp;#x27;s done since is move out. It&amp;#x27;s almost like the show has spanked Schmidt and snapped, &amp;quot;You! Get across the hall, and stay there till I figure out what to do with you!&amp;quot; It doesn&amp;#x27;t help that it seems like each of the other guys on the show have stolen a bit of Schmidt&amp;#x27;s act this season. Nick is the one who&amp;#x27;s having sex and a relationship, navigating the tricky process of keeping up with a surefooted woman. Winston has taken over the party-scene, goofy-girl-interaction beat. And&amp;amp;#8212;as Damon Wayans Jr. so hilariously demonstrated last night&amp;amp;#8212;testing out cheesy personas on women is now Coach&amp;#x27;s area. So now what? I believe, and hope, that the conclusion of last night&amp;#x27;s episode signaled an end to Schmidt&amp;#x27;s lovelorn period. His long, lonely night with Jess reminded me how fun scenes between them are&amp;amp;#8212;remember Schmidt&amp;#x27;s 29th birthday?&amp;amp;#8212;and how crucial Jess is to Schmidt&amp;#x27;s growth. This really goes for all the guys in the house, but so many reflective Schmidt moments we&amp;#x27;ve seen have sprung from Jess&amp;#x27;s particular brand of compassionate no-B.S. Not only did she make Schmidt reflect on Schmidt last night, she got me reflecting on Schmidt. It&amp;#x27;s time to release the ghost of Cece and get into new trouble. Never thought I&amp;#x27;d say this, but get out there and inspire some Douchebag Jar contributions, big guy. That&amp;#x27;s when we&amp;#x27;ll know you&amp;#x27;re back. Are you guys picking up on this too?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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