All 13 episodes of the new
Netflix comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt are now available for your
binge-watching pleasure. The series follows Kimmy Schmidt, portrayed by The
Office's Ellie Kemper, a bubbly young woman who was rescued after spending 15 years in
an underground cult. Kimmy, along with three other female victims collectively referred
to as the "Indiana Mole Women," become a national sensation after
their rescue and appearance on The Today Show. Wanting to leave her past
behind, Kimmy stays in New York City to embark on her fresh start. Although many of us can't personally relate to Kimmy's tale, there are 5 important lessons we can all learn from her.
“Take it ten seconds at a
time. Everything will be okay.” Season 1 Episode 2: Kimmy Gets a Job!
In this episode, Kimmy
comforts a sobbing JacquelineVoorhees, a
wealthy Manhattanite who hired Kimmy as a nanny. Mrs. Voorhees, portrayed by 30
Rock’s Jane Krakowski, confides her fear that her husband is cheating on her
and wonders how she’ll ever survive. Kimmy lets her know that you can get
through anything if you take it one day, or ten seconds, at a time. With ten
seconds, nothing seems as monumentally terrifying or insurmountable anymore.
“Changing your outside isn’t
going to fix your insides.” Season 1 Episode 4: Kimmy Goes to the Doctor!
Jacqueline believes plastic
surgery is the answer to her marital woes. After Kimmy accompanies Mrs.
Voorhees to the surgeon’s office, Kimmy also decides that a new face will solve her
problem of being recognized from the bunker. Eventually, she realizes that
running from your past doesn’t solve anything, but that you have to confront
your issues head on. She then encourages to Mrs. Voorhees to confront Mr.
Voorhees about their unhappy marriage and to accept herself the way she is.
“No
one gets to tell you what to do.” Season 1 Episode 5: Kimmy Kisses a Boy!
Kimmy
apologizes to Cyndee, admitting that she was partially jealous of Cyndee
because she herself hadn't been working on the goals she set after the bunker. Kimmy goes on to say that people have the freedom to choose their paths and that they can live the lives they want, which leads her to enroll in a GED program.
Here, Kimmy shows us that no one can dictate our life’s choices, but that we
ourselves decide what we want and how we’re going to get there.
“Act
like you belong and the world is your oyster.” Season 1 Episode 7 Kimmy Goes to
a Party!
Kimmy
worries that an upscale restaurant is too expensive for her and her roommate
Titus, who then teaches her that you can get what you want in life if you act
like you belong. When the waitress comes over to let them know that tables are
for paying customers only, the two friends babble in fake French as Kimmy talks
on her banana phone and Titus types away on his cardboard laptop. Titus’s
theory rings true when the waitress apologizes for misjudging her fancy and
deserving customers.
“I do understand the world. It’s tough. But so
are we.” Season 1 Episode 8: Kimmy is Bad at Math!
Without her
husband’s money, Jacqueline worries about starting over and wonders how she’ll
survive. She realizes she has no family or friends to lean on. Kimmy reveals
her Indiana Mole Woman secret by telling Mrs. Voorhees that she thought the
world ended and that she would die in the bunker. Instead, she survived and found
friends, a room, a job, and a great guy letting Mrs. Voorhees know that it is
possible to overcome life’s difficulties and that she does have a friend that
can help her through them.
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