The Hippy.

With a complete cast, the characters explore a bohemian theme this week. We catch up with them as they head to Yoga Zone, which turns out to be more intense than the characters anticipate.  Kaizer divulges the only time he gets in touch with his inner being is when he’s in trouble. Maurice likes a bit of ‘me’ time each week, unwinding to Balearic music while relaxing in a candle lit bathroom, he also seems fixated with the pursuit of meaningless sex and self-satisfaction, hoping to get positive reinforcement form the other guys. Trevor agrees that a form of meditation is important in ones life.

Kaizer, Trevor, and Maurice head out to Darling for the Rocking the Daisies festival. Maurice crows on about young, nubile women, and conjures up the type of girl he expects to meet at the festival: hippie girls with a day old funk about them. Kaizer’s not taken with Maurice’s depiction, but then, Maurice has never been to a rock festival before. Trevor seems a little uncomfortable with the set up at Rocking the Daisies, apparently his gaydar isn’t picking up any readings. Unsure of what’s in store he resigns to feeling his way around, and despite initial apprehension, he relishes the experience. Kaizer loves the event and the ease in which people interact at the festival, concluding, “they rocked my daisies!” Maurice on the other hand seems to have had an abysmal time, feeling cold and complaining, “I didn’t enjoy the night, this is not for me. I didn’t come out with anybody, young girls don’t take to me, I don’t know if I freak them out, or if I just look old.”

Back in Cape Town, Maurice has a second date with Mandy, he asks Trevor and Henri to join them for a braai. The group shops at Hout Bay Farmer’s Market, and Kalk Bay’s Fish Market, before heading to Oudekraal. Henri relates how he used to spike his mother’s tea with marijuana while she was going through menopause to ease both of them through the experience. On the back of this tale, the group decides to score some weed for their braai. Mandy strikes a chord with each of the characters, and welcomes having three people to interact with, as one on one can be quite boring. She finds Henri gorgeous, begrudging his perceived homosexuality as “a sin!” Possibly influenced by his companions, Maurice doesn’t manage to exude a very masculine presence. As instigator of the date, he’s sighted by everyone as inept. Mandy is forced to take control of the braai and dictate a traditionally male past time. There seems to be some chemistry between Mandy and Henri, which raises questions about Henri’s sexuality. Supposed by most people to be gay, Henri pursues an indefinite sexual preference, a revelation that elicits a surprised giggle from Mandy. The braai descends into chaos as the four hapless chefs get stoned and turn their attention to Mandy’s breasts and a water fight. Although the braai is a disaster, the cast has an entertaining day together.

Kaizer has a second date with Sinazo. Playing to his strengths, Kaizer takes her rollerblading along Mouille Point promenade, offering Sinazo some hands on tuition. Initially infatuated by Sinazo’s beauty, Kaizer realises that she is also an out going free spirit who is fun to be around. They both interact easily, enjoying each others company while not feeling any pressure to move in a definite direction. After rollerblading, the couple relax with cocktails and sushi at Wakami. The relationship seems to be developing into a friendship with neither party feeling a desire to take it any further.

The characters summate the weeks events perched on the edge of Cape Town’s unfinished highway. Maurice declares his unwillingness to commit to a relationship for fear of losing his independence, but he realizes that this impedes him achieving a more rounded existence. Trevor questions the need man has to find a partner, are monogamous relationships an outdated social construct? Kaizer agrees, finding several romantic customs as compartmentalized functions that haven’t evolved with modern man. “I think all of us are living lies to a degree,” declares Maurice. Trevor thinks actions are self-serving, and Kaizer’s objection to this leads Maurice to accuse him of “living under a rock.” Henri proposes, “the world is a stage and everyone plays a part.” He goes on to explain that the lie Maurice feels he is living, is in fact not a lie, its his life. A philosophical voice, Henri proposes, “everything is the way it should be.”