Fools Rush In

I want to believe the producers of Switched At Birth aren't deliberately widening the experience gap between Daphne and Bay -- and, like, at least Bay doesn't get assaulted or run afoul of the law this week? But Daphne's storyline involves her trying to rush a sorority, while Bay is dealing with Emmett continuing to "give her space" by not communicating with her, and between his silence and her Everyday Heroes project getting put on hold while all her Heroes get background checks, she's really got nothing to do but brood. And no, temping as an equipment manager or whatever because John's staff are quitting in protest or getting hired elsewhere doesn't count.

But let's get back to Daphne, who lets Iris rope her into rushing even though she's pretty sure she doesn't have time...but then gets sucked in when an eager Theta tells her that if she joins the sorority, she'll get access to hella old exams she can use to study. Daphne decides to be herself as hard as she can, and turns her interview into a monologue about all her great and/or quirky qualities, from her work at a free clinic to her switched-at-birth story to her famous father. When she doesn't get a bid, she's certain it's because she saw the rush chair leaving Mingo's room, and confronts her about it, which is when she has to get the fearless feedback that she came across like a goddamn nightmare in conversation. Daphne's "tribe" may not be the Thetas, but she does have her old Carlton tribe to hang with instead.

Elsewhere, the dudes are having lady problems. Toby is eager to ask Lily to move in with him, and Kathryn's reservations that he may be moving too fast are only confirmed when she sees Lily on campus, talking very flirtatiously with cute colleague Julian (Russell Harvard from FX's Fargo!), and then has to stand there when Lily introducers her to Julian as Daphne's mom instead of, you know, her boyfriend's. Though she doesn't say anything, Toby's move-in proposal goes completely awry, with Lily confessing that she has feelings for someone else. Meanwhile, Mary Beth and Travis are clashing because she wants to do things with him and he wants to hang out with his teammates; she's also jealous of all the fangirls who seem to have sprung up around him since he joined the baseball team. Encouraged by Bay to make a big gesture to remind Mary Beth of how much he means to her, he gallantly surprises Mary Beth by attending her ukulele circle (guys, I don't know, it's college) and missing his warm-up before a game, but things don't quite end as he'd hoped. When Bay -- who's spent most of the episode midwifing Travis's attempts to shore up his relationship -- goes to Mary Beth to promise her that she and Travis still have a chance, Mary Beth has to point out to her that maybe she's been so intent on reuniting Travis and Mary Beth because it's given her something to think about than her own rocky situation with Emmett. There's only one solution: Bay's going to Los Angeles, because next week's the spring finale and there needs to be some drama like whoa.