After a cliffhanger season two finale, many of the characters of “New Girl” are at a crossroads. Jess Day (Zooey Deschanel, “Elf”) and Nick Miller (Jake Johnson, “21 Jump Street”), two roommates who have fallen for each other, are faced with the reality of their feelings and living together. Schmidt (Max Greenfield, “Veronica Mars”), another member of the apartment, must choose between his love between Cece Parekh (Hannah Simone, “Oldboy”), Day’s best friend, and Elizabeth (Merritt Wever, “Signs”), a girl he dated in the past. As with most episodes, the characters make some classically hilarious mistakes in their efforts to do the right thing.

The third season premiere begins right after the close of the second season, with Parekh’s botched wedding to a man she did not love. She is left in the aftermath of her choices while sincerely hoping that Schmidt returns the feelings that ended an almost-sealed marriage. In a time when a best friend should be around for support, Day runs off with Miller to Mexico, where the two of them attempt to discern the plausibility of their relationship without outside influences.

As always, “New Girl’s” jokes fall right on par, never swaying to be too insulting or unsurprising for the audience. The biggest jokes this episode come from Winston Bishop (Lamorne Morris, “Sex, Love and Lies”), the fourth and final roommate. In the midst of his roommates’ emotional turmoil, Bishop gets down to the hobbies he appreciates most – making puzzles. He is completely unfazed by the insanity occurring around him, immune to almost every poor decision that is made.

One aspect of this episode that was difficult to digest was the Day and Miller relationship. Truthfully, the show’s creators have been working to develop the dynamic between the two for several seasons, but the characters’ inabilities to cope with their warring feelings speaks of trouble down the road.

They simply cannot handle each other in real life; their emotions run too high and are too opposite for such a partnership to ever succeed. It seems to be built purely on a need for passion and a want for a special someone rather than true compatibility. Miller is a cynical bartender with a book he is never going to finish writing, while Day holds high aspirations of being a kindergarten teacher and inspiring the many lives around her. Her bright, quirky and bubbly personality at first seems to mesh with Miller’s, but in reality, the “opposites attract” concept appears to fall short of the two who are purely driven by passion after their time spent in Mexico.

Additionally in the realm of poor relationship decisions is Schmidt. After speaking with Bishop about how Cece is the perfect girl for him, his failure complex kicks in and tells him that he should pick Elizabeth even though their chemistry will never be anything compared to Schmidt and Cece’s. When faced with the prospect of hurting one of the girls, Schmidt doesn’t have the strength to refuse either, so he chooses to juggle them both- this will most definitely lead to hilarity, but also pain in coming episodes. It is blatantly clear to the viewers who Schmidt’s future love is, but as with all TV, the characters must realize it themselves over the course of a season.

If you are looking for an easy-going, hilarious show, “New Girl” is definitely for you. Each episode typically deals with individual storylines, with an overarching plot design, so new viewers can easily become fans of the show without seeing the earlier episodes. Keep an eye out for the relationship turmoil of Day and Miller, and Schmidt, Elizabeth and Parekh this coming season.