Attention Whores/Confidence

Attention Whores/Confidence is the 5th episode of The New Romantics.

Synopsis
'''Thomas talks about his unfortunate transformation into a showoff. With influence from his boyfriend, Keo, Thomas embraces his inner male model & starts flaunting his incredible good looks shamelessly. This ends up rubbing everyone the wrong way, especially Mark. Meanwhile Blaine hits rock bottom with her constant attempts at dating. Terry fixes that by going out with her but unknowingly catches himself falling for her…and vice versa.'''

Guest Stars/Recurring Cast

 * Keo Ventura

Trivia

 * This episode went through several rewrites due to the subject matter. Originally the plot was going to be about Mark & Terry fighting for a spot in a male modelling calendar while the Thomas plot remained unchanged.
 * This episode confirms that Thomas is deemed the most attractive male in-universe based on numerous comments from Keo, Terry & Mark.
 * Melody breaks the 4th wall when she's prepared to tell Chad her plan in private but wanted the scene to end.
 * Blaine & Terry's potential fling was supposed to be a one-off plot in Episode 7 but Tellyzx decided to give it some air & made it into a recurring plot that goes on for 2 episodes (this one & Ep.7)
 * On several occassions, Mark is shown to have fallen in love with Thomas through his comments & gestures. He's developed his feelings towards Thomas since the pilot.