Search Party kicked off its fourth season with a flash of polyamory.In the premiere, which debuted Thursday on HBO Max, characters Drew (John Reynolds), Elliott (John Early), and Portia (Meredith Hagner) are drinking together while coping with the aftermath of last season's trial, in which Drew and Dory (Alia Shawkat) had been accused of murder.Unbeknownst to her comrades, Dory has been kidnapped by an obsessive fan, Chip (Cole Escola).
However, the others, believing she had abandoned them for European travels, get drunk, resulting in a brief three-way kissing session.The moment is played as a gag; after making out, the three pretend the encounter never happened.