I don’t know if you noticed but there was a bottle of mezcal on the coffee table in the scene whew Val is by the fireplace.

And another anon:

Okay but did you noticed the bottle? She was drinking again while thinking about her first kiss… poor girl she just wants her girl back

You know what, I actually hadn’t noticed it. There was just so much gay onscreen.

But it’s right there. I don’t know, I would think that if we were supposed to take note, it would be a little more prominent. But maybe not, maybe it’s just an ever-present background thing. I think it is an encouraging thing that she wasn’t actually drinking in the scene we saw, instead distracting herself with thoughts of Juls. Just like…earlier that day, right? she was still paranoid about the cartel and now her mind is full of something else.