An almost too-painfully-obvious-to-type question that’s hovered over Somebody Somewhere since it debuted in 2022 is: Who is Sam’s (Bridget Everett) somebody—and is that somewhere where they’re hiding in, of all places, her hometown of Manhattan, Kansas? In other words, to mangle a quote from Joel (Jeff Hiller), Sam’s ever-ready-to-giggle BFF, in the show’s upcoming third and final season: Who is her person? Songwriters have been exploring this very question to tug at listeners’ heartstrings throughout the history of popular music, in everything from George Gershwin’s “Someone To Watch Over Me” to Mikal Cronin’s “You Gotta Have Someone” (and, yes, “Somebody Somewhere,” from the ’50s Broadway musical The Most Happy Fella). Which is fitting, really, considering not only Sam’s musical bent and talent but also, despite her self-deprecating deflections and fuck-it exterior, her clear need for something more, even, say, a romantic partner (although she’d be the last to admit it).