It’s not until the end of the episode that Simon makes an appearance to tell Victor how he had to lean on these roommates to help him give out advice to him.
Once he gets there, he finds out Simon is out of town and is instead paired with Bram and their roommates.
One way the series is particularly clever here is when Victor decides to take a trip to New York to see Simon in person under short notice.
The show cleverly uses its movie characters for the purpose of instilling its message while still giving fans of Love, Simon a moment to return to the movie’s roots.