Episode Report Card Cate: C | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Pathetic
By Cate | Season 6 | Episode 11 | Aired on 01.13.2002
We get an establishing shot of Wilson's apartment building. The camera gives us a close-up of a couple of windows on the first floor, implying that they're part of Wilson's apartment. That makes me wonder why Mary needed to use an elevator to leave the building a few episodes ago. What's even funnier is that apparently there's no snow in Wilson's little corner of "New York." I know the rest of Buffalo got buried under seven feet or so of the white stuff during Christmas, but around Wilson's magical building, the ground is empty. In fact, the trees still have their leaves!
The inside of the apartment is empty, too, and Wilson's landlord, Mrs. Corning, is showing the place to some prospective tenants. Actually, the apartment is not entirely empty. Not only did Wilson not cancel his phone service, but he left his phone and answering machine behind. Mrs. Corning must think that's a little weird too, because when the phone rings, she stares at it curiously for a bit before picking it up. Of course, the caller is Mary. Mrs. Corning says she's been sworn to secrecy and can't tell Mary anything, but invites her to play a guessing game about Wilson's whereabouts anyway. Mary asks if her ex has moved, and Mrs. Corning confirms that he has. She doesn't seem able to confirm anything else, though, like whether Wilson just moved somewhere else in Buffalo or whether he's in another state or city. Obviously, Mrs. Corning is a moron. Why would she suggest this inane guessing game if she doesn't have a clue where Wilson is? And where is Wilson, anyway? My money's on Glenoak, though I like to harbor the fantasy that he's buried under seven feet of snow in Buffalo. I just don't know how he could leave "New York," though. Who will do the annual report now? After deflecting Mrs. Corning's attempts to pry into Mary's break-up with Wilson, Mary thanks her and hangs up the phone. What are the odds that she'd say goodbye before hanging up? Not good.
After Mary stomps off, Ruthie watches Lucy fondle her engagement ring. She throws out Lucy's earlier advice to Mary: "Get over it. Obviously, he has." This makes me smile. Lucy tries to convince Ruthie of God's role in her wearing of the ring, but Ruthie's not that dumb. She incredulously asks, "You're actually going to invoke the name of God as the cause for your insanity?" That also makes me smile.
Simon is sitting in the car, adjusting the mirrors. I keep expecting him to make "vroom-vroom" noises, but Robbie interrupts him before he can get to that. After some pointless speculation about why SuperMom quit her job, Robbie offers to teach Simon to drive. Simon gladly accepts.