Episode Report Card LuluBates: A+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT All About Her Mother
By LuluBates | Season 4 | Episode 22 | Aired on 04.25.2010
r, Kevin is critiquing the décor, much to Scotty's embarrassment. Although you think he would be inoculated against it by now. Scotty is convinced that Luc is the person on the journey. The psychic then moves on to a big dark cloud, possibly with smoke, heading their way. Kevin and Scotty both shrug at that one. But when the psychic mentions the possibility of new life, Scotty squeals: "A Baby!!!" And Kevin kicks him for giving it away, but the psychic nods, yes, a baby is coming. Scotty giggles in delight.Sarah is hard at work at Ojai. Hahahahha...as if. She is tracking her period and harassing random never-before-seen employees for key dates related to her menstrual cycle. All signs point to: Knocked Up. Can you just pee on a stick already? It's what they are made for. And, I have to say, I am REALLY not enjoying writing about Sarah's menses. Just sayin'.
Kitty has met one of her fake friends/political consultants who is pretty sure Kitty is just hanging around her because she wants mo' money from the Republican National Committee. So, they aren't friends at all. This does not prevent Kitty from asking her for a favor. She explains how The Senator was tapped for a high level double secret appointment, but turned down at the last minute due to his weary and troubled heart. Kitty's "friend" makes an "ooh" face when Kitty says that, so Kitty stops to ask what the heck she means by that face and didn't her mom teach her that her face would stick like that and even Botox wouldn't help? Ann thinks that surely The Senator was correct in his assessment of the situation (note: not The Situation, The Senator has abs of his own to contend with) and then she tries to change the subject. Kitty, having few social graces and a serious Need to Know, won't let her, but the only thing Ann will say is that there are lots of people with conditions far more serious than a prior heart attack in positions of power. Kitty looks contemplative as Ann skedaddles before someone shoots her for talking. Cut to The Senator at a meeting in a private airfield, which is totally a normal place to do business. Seriously, it's like the Starbucks of political meetings. The Senator is meeting with some man (Dr. Anspaugh for you E.R.-o-philes) in a suit. The Senator is accusing him of blackballing his dream job. The Man (for clearly, he is) explains that he had no choice, because if The Senator took that job, he would have been gagged. Oooooh THAT kind of White House job. No wonder it's top secret. The Man reminds The Senator that he never would have been able to help them if he had signed an oath of silence. The Senator is sure there is someone else who can do the job, but The Man says The Senator is clearly the best candidate. The Senator still demurs -- his wife is running for senate! He can't risk her campaign. The Man admires his loyalty and shit, but HIS COUNTRY NEEDS HIM. The Senator chews on that for a minute and then whips out an American flag and burns it whilst dancing a jig, using interpretive dance to tell The Man what words cannot say: Find someone else.
Kevin doesn't feel much better about the state of affairs even after spending $200 at a psychic. $200??? Aren't they both unemployed? While movies are wildly overpriced, even a double feature wouldn't come close to half that much. Think with your pocketbooks, guys, we're in a recession! Scotty thinks it was money well spent, because the psychic was just SO right about things. Kevin is mid-eye roll when his phone jingles. Nora the Techhead has issued a text decree: All will be joining her and Ida for dinner at Walker Manor. Kevin hoots at that, because he has like tons of love for Grouchy Grandma. Scotty is thrilled though. Obviously Ida is the "dark force" that the psychic referenced. Kevin's not so sure, though. At Kevin's reluctance, Scotty sighs that he just WANTS to believe and can Kevin maybe help him out with that?
Over at Walker Manor, Nora is preparing to do the one thing the doctor warned her against: Leaving Ida unchaperoned. Nora just needs to run to the store for a few things and Ida won't budge from the couch. Besides, with her sprained ankle, she can't really walk and doesn't want to sit in the car with Bingo. Nora looks at her funny, because Bingo the family dog has been dead for years. Nora slowly tells her the dog is dead, and Ida offers her condolences. So leaving her actively disoriented mother on the couch, heads off to the store. Surely this will end well, right? Right.
Sarah has finally bought a pregnancy test, but she doesn't want to talk to Luc about it yet so she pulls some suave Laurel and Hardy-esque maneuvers trying to hide the test from him. To distract him from thinking she is acting strangely (at this point she's nonchalantly sitting on the trash can) she starts talking about their dismal future. Luc swears he is not going to forget her or move on or anything. Since she showed up on his doorstep in France, he knew they were fated to be together. She smiles as he moves in. I mean, yeah, Gents, pay attention: There is no better way to get laid then telling your lady that she was YOUR DESTINY. Unless, of course, said lady thinks she might already be pregnant and is having second thoughts about those purple satin sex sheets and all that time spent in them. She shoves Luc off and starts rambling about sex leading to babies like marijuana leads to heroin. Luc is all, "You want to have a baby? I'm leaving tomorrow, remember? Kinda awkward." Sarah responds: Noooooo! No babies! And then fights him to take out the trash. Yeah, smooth, Sarah.
Nora returns from her excursion to the grocery store to find her kitchen engulfed in flames, and, yes, smoke. Cut to the firefighters shuffling out of Nora's formerly spotless kitchen. Ida scolds Nora for not blaming her, she is sure the firefighters wouldn't have dragged her away, unless she wanted them too (nudge nudge, wink wink). Nora shudders at old lady boudoir jokes and quickly explains that clearly this fire was all NORA'S fault. While sure Ida put a pan on the stove and walked away, Nora was the one who had all that flammable and melty stuff in the kitchen. Her fault! Totally her fault! Ida's like gimme a break kid, but if you want to play it that way, fine. I mean, really Nora, I get what you are trying to do there, but I think it's okay to lay some blame on the demented (literally) old lady. Saul rushes in and is horrified at the charred stove. Scotty and Kevin (who have also rushed over) are DELIGHTED by the sight of the burnt out mess and the smell of smoke in the air. They hug and kiss in delight at the psychic's prowess. They are totally going to have a baby! Saul stares at them befuddled.