Episode Report Card Daniel: F | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Love conquers all
By Daniel | Season 8 | Episode 12 | Aired on 01.11.2004
Annie's stirring a dead bunny in a pot on the kitchen stove. Well, I don't know. Something's not right. She's just staring into space and stirring when RevCam comes in, and Annie says all flatline, "Well. How'd it go. With Peter's dad." And apparently Vic reminded the RevCam of how difficult it is to love one another, and if Vic is the biggest asshole the RevCam has ever met, then he's a lucky man. And he somewhat hopes Peter has the courage to tell Vic what a mean, rotten guy he is, since RevCam just spent the better part of two hours trying to convince Vic the same thing and to get him to do something about it. And he goes on in this sanctimonious fashion, with Annie's eyes watering and wondering if there's anything she can do. If there's anything anyone can do. Anyone would be forgiven for thinking they were talking about the next Hitler. RevCam's solution is to "circle the wagons" and "surround this man with as much love as we can muster."
Or, you know, mind your own business. Is that ever an option on this show?
Then RevCam gripes about how exhausted he is from refraining from smacking Vic with a newspaper that was on his desk. Fuck. Go work among prostitutes and drug addicts and prisoners and then come back and whine about how hard it is to love people, you stupid man. Annie just smiles at him beatifically. He's doing the Lord's work!
Now we're on one of those terrible outdoor sets that look ridiculously fake (I think they might have used this one on Birds of Prey), and Kevin and Peter are wandering around. Peter spots Vic, and without saying a word, he runs straight into his arms. Vic looks quite touched, and Kevin even seems a little moved. Commercials.
Some free advice from a Canadian to the producers of Miracle: don't bother releasing that movie up here. I'm not downplaying the 1980 U.S. men's Olympic hockey team's achievement. I'm just saying the only people who buy a ticket for that movie up here are going to get into the theatre and then say, "Where the hell is Skeet?" Also, since this movie appears to be swaddled in red, white, and blue, maybe you should rethink the choice of song for the commercial; "Takin' Care of Business" is a Canadian song, guys.
Kevin has brought along a book to pretend to read while Vic and Peter start getting caught up, and Vic wonders why Peter felt the need to bring a cop along, and Peter says he was afraid of what he might do, or something stupid like that, and says he wasn't counting on being happy to see his dad. But he is, even though he's conflicted about it. So then we listen to a bunch of excuses from Vic as to why he was gone so long, and he says he didn't want to come back until he was back on his feet and sober. Peter wonders why he didn't hear from his dad on his birthday or Christmas. Ah. So it's all about the presents with this kid, isn't it. Peter wants to know why Vic's shown up only now, since he's been sober for three years. "'Cause I couldn't go any longer without seeing you," says Vic. What an asshole! This was approaching sweet until Vic busts out the ol' "So, is your mom seeing anybody?" and Peter just looks at him.