Episode Report Card Cate: D | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Twelve Angry People
By Cate | Season 4 | Episode 17 | Aired on 02.27.2000
Then again, Ruthie's punishment is nothing in comparison to what Simon has to endure. And he didn't even do anything wrong! Whiny Deena is over to play board games with him in the kitchen. They're playing Life and having an argument over why the peg in Deena's car that's supposed to represent Simon is placed in the backseat instead of the front. Deena really isn't cool enough to be wearing a black turtleneck. You know, she's not even cool enough to be on this geeky show. Who cast her anyway? She sucks. She and Simon get passive-aggressive with each other for a bit until this unfortunate scene draws to a close.
When Mary returns to her bedroom, she starts telling Lucy that she's phoned Andrew Nayloss's house and spoken to his father. Lucy is horrified, especially when Mary says that Andrew has a new girlfriend now and that his parents like this girlfriend more than they ever liked Lucy. Andrew is not crazy about his girlfriend, but that makes his parents happy, because that way there will be less making out, and making out leads to sex. Lucy says she can't believe Mary would do that and that Andrew's father would say those things. Is it possible Mary's lying? As she walks past the camera, she flashes the nasty smile of a girl evil enough to toilet-paper the school gymnasium.
Oh, criminy, RevCam's just winding up for another speech in the juror room. He says that the judicial system has been racist in the past and often is now. No shit. But he asks the jurors not to let that affect their decision on this case. Jeez, RevCam, just because these jurors don't agree with your point of view does not mean that they are all being racist or stupid. Maybe they just don't agree with you, okay? RevCam calls for another vote, and this time Older African-American Guy votes "guilty." This gets the older guy into a fight with Young African-American Guy. They're actually having a really interesting debate about generational differences and racism when they are rudely interrupted by RevCam, who can't stand being out of the spotlight for longer than two seconds. Although it's actually the older black guy who's done most of the convincing, when the younger black guy changes his vote to "guilty," RevCam looks very pleased with himself. Let's leave him to his delusions and enjoy a well-deserved commercial respite, shall we?
Dopey is modeling his father's RevRobe in the church office. Then he practically skips into the church, which is mighty odd behaviour, if you ask me. He looks around the church for a while, then gets up in the pulpit and says, "Welcome! Welcome, everyone! Welcome to the church of Matt!" As comedy, it doesn't fare very well.