Episode Report Card Heathen: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Falling In Place
By Heathen | Season 3 | Episode 13 | Aired on 03.03.2002
InnerKaren explains that trying to figure out why things happen the way they do is an exercise in futility. "It all seems so random," she muses. "And you can't always know why." Henry wheels Karen out into the hallway. InnerKaren shares that she's realized her children still need her, and badly; here, we see black-and-white Eli laughing and smiling, two glamour shots of Shane West, who, frankly, could disappear for a year and I'd be completely content. Then Jessie and Karen are shown giggling and hugging, as Karen kisses her child's cheek. "I am not lost to them," avers InnerKaren. "I am not lost...to me." InnerKaren stares right down the barrel of the camera lens and nods her head slightly. In the hospital, Karen stands up shakily, with Henry's help, and grips the walker. As she grins her relief, she spies Eli and Jessie at the end of the hallway, and they stop and watch in amazement. At first a flicker of self-doubt crosses Karen's face, but her new resolve takes hold and her face registers that sudden confidence. Looking utterly determined, Karen takes one tiny step forward and exhales in delight. Jessie bursts into a smile, and Eli's face registers awe and pride. Karen stares resolutely at them and nods her head, as if to say, "I'll get there."