Episode Report Card Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT It's Not Always About You
By Cate | Season 7 | Episode 13 | Aired on 01.26.2003
Good heavens, what the hell is Ben doing on the show? Fortunately, he's only phoning from Buffalo, but I still think his presence is completely unnecessary. Ruthie takes the call, and starts bitching about how her parents are fighting. Annie eavesdrops from nearby, proving that she is a total hypocrite. When Ruthie hangs up the phone and calls her on it, Annie doesn't even bother making up an excuse or apologizing. In the course of her eavesdropping, she's overheard Ruthie talking about divorce, so she tries to reassure the brat that she and Eric won't be splitting up. This plot is so inane. You just know the CamRents can't end their marriage, because, according to this show's totally fucked-up value system, divorce is the province of evil, immoral, homewrecking-type people. I wonder if Brenda knows that such people comprise about fifty percent of our population.
Please, God, give me the strength to get through this next scene. Lucy's back at the courthouse, and that can't be good for anyone. Ms. Beane tells the prospective jurors to report to the room where the jury will be chosen. As Lucy walks past, Ms. Beane says, "I hope that the trial doesn't go on for months and that they sequester the jury." When Lucy says that would be "awful," Ms. Beane replies, "I agree -- especially for all the other jurors who will be locked up with you." Ha! Jackee Harry has at least somewhat redeemed her guest appearance on this dreadful piece of crap, but she still has a lot to answer for.
In the courtroom, the judge asks the prospective jurors if any of them know the defendant. Because no coincidence is too farfetched for this show, the defendant turns out to be Jimmy "Plywood" Moon. Lucy looks shocked. Maybe it's because Jimmy's looking a lot bigger than he used to. I might have to start calling him "Jimmy Redwood." I wonder what he's on trial for. It's certainly not overacting, as his expression remains completely impassive throughout the scene. Lucy raises her hand and expositions that this is Jimmy Moon, her ex-boyfriend, in case you didn't recognize him.
Simon confronts Asslee yet again. She really is mad at him. It's because he hasn't been asking about her feelings. When he finally does ask, she unbends enough to agree to go out with him again. However, she does impose some conditions. She wants to be able to see other people, and she needs to know that Simon won't pressure her to have sex. Again, I must remind her that she was the one who bought the condoms. I really don't understand why she's putting all the blame on Simon. She even tells him, totally insultingly, that she doesn't trust him to date other people because she'd always be worrying that he's getting it on with someone. Incredibly, he agrees. Usually, people agree to weird dating conditions because they're getting something out of it, like sex, but Simon's not even getting that. There's obviously something very, very wrong with him.