Episode Report Card Niki: A+ | 2 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Chance Of A Lifetime
By Niki | Season 3 | Episode 19 | Aired on 04.14.2002
Rick exhales heavily, deflating. He asks if Lily's okay with it. She sighs and admits that she's not sure. She rhymes off her reservations about taking the kids out of school, and then there's her mother (nice continuity!) and the house.... Unconcerned, Rick says they can deal with all of it. His enthusiasm building again, he encourages her to think about how great it will be. "What if my syndication deal happens?" she asks. He guppies a bit, not quite sure how to field that one. After a few seconds, he says, "Well, you could do it from Australia." Uh, yeah. Lily breaks it to him that Australia is another country. Another country that's its own continent, clear on the other side of the planet. She reminds him that people won't be able to call in. He says they will -- they can use the internet. Lily stares at him sadly, realizing that they can't both have what they want. She leans back in her chair and sighs loudly. Rick's not ready to give up, though, and leans forward, urging, "Lil, this is all too good to be a problem. This can't be a problem!" She tries to put on a smile and says that he's totally right. He raises his glass and offers a toast: "To too much good news!" She clinks his glass and, while he beams, she looks distraught. Good thing there's still a whole carafe of wine sitting there.
When we return after the break, we're in the kitchen of Manning Manor, and it appears to be the following day. Eli squeezes orange juice at the counter, while the rest of the kids go back and forth about the Australia idea. Rick stands at the counter, listening. Jessie decisively says that she doesn't want to go. Hmm, wonder why. Eli scoffs, "Why wouldn't you? Are you crazy?" Grace says she'd be "thrilled" to spend her senior year anywhere else. Heh. Lily strides in; Zoe pops up from the table, trails her anxiously, and asks, "Do I have to go to Australia? I want to be bat mitzvahed, and I don't know if they have that there." I'm no expert, but I'm willing to wager that there are some Jewish people living in Australia. Lily cups Zoe's chin and playfully reminds her that she's only one-quarter Jewish. Zoe solemnly says that it's an important quarter. Eli lifts his glass of juice and declares, "Well, I'm game." Grace lifts her hand in a show of solidarity. Jessie asks if she can stay at Karen's, and Zoe quickly asks if she can stay there, too. Because she doesn't have a father. "Zoe!" Grace chides.
Lily touches Rick's elbow and leads him out of the room, asking, "So, you told them?" "Well, of course," he says, and asks if he was wrong. Lily throws up her arm and says she thought the two of them would discuss it first. Rick says he thought he'd pile more yes votes on his side first, err... "get their perspective first." "Well, I guess you got it," Lily snarks. Rick says that the kids' perspective is important, too. Lily counters that she thinks it's important for them to "present a united front." Rick asks if her reaction is about his telling the kids or if it's really about the move, period. Lily squints as if she can't believe he's for real, and says she doesn't know.
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