Episode Report Card Sara M: C- | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Brotherly Misunderstandings
By Sara M | Season 9 | Episode 16 | Aired on 02.20.2005
Ruthie and her very unflattering horizontal striped shirt enter Lucy and Kevin's room. Kevin and Lucy are seated on their bed, staring forward. At first I thought maybe Kevin was just out of batteries, but then he starts to speak. He tells Ruthie that he sold the house. Ruthie's negative emotional reaction to this news causes Lucy to realize that there might be an ulterior motive in Ruthie's concern about her housing situation. Ruthie deflects suspicion nicely by saying that she was just "so happy" for them and their new house. Lucy totally falls for it. Ruthie then orders Kevin and Lucy to buy a new house immediately because the CamRents will "crack" if they find out that Kevin and Lucy aren't moving out. Has Ruthie seen her parents lately? They've been cracked for a long time already. Kevin says that Lucy seems to be the only person who isn't aware that they have worn out their CamPound welcome. It makes sense, though, when you consider the fact that Lucy's welcome has probably been worn out for, like, twenty years, so why would she suddenly realize it now?
RevCam enters, having heard Kevin say they should just go ahead and tell the CamRents and get it over with. RevCam, however, thinks that Kevin is talking about whatever Simon's problem is. You'd think that with all his spying experience, RevCam wouldn't make rookie mistakes like not hearing the first part of what his victims are talking about. Kevin, Lucy, and Ruthie say they have no idea what's wrong with Simon. "Simon's in trouble?" Ruthie says in a laughable attempt to act alarmed. RevCam changes the subject and asks Lucy and Kevin when they're going to check out the new house. Spineless Coward Lucy chooses to lie to RevCam instead of tell him that the new house is no more. RevCam leaves. Lucy orders Ruthie to go spy on the CamRents and find out what Simon's problem is.
Ruthie is surprised to find that SamVid have already beaten her to the spying- from-the-staircase punch. They tell her that they heard that Simon's girlfriend is pregnant. Now how, exactly, did they figure that out? All RevCam said to imply this was that Matt was almost an OB/GYN. Am I supposed to believe that the twins, who are barely capable of clear speech, know what an OB/GYN specializes in?
Ruthie runs back upstairs and bursts into Kevin and Lucy's room. She tells them that Simon is having a baby. I love how everyone says that Simon is having a baby, as if he is actually pregnant. I wouldn't put it past Brenda to write a cautionary storyline about how premarital sex can cause men to become pregnant, either. In hilariously creepy low lighting that makes his eyes look like black holes, RevCam puts his ear to the door and overhears Ruthie saying that Simon is having a baby. He also hears Lucy put forth her brilliant plan to wait until the CamRents hear about Mary's bad news, which could be even worse than Simon's, and then they'll tell them their bad news, which the CamRents won't even care about in comparison to Mary and Simon. RevCam sighs sadly and walks away. I guess the lesson here is, if you don't want to hear things that will upset you, don't skulk around outside people's doorways and listen in on their private conversations.