Episode Report Card Sara M: C+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Missing: Alice, and Eleven Cast Members
By Sara M | Season 8 | Episode 9 | Aired on 11.16.2003
Mizzz and Gracie stand outside of what is revealed, in an extremely brief establishing shot, to be the "University Medical Center." I had to pause the tape to be able to actually read the sign, which was pretty small, located in the far left of the screen, and shown for less than a second. So I can understand why a lot of the people in the forums were confused as to where Mizzz and Gracie were supposed to be in this scene. Actually, I'm still confused; why didn't they go to Glenoak Memorial Hospital? As a large woman with dreadlocks stands in between them and serves no apparent purpose, Mizzz tells Gracie that what happened to her was not her fault, and no one has the right to do what "he" did to her, and she's glad that Gracie trusted her with the information. Oh, no! We're going to have to see Brenda handle a subject as sensitive as sexual abuse (I'm guessing that the "he" is the creepy brother, and what he did was, well, sexual abuse)? And then I'm going to have to recap it? No good will come of this. Gracie says she's glad Mizzz believed her, but Mizzz isn't listening to her anymore, as she has just spotted Lucy, who appears to be trying to ditch some guy. Ah, that's why we're at the "University Medical Center." So that Lucy can have something to do in this episode. Mizzz runs up to her and asks her to not tell anyone that she saw her here. Lucy says that she'll need more information as to why, but all Mizzz can tell her is that it could possibly save a young girl's life. That would have been enough for me, but not for Lucy. She says she still needs more information. Mizzz rolls her eyes, but she wouldn't even be in this situation if she hadn't run up to Lucy and called all that attention to herself, would she?
At the Glenoak PD, Kevin tells a smarmy Griffith that he has thirty-five outstanding parking tickets and two moving violations. Det. Michaels pulls Kevin aside and tells him that Griffith's dad is a major contributor to the police chief's campaign. Did they just acknowledge that the Glenoak PD is corrupt and takes bribes? I'd like to extend another warm welcome to Brenda, and encourage her to check out the "Letters to Brenda Hampton" thread in the forums, where she'll find many helpful suggestions about how the show could be improved. Roxanne trots up and says that Gracie is missing, and her dad is holding the Glenoak PD responsible, since their detaining of Griffith meant that he couldn't perform his self-appointed role of Watcher of the Parking Lot. Mr. Miller is currently with his best friend, The Chief, trying to set up an Amber Alert. The prime suspect is Mizzz Jones. Hey, do you think they've put out an Amber Alert for Robbie yet?
RevCam lies on the couch with a cold washcloth on his head while Ruthie nags at him to attend a school board meeting about Mizzz tomorrow. I think the cause and effect relationship of Ruthie and RevCam's headache is fairly obvious here. Annie walks in sporting a pair of ugly-ass jeans with a flower bouquet embroidered in beads on one of the legs, and nags at RevCam to talk to Mizzz. He says that he would, but she doesn't want to see him. Annie asks him when that ever stopped him before. "You know me so well!" RevCam says. Can't his family just leave him alone until he feels better? Jeez.