Episode Report Card Deborah: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Jew Of Arcadia
By Deborah | Season 2 | Episode 10 | Aired on 11.25.2004
Kevin runs into Beth at the courthouse again. She seems to have been waiting for him. Beth tells him she was told he'd be there. Kevin: "Another brush with the law, Miss Reinhart?" She tells him she's being deposed by Andy's attorney: "I have to talk about what happened the night of the accident." Kevin says he's sorry. Beth: "No partygoer left behind, huh?" She asks what she should say. Kevin tells her to just state what happened. Beth: "But I remember --" Kevin: "That you saw how hammered he was, and that I let him drive anyway." Beth: "It's not that simple, Kevin, you know that. If I make a mistake…things are hard enough for you." Kevin: "You don't have to lie for me, Beth. I'll be fine." He wheels on into the courtroom as she sighs and leaves. I don't think I'm entirely sure what that was all about. I don't see how any of Beth's evidence incriminates Kevin in any way. Do you think there could be something they're not telling us?
Grace is at a vending machine at school when Joan zooms up and says, "Grace! I think it is so cool that you are having this big party and everything. Did you know once I had a moon bounce when I was, like, three years old, and this kid jumped, like, eight feet up in the air and came down on my arm. I was in a cast for a month!" What is she on all of sudden? By this point Grace has given up struggling with the vending machine and hustled away from Joan, who's hot on her heels. Grace: "You're babbling!" She sure is. What the hell was all that supposed to be about? Joan: "I'm just excited about your mitzvah, because it's going to be better than breaking your arm because I'm gonna help!" Suddenly Helen calls Grace's name from the door of her classroom, and Grace stops and turns. Helen's heard about her bat mitzvah: "Congratulations, or mazel tov -- did I say it right?" Grace smiles tightly and replies, "Like a native." Helen adds, "So if there's anything I can do…" Joan: "There isn't. I'm helping." Helen tells Grace: "You might consider making nicer friends." She goes back into her classroom as Grace wonders, "What is with you people? The Jews have survived five thousand years of persecution, but we're finally going to get finished off by the Girardis!" The words you're looking for, Grace, are "Oy gevalt!" Joan wonders if something's wrong. Grace: "Yeah! You -- you all want to help. You think I can't get through this because of the blatant materialism of post-industrial society which has totally corrupted the bat mitzvah experience beyond redemption!" What? Joan says it seems like Grace may have a few issues. Grace: "I'm cool." Joan: "Cool." Grace: "Cool." Joan: "Do I need to say 'cool' again or are we finished?" Grace says they're finished. Joan: "Cool. So what are you wearing?" Grace stops and sighs: "A dress." Joan tries to keep a straight face: "You're…wearing a dress?" Grace: "Oh, nice smirk. Thanks for the help." She takes off. Joan, totally failing to suppress her expression: "I wasn't smirking! I was…I had to sneeze."