Episode Report Card Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT The Heart Of The Matter
By Cate | Season 7 | Episode 5 | Aired on 10.13.2002
RevCam is still singing that "Rock-A-Hula Baby" song, and he's getting more and more disturbed by the background singers. I'm still interested in this subplot -- if you can call it that -- so I'm happy to see RevElvis. However, I'm even happier to see The RevKing because I know his appearance means it's time for a commercial break. And none too soon.
Everyone but the CamRents is gathered in the waiting room. Like the selfish vermin they all are, they're now each demanding to be the first to talk to Eric. Lucy glowingly informs everyone, "I have to tell him that Kevin and I are getting married someday soon. He's gonna ask me someday soon." Great, Lucy. And I'm sure when he does, that proposal will have all the charming spontaneity of a rocket launch. Everyone pretends to be thrilled for the icky couple. For Simon, it's just an excuse to hug his sister. That's cool. But he does keep his hand on her thigh for far longer than is strictly necessary. I'm telling you -- Lucy and Simon still have more chemistry with each other than they've ever had with any of their awful guest-star love objects. There's some absurd, un-witty group banter, which Annie interrupts to tell everyone that Eric's all right. Shyeah -- like they'd actually kill off RevCam. The fact that Eric is already awake and ready to see people is something of a surprise to me. Maybe Annie threatened him into seeing the family, though. Despite the alleged warnings of the nurse that only one person at a time can see Eric, Annie offers to lead Ruthie into his room. So that's…two people visiting RevCam at once? Annie, you may need to brush up on the higher math.
Still in the waiting room, Lucy starts to cry. Simon asks her if those are "good tears or bad." She says that they're good, so he hugs her. If she'd said they were bad, I'm sure he'd have hugged her too. He's just horny that way. So, are Beverley Mitchell and David Gallagher doing each other or something? Simon apologizes for not being around for the rest of the family. Lucy hadn't even noticed. Heh. Simon doesn't bother apologizing to anyone else. He just hugs Lucy some more. Mmm -- sweet, soft, fragrant Lucy.
Ruthie apologizes to RevCam, and he apologizes right back at her. The fact that Eric is not dying makes this scene a little less poignant than it might otherwise have been. However, not even a deathbed scene could add any emotional impact to Eric's interaction with his next guest, the cyborg known as T-1000. Kevin asks for Eric's permission to marry Lucy. How…charming. After said permission is granted, Lucy rushes in and starts shrieking about how she is almost engaged. RevCam is so happy to be unloading her dumb ass onto Kevin, he even manages a smile. In comes Simon. How many guests is that now? Five? And Eric's been out of surgery for, what, an hour or so? Whatever. Anyway, Simon makes an apology which is loaded with all the emotional impact of a wet dishrag. It is kind of sweet to see that he's not too much of a "teen heartthrob" to kiss his father on the cheek, though. And there's Robbie. Just why is he here, anyway? Why, to tell RevCam how "good" he looks! See -- there's someone who actually does know the meaning of the word "romantic." I'm really not sure why Ben is in the room, but it seems that no one has the heart to ask him to leave. The final guest to arrive is Sarah, who has ostensibly been phoning Dopey to let him in on the good news. RevCam seems happy to see her -- or maybe he's just laughing at the ruffled shirt and magenta jacket she stole from Prince.