Episode Report Card Cate: F | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Virgin
By Cate | Season 5 | Episode 19 | Aired on 04.29.2001
John, on the other hand, cares deeply and passionately about other people's affairs. Right now he's getting into Dopey's business, trying to find out who Dopey is dating. Matt won't tell him unless John promises not to tell anyone -- not even that annoying Priscilla. No go. John insists that he shares all his secrets with Priscilla. I wonder if they teach him to do that at his Promise Keepers meetings. Dopey astounds me when he displays some intelligence by not sharing with John, on the grounds that his secret is none of Priscilla's business. Of course, given Dopey's predilection for snooping, this also makes him something of a hypocrite. Oh well, it's not like it's the first time someone's been hypocritical on this show. I've pretty much stopped being shocked by that. Dopey says something about leaving to help Robbie pick up his car. John is surprised at how friendly Dopey is being toward Robbie, but he's interrupted by the arrival of the great man himself. The Amazing Robbie explains that he doesn't need help after all, so John invites him to sit down. Matt won't let him, though. I think this is supposed to be comical and that it has something to do with Dopey dating Cheryl. The only problem is that I can't figure out what this could possibly have to do with Dopey dating Cheryl. Oh, and the fact that it couldn't be further from comical is a given, right?
Ruthie's still sporting her straightened hair as she comes into the kitchen for her first plot-facilitating scene of the evening. She asks about dinner, which gives Annie the excuse to check up on RevCam without actually calling him herself. She dials his number and passes the phone to Ruthie. Eric's busy yukking it up with Serena. Maybe they've been watching actual good shows that, unlike this one, do comedy well. Eric says he will be home in half an hour. For no apparent reason, Serena ostentatiously fake-laughs at that. Also for no apparent reason, Annie shoots Ruthie a disturbed look. Ruthie hangs up and informs SuperMom that Eric will be late and that he is laughing with some woman. Annie smiles in a creepy way that shows she's about to lose control of her sanity. Could doom be descending upon the Camdens? Will the family be torn apart by tragedy?
Oh, look -- Subway has two new kinds of bread for their subs. Cool.
This week's opening-credits filler consists of a lengthy scene involving nothing but Annie washing dishes. Okay, I lied. She rinses them off, too. This may actually be the dullest thing ever shown on 7th Heaven. Well, except for all those scenes where the CamRents used to talk about Mary and her downward spiraling. It's so dull, it's almost like experimental theatre. Just when I'm imagining that ennui has driven every viewer but your humble recapper here to switch over to the Discovery Channel's documentary on dust mites, the director finally tells RevCam to come in. He apologizes to Annie for being so late and explains that he's helping Serena. This sends Annie off into forced gales of psycho laughter. She goes on to humiliate women everywhere by pitching a jealous fit, telling RevCam that she's not comfortable with him "flirting" with a single woman alone in his office. He reassures Annie that he's not interested in Serena, but Annie doesn't care. She rants on that RevCam never notices when women are flirting with him. That's it -- I'm going to call my husband right now and make him quit his job. I've long suspected that there are a few single women in his company, and because all single women spend most of their time trying to snare a husband, I'm sure those women are after my defenseless man. But I'll be damned if I give them the chance to laugh with him. Oh yes, I'll have the last laugh when I tell my husband I won't let him do his job anymore. Golly, I'm just glad I have such a great role model in Annie. Why, I never would have thought like this if I hadn't learned such wonderful moral values from watching 7th Heaven. Thanks, producers, keep up the good work! RevCam tries to appease Annie by telling her he will refer Serena to someone else for counseling, but StupidMom is still mad. When he asks her if his dinner is in the oven, she says no and storms off.