Episode Report Card Cate: D+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Ay Carumba
By Cate | Season 6 | Episode 8 | Aired on 11.18.2001
Upstairs, Simon offers Mary a half-assed apology. Newly saintly Mary says it's not necessary. She flounces off, all secure in her virtue. Annie comes up to receive her apology. I have to say her tough and mean facial expression is more than a little off-putting, but Simon muddles his way through his request for absolution anyway. Dopey's turn is next. We're still waiting for Annie's apology to any of these people for banishing them to the Treehouse. I'm not holding my breath, though.
Eric pays a visit to Ruthie in the treehouse, congratulating her on her win. Ruthie explains that she is fully ready to apologize to Mommy Dearest for expecting to receive the basic necessities of life to which the law entitles her, although Brenda Hampton makes her phrase it in a way that implies that Ruthie is being presumptuous. Ah, Brenda. I know the hazards of assuming that a writer is being autobiographical when creating a character, but I really hope Ms. Hampton does not identify with Annie in any way. In light of recent storylines, that could get scary. RevCam tries to coax Ruthie back into the house, but she's decided to wait up for Robbie so that she can badger him about his date with Joy. Hey, she can do whatever she wants, as long as I don't have to watch her shake her moneymaker for him again. RevCam asks her what she thinks will happen with Robbie and Joy. Ruthie opines that if the two of them should decide to get married, "things around here are gonna get really interesting." I sincerely doubt that.
Back in the Conga Room, Joy finishes her set, which consisted of exactly one song. Presumably, the rest of the band will keep singing the background vocals to this song until the next lead singer arrives. Extras are paid to applaud for Joy, as she shimmies offstage and onto her boy toy's lap. At least he doesn't dump her down onto the floor this time. That's probably because he's expecting a lapdance. The scene fades out before we can see it, though. Sometimes a G rating is not that bad a thing at all.