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's looking at some goofy painting in what I gather is the lobby of some building, when Beth comes in, apparently a little surprised to find him there. He says, "Did you know that 90% of paintings hanging in building lobbies are all painted by the same guy?" Beth: "Really." Kevin: "No, but wouldn't it be a great article if it were true?" What is with Beth's hair? I mean, I have never understood it: it's so choppy and strange that it actually distracts me much of the time. I try to ignore it, but seriously: too many layers, too many different haircuts and styles going on on the same cranium. Sort it out, please, hair people. She asks Kevin what he's doing there. He hesitates before admitting that he doesn't really know. Beth: "Okay." He says he just wanted to see if she was okay. She just looks at him kind of sadly. He adds, "It's just like, all of a sudden, we're -- we're…back in it again. Andy, and us, and everything…I thought…" He glances at her nervously. "Uh, I just didn't want you to be alone with it." She thanks him. He asks, "Do you want to get a cup of coffee?" She says sure and starts to walk away as Kevin adds, "Will you get me one, too?" She laughs and smacks him on the shoulder. They take off chuckling.
Adam's in his studio painting when Joan comes in to tell him she just met Grace's mom. "She's like the total anti-Grace. She's all funny and outgoing. Mind you, the closed captioning reads, "She's like this horrible anti-Grace." Joan wants to know why Adam didn't tell her about Sarah. Adam says he hasn't seen her in years: "Grace's house is kinda off-limits. I'm surprised she let you meet her." Joan says Grace didn't, and her mother just showed up while they were shopping: "Then she took us out to this old-time bar downtown for buffalo wings, which were the best thing in the entire world. Of course, Grace couldn't wait to get out of there: something about corporate agriculture and factory-raised chickens." Adam smiles knowingly. Joan wonders what he's working on. She walks around the table to see that it's a painting of Judith in Adam's pop art style. It's a nice painting. Huh. I thought it was going to be something he was making as a bat mitzvah gift for Grace. When Joan sees it, she's caught off-guard. She says quietly, "Judith." He's working from a small black and white picture of her. Adam says softly, "It was the day she died. You know, we were having coffee. She was telling me what kind of flowers to get you for our date." Joan: "Getting a little obsessed, don't you think?" Adam: "No. It makes me feel better. You should try it." She looks at him: "I don't paint." He suggests she try writing about it. Joan shakes her head a bit: "Why would I want to think about that day?" Adam says it helps to look at it and try to make sense of it. Joan starts to walk out: "We can't. It doesn't make any sense. Not even God can make sense of this one." Adam: "Jane, if we could just --" Joan: "Don't. I just meant that…I just meant that this means we have to move on. You know, that's why this bat mitzvah thing is so important. We get to be happy." She claims she has to go talk to Grace about shoes: "She's all into wearing boots. I'll see you later, okay?" Adam makes a little sound of discouragement but doesn't try to stop her.