Episode Report Card Cate: C | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Letting Go
By Cate | Season 6 | Episode 19 | Aired on 04.28.2002
Robbie comes along and asks Ruthie, "What's up, Snook?" I hope he's not seriously thinking of staging a comeback of that odious nickname. Ruthie comments, "I think Dad's taking Mom's hormone pills." Hey, that's a wonderful idea for a future episode, in which Eric has to come to terms with his fabulous new breasts. Robbie tells Ruthie that Dopey and PC are looking at old family photos, but he doesn't want to join them, because he's already seen Dopey's baby pictures, and "he wasn't that cute." So is Brenda already starting to pile the insults on Matt, now that Barry Watson is leaving the flock? I know she's been punishing Mary/Jessica Biel ever since she came back to the show. I suspect Barry Watson knows better than to return, though.
Just in case you nodded off and missed the first fifty times the theme mallet was wielded in this episode, Brenda's gonna give you one more chance to learn the importance of letting go. The CamRents are watching the twins frolicking on their new beds. RevCam asks how Annie got involved with the Control Freaks. She has no shame about admitting that she eavesdropped on their conversation and then inserted herself into it. RevCam thanks her for doing that, thus teaching him the importance of, yes, letting go. Everyone says, "I love you," including the twins. Trust me -- it's a lot less charming than it sounds.
Dopey and his bride are indeed looking at old photos. They're alone in Dopey's room, but I think it's okay, because they have the bedroom door open and are each keeping one foot on the floor at all times. Plot Contrivance invites RevCam to join them in reminiscing, but Eric declines, saying, "I think I'd rather make some new memories." Dopey helpfully translates that to mean that the CamRents will be having some adult relations this evening. Okay, Eric -- uh, thanks for sharing, I guess. Before he goes off for his shagfest, RevCam takes the time to welcome Plot Contrivance to the family and wish the young couple well. When Dopey sarcastically tells his father that his sentiments are "so sweet," Eric says, "Yeah, mock me." Hey, believe me, RevCam, nobody here at TWoP needs an invitation. Dopey shares a manly hug with his father, and then he and Plot Contrivance watch as Eric walks to his bedroom. I wonder if they're thinking of all the sex that will be going on in the CamBoudoir tonight. Unfortunately, Brenda made me think about it, and now I have to go wash my brain out with soap.