Episode Report Card Sara M: F | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Another Episode About Dead Soldiers
By Sara M | Season 9 | Episode 7 | Aired on 10.24.2004
Martin runs into SamVid in the hall, who bid him goodnight and goodbye. Apparently, they heard the entire conversation Martin and RevCam had while they were spying at the top of the staircase. And they understood what Martin meant when he said "emancipated." Oddly enough, this makes sense. Obviously, SamVid are idiot savants, and the one thing they're good at is spying, which is firmly encoded in the Camden genes. Vid wishes Martin "good luck" with his teacher, then flashes him a hilariously sarcastic-looking "way to go there, champ" thumbs up, as if Vid knows just how old and unattractive Martha really is. You know, I'm really starting to like Vid. I think he's my favorite character on the show right now. Well, except for Happy. Martin tells the twins that he isn't dating Martha, and takes off. SamVid cling to Happy, who whimpers in pain.
Annie and RevCam are waiting for Martin in the kitchen. I think Annie's only there looking for some all-purpose rope that she can hang herself with, though. RevCam asks Martin to at least sleep on his decision to move out. Martin says he won't. RevCam tries again: "I know we're not perfect. Our own kids certainly aren't perfect," he says, and truer words have never been spoken. RevCam continues, "Have we been so horrible to live with that we've ever kept you from anything you wanted to do?" You mean like play professional baseball? But at least RevCam recognizes how painful it must be to live in the CamPound. RevCam asks Martin if he really thinks he can just grow up overnight, and Martin says that he's already grown up because his mother's dead and his dad is in Iraq. "I grew up because I had to. Not because I wanted to," says Martin, and RevCam is on the verge of tears again. I think Martin would have a lot more respect for RevCam's authority if he wasn't such a pussy all the time. I have five-year-old cousins who don't cry this much.
Lucy's bent over a spiral notebook, writing furiously, and I wonder if she's putting the finishing touches on her senior thesis. Ben keeps interrupting to ask if she wants anything to eat or drink. RevCam runs upstairs (without knocking) and asks where Kevin is. Ben falls all over himself explaining that Kevin is at work and not lying about being at work, and RevCam tells them to let Kevin know he needs to talk to him. RevCam leaves the Treehouse, and Lucy asks Ben what his problem is. He denies there being any problem, so Lucy makes her "suspicious/worried/Shar Pei" expression and calls the police station. Kevin answers, but quickly says he can't talk because he just made an arrest. He sure is a man of action! Lucy asks Ben what his problem is, and why he isn't going out with the doctor tonight, and Ben says that he wants to spend time with his sister-in-law. Lucy doesn't believe any of this, which makes sense, since why would anyone want to spend time with her? In fact, Lucy's now wondering if Kevin asked to work a night shift to get away from her. She decides to talk to Kevin "face to face" and leaves for the station, even though Kevin just told her that he's too busy to talk and it isn't professional for one's wife to be visiting his place of employment all the time and stirring up all kinds of personal stuff.