Episode Report Card Cate: C | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Letting Go
By Cate | Season 6 | Episode 19 | Aired on 04.28.2002
In the CamKitchen, Ben is racking up the phone bill talking to his mother in Buffalo. She asks to speak to Mary. I can't say I'd advise that course of action for anyone, but as usual, no one asked me. While Mary irritates the hell out of Mrs. Kinkirk, Ben thanks RevCam for encouraging him to talk to his mother. RevCam tells Ben how happy he is that the Hunky Buffalo Brothers are dating his daughters. Ouch. This is so sappy that my fillings are starting to hurt. It only gets worse, though, as Mary gets off the phone and convinces Ben to have dinner with his mother and her new beau during the week. Golly, what a touching scene.
Ben leaves, and RevCam talks to Mary about her new job. Because he's learned to let go, he can now be supportive about her career choice, though he does want to know if she took the job just to be near Ben. Mary says she really didn't, but she's nodding the whole time she's saying it. Eric also asks what Mary's planning to do about school. She tells him that she'll be taking all her courses over the internet. I think that's a little optimistic of her, since I don't find it believable that she could even figure out how to boot up a computer, but if Crawford Clown College wants to let her take courses, who am I to tell them they can't? Any school that would accept Dopey, Lucy, and Mary as students would probably give you a degree if you can spell your name properly on an exam, so I'm probably worrying over nothing.
In the living room, Lucy and Pea-Brained Moron Kevin are engaging in some of the least erotic kissing I've ever seen. Ben comes in and echoes my own thoughts when he says, "Will you give it a rest?" Lucy and Kevin look up at him briefly and then go right back to their stupid making out, even though Ben is sitting right there in the room. I sincerely hope Brenda doesn't think this sort of behavior is normal. When Mary and RevCam come in, Lucy and Kevin finally do give it a rest. Eric asks if the Hunky Buffalo Brothers will be attending the CamChurch in the morning. Kevin lies and says that he's looking forward to seeing what a Protestant service is like. Ben tries to shush him, but it's too late. RevCam already knows that these guys are Catholic, and since he's had so much practice letting go this episode, he doesn't even mind. After he leaves, the young couples go back to discussing global warming and the works of Tolstoy. Oh, and there may have been some more grody making out too.
Upstairs, Ruthie sees RevCam coming and tries to escape, but she's not quick enough. Everything's okay, though, and RevCam tells her he doesn't want to know her secret anymore. Why is that? All together now: RevCam is learning to let go.