Episode Report Card Niki: D | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Wake Up, Little Susie
By Niki | Season 2 | Episode 1 | Aired on 10.23.2000
It's later that night, and we're in Lily's foyer as she's thanking Rick for dinner. Zoe clings to the banister, watching them. Grace emerges from the kitchen in time to see Lily's "boy am I tired" charade. Rick tells them to put her to bed and then departs. But not before he remembers to mention Jessie starting at Grace's high school. Grace feigns enthusiasm, but she looks like she just swallowed a fly. "It helps to know somebody in a new school, that's for sure," Rick adds. Where the hell is Eli going to school? Maybe they could slip in a B/W session to explain that. After Rick leaves, Zoe asks, apropos of nothing, "Have you ever slept over at Rick's?" Lily pauses a moment before answering, then decides that honesty is the best tactic. She says she has, but not when his kids have been there. Next question, obviously: has Rick ever slept over there when the kids have been at Jake's? Lily says he hasn't, but he might someday. She asks if that would be strange. Zoe says she guesses so, but she'd get used to it. Lily asks Grace how she'd feel about it. "Whatever, mom," is the completely useless reply. Grace heads upstairs with a stack of books, while Lily ushers Zoe off to bed.
Rick climbs into his truck, adjusts his ass on the seat a few times, then settles back and falls asleep. We get that he's anxious and eager to get laid.
Lily emerges from Zoe's bedroom, where the coast is now clear, and heads over to Grace's room. Grace is lying on her bed with a textbook open in front of her. Lily encourages her to blow off her homework 'til the next morning, because Grace really needs to sleep. Translation: mommy really needs to sleep. With her boyfriend. Grace resists Lily's suggestions, and Lily steps away from the door, telling Grace to go to sleep soon. She glances frantically at her watch then makes a motion like she's tearing her hair out. We get that Lily is anxious and needs to get laid.
Cut to a profile of Rick in his truck, head thrown back, mouth open, snoring lightly. His cell phone rings, jarring him awake. It's Lily. Operation Boogie Night is a go. She tells him that the coast is clear. "What coast?" he asks. I'm not sure if it's supposed to be a joke, or if he's just really groggy. "Oh, shut up and get your ass in here," Lily orders playfully. Lily said "ass." I think that's a sign that things are going to get a little kooky. The instant Rick comes through the door, they're rushing to the couch and pulling off clothes, giggling and making weird sharp breathing sounds. They glance towards the stairs and Lily wonders, "Oh, why did I suggest this?" "'Cause you're a bad girl," Rick answers, tossing her down on the couch. I toss down a cool one, because I sense I'm going to need it. Yep: smoochy, smoochy, groan, groan, Rick falls off the couch. Ha. More loud breathing, smoochy-smoochy, gasp, groan, oh! Black screen. Pan up from the couch to four bare feet to entwined torsos and blissfully sleeping faces. Rick mutters that he should go. Lily drowsily begs him not to. He insists that he has to. Lily breathes that she loves him, and he says the same. And then they promptly fall back to sleep. Uh-oh!