December 27, 2006: Fallen Heroes
Laurie Metcalf is a great guest star, and who didn't love her as wacky Aunt Jackie on
Roseanne? I love how she's basically an older P.J. Quirky, funny, sitting at Crowley's with her niece's dopey friends. Welcome, Aunt Phyllis! Even better? Andy's reaction when he sees her: "Oh, no." And he was right....
Uh, good morning, Kenny. How awkward! But let me just point out... totally something Aunt Jackie would have done, too. Does Laurie just play crazy people? (Remember her psycho supermarket holdup on
Desperate Housewives?) I felt very uncomfortable on behalf of P.J. and Andy - to have to watch their aunt groping their friend in public. Ick.
Wait, wait... Wendy's ringtone is "Here Comes the Bride." I honestly think the cell phones are hilarious. But I love that Brando wants P.J. to be his best man. I mean, they've been best everythings since forever ago, so it's only appropriate. And I still maintain that they should end up together, so I feel a wedding-turned-disaster coming on. And just like that, everything starts snowballing....
"You don't want to move to the suburbs?"
"You
do?"
Oh boy. I'm with Brando: Screw the doves!
Pride and Lies
Poor Keith Luger. He got the work-transfer speech from Stephanie. The Orient? Reminds me of the
Friends episode where Chandler tells Janice he's being transferred to Yemen. Seems like everybody's hush-hush in this episode. We haven't heard much until now about Mike's job, but Bobby's definitely in a tough spot knowing Mike is about to get canned. There's a friendship ethical dilemma if I've ever heard one.
On a more positive note, Brando's post-Wendy nondrinking idea is a good one. He can even taste and feel things again! Andy knows how to shoot him down from his high, though. "Adults don't dream." I swear he gets the best lines in the script. "Do you know the suicide rate against clams?" They just slip out of his mouth like a simple "Hello."
P.J. and Keith's second date is just filled with classic
My Boys fare: the ugliest jacket I've ever seen, a bright yellow turtleneck, a crier and a very awkward kiss. Andy, by far, has the funniest breakup advice: Marry them and then later... die. I laugh out loud every time he speaks. Still, P.J. has to pull out every card in the deck to break it off - even some sideways comment about his face being mushed.
And just like that... the poker gang are back to their normal chatter. Silent Bob and Mike are on good terms. Brando's guzzling beers. And P.J... well, she's still taking care of her boys.
