Plan Your Freak Out Accordingly - 
by J-Unit
Having finally told somebody, which I guess means she has sort of accepted the idea herself, Marissa goes to tell Alex. Alex was really down about the interaction earlier. They were all just about to give each other henna tattoos when Marissa spoiled the mood. She is expecting Marissa to break up with her, and when she learns that Marissa told Summer, she knows that she can stop wondering how much her Natalie Merchant Box Set will go for on eBay.
Seth decides that he finally, really, no doubt must end things with Summer. He owes it to himself to tell her in person, and so he does. He says he is over her. She says she has a new boyfriend. And nobody believes that either one of them isn't thinking how much they really want to get back together with each other. I know that the thought of Summer and Seth getting back together is sort of like seeing Buffy and Angel back together for some people, but how many times do we have to go over this same scene in one season? Are the writers so very afraid that they aren't going to be around for a fourth season that they have to have all of this happen right now?
The episode ends with Ryan and Seth on the couch watching Hellboy. (BTW, why is it that the Cohens apparently have only one DVD player in the house where anybody can watch movies?) Sandy joins them, and brings them the (now cold) Chinese food that he never got a chance to give to Rebecca. How original, the three guys have all messed up with their women and are now alone for the evening. If you ask me, these idiots deserve it.
"Hey!" Count: Episode - 11, Season Total - 144
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litereally spit my drink out at my computer screen with the "agent's shamrock and tooter" comment. god i love these recaps...
Posted by: Jumper | February 20, 2005 9:05 PM(#1 of 7)
"Kirsten hasn't even figured out how stupid Sandy was last week when he kissed his little Sharon Tate."
Sandy's little Sharon Tate? You sure you didn't mean Patty Hearst or Bernadette Dorn?
Patty Hearst= kidnapped heiress turned revolutionary
Bernadette Dorn = lunatic student war protester who formed the Weather Underground and blew up buildings to stick it to the Man
Sharon Tate = rising hollywood star strangled and stabbed to death while 8 months pregnant by followers of Charles Manson
and none of 'em looks like a fat kim delaney, either.
Posted by: jack | February 21, 2005 7:39 AM(#2 of 7)
Jack,
Yes, Patty Hearst is what I meant.
Posted by: J-Unit | February 21, 2005 7:53 AM(#3 of 7)
I'm glad you noticed the very non-Jewish "funeral" of Max Bloom. That actually bothered me a lot - why on earth would Max have said he wanted his ashes scattered in the ocean? It's true that some Jews are cremated in this modern age, mainly for economic reasons, but it is still suggested that the ashes should be buried rather than scattered. Having a specific site of mourning is very important in Judaism. Also, I don't think any Jew would opt to use that very ornate urn.
And, indeed, they dumped his ashes into the bay right at the boardwalk. You can be sure that some of Max blew right back onto the boardwalk and into the Bluth Banana Stand.
Then there was the horror of realizing that Sandy and Rebecca were discussing how they could never kiss again, etc, etc, WITH THE ASHES OF MAX BLOOM RESTING BETWEEN THEM! How f'ed up! I hated this whole scene.
Posted by: Season 1 Lover | February 21, 2005 9:05 AM(#4 of 7)
I'll go ahead and assume this was written for cheap shot humor rather than accuracy or entertainment, since whoever wrote this is probably male and doesn't even resemble PC. Also, I know the world loves a good Marissa/Mischa Barton bash but I think you should know that not only are people praising this story arc for temporarily breathing life into Mischa's acting ability, but this wouldn't exactly be the first time she's kissed a girl on screen.
Posted by: Lissa | February 21, 2005 9:22 AM(#5 of 7)
"And, indeed, they dumped his ashes into the bay right at the boardwalk. You can be sure that some of Max blew right back onto the boardwalk and into the Bluth Banana Stand."
Hilarious, Season 1 Lover.
Posted by: freakgirl | February 22, 2005 6:52 AM(#6 of 7)
my girl, lissa needs to lighten up.
this season sux.
Posted by: jane | February 22, 2005 8:48 PM(#7 of 7)