Julie slinks back into Noah's classroom and asks for another assignment. He says that in order to keep coming up with good ideas, she needs to read the newspaper every day. He lets her borrow his, and she somehow manages to identify and take it, despite the massive amounts of stars in her eyes. I can't wait to see how her parents put an end to this. The Saw movies come to mind.
But for now, they're over at Buddy Garrity's apartment helping Santiago move in. Tami inspects the fridge, which contains - Jason Street? Sadly, no. It contains only steak and sausages. "Get some vegetables in here," she barks. "You're a guardian now. You gotta be home when he's home. He's just a kid." Buddy looks a little overwhelmed. Over in the bedroom, Coach makes Santiago's bed, which is the bottom portion of a tiny bunk bed. Buddy comes in and shows him around, apologizing for the smallness of the desk and the bed, saying that when he moved in he didn't think he'd be there that long. Aw. Santiago doesn't mind, because "This is the first real bed I ever had." AW! Buddy leaves the room, and as Santiago sits on his new bed he takes out a handful of letters from his parents and tucks them under his pillow. AWWW!! I adore this kid!
So with the exception of this last development, which I think is really sweet, and Smash's story line, which has at long last finally kicked in, the rest of this episode felt like a lot of filler. Or not filler exactly, but more like a lot of setup for future story lines. Which is totally fine, as long as they're going somewhere. The Julie and Noah thing should be interesting. Tyra and Lyla and Pantherama - whatever. I liked that Landry was the only one who didn't take his shirt off, I thought that was a nice little character touch. Matt and Carlotta - you'd have to be a moron to have not seen that coming. I did enjoy Smash's story because it's yet another example of what's so great about this show. Of course his mother has a point, of course Smash should be concerned about getting a good education, but on the other hand - I see his point, too. It's so clear that he's eventually going pro, that it just seems prudent to plan for that in the best way he can. So I'm torn. AGAIN.
And Tim - oh let's just be honest, I'm real bitter about the total lack of Jason. I know he's off finding himself or whatever but I would still like to bear witness to his plight. I really hope this isn't a sign of things to come - phasing him out would, I think, be a huge mistake. He lifts up everyone around him, dammit!
What did we think? Will Buddy's first mistake as a guardian be:
a) microwaving a football
b) accidentally setting the kid's room on fire
c) allowing the hog from last week to join them as the family pet. Just imagine Buddy singing the Spiderpig song. Comedy gold!
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Comments (4)
Mama Smash is pissed! Even I was ducking for cover!
I am loving the Santiago/Buddy storyline. I can't wait to see where this goes.
And as far as the Julie and the teacher - I've seen some outrage on the web about it, but I don't think it'll go anywhere. It seems as though the writers are flirting with it to get people talking.
In the end though, I can see Tami talking to the teacher...pointing out how it's inappropriate for him to befriend his students. It's probably his first teaching job, so he doesn't see some of the more subtle boundaries, if you will.
That's my thought anyway.
Oh, and I have to be honest...I wasn't missing Jason this week.
1 of 4 | Posted by ThisShowRocks! | Posted on November 28, 2007 7:45 AM
Another fine recap - despite your turkey emergencies!
I found most of the plots at least interesting. I hope ThisShowRocks is right about Julie's teacher.
I like Jason, but can see how it becomes complicated to involve him.
I really like Carlotta's character, but I can see bad things happening for her once the inevitable happens.
Whatever happened to Matt's dad? He must have the longest deployment to Iraq ever.
2 of 4 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on November 28, 2007 9:50 AM
Thanks for the excellent recap, SP! Buddy Garrity with his George Washington hair and the screencap of him and Coach will have me laughing for a long time to come.
I hope the storyline with Julie and Noah doesn't really go anywhere. We already have enough "adults having sex with underage kids" on this show between Tim and the MILF and Matt and Carlotta. Though I would be amused to see what Coach and Tami would do to him.
I love Santiago. When he said that was his first real bed, my heart swelled like the Grinch's. I look forward to a lot of comic relief (plus occasional real bonding) with him and Buddy Garrity.
I'm siding with Smash over Mama Williams, as much as I adore Mama Williams. Smash can always go back to college if/when his football career ends. If he's really not interested in academics (and he doesn't seem to be), he won't get much out of college, anyway.
Sorry, SP, I didn't miss Jason in this episode, either. I don't like what they've done with his character this season.
3 of 4 | Posted by domino | Posted on November 28, 2007 4:44 PM
Buddy's first mistake will def involve alcohol.
I too am feeling Santiago now!
Julie and teach....disturbing but TOTALLY realistic. Except for the fact that both her parents faculty at her school...I would think she would want to distance herself from school...
Yay for Smash storyline!Interesting too..
Awww, Jason Street wasn't in the fridge...but there's always next week!
4 of 4 | Posted by Sweetleaf911 | Posted on December 1, 2007 10:15 PM