The Middle: Land of the Lost

When Sue (Eden Sher) falls for a guy, she falls hard, sometimes literally.
You remember that guy with the washboard abs with whom she had an amazing prom with. Well, he's back. His name is Logan (David Hull) and she is super nervous. To make matters worse, Brick (Atticus Shaffer) is visiting. Sue was totally looking forward to this weekend and Brick almost had a panic attack when she told him that the library at East Indiana State had 52,000 books and even had a special elevator just for books. It is called a dumb waiter people and Brick should know that given his extreme love of libraries.
And then, she sees Logan, on a road trip from Purdue and all those great plans with Brick get tossed out the window. Fortunately, Logan makes the first move. He was upset that he hadn't heard from her all summer. This was after Sue was upset that he never texted her back. Turns out, she was off by a number. It would have been wise, too easy, but wise for Logan to have just given Sue his actual correct number. They make plans to meet later and grab dinner later. He walks away to hang with his friends and she promptly falls over.
However, when she goes to meet Brick and he doesn't show, things get ugly real fast. I should have seen it coming about Brick getting lost. After all, last week he got lost walking home from the library in an area he should have been familiar with. Now in an area he has never been before, of course he is bound to get lost.
This almost ruins Sue's plans but she dashes back to the gazebo just in time. Before getting lost in Logan's eyes, he agrees to help her find Brick. She finds Brick who wandered around campus all day, never even going into the library because he didn't have a proper student ID. Though Sue is grateful she found Brick, she managed to lose Logan now, and she doesn't find him again. Sadness.
In the meantime, back at home, Mike (Neil Flynn) is being even more glum than his normal lackluster self. He assures his wife, Frankie (Patricia Heaton), that this will pass but she's unsure especially after he isn't even watching the Colts game, during a good season for them. She calls in reinforcements, in the form of Reverend Tim Tom (Paul Hipp). He tries to worm the real issue out of Mike, even strumming away on a ukulele but Mike doesn't budge. It isn't until Reverend Tim Tom leaves that Mike finally spills his guts. When he turned fifty, it didn't bother him, but now that Frankie is turning fifty. He can't believe that he is married to an old woman. He can't believe that he is closer to death. He was used to going to the next step but now he is a little worried about the next step. He doesn't like the empty house, as two of the kids are gone. That doesn't last long.
Axl (Charlie McDermott), Hutch (Alphonso McAuley) and Kenny (Tommy Bechtold) arrive at the Heck house. They were evicted. Yeah, they tried to be grown ups and get their crappy house and file a complaint with the city. Turns out their landlords weren't supposed to sublet their house and now it is deemed unfit to live in so  they will be staying at the Hecks for a little while. I guess Axl's family lives closest to campus. Well, that makes sense as Hutch is from Chicago.
Frankie is glad that life is a pretty good distraction from death, as Brick is furious about not seeing a single book and Sue is livid about ruining another chance with Logan and Axl is pissed about the house. You have known that something was up when you put your rent underneath a rock.
This was a great episode though there was the minor problem of how Logan got into the library. Probably because he was with Sue. Still, stuff like that bothers me. Despite this minor problem, it was a great episode with some fantastic dialogue. This show continues to be an underrated gem. Grade: A-
Side Notes:
-Frankie is starting to spend money like crazy now that the diapers are doing pretty well. She bought name brand peas and supersized the fries.
-Hutch thought writing a letter to the landlords on his dad's dermatologist stationary would have been a good move. But Axl wanted immediate action.
-They have hammocks now so they don't need to touch the ant infested floor.
-In the house, they also have a dripping faucet that doesn't even drip in a steady pattern, upsetting Hutch's REM cycle.
-Brick is able to visit Sue because Cindy has volleyball try-outs that weekend. He also borrowed one of Sue's books on being a girl so he could do some research.
-Reverend Tim Tom attended a Lord's Luau for Leprosy.
-He had many great lyrics in his song to perk up Mike as Jesus never got to have a mid-life crisis.
-When Sue describes Logan's looks, Brick, despite having never seen him before, is able to confirm his presence.
-She really does get lost in his eyes, instantly forgetting that he agreed to help her fin Brick.
-Of course, the romantic in me wants things to work out between Logan and Sue, but I wonder how that will happen.