Okay, world, Sue Heck (Eden Sher) is single and ready to mingle. She's on the prowl. this can only be bad news. She feels that the thought of having Logan as her imaginary boyfriend was really holding her back, so now, she's putting herself out there. However, Sue doesn't make a great first impression, in fact, she even chokes while talking to one guy and he literally has to himelick to get the stuck pretzel out of her mouth. She is so desperate that she takes flirting advice from Frankie (Patricia Heaton) which is just the most awkward thing ever and Sue can't truly follow the advice, forgetting how to walk properly. She does go to another party but it still doesn't go well as she tries to act mysterious and the guy isn't biting. He says that he will say what he's thinking, going to stand over there. She decides to leave the party and insists that Lexie (Daniela Bobadilla) stay as she is actually getting along well with a guy. Grateful to leave the party, Sue takes the campus safe ride home and finally lets go of the useless flirting and has a Sue-normal conversation with the driver. I knew that they were going to hit it off, but I don't really see him as a love interest for her, but who knows. He (Keaton Savage) isn't even named and I don't even know if I have the right actor because the credits name him while a name is never mentioned for him. But at least Sue was normal and that was pleasant to see.
Brick (Atticus Shaffer) just came home from a Bar Mitzvah and now wonders when he will become a man. Mike (Neil Flynn) declares that it was probably when he was sixteen and his mother died; he grew up fast. In addition for Brick to do some chores, Mike also says that in some cases, a boy becomes a man when he can take out the trash and put the box back on the trash can by himself. Unfortunately for Brick, that doesn't happen so Brick heads off to the quarry. The guys have interesting things to say and then, giving into peer pressure, Mike takes Brick in the truck and even lets him pull the lever to release the rocks but Brick pulls the lever far too soon, dumping the rocks right in front of the office) trailer. Mike is pretty pissed but later does lighten up, blaming himself. He should have stuck to his guns and never let Brick ride with him in the first place. Brick also apologizes as he should have asked when to pull the lever. He believes that this was very adult of him. Mike even gives him a plaid shirt and teaches him how to flip burgers on the grill which he can actually do. It's a miracle and Brick is a step closer to becoming a man.
Axl (Charlie McDermott) is finally out of his parent's house. He and Hutch (Alphonso McAuley) go in together on a mobile home and are gleeful with delight at the possibilities it has. They drive around campus, leeching off other's free wifi and then Kenny (Tommy Bechtold) finds them. Despite not telling him, Kenny has found them anyway and they aren't thrilled but since they have to drive around so much as they don't have license to park anywhere, they manage to lose Kenny. They are worried and brainstorm ways to find him, but they don't have his contact information, don't know his last name and haven't a clue of what his major even is.
After putting signs around to find him, they realize that they can just find him online. Returning to the Heck house to, once again, take advantage of free wifi, they find Kenny. He's been staying at the Hecks and Frankie was actually pleased to have him, which is surprising but whatever. All is right in the world.
Though this episode was a little jumpy, it was nice finally seeing Mike and Brick having some man time together. Axl's plot line was pretty good, I just thought Sue's was stupid and she is just so clueless sometimes it hurts. Sure, I love her as a character and adore her optimism, but sometimes, she's just too weird, it's ridiculous. But at least she tries, at least she tries, in vain, to put herself out there.
But there are some funny gags and great lines in the episode and the actors have truly perfected their roles after seven seasons. Grade: B+
Side Notes:
-Hutch's real name is Charles Hutchinson, who knew?
-I had no idea that Brick would know someone well enough to be invited to a Bar Mitzvah.
-He loves the 'hat' so much that he wants to wear it to church.
-Brick also wants all of his future books to be in the form of a scroll, hopefully not with the funny font.
-Lexie would join the church where Logan is a priest.
-Sue forgets how to walk, that's just awful.
-She also takes it as a sign that the driver is interested in pursuing her but it is really part of his job, making sure that all of his passengers get into their dorm safely.
-Sue always loves a good Meghan Trainor sing-along.
-Frankie has plenty of moves, but she's not wasting them on Mike. That is probably wise.
-Brick does try to put the trash bag back in the trash can, but he fumbles with it and even gets it on his head, a great backroom gag.
-And when he does put the bag back in can it is ripped and he taped it back up with duck tape. Mike isn't pleased.
-Kenny does want to know where Frankie gets her yummy chicken salad. For the record, she gets it at the Frugal Hoosier in the Eat Today section but be sure to do the sniff test first.
-Also, Kenny has some family issues and is grateful for the support he gets from his friends.
-The password to Grandma's Wifi is password.
-Though I love this show, I do wonder where in the world Doris is?
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