Well, Axl (Charlie McDermott) and Lexie (the unseen Daniela Bobadilla) are still together, which means that Axl is at Sue's (Eden Sher's) luxury apartment all the time and making himself too much at home, wearing her robe and using her lady razor, both of which are beyond disgusting. Men are gross for the record, and idiots also.
Mike (Neil Flynn) gets the pool all ready for the summer. He's so proud. He probably put more money into that pool than the rest of the house. But Sue and Brick (Atticus Shaffer) barely care. Brick has his microfiche machine and Sue is busy twiddling with her phone. Mike isn't having that. He put all that time getting the pool ready and it's gone to waste. So he tries to take down the pool but Sue and Brick beg him not to. But they don't use it. Instead, Brick skims the bottom for quarters and dampens two towels. When that doesn't cut it, he has his friends stand in it which also doesn't work. Sue doesn't want it to go because it is a reminder of childhood and she isn't ready for them to move on to a life without children. But in the end, though Mike is willing to change his mind, they end up letting the family next door with young children who will enjoy it more.
Axl arrives home just before Sue, somehow, even though he declared he was waiting for Lexie to return. He has a speed interview event but his nice jacket is slightly off-colored so Frankie (Patricia Heaton) gets him to wear Mike's, even though it is extremely large and bulky. His speed interviews don't go well. At first, he blames the suit. So he and Frankie go shopping for a new one. It is actually going well. He even breaks the news about him and Lexie being an item. They really like each other and are taking it slow. Frankie is fine with the news, not thrilled nor pissed off.
However, when she finds he doesn't use a wallet, she snaps. Yet, it was her credit card which was declined. Though she promised she would treat him, he ends up buying his own suit. He is actually pretty good with money, not using all of his meal plan (different from two seasons ago) and made all that money last season selling the grilled cheeses. So he saved up.
However, the suit wasn't the problem. He has no idea what he's getting into and is scared. Frankie tells him that after some time, she actually (miraculously) got good at her job. It just takes time. But being scared is what really makes you an adult, even more than the wallet. When you are an adult and especially a parent, you're scared all the time.
Though this episode wasn't anything special, it was touching with each character staying true to themselves. Axl and Sue and Brick are all growing up, just like in real life and I can't wait to see what happens. Grade: A-
Side Notes:
-Axl really should use a coaster.
-Brick has a sign-in clipboard for the microfiche machine. And, of course, no food or drink near it.
-Mike kicks out all the animals from the pool. He even got the good kind of chlorine, which doesn't cause rashes.
-Brick tried frolicking when he was eight and didn't care for it.
-Frankie brings Axl her nightstand cookies to comfort him after his disastrous interviews.
-The shop owner declares that East Indiana's football team is horrible but Frankie merely responds with they didn't play the right people.
-Mike doesn't understand how Brick can want something he ignores. By that logic, Brick wonders how Mike is still with Frankie.
-Putting money behind your ear is never a good idea.
-Frankie's credit card is declined the fastest the clerk has ever seen it.
No comments:
Post a Comment