“Misadventures in Babysitting”
A surprise trip to the Mermaid Inn for the parents leaves them without a babysitter. Turns out, they’d rather hire just about anyone to watch their kid besides Jenna. Can’t say I blame them. They eventually cave and give Jenna directions, the most important of which is Morgan’s bedtime. If she’s not asleep by 7:30, the dreaded second wind will kick in and she’ll never go to sleep.
Jenna’s eye is off the prize when Matty arrives to do a German project with Lacey, shocker. Despite their current tumult, Matty stays to help her. They get into an argument and Matty almost leaves, but hearing Jenna’s fairy tale spurs him to stay. He tucks in the sleeping sisters and ends up crashing at their house. When the parents return home, they apologize for underestimating their daughter. Jenna ends up being ashamed not that she needed Matty’s help, but that she wanted it.
Patrick wants Tamara to meet all of his female friends, who are basically like sisters to him. Tamara is worried because, “Girls can be a little judge-y and critical.” Oh right, men don’t criticize women at all. Is this show over yet? The anti-feminism is getting to me. Sadie provides backup for Tamara in this situation, advising her to stop caring so much.
Sadie had assumed that Sergio wouldn’t have a good time with the rich kids, but Sergio gets along with all of them well since they know him from his food truck. Tamara has a fine time, though the girls don’t understand working for a living. I think we’re looking at some foreshadowing for Tamara’s impending financial crisis. As in, she owes the girls $1500 for a facial. Yikes.
Lissa’s mom Leslie is dating Carl, the head of the largest hygienic paper products company. Lissa attends dinner with the happyish couple, along with Carl’s boring son. When Lissa isn’t thrilled with the couple’s announced engagement, Leslie pulls her aside to tell her that if she’s going to grow up to be a Palos Hills mom, she’s going to need a Carl. With Jake’s help, Lissa gets out of seeing Carl’s son and declares that she doesn’t want to be a Palos Hills mom. Jake admits to sleeping with Ophelia and that she called him a townie, causing Lissa to get protective.
The Jenna/Matty relationship has, once again, sprung back into place. Unfortunately, the storyline of the episode wasn’t enough to carry us through rehashing the same stuff. Lissa’s storyline was also rather dull, but at least it resulted in a bit of character development.
Episode Rating: 4/10.
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