Life Unexpected: With Friends Like These...
We have to admit that we thought this episode wasn't quite as strong as the pilot, but we're still getting introduced to the people in Lux's life and so far we're still enjoying the ride. More after the jump.
Lux has a boyfriend! And he's hot. Even if he is named Bug. We met him because we found out the plan for being emancipated from foster care was really about Lux moving into a rundown apartment with her best friend Tosh and their two high-school drop-out boyfriends. It's nice to know she's a genuine teenager.
Her friends convince her to run away, and while they're picking up her stuff at the house the kids overhear Cate on her radio show disavowing ever being pregnant in high school - not knowing she was put up to it by her boss(es) worried about public perception of her on-air character.
Bosses suck. And by the end of the episode Cate realizes that and goes back on what she said, publicly embracing Lux as much as she does privately. Yay for having some courage, Cate! It's a fundamental part of being a grown-up.
Baze's growing-up moment involved the quest to get approved by the state to be foster parents. (Yeah, we're confused by their portrayal of family law too. We're willing to overlook it as they're setting up some fun characters in a funny situation.) An inspector came over to his place to see if it was a suitable environment for a child. Let's just say he didn't look like a good candidate for a foster home.
Nevertheless, by the end of the episode he was approved as a part-time caregiver and Lux has her very own room at Cate's. Sadly, her best friend Tosh is going off to a less-than-desirable living arrangement at a group home. We liked her. We hope we'll see her again, but we don't have high hopes. Fortunately, the promo for next week suggested we'll see Bug again. Yummy.
Lines we loved:
Ryan: How was school? .........School-ey?
Lux: Where were you this morning? Sanjeev and I are developing quite a rapport.
Math: It's freakin' pathetic that at 32 you'd make her do it alone all over again. Look around, Baze. No one's laughing but you.
Cate: I'm not a soccer mom and he doesn't even know how to spell PTA.
Baze: I don't even know what it is.