I'm going to be honest, the only thing I took away from Cougar Town Season 6 Episode 5 was that Jules got a snazzy new haircut.
And NO ONE said anything.
Knowing my fair share of mothers, I can confirm that Jules' "mom goggles" are in fact a real thing that every mother suffers from. You might think your kid is the cutest, smartest, most talented toddler in the sandbox, but it's only because they're yours. The rest of us don't share your particularly strong bias. Likewise, Jules struggled with the realization that Travis' attempts to turn a beat up old van into a Scooby Doo Taxi Cab was maybe not the best laid plan. She just couldn't help but support her son, even if his idea was sure to fail.
But in true cul-de-sac crew fashion, wine was the solution to their every problem. Instead of a taxi service, Travis gets the bright idea to open up a mobile wine bar. In this neighborhood, I expect him to turn quite a profit.
I like that the show seems to be wrapping up everyone's lives a little bit as we get closer and closer to the end of the series. Travis and Laurie are together, and now they've got a stable source of income in this new business venture. The two people you were sure would end up tragic at life in general are setting themselves and their family up pretty nicely.
Grayson's subplot was short, sweet, and bizarre. Always a good sign in a Cougar Town episode. I don't know if I'll ever get the slightly disturbing image of tiny children performing "Everybody Dance Now" with Grayson out of my head.
Andy and Ellie stole the show when it comes right down to it. After seeing Andy in a funk over his less than cheerful personal life, Ellie concocts a plan to get him back in the swing of things.
I've never seen him this bad. I almost... what's that word? Care.
For all the times that Ellie teases and disregards her husband, we know that she truly does love him, and it's episodes like these that make it obvious. Why else would she go through the trouble of creating a fake arch nemesis for Andy to defeat, complete with secret mission background music?
If you weren't totally impressed with the key swipe, then I'll bet that Fight Club reference at the end got you.
Were you touched by Ellie's devotion to Andy? Do you think Travis' Winebulance will take off? Let us know in comments below!
And if you in the mood to be traumatized by Grayson's first grade concert, watch Cougar Town online with TV Fanatic.
Lance: We need help, we need it now. Look, I know you said the Arrow is gone, are you sure about that? ~
Felicity: Yes, I am. But I think I know where to find the Canary.
Roscoe: Shut the fuck up Dad! ~
Marty: Hey. ~
Rocoe: Stop trying to do damage control. The damage is done. Congratulations. Okay. Your narcissim wins again. ~
Marty: Okay. Okay.
Roscoe: It's bigger than all of us. ~
Marty: Listen, I was trying to find the right way to tell you. I didn't want it just blurted out. ~
Roscoe: You don't get to control how the world happens for me anymore.
Harrison: Do you know why I hired you, Cisco? ~
Cisco: You said you saw something in me, I know. ~
Harrison: What I saw was humanity. You and Hartley, Cisco, you're both brilliant. You both have mental [snaps fingers] sparks, but his brilliance subtracted from the experience of working here, whereas your brilliance, your heart, warmth, your humor; it just adds to it. There's no chosen one, Cisco. There's no second or third favorite. There never was. There's just us.
Angie:These rolls keep for three days. Four if it's cold and you put them out on the windowsill. ~
Peggy: Oh glad to hear it. I don't often steal food. ~
Angie: Are you kidding? Carol once fit a whole chicken down her sweater.
Hotch: So, about ten years ago, we're sitting on the runway in Denver. And we're waiting for the wings to be de-iced. And, everybody's stressed out and suddenly Gideon collapses in this fit of uncontrollable laughter. You know, the crazy kind where he ends up in tears. ~
Rossi: I know the one. ~
Hotch: And he says that it reminds him of a case that you two worked in a blizzard in upstate New York and there were no cars so you had to take sleds. ~
Rossi: Lockport. The only time it isn't snowing is on the fourth of July. ~
Hotch: He says that there was a dare... ~
Rossi: A double-dare. To take a sled down Rattlesnake HIll. There was this local kid, must have been twelve. He dares us to go down this incline that was legendary. Well, you know Gideon: he's not about to turn down a challenge. ~
Hotch: Especially from a twelve year-old. ~
Rossi: Of course! He takes this kid's sled and goes flying down this hill. I mean it was like lightening. He jumps off right before it smacks into a headstone. ~
Hotch: He said that was you. ~
Rossi: No. ~
Hotch: [laughs] Yeah well he never let the truth get in the way of a good story.
Sherlock: My name is Sherlock and I have allowed empathetic thoughts to clutter my mind and reduce my perception. ~
Watson: So you called in the bees to crowd out caring. ~
Sherlock: To no avail.
Meredith: When shock wears off, when the body can accept that a trauma has happened, when it can let down its defenses, it's a scary moment. It's vulnerable. The shock response had protected us, and it just might have saved us.
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