Well... I'm not sure about you guys but the title "Setting Things Straight" led me to believe that Amy would finally come clean to George about not eloping. But, alas, The Secret Life of the American Teenager decided to drag out another secret.
That said, George did have an opening to confront his daughter when they were at dinner together. Amy wanted to talk to him and they were really bonding. Maybe he wanted her to tell him only if she was ready?
After meeting the very beautiful Clementine, who has a history with Ricky, Amy was feeling insecure about herself. Ricky has been with a lot of girls and she's only been with him. Suddenly this pretty girl reappears and it makes her nervous. It's a fairly natural response. I just wish Amy would stop coming up with a different excuse every week for why she wanted to elope. At this point she has like 10 different reasons. Pick one and stick to it!
Maybe it's because the girls are growing up, but I finally felt like their conversations were more relatable. For all the times they use the word "sex" they never really talk about it, except to mention that so and so is pregnant. Yes, girls really do talk about sex probably just as much as guys do. They compare how people are in bed and talk about whether or not it's good, what they liked and what they didn't.
At first I was surprised that Amy was so against having that conversation, especially since she has done her fair share of gossiping. Hello, have you met her best friends Madison and Lauren? I love that she is hanging out with Adrian and Grace, it's so much more fun! Then I realized that Amy was really just uncomfortable because she was nervous what Ricky could be saying about her performance between the sheets.
Grace's thinks she's the cat's meow because she's hit it with three different dudes. Glad Kathleen told her that it didn't make her superior to Amy in any way. No one should ever feel like the quantity is more important than the quality.
Ben's nervous breakdown is seeming more and more to me like standard teenage angst. He had a lot of freedom, got into a lot of trouble and went through a lot by the age of 18. He's confused, broken and frustrated. Leo is usually a good dad, but Lucy Camden (whose name I've forgotten on this show) helped him see that sometime it's not about parenting to one extreme or the other, it's just about supporting and communicating.
Okay, I've had enough of sounding like an after school special for one evening. What'd you all think? Don't forget to check out this week's The Secret Life of the American Teenager quotes and hit the comments! Read more tv spoilers at: http://www.tvfanatic.com
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