Happy Wednesday! After watching Fox’s The Mick season 2 episode 10 last night, I am left with the urge to start Beverly Hills, 90210 over again…even though I literally just re-watched the entire series a few months ago. Why, you might ask? Keep reading to find out! Please note spoilers are ahead if you have not gotten a chance to watch yet. In last night’s episode, “The Climb,” Sabrina is hosting a party for her socialite art-friends. Mickey seems uninterested in “social climbing” until she bumps into a fabulous celebrity mother from our favorite zip code. Meanwhile, Chip goes camping with Mr. Buckley to share some father and son precious moments and Ben takes matters into his own hands when he realizes that being cool isn’t everything. My top 5 moments from The Mick season 2 episode 10 are:
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“Being cool is very important.”
Ben has a new friend named Totsi who is very interested in new-age meditation and abhors instant coffee. Mickey is ready to tell Ben’s new friend to take a hike, but Ben pleads with her to be nice and to do what he asks because he thinks he is cool. Mickey tries to explain that being cool isn’t everything, but can’t come up with a compelling argument to support this and agrees that “being cool is VERY important.”
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“Social Climbing” via the salon.
In the beginning of the episode, Sabrina explains that she is throwing a “salon” for her art-friends and that it will be very classy and exclusive. Mickey initially wants nothing to do with this and mistakes a salon for a hair-salon. She quickly recovers from this naïve error, ripping on Sabrina for “social climbing.” Mickey claims that she is above this and is content with who she is, but an unexpected new friend will quickly change her tune.
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Chip bonds with his father.
After it is revealed that Chip has a different father from his siblings, he tracks down his biological father, Mr. Buckley, desperately looking for a sense of belonging. In a previous episode, this goes horribly wrong when Chip takes out his sister on a date trying to keep up his cover story as an intern at Mr. Buckley’s job. Mr. Buckley is willing to give him a second chance; however, as he takes Chip camping. Chip tries to convince his dad that he is up to the challenge, but it is clear that Chip has never had to do anything on his own, let alone camping in the wilderness. Just as they begin to set up the camp, Chip knocks over a stack of boats and Mr. Buckley’s leg is severely injured as a result. Chip panics when he realizes that he has no cell-phone reception, shrieking in defeat. Mr. Buckley attempts to talk him through sterilizing the wound, when Chip vomits all over it in response. Just when things can’t get any worse, Mr. Buckley instructs him to pull his leg so he can snap it back into place and Chip pushes instead, making the injury even worse. At the end of the episode, Chip is in the hospital with Mr. Buckley and his “dad” reveals that he had a DNA test completed and that he is not Chip’s real father. Chip is disappointed to discover this and opens up a criminal file to reveal his real dad. If he does track down his real dad, perhaps camping should be off the table as a form of bonding.
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Ben plays “Cowboys and Indians” with Totsi.
After Ben comes to the realization that he no longer wants to play with Totsi or listen to his new-age babble, he slaps him across the face, hoping to get the message across. Mickey scolds him and explains that there is no hitting in their house…opting to then tie him up as an alternative. Ben takes this to an extreme, however; when he begins to shave off Totsi’s dreads, leaving even Mickey speechless about how to explain this to his celebrity mom. While it’s important that Ben embraces who he is and learns that he doesn’t need to compromise to be cool, perhaps some ground rules need to be set.
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Jennie Garth!
When Mickey has had enough of Totsi’s nonsense, she brings him home and the door opens to reveal his celebrity mom…Jennie freakin Garth! My reaction mirrored that of Mickey’s and Alba’s who were thrilled to meet Jennie Garth, aka Kelly Taylor. Sabrina, however; reveals the generation gap, claiming to not know who she is. Alba is horrified by this and chimes in with “what a Brenda!” Mickey and Alba begin social climbing as well, but it doesn’t really turn out the way they hope. Alba’s goal is to get Jennie to sign her 90210 lunch box and thermos, while Mickey is looking to get the ultimate invitation to Mario Lopez’s birthday party. After all, “he has access to all of Hollywood.” Things don’t go as planned, however; when Jennie reveals to have the same new-age philosophy as her son, Totsi, boring Mickey. Jennie also has trouble remembering who Mickey is, explaining that she meets so many people. She comes up with interesting ways to remember everyone’s name. Mickey is not so thrilled with hers: rhyming Mick with Sick and then yelling cancer to recall her new friend. Mickey is still focused on the goal of getting the invitation to Mario Lopez’s party so she puts her feelings aside, however; there is no coming back from Jennie walking in on Totsi being tied to a chair, missing most of his hair. It’s safe to say that Mickey will not be joining Mario Lopez for his birthday.
I hope you enjoyed the list and feel free to post your own thoughts and comments on The Mick below. Happy viewing!
Best,
Amy Koto, TV Fanatic Girl