"Work Out" Recaps: Episode 3.7 "Mom vs. Mom"

Guess who's coming to dinner — It's been days and days since Peeler ambushed Jackie and tried to win his job back. Unfortunately, his pitch consisted of the ambitious but rarely successful two-pronged approach of groveling and bitch-slapping. Jackie kept her cool, stood back, and watched Brian implode in spectacular fashion all over the sidewalk.

It takes a certain kind of jackassery to outdo Jackie Warner in the drama department. Kudos to you, Brian Peeler, wherever you are.

Back at Sky Sport & Spa, life goes on. Today, Jackie and Briana are hanging out in Jackie's office talking about how nervous they are. Jackie says her mind isn't the finely honed instrument it usually is; it must be nerves. Briana admits sheepishly she's nervous, too, but also excited.

What's up? Is Jodie Foster in the lobby, seeking a new, ripped body to go with her new life?

If only. A platinum blonde comes bouncing into Jackie's office, chomping on a big ol' wad of gum. It's Jesse's sister, Bethany, for no reason whatsoever. Jackie says hey, Bethany says hey. Jackie and Jesse share a laugh over a family resemblance only they can see.

But that's not the big news. The big, bad news of the day is that Jackie's right-wing, anti-gay, fundamentalist mom is coming to town. Oh goodie.

Jackie: Listen to this little slice of hell I've created for myself. Per usual, I've not had the guts to tell her … I told her about Bri, but so briefly …
Jesse: Oh God.
Jackie: … And I'm like, [quickly] "I have a girlfriend and she's living with me." And so, I completely passed over it like that.

But wait, there's more!

Jackie: So, she knows Bri is living with me, but she doesn't know that Bri's family is coming to town and staying at my house …
Briana: … tonight, as well.
Jesse: You're all going to be in one house?

Work Out producers are truly grasping at straws-slash-inspired this season.

Smug with the knowledge that his family is drama-free, Jesse takes his sister outside on the deck and works her out until they decide that shopping for purses for both of them would be way more fun.