South
of Nowhere: Recaps:
Season 2, Episode 10
"Love, Child and Videotape" (page 2)
by Karman Kregloe
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Across Campus — Spencer and Glen are heading out from school. She's on her way home, while Glen is off to a Narcotics Anonymous meeting. Sweet sis that she is, she tells him how proud she is of him for getting into recovery for his habit. Then a gaggle of cheerleaders walks by them — sans Madison. Glen mentions how weird it is to not have the deposed cheerbitch around, but Spencer is basking in the Madison-less-ness of it all.
So where is she? Did she get suspended for stripping out of her uniform on campus? Did she take some celebrity-style time off for “exhaustion” after getting busted for credit card fraud? Did she drop out to become a Laker Girl?
Inquiring minds …
On the Quad — Kyla and Aiden are trying not to flirt or process their weird relationship with each other. She tells him that she's really busy with play practice and homework, and he counters that he is really busy with … training in the off-season. He's pretty transparent, and just when it seems like he might relent and ask Kyla if they can get back together again, Ash plops down between them and begins spouting off about how they need to hootchy it up for the MTV thing so that 16-year-old Kyla can essentially pick up some adult male in the music industry. Ewww.
Aiden acts all wounded at the mention of Ash pimping Kyla out, and it's clearly only a matter of time until he gets over himself and tries to get her back.
Hanging Out With the Couple I'd Like to See Get Together — Sean is bonding with Chelsea, and he is so much more worthy of her sweet/cute/smartness than boring old Clay. Why didn't these two ever hook up?
Clay has brought Chelsea some literature on their little problem. I think one of the books is entitled, It Will All Be OK if You Just Don't Get an Abortion. She glumly looks them over and then slouches back onto the bench. The two of them sitting there together are the very picture of misery.
And that's just the kind of special personal hell that you would be selfish not share with a tiny human being, right?
Where Everybody Knows Your Name — Glen introduces himself at his NA meeting and shares the story of how he got hooked on pain medication. At the break, a slinky, sexy girl (Monica) ambles over to Glen and says, “You're a virgin, aren't you?” Of course, we all know that she's talking about being an NA virgin, but Glen immediately goes on the defensive. Which makes it seem like he really is a virgin.
She tells him that she's looking forward to getting to know him better, but only if he can handle her “deep dark secrets.” Glen says, “Deep dark secrets are my new drug,” which is an uncharacteristically clever and smooth line for Glen.
Is he high again?
Monica gives him her number, and he is stoked because he has forgotten that everyone exchanges numbers at NA meetings because that's kind of the whole point.
She is probably way too much woman for him (although Ashley could probably handle her).
Chelsea's Studio — Chelsea has decided to get an abortion, and Clay is against it. In fact, he is completely freaking out. He tells her that he can't go with her to the clinic. Which is something Sean would never do.
Ashley's Pretend Community Center — In a brave display of her sensitivity to her brother's plight, Spencer has engaged Kyla in a little game of make-believe Narcotics Anonymous.
Spencer: My name is Spencer, and I am an Aiden addict. OK, so we like went on two dates, and on the first one I hurled, and on the second one I cried because I realized that I was more into his ex.
Kyla: I'm Kyla. And I'm an Aiden addict, too.
Spencer: Hi, Kyla.
Kyla: I crushed on Aiden until I found out that he got my sister pregnant and didn't tell me. We dated anyway, until he dumped me because he thought I was a two-faced whore.
OK, that was funny. But can't you girls think of something to do that doesn't revolve around some silly boy? I mean if you're going to go to all the trouble to role-play with each other …
Spencer: OK, you win!
Kyla: No, Ashley does. But it's weird. With their history, it's strange that they're still best friends.
Spencer: Wait, you think that they're best friends?
Kyla: I don't know. The sideways glances, the inside jokes, the finishing each other's sentences …
If you look at it that way, I'd say Aiden is Ashley's girlfriend, and Spencer is her “best friend.”
The BFF's in question walk into the room and interrupt Kyla's analysis. Ash takes one look at what Kyla is wearing to the MTV shindig and decides that she needs to change clothes. She whips off her top (scantily clad again) in front of all of them (including Aiden) and marches off to her closet in search of a new outfit.
