S01E020 Maybe Baby

Sorry for delay!! I was on vacation and should have brought my laptop with me!! Anne heads to another interview—this time with David (but since he was in SATC, his name is now SKIPPER), the architect from the hot dog stand who clearly wants to date her. George, threatened by the horrifying concept of his ex-wife moving on, launches a campaign of pure misinformation, telling Anne that David is *gay*, *hard of hearing*, and somehow injured during a figure skating accident. Because Anne apparently left all critical thinking the store where she bought that fab airline attendant outfit, she walks into the interview screaming about her personal life and aggressively proving what an ally she is to the gay community. David: 👁️👄👁️ (me too, diva) Shockingly, despite what can only be described as a professional hostage situation, David still thinks Anne has good ideas. Standards are low in this town. Meanwhile, Leo (aka the Sausage King) decides Ben desperately needs a personality transplant via manual labor and ships him off to work at the butcher shop. Ben protests because rich-boy suffering is hard. But wait! Leo also offers Ricky a job, and Ricky immediately sees this for what it is: an opportunity to finally stop being emotionally manipulative and become **financially manipulative**. Now that Ricky has money and a steady job, Ben’s favorite argument—“I can provide for Amy better than you”—suddenly collapses faster than Amy’s original adoption plan. At school, Amy is having one of her patented sad hallway walks because George forgot to pick her up. (He was too busy secretly shopping for a post-divorce bachelor house.) Lauren and Madison offer a ride if she agrees to mall time, Adrian and Grace offer emotional support, but Amy chooses the classic teen pregnancy coping strategy: wandering around alone looking tragic. Eventually she ends up in a baby store, where a sweet employee gifts her tiny overalls, triggering a full existential crisis because she’s supposedly still giving the baby up. This show really said: *What if hormones but devastating?* Back at the butcher shop: - Ricky? Good guy™ eyes in overdrive - Ben? Being absolutely humbled by Bunny (MIMI from the Drew Cary Show), the terrifying manager who sees through rich-boy nonsense immediately. For the first time ever, Ben realizes Ricky may actually have a competitive edge and unfortunately, that edge is **work ethic**. Meanwhile, Jack confronts little criminal mastermind Duncan about the fake mugging and stolen truck situation. Duncan’s tiny-man intimidation tactics continue, but Jack somehow still insists on mentoring him while dating his sister. Choices! At home, Amy catches George and Ashley watching her emotional video for the baby while Ashley mocks it like a Gen Z reaction channel. Amy understandably loses it, because maybe don’t roast your pregnant sister’s goodbye tape?? Over in Adult Romance Land™, Anne gives David another shot after realizing George completely lied about literally everything. David confirms: - Not gay ❌ - Not deaf ❌ - Very interested in Anne ✅ He kisses her mid-interview (HR violation king), offers her a job, *and* asks her to dinner. Anne Juergens hive: **we are so back.** But the emotional centerpiece of the episode is Amy finally starting to believe she might actually keep the baby. And suddenly—miracle of miracles—everyone becomes useful: - Grace & Jack secure daycare through the church - Ricky & Ben both get jobs to support the baby - Adrian offers her condo for the baby shower (*growth?*) - Her friends rally around her like an ABC Family finale montage Even Anne eventually comes around, and for the first time in forever, Amy starts to imagine a future where she keeps the baby.