S02E01 The Big One

**"What if there was... another pregnancy?"** Amy catches Anne hiding a pregnancy test like she's a teenager sneaking cigarettes, and before you know it, Anne is expecting. George immediately goes into full *Law & Order: Vasectomy Unit*, insisting the baby can't possibly be his because he had "the procedure." Poor Skippy has barely learned Anne's last name and suddenly he's being treated like the prime suspect on *Maury*. Meanwhile, Amy is discovering that newborns are less like adorable dolls and more like tiny, screaming dictators. Baby John cries constantly, Amy hasn't slept in approximately seventeen years, and Ben somehow decides **this** is the perfect time to complain that their relationship isn't progressing fast enough. Read the room, Be. In one of the season's most unexpected twists, Ricky keeps wandering into the house and... being useful? He cooks dinner, calms John down in seconds, and generally behaves like someone who accidentally wandered in from a completely different, much more responsible TV show. Ashley, meanwhile, continues to be the show's greatest detective. Leo introduces his glamorous new girlfriend, and Ashley takes one look before basically saying, "Isn't that the escort Tom hired?" Ashley could solve cold cases if anyone let her. George spends the episode proving that if information exists, he **will** share it with the worst possible person at the worst possible moment. Skippy learns Anne is pregnant thanks to George's inability to mind his own business, immediately panics, and copes by drinking enough to make every decision dramatically worse. Over on Team Teen Drama, Grace is convinced she's making a mature adult decision, Adrian is convinced she's making a terrible mistake, and Ricky somehow finds himself giving one of the episode's most emotionally honest speeches—this time ripping into Ruben for abandoning Adrian years ago. It's always jarring when Ricky briefly becomes the wisest person in the room. Ben and Ricky continue their eternal rivalry, except now it's less "Who gets Amy?" and more "Who can financially support a baby?" It's basically *The Apprentice: Teen Dad Edition.* Just when you think the episode is wrapping up with the usual mix of jealousy, awkward family dinners, and George Juergens creating fresh chaos... ...the show drops an absolute bomb. Sexy Christain Dad... Rob's favorite smug, hairy chested, BABE of the CENTURY who I would convert to any religion for ... DIES in a plane crash. This is a dark, dark day in for this podcast. Please hold Rob in your thoughts.