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Lindsay: ♪ Oh, oh-ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Pray God you can cope I stand outside ♪ ♪ This woman's work This woman's world ♪ ♪ Ooh, it's hard on the man Now his part is over ♪ ♪ Now starts the craft Of the father ♪ ♪ I know you have a little life in you yet ♪ ♪ I know you have a lot Of strength left ♪ ♪ I know you have a little life in you yet ♪ ♪ I know you have a lot Of strength left ♪ ♪ I should be crying But I just can't let it show ♪ ♪ I should be hoping But I can't stop thinking ♪ ♪ Of all the things I should have said ♪ ♪ That I never said All the things ♪ ♪ I should have done That we never did ♪ ♪ All the things I should have given ♪ ♪ But I didn't... ♪
Becca: We're gonna have a baby. Becca: And all she wanted, ever since she was pretending to breast-feed her Baby All Gone, was to have her own baby. Becca: Oh, come on, Jimmy. Becca: Oh, did that idiot invite her, too? Do we know each other? Edgar: Go to sleep, Vernon. Edgar: He's an actor I met a while back. Edgar: I will do some light housework. Edgar: Oh, hey, Jimmy. Gretchen! Gretchen! Gretchen. Gretchen: By kissing Jimmy? Gretchen: Jimmy was gonna propose to me. He cleans toilets at my gym. His name is Brandon Pointycorners. I cannot now move in with you. I have to find Gretchen. I know that I have issues, but it is not up to you to fix them. I mean, the punk rock choice, Jimmy, is yes. I turned her down. I want a divorce. I want to be your couch bud. I was going to ask you at the party. In the future. It is a giant mystery, fueled mostly by my desire to make up for my wretched family and the fact that she gives spectacular blow jobs. Jimmy: Dorm or apartment? Jimmy: Has anyone seen Gretchen? Jimmy: Listen, maybe... Could you move back in? Jimmy: My animal instinct is to run into traffic. Jimmy: Th-The ring was for Becca. Lindsay: Come on. Lindsay: Gretchen! Lindsay: So what are you saying? Lindsay: Well, at least you tried with Jimmy. Lindsay: You tried to sleep with him? Move in with me. This is about me and Paul and-and our...
Paul: Stop it! Tommy: Anyway, like I could really be friends with someone who lives in their car. Tommy: Keep watching, dude. Vernon.
Plan: A: Lindsay; Q: Who accuses Becca of cheating on her? A: rock bottom; Q: What have Jimmy and Lindsay each hit in their own particular way? A: Gretchen; Q: Who moves in with Jimmy? A: her life; Q: What is Gretchen cleaning up? A: jogging; Q: What is Gretchen doing to clean up her life? A: Edgar; Q: Who rescued Jimmy from Vernon? A: a menial job; Q: What is Edgar doing at the gym? A: a local gym; Q: Where does Edgar work? A: Becca; Q: Who is pregnant? A: a party; Q: Where did Becca and Vernon invite everyone to announce Becca's pregnancy? A: their issues; Q: What do Jimmy, Gretchen, Edgar and Lindsay attempt to resolve with each other? A: an actor; Q: What is the profession of the new English friend that Edgar introduces to Jimmy? A: the "punk rock" choice; Q: What do Gretchen and Lindsay decide marriage and relationships might be for them? A: the ring; Q: What does Jimmy give to Becca? A: a baby; Q: What does Lindsay announce she will have? A: Paul; Q: Who tells Lindsay he wants a divorce? A: The resulting argument; Q: What ends with Vernon attacking Jimmy? A: drunken Vernon; Q: Who attacked Jimmy? A: things; Q: What do Jimmy and Edgar decide to patch up? A: the party; Q: Where did Lindsay sing karaoke? A: old Christmas lights; Q: What sets Gretchen's apartment on fire? A: the future; Q: What do Jimmy and Gretchen dread? A: the store; Q: Where is the bookstore cat returned to? Summary: Jimmy and Lindsay have each hit rock bottom in their own particular way. Gretchen is cleaning up her life and jogging. Edgar is sleeping in his car and has a menial job at a local gym. Becca and Vernon invite them all to a party, intending to announce Becca's pregnancy. Jimmy, Gretchen, Edgar and Lindsay attempt to resolve their issues with each other. Edgar, trying to show that he is "moving on", introduces Jimmy to his "new English friend", who turns out to be an actor. Gretchen and Lindsay decide that buying into marriage and relationships might be the "punk rock" choice for them. Gretchen finds Jimmy and says "yes" to his non-proposal. She runs off again when Jimmy tells her the ring was for Becca. Becca announces that she is pregnant, causing Lindsay to announce that she too will have a baby, but Paul then tells her he wants a divorce. Becca piles on, and Lindsay accuses her of cheating with Jimmy. The resulting argument ends with drunken Vernon attacking Jimmy, who is rescued by Edgar. Jimmy and Edgar patch things up and Edgar decides to move back in with Jimmy. After the party, Jimmy barges into Gretchen's apartment, determined to persuade her to move in with him. Gretchen responds "not yet", but then the mass of old Christmas lights decorating her couch sets the apartment on fire. Edgar is besotted with Lindsay after watching her sing karaoke at the party. Gretchen moves in with Jimmy, and both of them think things are working out for them, but dread the future. The bookstore cat, which Gretchen has been keeping, is returned to the store.