Tuesday, November 12, 2013

12x09/10 Closer To Free RECAP


This episode opens with Jenna playing her guitar and pretty much singing about how Jake is focusing on setting the new garden up and not her and how Clare and Alli have gone AWOL and so she’s all by her lonesome…. Becky soon joins in and a friendship soon blossoms. Becky complements Jenna on her singing and Becky invites her to her place to play for her and her ‘friends’ Jenna gets what it’s like to be the new girl and accepts the offer.

WHATEVER IT TAKES



Jenna asks Alli if she knows anything about Becky cause all she can dig up is she’s from Florida and obsessed with musicals. Alli says how she’s bubbly and she gave Dave some weird religious pamphlet but other than that she’s got nada. Jenna soon comments how she was invited to Becky’s house for a jam session and wants Alli to go with her. Alli can’t cause of all the extra homework and suggests she brings Jake. But Jake has the garden and Clare has her co-op…and Eli. Its clear Mrs. Bhandari is still upset because she thinks Jenna had another pregnancy scare and Jenna wishes she was trusted more. She decides she’ll just go to Becky’s solo.

Armstrong tells Drew he can’t play basketball because he was concussed and the doctors and Audra forbid it and is instead giving a health assignment. He takes a seat on the bleachers with Fiona who faked having her period in hopes to put out feelers for a roommate during the class but instead is also saddled down with an assignment and they decide to go half on it.

Clare is at her co-op and Asher asks what she has in her hand. It’s just a school assignment but Asher doesn’t care….if her names on it, then people are going to be able to find it online when she’s famous so she needs to make a good impression and he soon begins to critique it.

Jenna shows up at the Baker home and is impressed with how many people are there. Jenna asks how the people know Becky and she finds out it’s a Christian Youth Group.

Bianca wants to go out with Drew but he has to do the assignment. Drew complains that he can’t do anything fun and Bianca decides to prove him wrong however their make out session is interrupted by Audra who tells Drew to study and gives Bianca a check for her application fees telling her she should work on her university applications since she’s bankrolling them. Bianca nods and thanks her promising to pay the fees back with interest. Audra leaves and Bianca tells him that for every right answer she’ll kiss him however she picks up Drew’s head hurts and tells him to nap and she’ll do it for him.

Clare joins Conner and Adam for study group and she comments how they should give their project a narrative and make it a multi-sensory experience cause that’s what Asher suggested for them. Adam just wants to turn something in and be done and Clare offers to do the whole thing if they aren’t serious.

Jenna finishes singing and Becky asks if she had fun. Jenna however wants to leave because she felt backdoored….did Becky think she needed to be saved or something? Becky just thought Jenna could use a friend. Jenna tells her how she’s not Christian and may possibly even be Atheist.

Jenna the next day tells Alli and Dave all about the ambushed her into going to a church group….she starts going on and on until Alli realizes and comments about how Jenna’s issue was cause it was a Christian group not the fact that Becky wasn’t up front about it.  Mr. P announces a project in groups of three. Jenna asks Alli but she’s working with Dave who is apparently still her boyfriend despite the whole ‘I need to focus on science and not my relationship with you’ speech in last episode and Dave’s already promised Connor he’d be their third. Jenna turns around to find another option and runs into Luke the cute new boy who asks her to be in his group. She says yes or rather ‘she’s’ a portmanteau or shore and yes. Jenna soon finds out that his partner is Becky….who just so happens to be his sister….

Fiona asks Drew if he did his half and he did however when he goes to pick up the paper that Bianca did he realizes he left it on the kitchen counter. His brain is like a goldfish with this concussion thing and Fiona says he needs to stop thinking for himself.

Jenna asks Becky how come she and Luke are in the same grade. Luke is just eleven months older and the Baker’s most likely held him back before having him start Kindergarten so he and Becky would be in the same grade. Jenna asks why Becky wants to be friends and Becky says why not. Jenna tells her about how she had a baby and so if she doesn’t want to be friends speak now. Becky comments how it must have been so hard…..and she’s not going to judge cause god doesn’t care about the past just the present.

Asher asks why Clare is still there and Clare says she just wanted to get some time to work on her project before going back to school and says how her partners didn’t see the artistic vision that he bestowed on her. Asher nods asking if she’s ever visited India before wanting to talk about something more tec savvy….twitter and how do things trend. Clare logs onto her account when she sees allot of people hash tagging ‘Stuff Clare Says’

Drew skipped school and went to the mall and makes his way to the cell phone vender where Drew helps out a disgruntled customer. The owner of the Kiosk tells him to fill out an application because he’d be great at the job.

Clare chews out Connor about the hash tag and says how what he’s doing is public and she doesn’t want her internship screwed over just because he has Asperger’s and doesn’t know any better…..wow Clare that was kind of a bitch move. She asks him to delete the tweets however Conner just begins to tweet everything she says like a parrot.

Luke, Jenna and Becky are working on their assignment and the siblings introduce Jenna to their father the reverend. Becky’s best friend calls from Florida and she heads upstairs to catch up leaving Jenna and Luke alone. Jenna says how Becky reminds her of herself a few years ago and she asks why the two of them are so happy all the time. Luke says it’s their faith in god and knowing he’s always there guiding them. Jenna asks how does he believe in something he can’t see and they wind up making out.

Drew’s filling out the application however Audra won’t allow it. He needs to rest his brain and get his grades up. Drew mumbles not if he doesn’t go to school and Audra hears. Drew is sick of being babied.

Jenna tells Alli all about her time with Luke and how maybe she has faith after all. She goes to Luke to talk to him and he tells her the kiss was a mistake. She tempts him sexually and it’s not part of god’s plan. It might have been different if she were Christian or a Virgin but she’s not and not and so he walks off…TBC

Jenna tells Alli she’s thinking of becoming Christian because Alli has her science so why shouldn’t she have something she’s into. Becky is excited Jenna wants to be baptized and tells her that she can have it done at the following evening service and hands Jenna a bible so she knows what she’ll be getting into.

I KNOW I CAN MAKE IT THROUGH

Clare shows up at Eli’s play practice and stars venting about the tweets based on what she said. Eli reads one of them and Clare comments okay fine she did say these things however they are being spun out of context and she hopes that it doesn’t blow up in her face and screw things with Asher.

Drew has an interview for the job and wishes Fiona luck in finding a roommate mumbling under his breath to Bianca when she passes asking who would want to live with that witch. Bianca rolls her eyes not at the backhanded comment but the fact that Drew is getting a job when Audra forbade it. Drew gets handed a failing paper and is asked to see the teacher after class however instead he walks out…..he’s already failing and in trouble so why does it matter.

Jenna and Becky are working on a paper. Luke is running late due to hockey and Jenna asks if Luke knows about the baptizing. Becky wants to make sure she’s doing it for the wrong reason and Becky assures her she’d be her friend either way. Luke then arrives and hears the news.

Clare is trying to do her work however she’s getting distracted. Not only is Connor tweeting her every word but now KC’s gotten in on the action as well…in fact #StuffClareSays is a trend topic in Toronto and I’m sure became a real life one once the episode aired….trans media at its finest. Clare clicks out but it’s too late, she’s been so obsessed she’s been typing some of the Clare-isms and Asher dismisses her for the day.

Drew shows up at the mall and is told to put on a shirt and do a test shift.

Jenna tells Mrs. Bhandari she’s heading out and she is told to make sure to be back before curfew….it’s revealed she’s being baptized and Mrs. Bhandari is impressed however when she says it out loud she realizes her reasons are stupid however Mrs. Bhandari comments how proud she is about Jenna trying to find herself causing her to leave and get Baptized.

The next day Jenna tells Alli how she feels all refreshed and rejuvenated like she can do anything. She goes to Luke telling him how he was missed. He apologizes saying how he had hockey practice but was glad Becky could stand up for her and he’s glad the two girls are close. Jenna reveals that Becky isn’t the only Baker she wants to get close to however Luke pushes back. Jenna’s taken aback because she’s Christian now…..Luke still doesn’t want to be with her. He just doesn’t want to be tied down to one girl and was just letting her down easy with the I don’t date non-Christian girls line. Jenna admits that was low and how she got baptized for him. Alli tells him to get lost as she’s standing with Jenna the whole time.

Clare does her presentation about India and starts talking about some boy to give things narrative however Townsend comments asking what about doing what the assignment was. Connor and Adam said they wanted too but Clare has her own ideas. Clare comments that if they weren’t so busy tweeting maybe they’d of came to some common ground and she wanted the assignment to be special and not pedestrian. Conner comments that at least she’s not saying it’s about his Asperger’s again and walks out and Townsend tells Clare and Adam to just sit.

Alli suggests putting itching powder in Luke’s jock strap or going all Tanya Harding on his knee however Jenna says no the problem is with her not him. Jenna’s sick of letting guys rule her life and Alli is quick to point out that she does the same thing…..in fact 90% of plots where Alli isn’t in a support roll are about her and guys. Jenna comments how she got baptized and pretended to be Becky’s friend all cause Luke was flirty for five minutes. Becky then walks out of a stall overhearing the whole Jenna/Alli chat. She’s pissed that Jenna lied to her and she’s lost so many friends because her brother tends to play with girls like they are toys. Jenna says they can still be friends….they still have their singing and Christianity however Becky calls Jenna out saying that being Christian isn’t just about one night…..it’s about kindness and goodness and following gods teachings.

Audra catches Drew home and says unless he’s sick he needs to be at school. Drew slips off has shirt and on his work polo saying he’s over school. He got the mall job and he’s starting. Audra says he’s not giving up school for some stupid job. Drew says school doesn’t make him happy and with his grades it’s not like he’ll graduate anytime soon. Audra tells him if he lives under her roof he needs to go to school and he shrugs and tosses things in a duffel bag and leaves.

Clare catches Conner and Adam posting a video of them, Dave, and KC re-enacting Clare’s greatest hits as Clare comes in asking if she always sounds stuck up like that. Conner admits she doesn’t at least not all the time. She tells them Townsend is giving them a do over and she’s sorry about the comment to Connor and she’ll try to take herself less seriously and then asks to see the rest of the video.

Alli mocks Jenna’s prayer and Jenna says how she’s not praying because of Luke. Ever since she gave up Ty she’s lost her purpose and maybe god is the answer.

Drew ends up making amends with Fiona and becoming roommates with her.

Jenna is at the church and Mr. Baker shows up. She says he probably has more important things to do then talk to troubled teens. He ends up telling her that when she loses a prized guitar pick it’s the same way god feels when one of his own falls astray. He then invites her to stay for service.

Clare apologizes to Asher and promises she’ll be more dedicated to the job. Asher tells her to relax she’s not fired he knows she’s serious and he likes working with her too.


Jenna stands up in church. She admits she joined the church because of a guy….he told her god had a plan and while it wasn’t said guy she was glad that he pointed her in the direction. Jenna then apologizes to Becky. Becky accepts the apology on the stipulation Jenna stays away from Luke and she agrees.

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