IMHO: "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" (2.9) "Hot Nuts"

Griffin is hanging his head in shame on the teaser photo, and my banner above is what I feel like after watching this once sweet show. Find out how it earned the down arrow after the break.

George: “Your sister is a very smart girl.”
Ashley: “Yeah, she obviously knows how to lay down and roll over.”
Adrian: “Everyone’s a slut at some point.”
Ruben: “What are you going to do that doesn’t require getting along with people?” 
drian: “Undertaker?”

That sums up the parts of the show I enjoyed. Essentially, the half the show was about George and Ann dating again, and their daughters not realizing until the end that they’re actually dating each other.

90% of the other half of the show revolved around everyone getting tired of Amy being a selfish brat, and how far each character was willing to go in accommodating her attitude. Ben - too far, Adrian - not at all. The school coach/counselor getting involved in the not-at-all category, suspending her for mouthing off to Adrian and then to him.

The coach finally made Amy stop and think. An actual tear on her cheek.

Ricky trying, right up to the end to make allowances for her so he doesn’t have to fight for access to his son, then realizing lawyers and courts might be easier.

The episode title, Hot Nuts? I still haven’t figured out if that referred to Amy’s emotional state, or Tom getting angry with Jack and aiming an NFL-class spiral pass right at Jack’s…groin. He was still in fetal position hours later, spending the night on Grace’s couch.

They spent some money on the groin shot. America's Funniest Home Videos would be proud.

The show acted like it was trying to reign in some of the more distasteful personality elements that it has strayed into over the past few weeks, and it can’t do it fast enough for my tastes.

Griffin didn’t even show up in this episode, so from the perspective of AfterElton, I don’t even have anything to review, other than continuity. We have two episodes left this season to slog through.

We had a Griffin-shaped hole in the episode.

Next week it looks like a red-headed Rumer Willis guest stars (with her resume, is it considered guest “starring”?), and may give Ben some love he’s not getting from Amy. Ashley also looks up that boy from last week, which may play into her pact with Griffin about swearing off boys. We’ll tune in to see if that means Griffin is free to pursue his admirer as well.

What did you think? Hanging in there still, or am I all alone on Monday nights?