After the break, all the guys are still standing in the middle of the road. Simon and Robbie are both rushing to take the blame. Robbie sucks up to RevCam by saying that obviously Simon should not be having sex. At least he gave Simon the condom when asked, but I don't recall anyone asking him whether or not Simon should have sex, so maybe he should just shut up. Simon tries to explain that being presented with the possibility of some action made him feel like a man. He adds, "That's what men do, men have sex." Robbie looks over at Dopey, who tries not to look embarrassed. That was pretty damn funny. Simon also explains that when propositioned, he said no. It just about kills RevCam to praise him for that, but he just barely manages it. You can tell he wants to go back to not trusting, though. Sucky Simon picks up some more brownie points for having made Sasha call people over so that he wouldn't be lying to his parents about there being a group of people at Sasha's. Simon whines about how RevCam didn't trust him, then says something about not trusting himself, which I think refers to him asking for the condom in the first place. Dopey pipes up with the assertion that nobody trusted Simon. I hope against hope that Dopey will get hit by a car.
The guys all start walking home, and RevCam reams out Robbie for giving Simon the condom. He says that "there are some things that should be left to the parents." Is this the writers' "subtle" way of implying that kids shouldn't have access to birth control without parental consent? I hope not, because I can think of a million reasons why that's not such a good idea. Dopey asks why Simon didn't come to him for a condom. Simon lies and says it's because RevCam raised Matt. I guess the real reason -- that Dopey is hoping to become the world's oldest virgin -- wouldn't have gone over too well with the censors.
In the CamKitchen, Lucy is telling SuperMom how bad she feels about not trusting Robbie. Mary walks in and passive-aggressifies (tm gwen) that she will be out of their way in a moment. She also explains how Simon actually did get the condom from Robbie. Annie says that she will be having a long talk with Simon when he gets home. Good -- maybe Simon can explain birth control to her. Mary starts to leave, but SuperMom and Lucy ask her to stay and tell them what happened with her and Robbie. Mary confesses that she feels left out of the family, and StuporMom tries to reassure her, even though she admits that she still doesn't trust Mary. Instead of rolling her eyes and leaving, Mary actually validates their stupid prying by asking them what they want to know. Lucy is curious as to why Mary came home so suddenly to talk to Robbie. Mary reveals her "plan," and said she would have just phoned Robbie but she was hoping that in person he would be more easily swayed, especially if she kissed him. This gives SuperMom the opportunity to relay this week's lecture on how women should not use any form of sex to sway men into doing something, since that implies women can't be honest or smart enough to get what they want on their own. Okay, I actually agree with her, though I'm not crazy about some of the things she says to make her point. And I also want to know: What about women using sex to get something from other women? I guess that concept doesn't exist in the Camden universe. Anyway, Annie has to repeat her point a few times before Mary gets it. She concludes with, "We all know when it's right and when it's not right to have sex." Damn straight! So all you people in monogamous, heterosexual relationships should feel free to have sex, as long as you're only doing it to procreate.













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