Aliens in America 1.13 "Community Theater"

Aliens in America 1.13 "Community Theater"
Air Date: March 16, 2008
Recap & Discussion

Aliens in America Episode Highlights:

• Franny has hit 500 days in ‘Project Nest-watch’ – how much longer until Justin leaves for college
• Franny wants to do an activity with Justin – she sets herself on a community theater production of Rent
• Justin agrees to do stage crew – something Gary suggests is more manly
• Claire is stuck with ‘volun-cheering’ – cheerleader volunteer time – and chose the Teen Hotline as her way to help out
• Claire’s first call is sexual, as is her second
• Justin is the only young person at the theater – until Zoe runs up and hugs him. She has the lead as Mimi, but isn’t keen on making out with the pediatrician as the male lead. Justin is more her age, though she is in college.
• So Justin does a very bad audition for Roger – singing ‘Three Blind Mice’
• Zoe asks Justin back to her place to learn his script
• Claire is pissed that she didn’t get any life or death phone calls – decides to prove to her family that she can help people
• Franny is hurt that Justin is practicing his lines with Zoe, not with him
• Zoe has been at college for 3 years, and calls Justin more ‘mature’ than college guys
• Zoe changes in front of Justin, so happy to not have to worry about him wanting to hook up with her
• Raja calls the hotline as Doug (with an American accent) so Claire can feel appreciated. And they talk for hours over the next two weeks.
• Claire and ‘Doug’ bond – talking openly (under fake names) about their personal issues
• Franny can see the chemistry between Zoe and Justin, and doesn’t like it (mostly because she feels misplaced)
• Claire asks Raja and Justin if they know a Doug – she seems infatuated
• Gary is supposed to get mad at Justin for spending time with Zoe, the college girl, instead of his mom – but he congratulates Justin instead. And shows him how to use a condom.
• Justin pulls out the pack of condoms as proof that he ‘sealed the deal’ with Zoe
• Doug is telling Claire that he’s moving away when Franny comes on the line – so then Raja pretends that all their lines are crossed, playing 2 parts.
• Claire figures it out and is hurt. Angry with Raja for making her feel stupid.
• Though Raja started with lies, he was as open with Claire as she was with him. Raja tells Claire she is so much more than her family thinks she is. Claire is still hurt from the lies.
• Justin’s friends have big mouths, and his lie about having sex with Zoe comes out – Zoe quits
• Franny is cast as Justin’s female lead – they play young lovers! But Franny skips the passionate kiss and gives him a forehead peck
• Raja and Claire are back on solid ground
• Justin goes to apologize to Zoe – who insinuates wishes Justin were older

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