I dislike tv series about how small towns are so much better than big cities, with good old fashioned down-home values -- which means gender-polarization, mom baking pies and dad watching football, plus heterosexism, every boy gazing wistfully at a girl.
Cut to Brooding Cole, practicing football with his little sister, who is playing her first junior football game. He'll be in the stands cheering her on. At least no one is uptight about breaking gender stereotypes. As he bends over, he winces -- uh-uh, injury.
Scene 2: Two boys at the kitchen table, while Dad (Marc Blucas, left) talks to someone about the pests eating their crops. Hopefully the new pesticide will kill the lot. Mom comes in -- wait I thought it was a single dad -- and drinks coffee while discussing farm stuff.
Scene 3: At school, Jackie's friend thanks her for not telling Brooding Cole's girlfriend that they're cheating on her (Horndog Cole apparently cheats on everybody with everybody).
On to a meeting of the fundraising committee for the auditorium renovation. They expect kids to take care of that? Jackie suggests a silent auction. Mean Girl, who hates Jackie because you have to have an antagonist, thinks the idea is ridiculous, but everyone else loves it. Snarl, snarl.
More butts after the break
