Sam has a crush on his therapist, but unfortunately for his future plans with her he is hit with the reality that she has a boyfriend. With bad advice from his work friend, he tries to learn from the kids at school only to be made fun of and have a meltdown. Seeking advice from his father, he tries to woo his therapist with a gift. But Sam ends up breaking in to her place trying to surprise her. It ends with his dad intervening keeping him from going into criminal. Meanwhile, Casey and Evan have their first kiss after she learns why he was kicked out of school, Elsa tries to fight he attraction to the bartender and Doug has no clue what is going on in his family's life.
Love the narration of Sam paralleling penguins (his obsession) with what is going on in his family's life. It's a great narrative form to structure everything around Sam's perspective but also giving us deep understanding of what the rest of the family is doing. Each episode's theme is seen in what's going on with each person in his family: ie. while Doug tries to impress Sam with stories of how he stole Elsa from her boyfriend, Elsa is off starting flirtation with a bartender she just meet as Doug has no clue what else is going on in his wife's life.
Shout by BogexBlockedParent2022-02-01T15:57:08Z
Okay, that "Nobody needs you, Mom!" line was really uncalled for. Even though I really don't like the character so far.
Dad is cute tho. It's nice to see him being happy about bonding with Sam. :)