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| angel_bob (profile) wrote, on 4-7-2008 at 12:42am | |
| Subject: Last week's John Adams recap |
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| I am a week behind in John Adams episodes so tonight I'll talk about last week's episode. I was going to talk about this week's episode too but Nick doesn't want to watch another one and I should take a shower anyway. (this is long so I cut it to be nice to you guys) On the episode from two weeks ago, poor John went to France and screwed everything up because he didn't know how to deal with the French. Franklin was a playa and John sent J Quince off with some creepy guy to Russia. The episode ended with John being in the giant Rembrandt painting that was The Netherlands of the 18th century and being very ill. On the homefront, Abby infected everyone with smallpox (some might say...inoculated against smallpox) so they wouldn't die. Everyone got really sick. Will Abigail be pissed when John returns without a son? Will John ever go home? Why is Benny Franks so popular with the French? Was that creepy guy a child molester? We find out on last week's episode of JOHN ADAMS. Part IV Reunion We get a nice past three episode recap. America is free. John left Abby. Their ship was attacked on the way to France. John got there and France already made a treaty with them so he came for nothing. Abby receives word that John is not being received well in France. John hasn't been writing. The Dutch were Dutch. John was sick. In the present, John seems a little better. He stands up and answers the door when someone knocks. This someone looks familiar and announces the British defeat. John is really sick but mildly excited. Is this John's letter? Did this man open his mail? Who cares! America is free! For reals! John kisses his hand and cries. Oh, Amsterdam. Whoa. What is the camera doing? Apparently this room is crooked but people magically sit in their chairs just fine. The Dutch have decided not be so Dutch and lend them a lot of money at some crazy interest rate. Apparently we have good credit. The Dutch say they are sad to see John leave and John says he has to go back to France because they are going to finally sign that stupid treaty. Awkward laughter leads us into the very long opening credits. There is more letter writing. OMG Abby is in Paris! Aw, she is coming to visit him. How cute. Wow. Wherever he is staying looks like a house out of Pride and Prejudice. Abby obviously does not speak French and is v. v. uncomfortable. REUNION IS HAD. They look really nervous to see each other again. There is an awkward Mr. and Mrs. Adams greeting that is weird for them but there were servants around and they hadn't seen each other in a while so I guess that was why. Abby gets a tour. The house is freaking huge. She looks completely overwhelmed. John needs a woman's touch in this house, some of the rooms aren't being used at all. The garden out back is so very French with little gravel paths and perfect bushes. John finally approaches Abby and kisses her hand before they totally 18th century makeout in one of those unused rooms. The door is shut! Layers are removed! I think I see some ankle! Oh they are so cute! It's a very adorable, I've been away for such a long time keeping our country free, we are both crying and so incredibly in love – love scene. If that was sex, it was over quite quickly. Abby and John make up and he apologizes for being such a flake for not writing. Abby asks if he can open his heart to her again and he says it was never closed. It is so cute and they are so adorable together. I don't hear anything about J Quince not being around. I guess she doesn't care. Poor J Quince, no wonder he feels he has to be president. We leave John and Abby and go to John and Tommy Jeffs outside. Oh Tommy, you are such a wit. They talk about how no one cares about poor emo America. Tommy J meets Abby and they talk about representatives in Paris. Abby gives her first impressions of France. Or she doesn't really since I guess she came straight off the plane to John's place. Tommy J says he wishes he could meet the children and further subvert his way into the Adams household. Abby misses them already and mentions Johnny is settling at home so I guess J Quince made it back safely. Which is weird because I think JQ spent two years in Russia and it does not feel like two years went by. One maybe. Another awkward conversation ensues and Abby offers her condolences for some reason. Her children are just that awesome, I suppose. I don't know because then she mentions him being welcome at their Paris home. Maybe Tommy misses old America a bunch more than he stoically shows. “If there ever was a city designed to distract us from our troubles, it would be Paris,” says Tommy J and leads us away from this awkward conversation. I hope this episode stops being awkward. John is standing at the bottom of some stairs, waiting for his woman to get ready as is expressed by his checking of the pocketwatch. Abby comes downstairs wearing some crazy ass wig. She got totally sucked into the Parisian lifestyle. It comes out that John likes big-haired women when he comforts Abby's misgivings. They head out, ever the cute couple, to the opera. I don't know if it's hot or if fans are just in this season but it looks stuffy in there. There is some weird androgynous ballet stuff going down on stage and some awkward Tommy J checking out Abby. Abby was taken aback by the people touching elbows (I KNOW! HOW SCANDALOUS) at the opera/ballet but Tommy says everyone needs to see love as an acceptable thing. It comes out that Tommy's wife and child died in the same year and were the source of Abby's condolences earlier. Nick states that Tommy Jeffs is a creep. I love Nick. SEXUAL TENSION. Abby states Tommy is “charming” breaking the fifth rule of 18th century relationships, do not talk about men. Ever. John shows jealousy and it seems like the author of this books was definitely on Adams side in the Adams-Jefferson fight. Benny Franks shows up. The whore. Oh and he's with his whore. And his hat. More awkwardness ensues. The French lady says that Benny has asked her to marry him many times but she has always said they are too old for romance. John shuffles his feet in the background as Abby asks how Mrs. Franklin would feel about that. The French woman doesn't care but Benny hides his head in shame. Oh, Benny. You are such a playa. John gets a letter. The French woman's dog poops on her. The letter says Congress has appointed John ambassador to England and he is expected there by the King's birthday. Abby is not amused. Benny Franks tells John he is leaving and Tommy is his replacement. They talk about the pending constitution and Benny cracks a joke about the writer. Tommy is too depressed to laugh or even endure the idea of further freedom. He is so emo. The world belongs to no man etc etc Abby is making small talk with the French woman in the background. Poor girl. Ben breaks up the fight between John and Tommy by saying “Our country is founded on the right to disagree.” John and Tommy exchange a look. The rivalry begins. John and Abby are at the first hot air balloon flight. John is poor little doubting Thomas. It sounds like John is taking Abby to London with him and the children are left...with J Quince? Are Abby's parent's around? I don't know. Either way, we don't care because the balloon? It is flying. And “our umbilical cord to Mother earth is severed for the first time.” This is a good episode for quotes. In London, John is getting tutored on how to greet the king. It's like a test as the British man shows him how to bow (three times! In different places!) and tells him what he's wearing is not English enough. It is stressing me out and John does not look pleased at being treated like a child. Weird camera angles lead us to John's meeting with the king. Nice shot of them walking up the stairs that I sadly know is all CG. Stupid special episodes destroying my innocence. Oh no. Here come the bows. Is that the king? He's not sitting down but is standing with an arm draped on his chair and he's staring at John, waiting for him to mess up the bows. John is very hesitant but to me it looks like he's got the bows down pat. The king has huge nostrils. John talks. It doesn't look like he's supposed to. But John always talks too much, it seems. He blabs about how they should be good friends despite their past differences. Like that whole separatist thing. And the freedom. The king moved! And he sat down. What a letdown, kingy. Woah. He is talking. He talks in a monotone but his words say that he's glad to hear all the things John said and that John was a good choice as a representative. There is a smirk preceding a criticism of John's French skillz. The king seems sorry that he wronged little old America. The king looks like he's crying. I'm confused. He is then ushered out by frantic eye movements. I think the king is sad to lose his little country. He seems sad that they thought he was a bad ruler. Oh, I like this king. As John leaves the room and the door shuts behind him, the king sadly leans in his chair to watch him go. Nick explains the king's emotions as a relationship gone bad. The king's girlfriend cheated on him with John and now they have to deal with each other. John and Abby are reading stories about him in the paper. Everyone hates him. Their servant doesn't even want to show him the third paper. John does one of his rants about being called vain. He then laughs hysterically about one of the writers asking him to be hanged and Abby makes the servant, who is apparently a colonel, not a servant, take the papers away. John looks very sad. Abby is lounging around and talks to John about how old they are getting and how they haven't seen the kids in a while. John looks old. Abby feels like she is torn in two, living in two places, one she doesn't like and no one likes her to be at. John says he's going to quit. Abby looks pleased and apprehensive. They are home! John is greeted with flags, songs, pipers, cannons, guns and cheers. Oh and Abby is back too. Ha. Nick says that has to be a change of pace, everyone hating you to loving to see you again. It is so sad, he doesn't recognize his own children. Poor Thomas is glanced over. No wonder the poor boy ends up dying an alcoholic. This is quite the strange reunion. Now I have to relearn who everyone is. This looks like a new house. John says he does not want to leave anymore. He tells this to some guy at their new house. Guy says John is being recommended for all these positions, one being president. John looks torn on whether or not to accept the recommendations and Abby is upset. She says anything but VP is beneath him. At dinner, John talks about their new house and Charles recent misbehavior at Harvard. Apparently he has a penchant for nakedness. Abby and John probably wish they never left. This is why you don't leave your teenage children by themselves! And why you don't let your kids go to college before they have matured. Ooh, J Quince has some woman he is a courtin'. He calls her a lovely girl but does not seem to want to talk about it. Abby and John drag words out of him. Oh! He's not wanting to talk about her because she is FIFTEEN! John has “the talk” with J Quince and tells him that he needs to drop the 15 year old and get into his career. He has a choice, great job or awesome chick. J Quince agrees with his dad and chooses the career. This will get him the presidency in time so I guess he made the right choice. He'll get married at some point anyway. Nabby is flirting with Colonel Smith, some guy that came home with the Adams 'rents. Best watch she doesn't show any ankle. All of their children have grown up and John and Abby seem lost. John and Abby are talking in the garden. Abby is reading a letter and tells John he has to leave them again but John doesn't wanna. He wants to stay at home, please don't make him go. She says well you're VP now so you kind of have to... and he's all WHA!? Nick: this guy never gets a break from anything, does he? John is in front of all these old people who look confused. He's doing his speech around in circles thing that he does and talking about how he's a useless VP when Georgie W comes in. This is indeed the episode of awkwardness. John says they are ready to swear him in as president and Georgie kindly puts his hand on John's shoulder. This guy is the perfect George Washington. I love George so much more because of this show. John and Georgie walk out onto a balcony to get on with the swearing in and people go crazy. There are a bunch of peeps (CGI peeps...stupid special) out to watch him. Georgie is whispering his oath with a hand on the Bible while the guy is shouting the words to have him repeat them. He is being really quiet and cute and shy about it. He is so awesome. He finishes the ceremony then he kisses the Bible. John is on the verge of tears. We have our first president. Coming up this week: Episode V Unite or Die. How will John deal with his growing uselessness both at home and at work? Will J Quince marry this 15 year old? Will Charles get over being a loser? With Thomas stop being ignored? Tune in some time later this week as we watch episode V. |
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