Weekend
Directed By: Todd Holland
Written By: Adam Dooley
Graham and Patty go away for the weekend to a resort with Neil, but while his on-again, off-again girlfriend Marla was supposed to come with them, it turns out they broke up, so Neil is now with Cheryl Fleck (Laura Innes), who comes off as an airhead (at first). Not only that, but Graham was late getting home right before they were supposed to leave because he was helping Hallie with her car, which makes Patty upset. Finally, Graham, Cheryl and Neil go out to try and find alcohol, leaving Patty staying in the hotel all day with nothing to do, so when they finally return and act as if everything's fine, Patty decides to get drunk on the alcohol they did find, and causes such a scene they all have to leave the next day.
Back at the Chase house, Angela is watching over Danielle, despite Patty's misgivings, and Rickie is there too. Also there is a pair of handcuffs Camille lent to Patty so she and Graham could spice up their marriage. Rayanne comes over to see Rickie, to Angela's displeasure, but that becomes the least of her problems - Rayanne finds the handcuffs and cuffs herself to the bed, except Patty has the key packed with her things for the weekend. Hilarity Ensues as the others try, and fail, to get the cuffs off, and Brian and Sharon even get into the act.
This episode contains examples of:
- The Alcoholic: Discussed - when Camille sees Rayanne on Patty's bed, pretending to be sick, she asks Angela if Rayanne is the one with the drinking problem, but Angela insists it has nothing to do with that.
- Answer Cut: No question asked, but when Brian and Sharon return from buying a key for the handcuffs, Brian says, "You would not believe who we ran into around the corner from the Pleasure Center." Cut to Kyle making out with Sharon outside the Chase house.
- Bait-and-Switch Comment: Done twice, with Angela and Rayanne:
- First, when Rayanne is still cuffed to the bed, and she asks Rickie to leave so she and Angela can be alone:
Rayanne: Look, Angela, I know we're not close right now, but I-
Angela: Look, I don't want to get into this right now, all right?
Rayanne: Get into what?
Angela: Some big discussion on what happened between you and Jordan Catalano. Because the truth is that it happened and nothing can change that. I don't want to talk about it.
Rayanne: Neither do I.
Angela: Oh, so why did you ask Rickie to leave?
Rayanne: I need to go to the bathroom. I need you to get me a jar.- Near the end of the episode, when everyone is leaving and Angela asks Rickie to go ahead without Rayanne:
Rayanne: Look, I don't want to get into any big discussion or anything.
Angela: Oh, neither do I.
Rayanne: Oh, then why'd you ask me to stay?
Angela: [puts her hand out] The key?
Rayanne: [hands it over] Party pooper. - Big Damn Heroes: Brian and Danielle - Brian for finally detaching the headboard from the bed so Rayanne is no longer handcuffed to the bed, and Danielle for getting the key off of the dresser (once Patty comes home) so Rayanne can finally unlock the cuffs from her wrist.
- Brick Joke: When Brian first tries to figure out how to get the handcuffs off Rayanne, he says wire shears would do it, and while his parents don't have any, he's sure the Chases do, until Danielle informs him they don't. At the end, when Graham puts the cuffs on Patty and they realize they no longer have the key, Graham also thinks wire shears would work, and thinks Brian's dad would have some.
- Buffy Speak: When Patty calls Camille to ask her to check on Angela and Danielle, she also tells Camille she forgot the cuffs, which she refers to as "those handcuff things".
- Call-Back:
- When Camille is offering to lend Patty a dress for the weekend, she shows Patty a backless dress and jokes it's the dress that gave her husband Andy his heart attack.
- Graham mentions that Brad and Hallie broke up, which Patty insists Graham never told her about.
- Cassandra Truth: Angela refuses to believe Rayanne when she insists she didn't bring the handcuffs, and they were on the bed when she came in. Even after Rickie confirms it's true, Angela insists the cuffs don't belong to her parents, not knowing Camille brought them.
- A Day in the Limelight: For Danielle, who also gets the voiceover in this episode.
- Dude, Not Funny!: When Rayanne finds the handcuffs on Graham and Patty's bed, she imagines different scenarios in which Graham and Patty indulged in Kinky Role-Playing, to which Rickie responds, "That is, like, so unfunny." And this is before Rayanne cuffs herself to the bed and realizes the key isn't there.
- Everyone Has Standards: Though Danielle is willing to charge Rayanne for a favor, she won't get Rayanne alcohol, no matter how much Rayanne will give her.Rayanne: You have a real miserable side to you, you know that?
- Freudian Slip: A rare instance of it being Played for Drama, when Patty tries to apologize to Graham for getting drunk, but also lets some rage out:Patty: Look, can I just say...oh, God, how do I put this...I acted totally like an idiot. I made a fool of myself. But, you still shouldn't have left me alone all day while you were on your liquor hunt.
Graham: Honey, I had no idea it would take so long. Anyway, it didn't seem to matter to them (Cheryl and Neil).
Patty: What about what matters to me? I mean, there I am, I'm waiting, and I'm waiting, and I'm worrying, and I'm feeling like the minutes are ticking by, and then you tell me you that you're late because you had to LOOK UNDER HER (Hallie's) HOOD!
Graham: Wait a minutes, what are we talking about here? [Patty looks ashamed] - Go to Your Room!: A rare adult version - when Patty gets drunk and disruptive (see O.O.C. Is Serious Business below), Warren (Jack Nance), the inn manager, reaches his Rage Breaking Point and yells, "I'm sorry, but I have to ask you all to GO TO YOUR ROOMS!"
- Got Volunteered: After Brian suggests they find someplace that sells a key to the handcuffs and Sharon suggests the Pleasure Center (see ...Or So I Heard below), Angela mentions one of them has to go, and everyone looks at Brian:Brian: Hey, I don't even know where the Pleasure Center is.
Sharon: Don't worry. I'll show you. - Hangover Sensitivity: After Patty gets drunk (see O.O.C. Is Serious Business below), she can't stand sunlight and is wearing sunglasses until she gets home.
- "I Know What We Can Do" Cut: As Angela, Rayanne, and Rickie are trying to figure out how to get the handcuffs off Rayanne:Sharon: I hate to say it, but you who could actually be, like, capable of figuring this out?
Angela: [immediately gets it] Oh, no. No, no, no.
Brian: [as he enters the bedroom] Oh, my God. - Innocent Innuendo: Played with in the fact the viewers know it's not innuendo - Brian and Rayanne are talking about the fact the key he bought for the handcuffs won't open them because it's too big - but Kyle and his friend don't know that:Kyle: [outside the bedroom door] Phil, Brian Krakow has Rayanne Graf chained to a bed, and they're all watching.
Rayanne: [from behind the bedroom door] Krakow, stop, it's too big! It won't fit! [Kyle and Phil laugh] - Mass "Oh, Crap!": Angela and Rayanne are in the middle of fighting (when Rayanne wants to leave after she finally gets the cuffs off, and Angela won't let her leave unless she helps to clean up), and Brian, Rickie and Sharon are trying to hold them apart when Danielle gets off the phone with the news - "Mom's gonna be home in 20 minutes!" That's what motivates all of them to clean up the house.
- Once Done, Never Forgotten: Patty reminds Angela the last time she left her to watch Danielle, she ended up putting Danielle in the dryer. Angela counters, "Mom, that was so long ago. I can't believe you're still talking about it. Anyway, she begged me to do it."
- Only in It for the Money: Danielle claims she's about this when Rayanne wants her to do her a favor (Rayanne: "Girl after my very own heart"), but it turns out she isn't - see Everyone Has Standards below.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Patty is so upset about being left at the inn all alone (along with what he did for Hallie - see Freudian Slip above), she not only gets drunk, but starts insulting Warren, whom she had bonded with earlier.
- ...Or So I Heard: When Brian suggests they find out where the handcuffs are sold so they can find the key for them, Sharon mentions a place called the Pleasure Center. When Rayanne giggles at Sharon knowing about the Pleasure Center, Sharon retorts, "I've passed by it, jeez."
- Precocious Crush: Though it was referred to earlier, this episode confirms Danielle has a crush on Brian.Danielle: [in voiceover] Oh my God. When he walked through the door, part of his arm touched my shoulder. I thought I would faint, I mean, swoon.
- Right Through the Wall: As Graham and Patty are about to have sex their first night away, they hear Cheryl and Neil on the other side, which kills their desire to have any sex.
- Serious Business: According to Cheryl and Neil, whether the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates were one of the all-time great teams - when Graham and Patty come down to breakfast Saturday morning, they discover Cheryl and Neil arguing about this.
- The Tag: While Patty is stuck handcuffed to the bed, Graham finds a nature show and she's stuck watching it.
- Think of the Children!: In-Universe - Angela, Rickie and Sharon all tie themselves up in knots trying to explain to Danielle the handcuffs Rayanne used to cuff herself to the bed are just a toy. Danielle claims she's not interested, but in a voiceover after the others leave, says, "Great, now I'm interested."
- We Need a Distraction: When Danielle sees Patty has the key to the handcuffs on the dresser, she calls out to Angela, and when Patty asks Danielle what she wants, Danielle says she really missed her mother and hugs her, so she can slip the key to Angela unnoticed. Angela also hugs Patty so Patty won't notice she's slipped the key to Rickie, who unlocks the cuffs from Rayanne's wrist.
- What Could Possibly Go Wrong?: When Patty is reluctant to leave Angela and Danielle alone for the weekend, Angela responds, "It's just going to be me and Rickie. What could possibly happen?"
- Worst. Whatever. Ever!: Played straight and then subverted:Angela: [after everyone leaves at the end] Weekend from hell.
Danielle: [voiceover] That was the best weekend of my entire life.
