Afterglow is the seventeenth episode of the second season of That '70s Show and originally aired on February 21, 2000.
When a disenchanted Donna tells Jackie about her "first time," Eric hears about it through the grapevine.
Tropes:
- Did You Just Have Sex?: After Donna and Eric have sex for the first time, Jackie immediately notices and points that out. It helps that there's visual aid for the audience, with the words "I had sex" labeled on Donna's forehead and "Guilty" on Eric's.
- Lousy Lovers Are Losers: After Donna and Eric have Their First Time, Eric feels ecstatic but Donna was very disappointed with the experience. When she confesses it to Jackie, Jackie immediately interprets it as Eric being bad in bed. Donna protests and claims she was probably bad at it too, but Jackie replies that "It's not up to the woman to be good". And despite Donna asking her to keep it a secret, Jackie immediately tells Kelso that "Eric was lame in the sack", who quickly proceeds to tell it to the guys so he can "burn" Eric with it. At first, Eric is crushed and has a fight with Donna, but by the end of the episode they talk and agree they both need "practice" and their second time is... a little better.
- Medium Blending: The scene in the Circle is animated in the style of 70's Scooby-Doo after Fez says that he wishes that he was like Scooby-Doo.
- Pet the Dog: Despite blabbing Donna's confession to Kelso without hesitation, Jackie later reassures Eric that her first time with Kelso wasn't that great either. Eric admits he feels better because of this and thanks Jackie for it.
- Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: Donna and Jackie admit that their first times with Eric and Kelso respectively didn't feel impressive at all. Before hearing that, Eric and Kelso were cluelessly ecstatic. An "interview montage" with Laurie, Midge, and Kitty revealed that their own first-time wasn't impressive either. And finally, Fez described his first-time with Nina as somewhat disastrous. After all, in real life a novice IS unimpressive.
- Kitty: "and it was just wonderful... eventually."
