Hilary gets Will grounded so she can use the car, but Will turns the tables upon finding out she secretly dropped out of college, forcing her to do whatever he wants.
This episode provides examples of the following tropes:
- An Aesop: Don't use knowledge of someone else's wrongdoing to benefit yourself.
- Also if you're feeling unhappy with your direction in life and want to change it, don't be afraid to tell your parents. Chances are they'll be a lot more understanding than you think.
- Disproportionate Retribution: Hilary revealed to Uncle Phil that Will came home at 3am, on a school night. Will gets her revenge by making Hilary his servant when he discovered she dropped out of college.
- Dumbass Has a Point: Offscreen, Hilary explains why she did what she did and Vivian and Phil discuss it. Vivian says Hilary brought up a valid point that the pressure of living in the shadow of such a successful family made her feel like she couldn't admit she had failed. Phil thinks that was just a lie, but when Hilary begs for their forgiveness, he realizes that maybe they have been expecting her to uphold their legacy over making a life for herself.
- Humiliation Conga: Hilary goes through one at the dinner table as both Will and Carlton force her to do embarrassing things on secret commands. It gets so bad that she decides confessing that she dropped out of college is the Lesser of Two Evils.
- I Lied: Will reveals at the end he was never going to tell Uncle Phil Hilary dropped out of school he just wanted to get back at her for getting him grounded.
- Idle Rich: Hilary has been secretly living like this for three months. When her parents find out, she asks what they want her to do, making them realize they've never led her down the path to decide these things for herself.
- Odd Name Out: Toni's roommates Cindy and Kimmy try to call Will "Willy" to fit their Theme Naming, but he stops her.
- Toothbrush Floor Scrubbing: A variation, as Will forces Hilary to clean his shoes with her toothbrush.
- Wham Line: Toni's roommate Kimmy gives one after finally remembering who Hilary is."I just haven't seen her around much since she dropped out of school."
