Cougar Town- Keeping Me Alive review/recap

Nobody is "royning" this show. We were ticked at first to see the lame, Laurie-dumping Smith, but the episode used him grandly (and he's fun to look at). Also, we finally got to see Jules and Laurie at work again. We had almost forgotten what Jules does for a living. We have completely forgotten what Andy does for a living.

Andy and Grayson dealt with Laurie trying to become friends with her ex, only to let him sleep with her and dump her all over again. They got her to open up by imitating Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting. Her breakdown was really sad and real too. This show has made us tear up two weeks in a row now. Jules and Bobby also worked out one of their issues. Jules liked Bobby to need her, but she would never let Bobby help her out with her own problems. This is pretty much what we've come to expect from Jules.

This episode was a celebration of how the group of friends on this show take care of each other. We were touched, and we wished we had a friendship tradition of “harsh truths” like Jules and Ellie. We would even start pairing it with Penny Can, which actually looks pretty fun. Cougar Town is in no way experiencing a sophomore slump. It’s a pity more people aren’t watching this zany show kill its second season.

Episode grade: B+