Get Your Scorecards Out!

Okay, so for those watching Secret Life of the American Teenager, let's try to keep track of how everyone is connected. So:

There's Amy, whose family consists of Amy's Dad, Molly Ringwald and Sister. Now, Amy's Dad used to be married to Josie Bisset who is now married to John Schneider and mom to Grace and Brother. Grace was dating Jack until he cheated on her with Adrian, who has some sort of relationship with Ricky. Ricky tried to help Grace and Jack, but it backfired and the pair broke up. Now Ricky seems to be pursuing Grace while Jack and Adrian get closer. Also, Ricky impregnated Amy, who is dating Ben. Now, Amy's Dad is cheating on Molly Ringwald with Adrian's Mom.

Got it?

I like to joke that we can play Six Degrees of Separation here on the Island as it seems everyone seems connected somehow, but even this is a bit ridiculous.

Amy and Ben go for a picnic. He feeds her some chicken wings as a couple with a baby pass by. Ben drops to his knee and proposes. Amy starts crying as she figures out Ben knows about her pregnancy. They talk and Ben tries to convince Amy to marry him and he'll claim the kid is his. She balks, knowing she isn't ready for marriage let alone to raise a kid. "I'm 15!" she cries. Ben comforts her.

Meanwhile, Amy's Dad is leaving--and not for a work-related trip to Vegas like he told Amy. Ashley (Sister) pleads with him to stay, promising she's do what he wants--start dressing modestly, getting good grades, getting new friends, etc. He tells her to start acting like the adult she wants to be treated as. Ashley yells that he can't just leave, not now and Molly comforts her while wondering why Dad can't leave "especially now." Amy returns home and Ashley almost has to pound it into her sister's head that Dad isn't just going to Vegas. Amy is a bit obtuse here, but I guess we can give her a break since she's pregnant and her boyfriend of...umm, anyone know how much time has passed on this show?..weeks just proposed.

Ricky sits awkwardly with Grace's brother, who is just kinda awesome. The two seem to be having an interesting conversation before Ricky decides to go home. John Schneider and Josie Bisset are glad he went to Church, though if I remember correctly from the end of the last episode, those two were "sick" and didn't go. Anyway, Ricky and Grace seem to be getting closer though a conversation later in the show makes me wonder how the writers want to progress with his character. It would be sweet if he ends up having a relationship with Grace that shows him it isn't always about sex, but that seems to be the end he's heading for.

Jack gets homework help from Adrian, who tells him off for not reading the book. She agrees to help him write a book report as her mom comes home. Mom is off as she's a flight attendant but she tells Adrian that her "friend" will be staying with them for a couple weeks. And who is this friend? Amy's Dad! Adrian doesn't look too thrilled, probably because she realizes she and her mother are the Latina stereotypes. Jack comes back in and they talk about his family. Apparently, his step-dad is the preacher at Church and he started dating Grace so that her family would keep donating money. Jack is becoming more of jerk every episode.

At school, rumors start flying that Amy is pregnant. We find out about this courtesy of Grace's friend, who apparently is Grant High Rumor Central. Amy tries to figure out who told, refusing to believe her friends let it slip. Ben's friends show up, tell him the rumor, he claims it is his, he shoves 20 dollars at him. The friends feel bad and don't want the money. And then, the girl says, "He's going to try to marry her." Awesome. Amy panics and talks to her friends, saying she is considering abortion. One friend (Madison?) ix-nays it again, whispering she is Catholic. Well at least they give a reason why she is so against it! Both girls encourage Amy to tell her mom, but Amy's having none of that and reveals Dad left.

Speaking of Dad, he calls and Amy pretends that he's just in Vegas. Dad's upset but Adrian's Mom is there to comfort him. Then Aunt Julie calls. Amy tells her she took care of it and to stop calling. Aunt Julie sits down, concerned for Amy's health and the possible abortion she might've underwent. The counselor calls Amy into his office and they talk about her future. She plans on taking that French horn all the way to Julliard and the New York Philharmonic. You go, Amy! All in all, this sounds like my counseling session my freshman year of high school. Amy leaves and Ben walks in. The counselor reveals he had called Amy in, hoping she'd confirm the pregnancy rumor. Ben tries to deny it, but the counselor reveals it. As he tells Ben to be ready for an 18 years commitment, Ben's reaction makes him realize the baby is Ricky's. He comforts Ben with the great line: "High school sucks. I was a fool to think I could change that."

In the end, Amy walks out of an empty school hallway before class ends, talks with Molly while Ricky walks into his psychologist's office and declares: "There's a rumor going around that I got some girl pregnant."

Next week: Amy's Dad and Molly Ringwald finally learn about Amy's pregnancy.