Thursday's episode of Life In Pieces was another half-hour of quality comedy. Here's a recap!
When Joan is still on bed rest, she gets bored and tries to get anyone to stay with her. But she should be careful who she earns, as Sophia comes to deliver her a sandwich and soon stays to talk and play games. Joan can't keep up and tries to stop playing with Sopha. It soon becomes a Misery situation for Joan until she gets Sophia out of the house to get more games. Joan tries to lock the door before Sopha comes. It is too late, and she might be playing Twister.
Matt and Colleen get the family to meet with Morgan, and the first impression isn't an instant home run with them. Her attitude towards the family is calling them name-calling, rude, interrupting, and even calling Sophia the B-word. Matt tells Colleen he needs to do something, but she doesn't want him to do anything. But John confronts the family, who was hiding in the bathroom, to tell them that they need to be there for Matt and Colleen. They did and acted friendly towards Morgan as she was part of their family.
Greg finally got the only bassinet in town for their baby. Jen tells Greg the name she has in mind for their baby, Alex. Soon, Greg learns that Matt and Colleen are picking Alex for their baby, too. But when Greg tells Matt that he'll say to the family that he and Jen decided on the name, Matt rushes to the family to announce first, with the family excited. Jen, who's not too happy, gets Greg to fight for the name back, and when he does, he not only gets the title before but gives Matt and Colleen their bassinet and two stools
Heather might have found a way to start her own business. When a mom witnesses Heather giving Sophia a pill to calm her down, Heather explains that it's just candy and that the mother would buy a lot for her family. Soon, Heather and her family started an empire of candy pills called Fell Betters and went to Jen's house to sell to the moms there, which became a seller. But Jen stops Heather as she tells her and Tim that companies can sue them for what they control. Heather tells Jen another idea about combining glue and vitamins, but that falls flat, and she decides to get her realtor license.
"Misery Turd Name Pills" was a fantastic episode. The Misery story was so brilliant and well done. As Sophia confronts Joan about calling and taking the phone away, that started getting creepy. And when Sophia brought out the little mallet, that freaked me out even more. The Turd story was perfect, and the performance from Joey King was hilarious playing Morgan. The story had some beautiful moments, mainly when John confronts the family to act better in front of Matt, Colleen, and Morgan.
As for Jen and Greg, my favorite couple in the family, I had another funny story fighting for the name Alex with Matt and Colleen. I feel so bad that they couldn't win with the name Alex with the family at the end. And Heather's story brought me back to Breaking Bad as she and her family make and sell candy pills. There is good character development in Heather's character, and she could become a realtor down the road. Overall, I enjoyed this episode as it had good character development, hilarious moments, and even some moving moments. I give this episode an 8.5/10.
You can catch Life In Pieces on Thursdays at 9:30/8:30 on CBS.
