Cougar Town - Episode 2.09 - When the Time Comes - Recap

Disclaimer: If you like Katy Perry and sofas, you may be offended, so please skip the following.

For everyone else with a taste in music and maybe furniture, hello and welcome to the thanksgiving dinner with the extended Cobb family.

As per usual, Jules is hosting. This time though, Grayson is co-hosting with her. This doesn't mean he actually does anything, but gets sex afterwards. Hooray for him. Beforehand, though, there's a small obstacle when he has to tells Jules that her hugs are too intense to give to strangers, and that her bones are hurting. Although she shuts him out with a make out session, it doesn't stop her from hugging Travis' african-american roommate, who obviously has a real name, who comes to inhabit the sofa. She says she is doing it, because it's like hugging a sofa. Apparently, that's fun.

Meanwhile, among the other part happy part grumpy couple, Andy has lost his cell. He doesn't care though, because despite being married to the anti-christ, he believes in the goodness of the human heart, and is certain that someone will bring it back. Laurie is astonished (if only she knew this word!) to find out that he doesn't care that he lost his phone, as she couldn't possibly live without Zach Braff telling her what appetizers to order, and that he is infuriatingly optimistic.
Also, Ellie proves that she is wasting her talents on being an evil bitch, when clearly she could be an evil bitch pantomime.

Next up, Bobby finds out no one understands him when he speaks. They never told him that. He thinks they don't care to hear what he has to say. He is offended. He decides to lock his mouth but has no way of swallowing the key. He figures out a way to swallow the key. He tries to speak differently in a very disturbing British way. He and the sofa inhabiting roommate bond on the fact that they are both un-understandable. Bobby goes back to mumbling stuff no one cares enough to understand.

Back at the thanksgiving dinner preparation, Jules drags (I assume) Grayson food shopping with her. But when they both confide on their allergies, and Jules isn't paying attention, Grayson spots his ex-wife. Jules thinks it's a good idea to give her a bone-stabbing hug, while Grayson thinks it's a good idea to follow her around to show her he is not pathetic, only insane, and tells Jules that with her he is the happiest he has ever been. This makes Jules burp a love confession, which is only a sign to trouble when Grayson can't say it back.

Laurie is worried over Andy's phone situation, so she encourages him to try and call it. He does, and they find out it was brought back by a small chinese man who also gave him a free head massage. Optimism make good things happen. It also makes Andy think he is Bob Marley.
This is the last straw Ellie and Laurie are able to take and they (finally!!!) bond over a pact to take over the world. No? Well, at least to make Andy less of a care bear and more of a panda. This should be the start of a beautiful cult.

Then Jules decides not to lose her mind (is that even an option?) over Grayson not answering her, and birth it out of him gently in a romantic thanksgiving dinner (it's like getting the stuffing out of the turkey). Although Ellie tries to make her see it's a stupid idea, Jules already sends the boys to dress up like mob members, while she dresses like a valentine – betty boop - hooker. In order to make it all romantic, obviously.
Laurie takes this opportunity to try and beat Katy Perry's record of singing well. No, I'm only kidding. She tries to outwear the number of outfits she wore at the MTV music awards.

As part of the lesson that Laurie and Ellie are trying to teach Andy, Ellie steals his wedding ring. But when they see they can't break him and want to give him his ring back, they realize that Laurie actually lost it. But even that doesn't break Andy's spirit. He sees it as an opportunity to get new rings with less stupid sayings, or to remarry Ellie (why?!?!?!?!?!?!). Fortunately, it did happen for a reason. Later, after Jules poisoned Grayson with oysters forcing him to make love to the toilet bowl, while she made love with Big Carl, instead to each other, Jules decided to end her relationship with him by asking him if he loves her, and Andy was the only one who could stop her. The lost ring put him in the bushes, and in Jules way.

At dinner time, we discover Laurie didn't beat Katy Perry (next time she tries, maybe she should punch her in the face? No no. I'm only kidding. She should just burn her CDs).

At last, Grayson still doesn't say he loves Jules back, but he shows her it's a good thing she didn't pressure him to do it.