Playing Chicken
Updated 2007-01-09 16:00:00
Sandy tells Ryan that his father is out of jail and in town. At first, Ryan doesn't want to see the guy, but then Frank says he's dying of lung cancer and Ryan changes his mind. This leads to another Awkward Family Dinner, much to Sandy's chagrin, as he's feeling a tad competitive with the New Old Father. Especially since Frank seems like such a cool awesome guy and comes complete with adorable Ryan baby pictures. Oh, wait -- that would make things easy for Ryan, and we can't have that. Sandy finds out that Frank was lying about the cancer and takes advantage of the opportunity to punch Frank in the face before kicking him out of his house. On one hand, you're like, "Go, Sandy, go! He deserves it!" But on the other, you're like, "Boo, Sandy, boo! You're supposed to be the father who doesn't hit people!" Ryan isn't too pleased with BioDad, but says he'll give him a call anyway. Because Ryan is a saint. With hot sideburns.
Meanwhile, Kaitlin is forced to work with classmate Will, who's supposedly really good at school even though he can't enunciate worth a damn and has no personality. Seth and Summer try to make each other call off the engagement neither of them really wants now that Summer's not pregnant, in several contrived and ridiculous ways that would be tiresome if they weren't so entertaining. Speaking of entertaining, Julie spends the episode helping Summer convert to Judaism (with flashcards!) and falling for Frank (why???).