7th Heaven

Annie plans everything for Lucy's wedding, but she hates it all. Lucy wants Eric to perform the wedding. Simon spots Walter, the man who manages George's business, stealing money. Ben has to train Carson, the rescue dog, and when Ben, Ruthie and Peter go to the promenade, Carson runs away. Ben gets another dog and tries to pass it as Carson. Peter gets to keep the other dog. Chandler meets Roxanne's father. He tries to scare him off.



This was a great episode! Lucy was sort of right when her mom kept doing everything for her. I would've wanted her to stop too. She didn't have to be so mean though. I felt really bad for Simon when George accused him of the theft. Walter was so nice at first, I wish he didn't do that. I'm glad Cecilia fought for him. I also felt sorry for Ben as his career was on the line. If I was Chandler, I would be scared and ticked off! This episode receives a 10!

I will start with storylines.



Eric-I am glad he is going back to the church.



Eric and Lucy-I love it when Lucy tells Eric why she wants him to marry her. It is cute. It is sort or funny and emotional at the same time. Time after time this makes me cry.



Annie and Lucy- The wedding planning thing was cute. I think it was not to long or short, it was perfect. Lucy was pretty rude but Annie was being a control freek. I like how it ended.



Matt and Mary were not in it.



Kevin- Did not do much.



Siomon- I am glad he stood up for what he thought. The storline was cute and it fit Siomon well.



Siomon and Cecelia- They act like older kids in there relationship. I liked the scene with them working.



Ruthie, Peter, and Ben- It was an o.k. storyline. I can not belive Ben was so irresponsible. It sounded like Ruthie (Mackenzie Roseman) was getting over a cold.



Twins-There conversation with Eric was funny. I liked the tips they gave Eric. They are bad actors but they have cute lines.



Chandler and Roxanne- I can not belive how immature her father acted. HE was so mean but Chandler was great. Chandler really proved his love for Roxanne.



I miss Happy.

Stand Up: This was basically a pretty light-hearted episode with not much going on this week. Not as heart-filling as last week's episode, but it got the job done. Basically it was more like a filler episode. Everybody had their basic storyline. But the best part of this episode (as was for many fans) was Eric's official return to the ministry. Let's break it down...



Lucy and Annie: Is it just me or did Lucy seem to get back to her old self in this episode? My God, she was completely calm and rational in this episode without no complaints about Roxanne! I guess not being engaged was Lucy's disease that made her crazy and now that she is engaged she's turning back to her old self. But the storyline with her Annie and her was quite basic and real. Parents (especially moms) do try to take over their children's wedding plans a lot of times without thinking what they want. Lucy had every right to stand up to her mother and her approach was quite good. I felt bad for Annie in the kitchen as she was saddened by Lucy's confession, but Lucy was not at all at fault and had to do it. Being that this is is the first wedding that Annie is planning for one of her daughters I understand her willing to be involved in the weeding plans and her feeling heartbroken over Lucy's rejection. Yet, Lucy was truthful and luckily was able to compromise with her mother in the end. Plus, being the loving Annie she understood what Lucy meant in the end and was able to move on even if her heart was still a little broken.



Ruthie and Ben: Like I said, this episode was more like a filler, especially with Ben and Ruthie's storyline. Nothing really important, but how sad was it for Ben not to stand up to his responsibilities to his fire chief and confess that he lost the training dog? To go through childish antics and buy a new dog was unbelieveable for a grown man like him. It was good that it blew up in his face when the fire chief caught him in his lie with the dogs. I personally would've fired him. But at least it was to Peter's advantage so he could convince his mom to keep the extra dog when the original one for Ben came back. However, I'm still surprised (and a little creeped out) they are continuing with Ben and Peter's mom (Paris) romantic development. It feels odd.



Simon, Cecelia and Company: I felt bad for Simon in this episode. But really, when Simon told Walter to go and tell George and Cecelia about the money stealing, a blind man from New Jersey could've seen that Walter was going to automatically blame all the petty cash stealing on Simon. It teaches Simon again that you're first instincts are usually right and you need to stand up to them right away. He knew what he saw when he went back into that office and saw Walter. Him not confessing and standing up for what he saw made his situation more worse than it had to be. Luckily, he had Cecelia on his side.



Chandler, Roxanne and Dad: This week Chandler had to stand up to Roxanne's father, who for some reason doesn't like him. I really don't understand why he doesn't like Chandler or anyone that Roxanne goes out with. What does he want her to be, a nun? Or keep her all to himself as his precious daughter. I mean she is an adult and doesn't he want grandchildren one day? Anyway, Chandler's approach to the whole matter was good, but I wish Roxanne was more defensive of Chandler and talked back to her father more on what he does is really wrong. Plus, the whole police and arresting thing was a little over the top I must say though. It really wasn't neccessary.



Eric: There really wasn't much Eric going around in this episode but the last scene with him and Lucy was the best in this episode and I just loved it. Finally, Eric comes back to the church on the very same porch of where he quitted back in November thanks to Lucy. After all the pleaing and concerns he got from family members these past few months on returning back to the church it finally took Lucy to stand up to her father and tell him that he needs to marry her. The way how Lucy has always desired that he married her finally clicked Eric. Eric as a father would never disappoint his kids like that and say "no" to Lucy's request. Eric didn't seem too happy about returning to the ministry, but I think in the weeks to come he'll like the idea more.



Overall, this episode was pretty good. Eric's official return really made me love this episode a lot more though and viewers can finally have solace in knowing that Rev. Eric Camden is not dead. Season 7 is progressing nicely in the Camdens lives and I can't wait till the end of it. Lucy finally seems to be getting back to her old self and I can't wait till next week to see some of the Hamilton family clan, Morgan and Patricia, returning. They've always been one of my favorites on "7th Heaven". Plus, I swear those WB trailers are so misleading. Kevin possibly calling off the wedding has nothing to do with Chandler, but Lucy possibly quitting school which sets Kevin off. Anyway, see ya next week..





Grade: **8 out of 10**



Rants and Bits:

*So, Lucy's dream guy she wanted to marry was Brad Pitt. Personally, Kevin does have some facial and body characteristics just like Brad. If they had happened to be related I wouldn't be too surprised.



*Wow, what a surprise to see Mr. Belding! I know he doesn't play that anymore, but Dennis Haskins (no matter what else he plays) will always be "Saved By the Bell's" Mr. Belding.



*Finally, the twins never talked in unison in this episode! Also, even though it was short, at least the twins had a good conversation with their father.



*Did Mackenzie Rosman have a cold this week? Her voice was quite different like it was clogged.



*Geoff Stults removed from the opening credits? Fianlly, the "7th Heaven" producers realize they can't put everyone recurring in the opening credits.



*Why in God names does Kevin want no invovlement in the planning of the wedding and just wants to show up there? That's just a little too old-fashioned and hopefully the writers will correct that.