Not With a Whimper

Season 1, Episode 22, Aired
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After going on the date from hell with a Yale professor, Amy has one last fling with Michael the day their divorce becomes final; Maxine returns a stowaway boy to his mother; when Donna and Vincent persuade a reluctant Evie to deliver her baby in the hospital instead of home, she insists that they, instead of Gillian and Peter, act as her birthing coaches; Amy assigns a unique condition of probation to a bright and feisty teenager; Maxine fears that she's contracted Alzheimer's after suffering cognitive lapses, and is relieved to discover that it's only a concussion sustained when she bumped her head on a piece of furniture; Evie's son is born, surprising the family with his interracial heritage.moreless
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  • Typical relationships visited in this episode. Amy and Maxine, Vincent and Donna, Amy and Lauren, Peter and Gillian.

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    By CottonButtons, Feb 23, 2007 Report Abuse
    Amy is naked again! Seems like she is naked every couple of episodes. It is always tastefully done, though.

    The scenes with Peter and Gillian are funny, so were the episodes between Donna and Vincent. Peter's reaction to Evie's baby was classic. "We come from the land of balony and white bread!"

    Amy and Michael...what a hoot! They walked down memory lane and then - BANG. It was touching...and it really does happen!

    The scenes with Maxine were disturbing. The fear of losing one's memeory/ mind is a fear many have. It was nice to know that Maxine's problem was temporary and due to her head injury.

    It was a good episode.moreless

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  • Amy and Michael's divorce has still not gone through. When Michael tells Amy that their divorce is official, he invites her out for drinks. After a wonderful evening they end up in bed together.moreless

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    By PinkPrincess06, Jun 25, 2005 Report Abuse
    This episode allows us to see that Amy and Michael are two mature adults. Their marriage didn\'t work, but they still harbor genuine feelings for each other, mostly carried through Lauren.

    Throughout the early parts of the episode Amy seems to be running around blindly. She asserts rather firmly to her mother that she needs \"to have sex.\" However, when she is dealing with Michael Amy is able to put these feelings behind her. She accepts everything that is going on.

    Allowing herself to get caught up in the moment could be perceived as a character flaw, but she is given the chance to show her strength when she asserts to Michael exactly how they will deal with it. They will not tell anyone. They will not get back together, because they made the right decision and they must think about Lauren. Finally, she tearfully accepts that it was \"goodbye.\"

    Amy has put a part of her life behind her and is now able to grow up and move on.moreless

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    • This is the last appearance of John Slattery as Michael Cassidy. The character would later be played by Richard Burgi. Edit

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    • Featured Music: Simon & Garfunkel, "Bookends Theme" from their "Bookends" cd. Peter Himmelman, "One Shot At Love" from his "Stage Diving" cd. Van Morrison, "Someone Like You" from his "Poetic Champions Compose" cd. Edit

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    • (to Evie who is in labor and refusing to go to the hospital) Vincent: Frankly, if you die, Peter and Gillian will kill me. Edit
    • (after forgetting the content of a conversation that she was involved in) Maxine: Amy? Amy, I think there's something wrong with me. Edit
    • Maxine: (Crying hysterically) I was so worried about going feeble brained. Amy: Mom don't, nothing will ever happen to you. Vincent: Yeah, because if something did, we'd make Peter and Gillian take care of you. Edit

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    • Episode Title: The title of the episode is an allusion to a poem by T. S. Elliot, "Not with a Bang But a Whimper." Edit

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