Cougar Town: You Can Still Change Your Mind

What Happened, Yo!:

-Jules is looking for a photographer for her wedding, as this is probably her last chance to get good wedding photos. Travis wants to do it, but when he shows Jules some of his work, the pictures are gross, morbid, and terrifying, makes Jules wonder if Travis will be able to do this. Angie assures Jules that Travis is really good, but also that it'll porbably be tough for Travis to make a living doing photography. This worries Jules, who doesn't want Travis to suffer, so she decides to say no to him, hoping it will defer him for photography. Travis gets upset at her and Grayson points out that this probably won't keep Travis from following his passion if he really wants to do it. Angie also later tells Jules that struggle or not, Travis is talented and that's what really matters. Jules realizes she was wrong to reject Travis and offers him the job, which he accepts. She also admits (Though she denies it at first) that she'll lend Travis money whenever he needs it.

-Meanwhile, Bobby is feeling really good about his relationship with Angie until he sees her kissing another guy. He finds out that she didn't think they were exclusive, but he tells her that his kisses meant they were exclusive. He breaks up with her, but she later sneaks on his boat naked and they wind up getting back together. Andy helps Bobby realize that he doesn't want a relationship like that anymore though, and after Angie admits that she's not really wanting anything serious, they break up for good.

-Also meanwhile, Grayson unjams one of Jules old drawers (so he can babyproof it for his new daughter), to find a buch of stuff from the 80's and 90's, including a Simon game. Ellie takes it when Laurie's looking at it, saying it's not for Jellybeans. Later, she lets Laurie to try it in order to watch her fail, which pleases Ellie. Laurie gets upset because she had never thought that Ellie actually thought that she was dumb. Ellie later on assures her that she doesn't think she's dumb, and everyone had their blindspots (For example, Ellie can't do complex math and Grayson can't remember bar orders.).

I Like This: You Can Still Change Your Mind was a funny episode of Cougar Town with lots of good moments. While I'm sad to see Sarah Chalke go, her exit was well-handled here and her and Bobby's relationship ended for a very good reason: he wants something exclusive and real, and she just wants to have fun (And kiss other guys). This story is also a testament to how far Bobby has come since the beginning of the series. Before he wouldn't have minded a casual relationship, but now it looks like he's finally growing up a bit. The plot also allowed for funny moments like the revelation that two bums apparently come and go as they please on the boat. Travis wanting to be the photographer at Jules wedding was also a good story, as it went from Jules worrying that Travis' photos would be as terrifying as some of his other work (He strives to remove beauty from beauty) to Jules worrying that Travis taking photos at her wedding would be the first step to a hard life, where he would struggle to make a living. It's another good, natural complication and the resolution was also sweet. The story also had plenty of comedy though, including Grayson trying to give parenting advice, despite only being a dad for two days. And the Ellie/Laurie plot was less essential then the other stories, but it did offer the origin of the nickname Jellybean, which was funny and in character with season 1 Ellie's opinion of Laurie.

But...: While there was plenty of humour and emotion in this episode, both elements weren't executed quite as strongly as they had been in the last couple episodes (Particularly in the Ellie/Laurie plot). Also, I kind of wish we had gotten another episode with Angie, so her exit could've been better set-up.

The Bottom Line: You Can Still Change Your Mind wasn't the strongest effort of Cougar Town, but it was still a funny episode with lots of good moments for the Cul-De-Sac crew.

Grade: 78% (Good)

Memorable Moments

-Jules: "Sometimes I do feel a little, oh, (motions to Ellie) what is it?" Ellie: "You're not crazy about the ditzy, trashy, fake blonde, fake tan, fake boob, club skank you one-night-standed to make that baby." Jules: "She says it better." Grayson (to his daughter): "That is not true Jill. Your mommy and I had a one afternoon stand."

-Seriously, we spend more time coming up with these title cards than we do writing the show. Cougar Town.

-Laurie (To Jules): "When I get married, I hope I'm just as pregnant as you."

-Grayson on Jules old wedding album: "Did your photographer suck or do you just know a lot of people without heads?" Jules: "That's Bobby's uncle. He was really sweet, but when we opened our photographs, there was, like, nine pictures of his penis. He's actually in jail now."

-Travis: "The helmet's gone!" Grayson: "You had a helmet?" Travis: "God, I really thought that would be a bigger deal." Actually, in the two weeks the show was off the air, I had completely forgot about the helmet.

-Travis: "There's just so much beauty in photography, I just wanted to take that notion, and turn it on its head. So the theme of my work is: taking the beauty out of beauty." Jules (looking at the picture): "You really cannot see the beauty."

-Jules: "Okay, I love this. I am going to put this on my wall." Travis: "You're actually holding it wrong. (Turns the picture around) It's a severed toe." Jules: "Well, it's the best picture of a severed toe that I have ever seen. Yeah, I can't stop looking at it."

-Laurie: "Luckily, I can control my gag reflex. (Looks at Ellie.) Nothing?" Ellie: "I don't swing at soft balls."



-Ellie (To Jules): "It's weird. I have dishes in my sink, and you have chicken bones, tissues, a pair of broken sunglasses, and diapers." Jules: "Grayson baby-proofed my trash can. I have a house full of things that I can't open, including my toilet. Ellie, I had to teetee in the yard." Ellie: "Why didn't you just go in the shower?" Jules: "Gross."

-Jules: "Look, this is probably the last time that I'll have a chance to get great wedding photos." Grayson: "Probably?"

-Angie: "You never said that you wanted to be exclusive." Bobby: "Yes I did. Every time I kiss you, my lips are saying: (uses his fingers to make his lips move) Angie, I want to be exclusive." Angie: "Why do your lips need your fingers to make them talk?" Bobby: "I don't know!"

-Bobby: "I thought we had something special, but I was wrong. We're through. I'd be storming out right now if I hadn't just ordered a cheeseburger."

-Laurie: "Jules told me never to ask, but why do you call me Jellybean?" Ellie: "Well J.B., when Jules first hired you, I thought you were so simple-minded she could convince you that jellybeans were more valuble in gold, and subsequently pay you in jellybeans. This concept was eventually shortened into your nickname: Jellybean."

-Bobby: "Now I know exactly how you felt when I cheated on you all those times." Jules: "Feels a little different. I mean, she's been your girlfriend for two weeks and she kissed a dude, and well we were married, and you banged a thousand waitresses." Bobby: "Is it the waitress part that makes it different?" Jules: "Sure, why not."

-Laurie: "Why do I suck at this?" Ellie: "It's not your fault. When you were a fetus, your mom existed on funnel cakes and motorcycle fumes. Consider it a victory you don't have a tail."

-Bobby: "Angie, how'd you get in here?" Angie: "Your door is held shut with suspenders. When I came in I found a bum making a sandwich." Bobby: "Well, that's just Gary... or Dennis. Did he have a beard or a huge beard?" Angie: "I don't know, I was screaming." Bobby: "That sounds like Gary."

-Jules: "I just, I cannot stand the thought of [Travis] having a crappy life. Why couldn't he be a drug dealer. At least they have cool cars."

-Jules: "Wow, he's really angry with us." Grayson: "Us?" Jules: "Yeah." Grayson: "You told him it was my decision, didn't you?" Jules: "Yeah, and he's still mad at me. That's crazy."

-Andy: "So she found your weak spot?" Bobby: "If that means my ding dong, then yeah."

-Ellie: "I can't do math. I can do basic math, like if the nanny breaks a glass, then that's minus seven dollars from her paycheck."

-Ellie: "I don't think you're dumb. I just think you have a blindspot for Simon." Laurie: "Simon and airport baggage carousels. Everyone else just takes their luggage so easy, I just end up running laps." Ellie: "You have to wait for it."

-Jules: "Hey, what are you up to?" Travis: "I have three midterms next week. What do you think I'm up to?" Jules: "Some nerdy computer thing?" Travis: "Correct."

-Jules: "I'm not going to give you money whenever you need it." Travis: "Yes, you will." Jules: "Yes I will. We should probably open a joint bank account."