Aliens in America 1.11 “Mom’s Coma” Discussion
Aliens in America 1.11 "Mom’s Coma"
Air Date: March 2, 2008
Summary & Discussion
Aliens in America Episode Highlights:
- Franny has tickets to the Sound of Music Sing-a-long for her and Justin
- Raja asked Franny to drive them to school - very uncool. Franny asks Justin for a kiss and yells ‘I love you pumpkin pie’ to him, and mentions the Sound of Music tickets.
- Justin is the new target of a big bully, thanks to that. A bully with a thing for weapons.
- Franny gets sports memorabilia each year for Gary’s birthday - she doesn’t see the sense in spending so much
- Franny hits a car in the parking lot. Her van gets dented, but there is a barely visible scratch on the other car.
- Franny leaves a note - Raja having raised her moral standards
- The bully is about to throw sharp objects at Justin when he is saved by a call that his mom was in a car accident. She just wanted to say she couldn’t pick him up.
- Gary is annoyed Franny left a note. The hybrid car owner may not be as moral - after all, they drive the car out of guilt
- Gary goes to retrieve the note but accidentally leaves his van in reverse, not park. It backs right into the same car - and does real damage
- Raja suggests perhaps Justin is provoking bullies by something he’s doing
- The bully, Tray, approaches Justin with a wooden sword - Justin says his mom is in the hospital in a coma to get out of meeting him later in the parking lot
- Tray backs off and hopes his mom gets better
- Raja tells Justin that it’s disrespectful to like like that - Tray sees and comes to Justin’s defence, trying to pick on Raja. Raja uses the same lie.
- Franny is outraged that the car owner wants $1500 for her scratch - doesn’t know about Gary’s accident
- Tray comes to join Justin and Raja at lunch, gives them a card to give to Franny, and a metal angel that was originally for his own mom, who is now in prison
- Franny is right behind Tray at the cafeteria, coming to get the Sound of Music tickets
- One of Justin’s friends volunteers to go with Franny to the musical - he thinks Franny is hot
- Justin and Raja tell Tray they hung the angel and she seemed happy
- Franny has tracked down security footage of the crash - Gary knows he’s in for it
- Tray offers Justin & Raja a ride - the guys have to think fast and say to the hospital
- Tray follows them into the hospital, so Justin walks very slowly while trying to come up with a plan
- Raja goes to hang the angel somewhere while Justin stalls. Tray says he considers Justin a friend now.
- Tray goes to hold the hand of the woman who they are pretending is Justin’s mom
- Franny is watching the footage with Gary when he breaks down with the truth
- Gary offers to sell his memorabilia to offset the costs… Franny tells him some are not as authentic as they look. Both are mad, but neither one wants to express it.
- The woman in the room starts to wake, or die, so the doctors rush in. Loose wire. But the doctor ask which is Mrs. Warner’s son - Tray punches Justin and has to be wrestled off of him by 3 orderlies
- Raja realizes that Franny may not know her boundaries, but she is his mom
- Franny is singing Sound of Music with Justin (who is not quite so good as Franny says he is)
Discussion:
- Why doesn’t Gary tell Franny he also hit the car? Fear?
- Do you think Raja feels less guilt in lying now?
- What about the lie makes Tray not just compassionate, but friendly?
- Do you think Raja makes himself a target for bullies? How?
- Do you think Tray would want to beat up Justin & Raja if they said she was out of her coma, or told the truth?
- Why does Justin decide to go to the musical?
Tags: aliens in america, aliens in america discussion, aliens in america season 1, 1.12
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1 opinion for Aliens in America 1.11 “Mom’s Coma” Discussion
Adrienne
Mar 3, 2008 at 7:12 pm
WHAT I MISSED IT? i can’t believe it.
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