Sick as a Dog

Overview

Polly tips Jeremiah off that there's a food critic in disguise eating at the restaurant. His jaw drops when he sees her and remembers they had sex, after which he said he'd call her again -- and didn't. Jeremiah saves face with Carmen, the critic, by blaming her for not calling him back and then accepting her apology by having more sex. Eric brings Michelle to the park, which the others don't approve of -- especially after she starts talking in clinical detail about her period. When Aunt Betty finally pays Michelle a visit, she plans to make Eric go out for more pads, which her friend, Nina, disapproves of. Jeremiah goes to the newsstand to see Carmen's review first, but when she only gives the restaurant two stars, he runs around town removing every last copy of it from circulation. Michelle doesn't heed Nina's advice, and blasts Eric until he agrees to go and get her pads. Royce and Clay make Jeremiah feel worse by interpreting Carmen's review as a thinly-veiled slam about his sexual