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* TemptingFate: At the museum field trip, Angela claims she's finally over Jordan. This won't be the first time she says that.

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* TemptingFate: At the museum field trip, Angela claims she's finally over Jordan. This won't be the first last time she says that.
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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: From Angela's point of view, anyway - she asks her parents if she's allowed to go on a date, and Patty thinks up some ground rules on the spot (Graham and Patty have to know where she'll be and who else will be there, no drinking allowed, Angela has a curfew, she can't get in the car with a drunk driver), all of which she's fine with until Patty mentions she and Graham have to meet the guy first.
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* ContinutiySnarl: Rayanne asks Sharon if she and Kyle have had sex yet, even when she figured out [[Recap/MySoCalledLifeS1E6TheSubstitute Sharon had written the poem about having sex in the basement]].

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* ContinutiySnarl: ContinuitySnarl: Rayanne asks Sharon if she and Kyle have had sex yet, even when she figured out [[Recap/MySoCalledLifeS1E6TheSubstitute Sharon had written the poem about having sex in the basement]].

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* CaptainObvious: Rayanne feels this way when Sharon tells her, "You're so weird."

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* CaptainObvious: Rayanne feels this way after Sharon's response to her question about whether she and Kyle have had sex yet (see PunctuatedForEmphasis below) and then a bit later when Sharon tells her, "You're so weird."



* ContinutiySnarl: Rayanne asks Sharon if she and Kyle have had sex yet, even when she figured out [[Recap/MySoCalledLifeS1E6TheSubstitute Sharon had written the poem about having sex in the basement]].



'''Sharon''': That is. Completely. None of your business.

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'''Sharon''': That is. Completely. None of your business.\\
'''Rayanne''': [[CaptainObvious Duh]].

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* AskAStupidQuestion: When Angela finds out her parents want to meet Jordan before she goes out on a date with him:
-->'''Angela''': Why do I have to parade him (Jordan) around in front of you?\\
'''Patty''': [[SarcasmMode Because we want to drag you down to our level]].



* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: From Angela's point of view, anyway - she asks her parents if she's allowed to go on a date, and Patty thinks up some ground rules on the spot (no drinking allowed, she can't stay out past a certain time), all of which she's fine with until Patty mentions she and Graham have to meet the guy first.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: Rayanne takes credit for getting Angela and Jordan together, since she mislaid the letter.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: From Angela's point of view, anyway - she asks her parents if she's allowed to go on a date, and Patty thinks up some ground rules on the spot (no (Graham and Patty have to know where she'll be and who else will be there, no drinking allowed, Angela has a curfew, she can't stay out past get in the car with a certain time), drunk driver), all of which she's fine with until Patty mentions she and Graham have to meet the guy first.



* MoodWhiplash: Angela is in a bad mood after Jordan stands her up, until Patti reveals she thought she was pregnant, at which point she says, "[[BigWhat WHAT?!]]" and starts laughing hysterically, leading Patti to say, "[[DeadpanSnarker I'm glad I was able to cheer you up.]]"

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* MoodWhiplash: MoodWhiplash:
** When Rayanne tells Sharon it looks like she's reaching ecstasy with Kyle, and she's never felt like that with any of the guys she's been with, Sharon tells her she may not have met the right guy yet. Rayanne replies that she's tried all kinds of guys, and it looks like a real FriendshipMoment...at which point Rayanne starts laughing, acting as if she had made all of that up, leading Sharon to give her a DeathGlare.
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Angela is in a bad mood after Jordan stands her up, until Patti reveals she thought she was pregnant, at which point she says, "[[BigWhat WHAT?!]]" and starts laughing hysterically, leading Patti to say, "[[DeadpanSnarker I'm glad I was able to cheer you up.]]"



'''Patti''': I guess living with three women would make any man desperate.

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'''Patti''': I guess living if you live with three women women, it would make any man desperate.desperate.
* PrecociousCrush: This is the episode that makes it clear Danielle has one of these on Brian, especially shown when she asks him to show her how to play the saxophone.



-->'''Rayanne''': So, have you and Kyle, like, done it?\\

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-->'''Rayanne''': So, have you and Kyle, like, done it?\\Kyle gone all the way yet?\\


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** Camille says she plans on looking like Music/TinaTurner when she's 50.
** When Patty thinks she might be pregnant, she tells Graham the night it could have happened was when they watched ''Film/TheNuttyProfessor1963''.

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* BlatantLies: When Angela finds out Jordan has the letter she wrote about him, she claims it isn't about him, but an old boyfriend she had the summer before. Who's dead.



* MomentKiller: When Angela finds out Jordan can't read, it seems like the two of them are about to kiss - and then Jordan's bandmate tells him there's rehearsal. It's downplayed in that Angela seems to get an invite to rehearsal.



* ShoutOut: Angela wants Jordan to go with her to see ''Film/BicycleThieves''. Brian gets upset when he finds out, because (a) Angela didn't even know about the movie until Brian showed it to her, and (b) according to him, Jordan couldn't possibly understand it, which makes Angela upset.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** When Mrs. Lerner is trying to make sure everyone stays with the group at the museum:
-->'''Angela''': What is the big deal with staying with the group? I mean, what if UsefulNotes/AmeliaEarhart stayed with the group.\\
'''Rickie''': Or Music/DianaRoss?
** When Angela first hears the song Jordan's humming, she asks if it's by Music/CrowdedHouse.
** Angela has Brian's copy of ''The Autobiography of UsefulNotes/MalcolmX'', which he wants returned to him.
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Angela wants Jordan to go with her to see ''Film/BicycleThieves''. Brian gets upset when he finds out, because (a) Angela didn't even know about the movie until Brian showed it to her, and (b) according to him, Jordan couldn't possibly understand it, which makes Angela upset.upset.
* ShuttingUpNow: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] by Angela, who wishes there was a button she could push to get herself to stop talking and not say things around Jordan that she shouldn't - for example, when she says at the museum, "like you can't get it (the tune in Jordan's head) out of your mind, or something?"



* SlutShaming: When Kyle makes a joke about Rayanne having sex with a security guard at the museum field trip, Sharon accuses him of this, and points out (a) [[DoubleStandard if one of his teammates did that with a female security guard, Kyle would give him a medal]], and (b) there are better reasons not to like Rayanne than who she has sex with.

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* SlutShaming: When Kyle makes a joke about Rayanne having sex with a security guard at the museum field trip, Sharon accuses him of this, and points out (a) [[DoubleStandard if one of his teammates did that with a female security guard, Kyle would give him a medal]], and (b) there are better reasons not to like Rayanne than who she has sex with.with.
* TemptingFate: At the museum field trip, Angela claims she's finally over Jordan. This won't be the first time she says that.
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* CaptainObvious: Rayanne feels this way when Sharon tells her, "You're so weird."
-->'''Rayanne''': Duh squared.


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* HeartbreakAndIceCream: After Jordan stands Angela up, the next day, Patti comes into her bedroom and offers her ice cream. Angela is in no mood to talk, but when Patti turns to leave, Angela says, "You can leave the ice cream."


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* MoodWhiplash: Angela is in a bad mood after Jordan stands her up, until Patti reveals she thought she was pregnant, at which point she says, "[[BigWhat WHAT?!]]" and starts laughing hysterically, leading Patti to say, "[[DeadpanSnarker I'm glad I was able to cheer you up.]]"


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* PlayingCatchWithTheOldMan: A variation - near the end of the episode, Graham starts playing catch with Danielle, but then she leaves and he starts playing catch with Brian, leading to this memorable exchange:
-->'''Angela''': Why is Dad playing catch with Brian Krakow?\\
'''Patti''': I guess living with three women would make any man desperate.

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* CallBack: We had learned [[Recap/MySoCalledLifeS1E6TheSubstitute in the previous episode]] Jordan NeverLearnedToRead.
* DramaticIrony: Angela taunts Brian when they're playing catch at the end, telling him she can't wait until he falls in love with someone, unaware Brian is in love with her.



* LIsForDyslexia: Discussed - when Angela talks about the fact [[NeverLearnedToRead Jordan can't read]], she asks Jordan if it's dyslexia, telling him her uncle has that and so do many other people.



* PunctuatedForEmphasis: When Rayanne and Sharon are in the bathroom together:
-->'''Rayanne''': So, have you and Kyle, like, done it?\\
'''Sharon''': That is. Completely. None of your business.



-->'''Rickie''': It's just...she really liked that song. And it's obvious what that song is about.\\
'''Jordan''': Yeah...my car.

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-->'''Rickie''': It's just...she Well, it was partly that song you wrote ("I Call Her Red"). She really liked that song. it. And it's it was obvious what that song is about.it was about, so...\\
'''Jordan''': Yeah...my car.car.
* ShoutOut: Angela wants Jordan to go with her to see ''Film/BicycleThieves''. Brian gets upset when he finds out, because (a) Angela didn't even know about the movie until Brian showed it to her, and (b) according to him, Jordan couldn't possibly understand it, which makes Angela upset.
* ShutUpKiss: Jordan does this to Angela again when she's talking about his inability to read. Unlike [[Recap/MySoCalledLifeS1E2DancingInTheDark the last time Jordan did that]], Angela doesn't mind it.
* SlutShaming: When Kyle makes a joke about Rayanne having sex with a security guard at the museum field trip, Sharon accuses him of this, and points out (a) [[DoubleStandard if one of his teammates did that with a female security guard, Kyle would give him a medal]], and (b) there are better reasons not to like Rayanne than who she has sex with.
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!Why Jordan Can't Read
->Directed By: Mark Piznarski
->Written By: Liberty Godshall

Angela decides to put down all of her feelings about Jordan into a letter and gives it to Rayanne, who promptly loses it while their class is on a field trip. Jordan ends up getting the letter, which makes Angela feel embarrassed until something Jordan says makes her realize he can't really read. At this point, Angela feels she's gotten closer to Jordan - she even gets to kiss him, making her feel better than [[Recap/MySoCalledLifeS1E2DancingInTheDark when he tried to kiss her]] - but that changes when she arranges for the two of them to go out on a date.

Elsewhere, Patty is afraid she might be pregnant, and while Graham is reluctant about that at first, he does like the idea of having a son, so he's a little crushed when he finds out Patty isn't pregnant.

!!This episode contains examples of:
* HappyDance: After Jordan kisses her and then drives off, Angela does a little dance before going inside her house.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: From Angela's point of view, anyway - she asks her parents if she's allowed to go on a date, and Patty thinks up some ground rules on the spot (no drinking allowed, she can't stay out past a certain time), all of which she's fine with until Patty mentions she and Graham have to meet the guy first.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Patty and Graham feel this way when they see Angela the morning after her kiss with Jordan:
-->'''Patty''': [''to Graham''] She's drinking ''coffee''.\\
'''Graham''': And ''humming''.
* TheReveal: When Rickie is explaining to Jordan why Angela is down in the dumps after Jordan forgot about their date:
-->'''Rickie''': It's just...she really liked that song. And it's obvious what that song is about.\\
'''Jordan''': Yeah...my car.

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