Kyle XY: Free To Be You and Me

(S02E07) There were no answers to our burning questions in this week's episode (for example, where is Foss and is Emily his wife?), but "Free To Be You and Me" offered some character development.

XX and XY finally talked to one another, Jessi made friends, Stephen made a new friend too, we learned more about Andy, Kyle and Amanda had their first date, and Declan and Kyle reconciled.

XX and XY finally talked to one another

"Have we met before?" Kyle said no when Jessi asked him that question at the end of their little encounter in his room. But for sure Kyle knows something ain't right especially if Jessi, who is still a newbie in this world, senses something is special between the two. Just look at her revealing and chocking look in the picture on the left when she finally properly looks at him (I don't count their encounter at the café as an official meeting).

In this week's episode, we got another confirmation about the yin/yang theory (XX and XY are opposites yet complete one another) when they experienced that little static shock... as if one was the + sign of a battery and the other was the - sign. We also now know that they have the same reaction when they get angry: things go awry around them! Now that Kyle knows Jessi can repair a radio in no time, that she doesn't find it weird to sleep in a tub, that she needs therapy, and that he always experiences or feels something when she is in his vicinity, do you think Kyle will start his own XX investigation?

Jessi made friends

Seeing Jessi try to understand the world and fit into it is entertaining. This week showed Jessi try to make friends, not an easy task for someone who never had one before or for someone who is not afraid to speak her mind since she doesn't know that truth can hurt and that we need to censor ourselves at times. Keep your friends close but your enemies closer. Lori tried to abide that but her plan backfired. At first, she wanted to make Jessi her frienemy (friend+enemy) but as she got to know Jessi more, Lori changed her plan to being friends with Jessi. I can understand why Nicole didn't want her kids to get close to Jessi since she is a patient, but why is Emily so protective? Having Jessi getting close to Declan would have helped her get into the friends' circle and closer to Kyle (even if Declan and Kyle weren't on speaking terms at the time). Does she not want Jessi to get to close to people because she knows she will eventually have to go back to her lab rat duties at Madacorp?

Stephen made a new friend too

We didn't learn much about Madacorp this week but Stephen made it clear that he still doesn't understand what the company really does. Emily told him that they are "building the foundations of tomorrow." If he only knew what that really meant. Emily is really good at getting inside the "circle of trust" without being too open about it. See how she bonded with Stephen to the point where he shared information about his kids and Kyle and offered her to join him at the dance? The soundtrack playing during the Stephen and Emily scenes totally adds to the conspiracy effect that follows Emily wherever she goes. Poor Stephen. I think he won't realize who she is and what Madacorp is doing until it is too late. Nicole sure doesn't seem happy that Emily and Stephen are working together.

We learned more about Andy

Sweet Andy revealed more about herself to the group. We now know that she has two moms and that she doesn't like people who are homophobic. We also saw the activist in her come out. But what I think was more important in Andy's storyline in this episode is that she pushed Josh's buttons when he couldn't express who he felt towards gay people. It was also funny to see each of them pretend they didn't want to date one another when in fact, they wanted. Josh didn't know it for sure at the beginning of the episode but, by the end, it was clear he wanted to be more than friends. Why else would he have accepted Nicole's offer? I'm rooting for them; I think they'll become my favorite couple.

Kyle and Amanda had their first date

A few weeks ago, I polled you on if you wanted Amanda and Kyle to date. Close to 66% said yes. This week, those voters got their wish granted when Kyle and Amanda went on their first date. Sadly for them, Jessi got angry at Emily which ended up in stopping Kyle and Amanda as they were about to kiss. Will their couple make it? They want to have a second date. Maybe, for once, a series will give us a teen couple who works out!

Declan and Kyle reconciled

That was probably the most important event for those, like me, who prefer the conspiracy and mystery element of the series. We want answers. Declan wants answers. Kyle finally wants to tell him. Let's hope that the next episode will show us Kyle spill all the beans to Declan. I liked Kyle and Declan as a duo last season and, as readers of my reviews know, I got tired of Declan early this season since I thought he served his purpose on the show. But now that he is getting close to Jessi and reconciled with Kyle, I sure hope we see more Declan, the investigator, in upcoming episodes. We need someone to find answers for us!

Lori gets knocked out!!!

[Note: This paragraph was added a few hours after the review was published as I somehow forgot to put that in.] Lori getting knocked out at the end of the episode did get us back on the conspiracy theory track, especially since we saw it happen after watching Declan show the pictures and threat to Kyle. Is the person who knocked Lori out the same who took the pictures? Is it Foss? For sure if the attack on Lori is connected to Declan showing the pictures to Kyle, someone must be watching or listening... so I doubt it's Emily (she had her hands full with Jessi). Unless it's not related to the threat Declan received and it's some sort of revenge or maybe just a random act? Post your theories below.

Other scenes of interest

• Kyle freaking out when he understood that it was a real date.
• Jessi asking Declan, in front of Charlie, if they could do more kissing.
• Josh teaching Kyle how to dance.
  
• The kiss.

Best lines of the week

• "Ennui" is the new "gunk." - Lori
• Changing the world one moron at a time. - Lori