Johnny Ace tried to help, results: Success!
Episode 5 ended with Nikki forcing her mom, Kathy, to go get a lump on her breast checked out. She wanted to wait until after the wedding to do anything about it or even tell her kids, but Johnny told the JJ and Nikki anyway.
Nikki, in turn, called Brie who is visiting Bryan in Phoenix, to tell her she’s at the doctor’s with their mom, who’s getting her breasts checked out by people and machines. Sounds like a Bella-style lap dance to me.
Everything’s cool, though, because as Kathy expected, it was just fake boob stuff. Like, I guess her implant got wrinkled or something? I don’t know how boobs work, to be honest.
All the kids agree that it was a good thing for Johnny to tell them, against their mom’s will that she may have cancer, and The Ace That Hangs Around The Place makes a bold move for the top spot of not only this episode, but the entire season.
At one point, Brie (or maybe, Nikki) says that “Anytime you feel something weird in your boobs, go get it checked out,” and all that does, is conjure up the image of a doctor saying to his patient, “Ma’am, that’s a Werther’s Original that fell into your bra.”
During a complicated discussion about the seriousness of breast cancer, Nikki says “Because it’s reality.” Just like this show, which is definitely not 98% scripted.
