Ben really woke up and chose “marriage as a coping mechanism.” What starts as a cute little picnic (plate of wings on a bench?) quickly turns into a teenage proposal scene straight out of an after-school special— except it's more dramatic than Degrassi (how?!), we get Amy sobbing through a full-blown confession: yes, she slept with Ricky, yes, she’s pregnant, yes, her fashion still gives 2008 Ashley Tisdale a run for her boas.
Plot twist? Ben already knew. Of course he did. Ben's dad and California's premiere Long Island Italian, told him. Now Amy’s wrestling with the super chill teenage trifecta: get married, give the baby up for adoption, or adopt the baby to a nice farm with a pasture and lots of room to run around and play
Meanwhile, Ricky's still playing “son-in-law of the year” with the Bowmans, but over at Casa Juergens, George is packing a bag and sneaking out like a man fleeing a Craigslist roommate. Destination: Cindy. Yes—Adrian’s mom. The Venn diagram of drama has become a circle.
Back at school, Amy’s friends Lauren and Madison are once again acting as human megaphones, spreading pregnancy gossip faster Rob cycling to a Grindr date. Grace then gets triple-hit with truth bombs: Jack may have done more than kiss Adrian, Ricky might be Amy’s baby daddy, and—oh yeah—Jack only dated her because Daddy Deacon said so.
Adrian tries to talk to Amy to… probably be messy? Supportive? Deliver a monologue? We’ll never know, because Amy Vanishes™ and heads home to avoid school, reality. Which, fair girl, fair.
Ben is still pleading for holy matrimony like he’s auditioning for Teen Bride: The Musical, but Amy’s fifteen, terrified, and one emotional gust of wind away from collapse.
Grace may be the town’s resident angel, but tonight she’s trading in her halo for a beer bottle and a front-page scandal. After another not-so-holy meetup with Jack, she fends off two creeps with some impressive “don’t-mess-with-me” energy—just in time for Ricky (shirtless, obviously) to swoop in. Unfortunately for them both, the local news captures the entire thing, broadcasting “Grace and the Half-Naked Hero” straight into every living room in town. Instant fame. Zero chill.
While the Bowmans spiral about how to ground their daughter and save face, the Juergens are having their own domestic disaster. Ashley’s suddenly behaving like a model citizen, which, naturally, makes everyone suspicious. Meanwhile, George hears some juicy gossip at the store that one of his daughters is having sex—ding ding ding, we have a winner.
Amy’s secret is officially a whisper away from public record: the whole school’s buzzing about her and Ricky, and Grace’s parents already know she’s pregnant. Even Amy tries to confess to her parents, but they’re too distracted wondering whether they’re in a sex scandal of their own (Anne’s side-eyeing George’s extracurricular activities).
Grace, guilt-ridden, quits cheerleading and decides that if she can’t be pure, she’ll drag Ricky to church. Jack retaliates by inviting Adrian to his pew—because nothing says redemption like spiritual spite. Meanwhile, Ben and Amy’s study session turns into a possible confrontation about her maybe-baby, and George grabs a mysterious duffel bag and heads out for the night.
By the end, everyone’s sinning, sulking, or sermonizing—and somehow, it’s still only Tuesday in this town.
Amy’s glow-up is actually a baby bump, but everyone’s pretending not to notice—except, of course, the entire town, thanks to Lauren and Madison’s Olympic-level gossip relay. Meanwhile, Anne’s still wandering through life in blissful denial, getting pregnancy hints at gas stations from random doctors like it’s divine intervention.
Ben’s obsessing over the perfect first kiss, Ricky’s suddenly doing community service for his soul by “fake dating” Grace, and Adrian’s out here playing it cool while dying inside. The fair rolls into town, and somehow everyone’s coupled up like it’s Noah’s Ark—until Amy ruins Ben’s Big Kiss Moment™ getting sick all over Ben while he is trying to have a Wild Horses moment from that movie FEAR.
Ricky still manages to come out the hero, Grace gets her make-out redemption arc, and Ben finally cashes in that kiss later—just in time for Ashley to drop the ultimate bomb: she knows. Amy’s pregnant. The secret’s out (kind of), the stakes are up, and we’re only three episodes deep.
Again, we are reviewing this show. Why? Why!
Ben and Amy are playing high school soulmates after one youth group party hookup, Ricky’s still orbiting with his “surprise baby” claim, and Adrian is the eternal backup plan pretending she doesn’t care.
Jack’s groveling to Grace after getting down with the only FABULOUS character (Adrian) in front of literally everyone, but Grace forgives him because she’s a good Christian woman. #GodBless.
Meanwhile, Lauren and Madison can’t keep their mouths shut, so now the entire school knows about Amy’s band camp night with Ricky, which sends Ben into a sulk until Amy forgives her friends like it’s a sleepover tiff
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Grace forgives Jack too, because apparently lying works. And in the most unrealistic twist of all, Ben drops an “I love you” after three dates — ignoring the baby-shaped elephant in the room.
Join Sarah, Rob, and Ashley as we review the first episode of this wonderful dumpster fire show ❤️.
In this episode we recap we we got here in the first place; and then delve into the fabulous lives of Amy, Ben, Ricky, Adrian (love her), and the rest of the purity group.