"I Feel Sick" Recap / Review

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With the end of a great ABC Family Original Series, ::cough:: Wildfire ::cough::, comes a new show. This one is called The Secret Life of the American Teenager, or The Secret Life... for short. It premiered July 1st, and I've taken a liking to it.

The promo picture kind of gives away one of the show's plots. The show is about is about an awkward fifteen year old girl named Amy Juergens (Shailene Woodley) who gets pregnant after sleeping with a guy at band camp. She has to deal with all the changes her body is going through, as well as trying to keep the pregnancy a secret from as many people as possible (including her parents (Molly Ringwald, Mark Derwin), the father (Daren Kagasoff), and her new boyfriend (Kenny Baumann)), and trying to be a normal teenager. Her two best friends are there for her always, but we'll find out if that's enough of a support system for Amy. We'll also see how long she can keep her secret. For more detailed info about the plot of the show, click on the title of this post to go to the show's official site.

A new episode entitled "I Feel Sick" premiered yesterday. I actually missed the original airing at 8:00 EST, so I watched the encore presentation at midnight (Note: ABC Family always shows new episodes twice on the premiere night). This episode was very good, but I could have done without the constant commercials every five minutes.

Amy is still dealing with her "secret" pregnancy, but now she's starting to show a little, so she's freaking out a biti. Her mom thinks she's getting curves, which makes Amy more nervous. Her sister, Ashley, is suspicious about Amy's recent behavior and confronts her about it, but gets nothing out of it. Grace is still trying to convince her parents to let her date Jack again, after he cheated on her, but her efforts fall short. So Ricky offers to help her sneak around with Jack, and she agrees. This makes Adrian, Ricky's "girlfriend", jealous, and makes her think that Ricky's only seeing her to reap the "benefits" of their relationship.

Elsewhere, Ben asks Amy out on their first official date, and he plans a romantic first kiss with a little help from one of his friends and a stuffed bear (LOL). Their date takes them to the county fair, which is also where Grace and Jack meet up. Amy and Ben are having a great time, she is eating everything in sight (which is understandable considering her condition...). They ride on the carousel (the place Ben plans to kiss her), but to his dismay she gets sick from all the food she ate.

Amy goes home where her sister is waiting to confront her again. She finally tells her that she's pregnant and asks her to keep it a secret from their parents, and Ashley agrees. Ben comes by to return Amy's jacket she left behind, and gives her a bottle of ginger ale to settle her stomach (what a sweetie). Then he works up the courage, and kisses her, and tells her that he loves her. She says the same, and apologizes for the mishaps of the evening.

I can't wait to see what happens to Amy next.

The Secret Life... airs every Tuesday at 8:00 EST on ABC Family.