Great Expectations

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Great Expectations
Air Date	January 28, 2008
Written by	Unknown
Director	Unknown
Episode number	216
Next episode	Grounded

Amanda unexpectedly returns home, which causes Kyle to re-evaluate his relationship with her. But Amanda has a secret that is keeping Kyle on the edge of heartbreak.

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The family is doing it's annual spring cleaning, first reflecting on what is worth keeping and what is worth giving away. For some, like Josh, it's easy, but Kyle finds himself unable to give away things with so much sentimental value to him. Kyle reluctantly agreed to rid himself of some of his stuff.

Kyle is about to take all the boxes to charity, but Josh stops him and prompts him to through a foam football around before he gets back to work. Kyle is convinced to put play before work. Josh goes back to catch the ball, but Kyle overshoots it right into a trash can.

While Josh stands in shock, Kyle turns around to see Amanda step out of a taxi. In Kyle's excitement, all of the car alarms in the area start to go off. Kyle chuckles.

Kyle takes Amanda's bag and carries them to her front door as she explains that she back to surprise her mother for her birthday. Amanda laments how much she enjoys New York and the music program. Kyle can tell somethings wrong. Amanda promises to tell him later, but fist she has to say hello to her mother.

Kyle tells his family that Amanda says they need to talk. Josh, Lori, and even Nicole are visually shocked and unwanted to explain. Nicole tells him that the sentence generally lead to a conversation about a change in feelings., The Trager children agree that Amanda wants to break up with Kyle, but Nicole suggested to wait and hear her out. Kyle gets worried that Amanda has outgrown him.

Later, Josh tells Kyle to hold on to some Christmas light and make them blink. Kyle questions why and he explains that someone has to fill in for Tom Foss, who is away tending to Adam Baylin's comatose body. Stephen comes in and sympathies with Kyle before grabbing his laptop for a lecture at the University of Washington. Josh is shocked. Stephen explains that he's doing it for free and already has a job offer.

Downstairs, Nicole flips through an old book with an essay she wrote on adolescent psychology. Lori comes down and laments to her mother that the school guidance counselor is maker her write an essay on who she really is, something she doesn't know yet. Josh comes in and suggested sarcastic and cynical. Lori says she isn't a cynic, only pragmatic. Josh and Nicole don't see her that way.

Kyle comes in and asks the family their opinion on which shirt to wear to see Amanda. They unanimously pick plaid. Kyle goes to his room to get ready for his date with Amanda when [[Jessi shows up at his window. She climbs on in and insists that Kyle teach her how to utilize her powers. Kyle says he can't becuase Amanda's back and they need to talk. Jessi doesn't see anything wrong with the statement. Kyle promises to train Jessi when he returns.

Kyle goes to the Bloom house to pick up Amanda, but she says she cant go. Carol Bloom pulls her daughter back inside and explains that Amanda used her birthday as an excuse to tell her that she wants to drop out of the music academy. Carol blames Kyle and forbids him to see Amanda.

The Trager parents tell Kyle that Carol has a point and she has every right to make Amanda go back to the music academy and it isn't their business. Kyle objects. Later, with the Trager children, they take Kyle's side in the argument and condemn their parents for taking Carol Bloom's side and not letting Amanda explain.

Surprisingly, the Trager parents are disappointed in themselves as well for taking Carol Bloom's side, as she's close-minded and arrogant. Nicole and Stephen understand that allowing Kyle to speak with Amanda would only make things better, but as parents, they have to be the buzz kills and respect Carol's wishes. Kyle, meanwhile, tries to think of a way to fix the problem that doesn't break Carols' wishes.

Kyle ultimately decided to use a loophole and texts Amanda, which isn't technically seeing or talking to her. Amanda doesn't reply. Kyle tries to instant message her, but Carol has already blocked it. Electronic messaging failing, Kyle goes outside to serenade Amanda with a song through her window. Stephen stops his m and tells him to come inside.

Inside the Bloom household, Amanda yells at her mother for taking her computer and cell phone away and for keeping her prisoner until she agrees to return to the music academy. She knows how great of an opportunity it is, but still refuses to return.

In the Trager kitchen, Kyle is too upset to eat his breakfast. Lori comes in angry at her terrible essay to see Josh doing extra credit work by reading Romeo and Juliet. He's still on the first line. Kyle decides that this all started with Amanda wanting to talk and that exactly what they're going to do. The Trager children agree to help.

At The Rack, Josh refuses to do part of the plan. Jessi sits down and asks what she can to do help, revealing she overheard the conversation and that she can do anything Kyle can do. Lori says she should mind her own business, but Kyle says there is something she can do.

Jessi goes over to the Trager house and Carol Bloom answers the door after disabling the alarm code. Carol mistakes Jessi for Lori's friend Hillary, but still won't let her in to see Amanda, knowing it's just one of Kyle's tricks. Stephen, meanwhile, returns home form his lecture and Josh offers to take the projector back into Kyle's room.

Kyle, meanwhile, has a map of the neighborhood from the power system on the computer to find out how the houses are wired. Jessi comes over through the window again and says 12154, the alarm code for the Bloom house. Lori shuts the window on her and leaves.

At the front door, Jessi is still apologizing for attacking Lori at the alterni-dance. Lori is still finding it hard to forgive her. Jessi just wants to help.

Stephen and Nicole are still sporting out clothes to give away when Stephen tells her how much he enjoyed being back at U-Dub rather than an office, especially when he was offered a computer science professorship. Still, Stephen turned the offer down, uncomfortable with changing careers and wanting to stick with being a businessman.

Lori is outside, throwing rocks at a window. After throwing all of them at once, Carol Bloom looks outside and closes the blinds. Lori returns with a "mission accomplished," but still seems doubtful about the entire plan. Josh hands Kyle the Christmas lights for phase two until he and Lori argue about the validity of the plan. Kyle's heartbeat goes faster until the bulbs go out.

Nighttime falls. Kyle is in his bathtub and Josh is prodding him to initiate an emotional response to activate the explosive power again. He has Lori leave the room so she doesn't hear Josh say how much he understands his messed up feelings, but that he hasn't to pull it together for the plan to work.

By focusing, Kyle is able to control the flow of electrons through the wires without having the bulbs explode. The electrons went through the wall socket and into the neighborhood transformer, which in turn connected to the Bloom household. He takes the electrons to Amanda's room until the power goes out.

Kyle goes to the other room to initiate phase three. He turns on the projector and writes, something on the wall. With the blinds down and the power out, Amanda is able to read Kyle's message; "Meet me at The Rack. Alarm code: 12154." Amanda hurries downstairs to see Josh saying that she owns him.

Lori and Declan are at The Rack, preparing it for a special night. Lori doesn't want to set Kyle up for a heartbreak. Back at home, Nicole asks Stephen if he ever misses teaching becuase he ha to go the corporate route to support his family. He says he doesn't.

At The Rack, Kyle thanks Jessi for her help and she asks to learn how to do the electrical trick. Kyle says they'll make time later since Amanda might be staying. Jessi is disappointed. Carol Bloom comes into her daughters bedroom to see what looks like Amanda in her bed, with is actually Josh in a blond wig.

Lori goes through the steps of how to threat a lady with Kyle, but she ultimately decides she shouldn't be worried about Kyle, just as Amanda comes in. The two have a seat and Hillary soon steps out and serves them their dinners, courtesy of herself from watching so much Top Chef.

Lori is watching the date through the silhouette and Declan suggests she not care so much. Lori assures him that her earlier outburst was uncharacteristic of her brought on by the essay that Declan explains no one ever takes seriously. Jessi is also watching the date with eyes of jealousy directed at Amanda.

Kyle asks what Amanda wanted to talk about and she assured him that her feelings haven't changed. The proceed to kiss until Carol Bloom's infuriated entrance breaks it up. Carol says a flight back to New York is leaving in tow hours and Amanda refuses stating that Carol isn't listening to her feelings and yells at her for selling the piano. Carol tells Amanda to get in the car. As Carol leaves the building, she thanks Jessi for letting her know.

Back at the Trager house, the parents ground the children two weeks for their actions. Kyle defends Josh and Lori, but they are still ground, their cell phones taken away, and sent to their rooms. The parents are secretly glad their kids broke the rules and Nicole insists that Stephen follow his dream to be a teacher.

Kyle still sorting through his things as Josh continued reading Romeo and Juliet, Lori writes her reflection paper, Nicole shows Stephen she still fits in her bikini, and Jessi sneaks back into her apartment after a late night. Brian Taylor is waiting for her, but instead of being disappointed with her for sneaking out and practicing on her powers, he says that he has big plans for her. Jessi jumps into bed and find the missing jukebox track from the diner near route 12 under her pillow.

Kyle, meanwhile, get on his computer and begin to e-mail an apology to Amanda until an anonymous instant message comes up that tell him to listen. After asking who it was, a picture of a blue oval with an X in the background appears. He turns the monitor to investigate a knock at his window. Amanda is outside, saying that she didn't get on a plane and needs a place to hide. Kyle lets her inside.

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