Premierewatch: 'My Fair Brady'

January 20, 08:44 PM

I'd like to open Season 3 of My Fair Brady with a prayer. Thank you, God. Thank you –- for letting me not be either of the people in this relationship. This show has always been a guilty pleasure, but man –- 15 minutes into any episode and I want to get into counseling just so I can watch them.

For the record, I'm totally a member of Team Curry. I think she's completely hilarious, if, uhm, unpredictable, and I can think of no person more fun to do keg stands with. But while I think Chris Knight is a huge part of the problem (holy overreactions, Batman), I'm no hater. And I'm ready to rock this season's look inside the Curry-Knight Manhattan Beach Funny Farm. Whee!!

We open with the newlyweds doing those things that newlyweds do –- complaining about morning breath, making breakfast in bed, picking the cheese off the eggs in the breakfast in bed (Seriously, who picks cheese off of anything? Model or no, as a fellow Midwesterner I say you gotta eat that cheese and let your freak flag fly.), and talking about moving into a new house. They need a house that they can both put themselves into, says Adrianne, and so she feels she has a home. I guess that roof over her head didn't count. OK.

So Mr. and Mrs. Knucklehead start looking at houses –- including one that from the inside is the spitting image of Jessica and Nick's except that it's not in Calabasas, and they start mulling over whether it's kid-friendly enough. She's gushing over every possible house feature (while I'm not experienced in buying real estate, I'm thinking that's not a great idea). Then they go out to dinner with two other couples, and the ever-retiring Mrs. Knight starts joking about their sex life. While he shovels dessert down his gullet and looks embarrassed.

Now that they're finally hitched, the question becomes how strong is their urge to breed? "I'm so back and forth on babies," Adrianne says. "One second I want 'em and the next second I don't want 'em... for a while." See, this is why you shouldn't get married at 23... to a man 25 years older... whom you met on a reality show. But never mind.

Of course they fight, and of course they go to therapy –- we don’t get treated to a session this week, but I look forward to at least several counseling sessions in the future. She bakes brownies while discussing when they'll start a family. The up side is that they talk like a couple who's been through a good deal of counseling –- and paid attention. I actually applauded (silently, in my head) when she calmly discussed his control issues. Or, you know, called him out on his ridiculousness. You say potato, I say potato. "The reason for the discussion of vasectomy was I'm serious about a planned family," Knight says. "Not an accidental family. And I think Adrianne looked at this as though I wanted control." Ya think?

We end with her, uh, "intimate" photo shoot -– both solo and with a friend –- as a present for his birthday. Which we find out in the previews doesn't actually go swimmingly.

Looking ahead this season, it seems we can expect: arguments over whether having a baby is a bigger priority than a breast augmentation, Knight yelling that he wants a separation, more yelling, more counseling, and more general feelings of ickiness. Can't wait.

What did you think? Are these two made for each other or what? Do you think Chris has learned as much in therapy as Adrianne? What are the odds she'll choose the baby over … surgery?

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i LOVE this show!!!! they are both equally great and hilarious and it seems like they really love each other, however oddly they show it.

i think they have probably learned a lot in counseling but it shows more with adrianne because, lets face it, chris is a guy.

i am looking forward to a great season! and personally i would love to see adrianne pregnant!

jme | Jan 20, 2008 8:55:29 PM | #

HYSTERICAL! How can you NOT watch it??

JLM | Jan 22, 2008 9:15:00 AM | #

Very Funny show to watch. I wait to see what she'll do next! And how bad he'll freak out about it.