In episode 9 of That ‘90s Show, It’s nearing the end of summer, and Kelso has planned a picnic for him and Leia at a location in Wisconsin. The only problem is that Leia, in her carelessness, also scheduled a visit to the country club. Kelso and Leia run across Leo when they are exploring the hills in search of the overpass. After that, they asked him where the bridge was, which led to a priceless bit of comic relief. Leo instructs them to look for the subway entrance, explaining that the overpass is there.
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Leia puts on an anxious front since she, too, would want to go to the club with Gwen. Once she eventually tells Kelso she has a conflicting commitment, he is sympathetic and releases her. Annoyed by Leia’s double booking, Gwen kicks her out of the club. Because of this, Leia goes home. While Leia explores the underground of her grandparents’ house, she runs into Nate. He is bedridden with muscular pain after pushing himself too far during a workout.
They talk it out, and you can observe that sparks are flying between them because Nate gets Leia, and Leia gets Nathan in a way that Nikki never could. Is this the last chapter for Kelso and Leia and Nate and Nikki?
Nate reveals to Leia that Gwen is very troubled by the fact that, despite her outgoing personality and positive attitude at home, Gwen is an outsider at school. Leia has learned that Gwen’s new friendship is more important to her than she had previously assumed because of how much Gwen will miss her.
Later in the episode, Kelso expresses concern to Nate about the state of their relationship now that summer is over. What to do once summer romance ends is another interesting topic. Do you think your connection is strong enough to survive being apart for nine months? That won’t be simple, especially considering how costly interlocal calls were in the ’90s.
Many of you may probably relate to the feeling of having to bid farewell to your summertime love, even if you don’t want the season to end. Yet, it is necessary. It is simply advisable to let it go because, well, time and distance. Yet, in the 1990s, people who however did whatever to keep in contact with their summer fling. It caused people to spend inordinate amounts of time chatting online through services like ICQ and mIRC. Because of the time difference (six hours) between their locations, the couple often spoke at inconvenient hours.
Being in love in the summer is the finest feeling in the world, but the hangover is the worst. There are several times in “Dirty Double Booker” when all of these elements come together to form a whole. It also has a tendency to double-book its characters, putting them in situations and interacting with other characters in ways that don’t necessarily make sense. At least in this episode, that characteristic is surprisingly adorable; it gives the impression that the youngsters are struggling to escape the teen-movie orthodoxy that is right around the corner.
