The Divorce (The Mick)

The Divorce is the 9th episode of Season 2 and the 26th episode overall of The Mick

Plot
Chip discovers he is the product of an affair his mother had; Chip decides to seek out his biological father; Mickey and Jimmy re-examine their relationship.

Why It's A Divorce

 * 1) Misleading Title: While this episode tells about the divorce, this one does not show up how Howard Buckley and his mother got divorced, though offscreen.
 * 2) While the first half of the premise is okay, the second half is far worse than the first one.
 * 3) The last part of the opening scene, where Chip knocks down on the table, is kind of traumatizing.
 * 4) Some mean-spirited moments in this episode (especially the second half):
 * 5) * Chip knocking down on the table, because the prisoner is not really his father, the real father is Howard Buckley.
 * 6) * Jimmy and Mickey arguing when he realizes that he never wants her in his room.
 * 7) * The woman in Howard Buckley's office arguing when Chip saw them.
 * 8) * The bartender kicks Jimmy and Mickey out when he vomited on the table, which smells like barf.
 * 9) * Chip berates Jordan that he is a liar when he thinks that was Jenna on the phone, which attempts to kick Kelly out, at least she did not kick out when she hang out with Chip for a bit.
 * 10) * Kelly kicking Chip in the crotch when he tells about the mother having an affair with her father and him being Kelly's brother.
 * 11) * Two men beat up Jimmy when he have sex in the alleyway. Also, she calls her a psycho because of this.
 * 12) * Howard Buckley reminds Chip that he will never enter his house again.
 * 13) ** This scene really looks like a rip-off of A Trouble in Lumpy Space from Adventure Time where Lumpy Space Princess' father reminds Lumpy Space Princess to not use his car again.
 * 14) Sabrina and Benjamin are pointless characters in this episode.
 * 15) As mentioned, Howard Buckley, the father of Chip, getting mad at Chip for not entering his house is rather rude, although excusable since Kelly kicks Chip in the crotch when she reminds him that he is a psycho and stays away from him.
 * 16) * Hypocrisy: When he reminds Chip to not enter the house, why did he bond with him in the succeeding episode, The Climb?
 * 17) Mickey vomiting on the glass when she has a sho is one of the gross-out moments in this episode.
 * 18) * What's worse, Jimmy drinks the vomited drink and vomits on the table, which is the reason why the bartender kicks both of them out.
 * 19) Alba is responsible for reprimanding Chip from making out with Kelly, which explains why Chip never enters the house again.
 * 20) * Also Alba is a Karma Houdini in this episode and she would have to give comeuppance thanks to wasted potential.
 * 21) Wasted Potential for three reasons:
 * 22) * The writers would have added how Chip blames Alma for stopping making out with Kelly, therefore it is an overall wasted concept.
 * 23) * It would also be better if he gives Alba a comeuppance since she is the one who ruined Chip's relationship with Kelly and never enters the house again.
 * 24) * The ending would be better if these reasons are fixed, but fails.
 * 25) Horrible Ending for two reasons:
 * 26) * Howard Buckley reminds Chip to not enter his house again, because he explains that he is the brother of Kelly.
 * 27) * While the police un-handcuffed Jimmy, Mickey and the latter sit down and do some silence for a bit, which is rather forced and downhearted.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Chip, Sabrina, and Ben (despite the latter two being pointless) are likable characters in this episode.
 * 2) The concept of finding a parent (in this episode's case, Howard Buckley, the father) is rather interesting in the paper, but it was poorly executed.
 * 3) The first half of the scene is decent, and it is better than the second half.
 * 4) The filler scene with Sabrina and Ben is good.
 * 5) The scene where Howard did not wash his hands after urinating in the urinal is funny.
 * 6) Chip's line: HOWARD "FRICKIN" BUCKLEY!