Andy Richter Controls the Universe/Grief Counselor
From The TV IV
| Grief Counselor | |
| Season 1, Episode 2 | |
| Airdate | March 26, 2002 |
| Production Number | |
| Writer(s) | Michael A. Ross |
| Director(s) | Andy Ackerman |
| Pilot | Little Andy in Charge |
| Andy Richter Controls the Universe — Season One | |
Contents |
[edit] Plot Overview
On a Monday morning, Andy comes into work hoping to impress Wendy, even though she's dating his best friend Keith, but instead he manages to embarrass himself before discovering a strange smell. The smell turns out to be a coworker, Charlie, who had a heart attack and died the previous Friday.
Keith is upset because Charlie was doing most of Keith's work, leaving Keith with a lot to do. While Keith is busy with his own work, Andy and Wendy start spending a lot of time together. Andy starts to get confused as to whether she's just being friendly or if she's interested in him romantically.
Byron, too, is upset, fearing that he may have caused Charlie's death by sharing some fattening foods with him. Jessica informs the staff that the company will require them to visit a grief counselor to deal with the loss, and she tries to ease Byron's fears by letting him know that she yelled at Charlie shortly before he died. Byron decides that Jessica killed Charlie, so he feels much better (but Jessica is now upset), and he looks forward to unloading his (somewhat disturbing) baggage on the grief counselor. When the grief counselor committs suicide after Byron's visit, he and Jessica both become grief stricken, each feeling responsible for a death.
At Charlie's funeral, Andy confronts Byron and Jessica, wondering why they think their words can kill people. Andy and Wendy go back to his apartment, where they kiss, before realizing that it's wrong while she's with Keith.
