Welcome back to 'Welcome to Flatch' recaps! In the first of tonight’s two episodes, 'The Devil's Backbone,' Kelly and Shrub plan to increase their social media following by recording a surprise reunion with Father Joe and another former member of his religious boy band, A-Men. Then in 'On The Hooky,' Shrub gets a new job detailing cars while Father Joe, Kelly, Cheryl and Mandy play hooky.
There are a couple wrinkles to their plan, however. For one, it turns out Joe and Julius actually had a big falling out in their boy band days. And, for another, the only way Kelly could get Julius to visit Flatch was by telling him that Shrub was a terminally ill fan. Unfortunately, she failed to tell Shrub about that part of the plan, so he has to bluff his way through his made-up super fandom — dance-alongs and all.
Meanwhile, Julius’ reappearance forces Joe to face his complicated history with A-Men. It turns out it was Joe’s egotistical desire to go solo that caused the band to fall apart in a very public manner at "the Godies"— the religious music awards. "It’s hard to keep your ego in check when your face is on posters next to Jesus," Joe explains. And for years he’s been harboring a sense of guilt at robbing Julius of the thing he loved so much.
In the end, however, both Shrub and Joe come away from this episode with a new lease on life: Shrub finally conquers his life-long fear of the "devil’s backbone," which he describes as a super scary drop-off that kids would ride down on their scooters, although it’s actually just a small halfpipe at a local skate park. Joe, meanwhile, makes peace with the fact that he likes his life as it is — even if he’s not living his perfect pop star dreams.
Father Joe, meanwhile, is struggling to write his sermon for the next day’s Sunday service. And when he decides to work through his writer’s block by hitting a few balls down at the driving range, "Welcome to Flatch" gets to have fun shaking up its usual dynamics with some new character combos. Looking for something to do without Shrub, Kelly invites herself along to Father Joe’s golf game.
Meanwhile, the Mandy/Cheryl subplot locks into a mixture of tenderness and frankness that’s starting to feel like this show’s sweet spot. After they order drinks at the bar, a woman named Maureen comes over to hit on Mandy and then finds herself drawn to Cheryl as well. And Cheryl’s cheerfully naive attempts to be Mandy’s wing woman contrasts perfectly with Mandy’s detached bemusement at the entire situation.
His manager Linda immediately spots his artistic talents after he vacuums the word "boobs" into the carpet of a Camry, and she sets about making him her cleaning protégé. And that sparks something in Shrub. "Linda is a great boss," he gushes. "Other than Father Joe, basically zero other adults have ever believed I could do anything, ever.
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