As promised, Kate took Aaden, Joel, and Collin on a field trip to visit the U.S.S. Carolina. (Hannah, Alexis, and Leah were nowhere to be seen this entire episode.) When Ma Gosselin and her lads arrived at the ship, Kate did her best imitation of a politico and held a stranger's baby for a photo op. It's hard to imagine that it's not all in the name of good PR these days but it's to be expected with the climate of the Gosselins and their show.
Back in PA, Jon took Mady and Cara on a mini field trip of their own to an arcade/go-kart track. Battleships are pretty cool, but what could be cooler than go-karts. Point Jon. It's fairly obvious from the get-go that Mady was not having any of it. Kate may be changing her old ways, but Mady is certainly sticking to her guns.
And speaking of guns, Kate and Joel, Aaden, and Collin (let's call them JAC for the sake of all our sanity in this recap) hopped on board the battleship and the boys got some awfully cute sailor hats. Even cuter than their tiny caps were their initial reaction to being in the vessel, which Collin and Aaden so delicately described as ''creepy,'' ''scary,'' and ''scary dangerous.'' It seemed Joel was going to be the bravest of the bunch (at one point he boasted, ''Whoa, I'm not afraid!''), while his apprehensive brothers pondered when and where all ''the bad guys'' were going to strike. If we're talking paparazzi, it's fairly soon, boys, so hold on to your adorable little hats.
Just ten minutes into this episode, it was fairly obvious this was going to be a kid-centric episode. No complaints here. I don't know about you, but any break from the J&K tabloid drama is a welcome one. In fact, the confessionals tonight were done by Joel, Aaden, and Collin, who recalled their stint as wee sailor men. Back on the boat, the boys' continued obsession with the prospect of looming bad guys prompted Joel to proclaim to Kate, ''When I grow up, I'm going to be a bad guy. But, I'm not going to shoot you.'' What a swell kid. Kate told Joel that he would never be a bad guy and she wants ''no bad guys in my life.'' Point Kate.
NEXT: Kate is all about getting a haircut...for the boys
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