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Afterglow

‘Afterglow’

Season 2, Episode 17 -  Aired February 21, 2000

After their first time together, Eric is hurt when Donna tells Jackie about his performance in bed. Meanwhile, Red treats himself after getting his first paycheck.

Quote from Red

Red: Yay! My first paycheck from Price Mart! The dark times are over, Kitty.
Kitty: Oh, honey, those weren't dark times. It was... an economic segueway.
Red: Well, it's over. We should celebrate. Come on, Kitty, let's get you pregnant. I'm kidding. You know I can barely stand the kids we have. You know what we should do? Treat ourselves to something nice.
Kitty: I know! We can turn on the heat.

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Quote from Jackie

Donna: Ok. You know what, Jackie? Everything's fine. Just don't tell anyone about this, okay?
Jackie: Okay.
Donna: Okay?
Jackie: Okay!
[cut to:]
Kelso: Eric and Donna had sex?
Jackie: Yeah, yeah. And Eric wasn't good at it.
Kelso: Wow. Really? [laughs] That's great!

Quote from Eric

Hyde: Forman, what the hell you grinning about?
Eric: What? A guy can't grin?
Hyde: I think that maybe... Forman and Donna finally made the beast with two backs.
Fez: The backosaurus?
Hyde: So?
Eric: Well, Hyde, I'm not saying yes, and I'm not saying no, but... I'm especially not saying no.
Hyde: Thank God. Man, I'm telling you, I couldn't deal with one more week of that "Will they, won't they?" crap.

Quote from Kelso

Kelso: So, well, my first time... Jackie called me "The Apollo rocket of love." What kind of rocket were you?
Eric: Where you going with this, Kelso?
Kelso: Nowhere. Except Jackie said you were totally lame in the sack! [laughs]
Eric: Jackie said?
Kelso: Yeah. Donna told Jackie. Jackie told me. Oh, but you can't tell Jackie I told you 'cause she'd get pissed.
Fez: It's okay, Eric. Maybe sex isn't your thing.

Quote from Kitty

Kitty: A motorcycle?
Red: Don't you love it?
Kitty: Of course I do, Red. What woman wouldn't?
Red: Oh, you hate it.
Kitty: Of course I do, Red. What woman wouldn't? Red, I thought, I thought we would get something we both would enjoy, like a, a necklace.
Red: But this is much better than a necklace.
Kitty: How?
Red: Well, it's... Not a stupid necklace. [Kitty walks off] But it's shiny!

Quote from Eric

Donna: So... What's new?
Eric: Well... Turns out I'm really lame in the sack. What's new with you?
Donna: What?
Eric: Oh, it's all the news. Jackie told Kelso, and Kelso told all of us, so, sorry I'm "Lame in the sack."
Donna: I never said that. I said it felt awkward and weird.
Eric: Oh... What a relief. You could've told me.
Donna: How am I supposed to tell you something like that?
Eric: I don't know. How about, "Hey, Eric, you're awkward and weird"?
Donna: You know what? That's the problem. We did this really huge thing, and now I feel like I can't even talk to you about it.
Eric: Well, God knows, you can talk to Jackie.
Donna: I knew this was gonna happen.
Eric: What?
Donna: I knew that once we did this, everything would change, and damned if it didn't.
Eric: Well... If that's the way you feel about it, maybe we should never do it again.
Donna: Great.
Eric: Oh... Great! [Donna leaves] Oh, great.

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