Kid Nation: Deal With It!

This week, the editing on Kid Nation looks like it slows down a little bit. But some issues still develop...

The kids decide to have a late-night party, during which they drop something in shot glasses into mugs of root beer, making non-alcoholic boilermakers. Amazingly, the next morning, no one wants to get up, and the cooking crew decides that they will make "brunch" consisting of hash browns which the kids have to eat with their hands right out of the skillet.

To deal with this issue, the Town Council consults with the weekly book of knowledge, and decides they must put in a curfew. They announce their decision, that all members of the town will have a 9:30 curfew, ignoring protests from the community that older members want to stay up later and that those who work must end their jobs early. After the meeting, one council member says "It's so hard to be a council member...nobody likes you."

After the weekly competition, the teams receive their new rankings/assignments. The team that didn't like to cook is now the "upper class," and their council member goes from offering excuses as to why her team doesn't perform their duties to using her new favorite quote: "deal with it."

The town council decides to interview each member of the town on who should receive the gold star award. The decision, however, comes down to a hurried council conversation huddle at the weekly town meeting. The townspeople indicate in growing numbers that they are unhappy with the job the council is doing, and Miss "deal with it" promises to change after several people call for a new election.

Next week...religious differences rattle the town, and one council member fights to keep power.