Cougar Town is an adult comedy about an aging divorced woman, Jules Cobb, (Courteney Cox) who tries to recapture the carefree dating years that she lost, as a young wife and mother. She married, although she couldn’t remember why, and divorced a loser musician, Bobby Cobb (Brian VanHolt), who spent most of their married life trying to make it with other woman while he toured in a band. Their son, Travis (Dan Byrd), spends most of his days trying desperately to avoid being embarrassed by his parents and his own teenage awkwardness. To add to the comedy, Jules has a young co-worker, Laurie Keller (Busy Phillips), in her real estate business who constantly tries to awaken Jules from her boring humdrum life, and escape into the world of partying.

Jules’ best friend and next door neighbor, Ellie Torres (Christa Miller), is threatened by the possibility that Jules may find an even closer friend in Laurie.

Interspersed throughout is a competition-driven banter between Jules and a divorced restaurant owner, Grayson Ellis (Josh Hopkins), that just happens to live across the street from her. The two rendezvous each morning, as they retrieve their respective newspapers from their driveways. Jule’s paper buddy, as she calls him, appears annoyed by her, but I can’t help feeling that they will end up together when the sexual tension becomes too much, or they realize they even have it. Jules is finally convinced that she must create an exciting fun-filled past in the present, and she embarks on a night on the town. Tossing down shots with her friends, she reels out of control and ends up with one heck of a hangover, after making a total fool of herself.

The question must be asked—will this same scenario repeat over and over each week? I hope not. This episode felt much the same to me as the first, just less sexual innuendo. Jules needs to have some substance, and viewers must have a need to root for her. After Cox’s dismal role as the sleazy editor Lucy Spiller in the trashy-drama Dirt, I was really looking forward to seeing Cox in a comedy role where she could shine. I am just not sure this is it.