Jesse, Judy, and Baby Billy: Who was the most pathetic Righteous Gemstone this week?

For as far back as olden fairy tale times, first born’s step up when their parents aren’t around. And Jesse is finally doing that. There’s still plenty to pity about Jesse, from the aforementioned water barfing to botching his first lead church service (thanks largely to Amber) and getting blasted for taking a seat at the head of the table. But working with Martin, he actually devised a ridiculous action-movie plan that worked. Heck, even that cattle prod did what it was supposed to. Of course, this wasn’t entirely Jesse’s doing. It’s an example of what he can do if he stops letting his ego run the gameboard. This much is certain, though: Jesse needs to find a friend that’s good with explosives or Levi better get himself a copy of the Anarchist’s Cookbook.

Sometimes a person has to do what a person has to do. And given that he doesn’t believe in gender roles, BJ (Tim Baltz) showed some big “bovaries” “over-balls” by joining Jesse at the hospital. He’s still a dipwad, but an impressive one, doing some serious person business and taking a ninja star to the head. BJ’s rollerblading toward success—even if a spanking from Baby Billy caused a dip in the dignity department.

Speaking of improvements, Kelvin (Adam Devine) is starting to resemble another guy who people said would never be as dope as his father. After bringing Keefe (Tony Cavalero) sustenance while his ward tended to a punctured eye, Kelvin cloaks up and faces his family, including his incapacitated father. In fact, Kelvin’s words of remorse and forgiveness are the thing that revives the patriarch. Kelvin might not have known he had one over on his father last week, but Eli won’t soon forget the son who was by his side when he awoke.

Judy (Edi Patterson) is the dark horse of the whole family. Always pushed to the sidelines by Jesse and disregarded because she’s a woman by her father, she showed real resolve by confronting Baby Billy about Tiffany. Judy might say it’s because she wants her aunt out of her house, but she’s growing attached to Tiffany—and, really, bonding with other women. Once again, Judy showed her strength, tanking a bourgeoning but dubious Health Elixir startup and caring for a spurned woman in the same day.

Jesse’s stuntman son, Gideon (Skyler Gisondo), has been on the bench for most of the season. Since reconnecting his father in Haiti, Gideon has been trying to figure out his place in the family, and this week, he showed real backbone by confronting his parents about moving out. In doing so, he figured out the Gemstone trick to being less pathetic: Honesty is the way to humanity. That’s all well and good, but we finally got to see some of those stunt person moves, too, this time making Jesse’s action movie fantasies come true by ramming a cattle prod directly into the spokes of an oncoming dirtbike.

Aimee-Leigh is perfect. God rest her soul.