Finn says he totally kicked the stuff, and the girl (hooker Susie) is history too. Dave says these are smart moves. "If you want me to ensure your continued fiscal success, you won't ever make a mess for me again." Finn tells him that if he can find another trader that can do what he does (play minesweeper with your pants off in a hotel room?) then he should use him. "Otherwise, stay out of my face."
Wes, Ellen and Katie are out at the bar playing pool. They banter about their skills with the sticks. Wes, apparently sucking at the game, tells the girls that it's just part of his plan. "I invite myself out to girl's night, throw a game or two, and before you know it the gouging starts and you lose your shirts." Sounds like another Tuesday night for Katie.
I'd like to think the show editors didn't intentionally frame the shot this way, but...it sure does sum up Katie's character nicely.
Katie goes to get a "club soda," leaving Ellen and Wes alone. Ellen seems to be genuinely having a good time for the first time since last season. You know, before all of the fiancé-bludgeonings and attempted murders.
At her home, Patty looks into a mirror contemplatively when Phil comes up behind her. He asks how she's doing, then brings up a dinner party they're hosting on Friday. "My instinct is to cancel, but it might be nice for you to have some friends out," he says. Patty says that's fine.
Patty tells Phil that she thinks Pete killed himself, or got someone to help him, in order to protect her. Phil turns even more serious. "Drop the UNR case," he tells her. Patty says she can't do that. "As far as I'm concerned, [the FBI] killed Uncle Pete," she says. "They're trying to intimidate me. This is about power protecting itself."
IS there a link between the FBI investigation and Kendrick's case? It sounds a little paranoid and yet...where exactly do Dee and Dum get their orders from anyway? Did Ellen even ask for credentials, or just trust the men in the shiny car who offered her wire taps and candy?
Phil once again asks Patty to please stop. "No," she says, "I'm not going to let them get away with it." Testify.
Ellen visits with her support group counselor. "I'm concerned about what's going on with you and Wes Kreulik," the counselor says. Did someone tell her about the whole gun obsession thing? Because that concerns me a little too.
But no, the support group counselor just doesn't want her pupils to hang out together outside of class. She pretty much tells Ellen to back off of hanging out with Wes. And Ellen goes all 13-year-old-hoodrat-headed-to-boot-camp-on-Maury:
"Bisscch, you don't KNOW me!"
But then the counselor says that she's also spoken to Wes, and Wes agrees with her. That throws Ellen. "I think you and Wes are filling a need for each other that's based on grief," the counselor says. Trust me, lady, I've been watching these two intently for 9 episodes, and there ain't nothing being filled yet.
Dave is once again meeting with Phil, apparently asking for his advice on who should fill the empty Energy Secretary seat. Phil says he's not sure he knows of anyone who's qualified. "Since when has that been necessary for a government appointment?" Dave asks. Har-dee-har-har.
Then Phil brings up Sam Arsenault, Patty's charity-partner-in-crime from the first episode of the season. What HAS that bastard been up to lately? (Growing a beard, as it later turns out...spoiler alert!) Phil then invites Dave to his dinner party next Friday night, where he will introduce him to Arsenault. And Patty will serve him a traditional meal of lamb chops and hemlock.
Ellen, doing the exact opposite of what her guidance counselor just guided her to do, is hanging out with Will. Shooting guns. In a strangely erotic fashion...
More like he's gonna Revolve-her, am I right fellas?*
*I'm sorry.
Is it distasteful to take a scene at a firing range and turn it into a double entendre? Take a gander at the following dialogue, and judge for yourself:
Wes: "You're tense, relax. Goood. Just breathe. That's it. Firm¸ not tight."
Ellen: "Feels like I won't be able to control it."
Wes: "Don't try to control it too much. Get stiff, lose accuracy."
Ellen: "How's that?"
Wes: "Feels good."
Aaaaand bang - the gun unloads its contents. I mean the gun splurts out its goods. I mean the gun literally ejaculates. Er, fires its last round.
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Comments (3)
Thanks for the detailed blow by blow. I am obsessed with this show and all the details. I hope one day to be able to piece everything together and have, at least, an idea about what the hell is going on. The writers must be schizophrenic or on the road to it keeping track of all the details. It drives me to drink and Ive never wanted a Cadillac so badly in my life. Keep up the good work. I fell asleep during the last episode for about 6 or 7 minutes and without your recap I could have been forever lost. Can anyone please tell me if Patty is a good person or a bad person. That would be a good start. -thnx
1 of 3 | Posted by Garg | Posted on March 9, 2009 5:27 PM
Hey, Linds, great recap, as always! I, too, appreciate the detailed blow-by-blow, especially for those episodes I doze off during. Thank god you're staying awake, snarkily commenting!
2 of 3 | Posted by notme | Posted on March 9, 2009 7:59 PM
"Can anyone please tell me if Patty is a good person or a bad person"....word..
3 of 3 | Posted by ridonk | Posted on March 9, 2009 11:25 PM