Episode Report Card Aaron: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT American Pie
By Aaron | Season 4 | Episode 13 | Aired on 01.30.2001
Cut (of course) to the empty chair next to Sid in English class. Before I can even quake at the prospect of a subtextually relevant Ralph Waldo Emerson reference, Sid gets called to the office. Hey, it's the Fonz! I forgot he was in this. I'm not sure whether he's supposed to be the principal or the superintendent, but I do love a sub-textually relevant Ralph Wiggum reference, so I'm gonna call him Super Nintendo Fonzarelli (which will no doubt get abbreviated to SNF as soon as I get tired of typing it). Super Ninten-- er, SNF tells Sidney that the police are just questioning all of the students to see if any of them have information about the murder. This scene also marks Dewey's first appearance in the film. I'm not sure whether it's David Arquette or one of his many interchangeable siblings, but relevant or not, I hate those damn 1-800-WHAT-EVER commercials, so I'm gonna call him 10-10-2Dewey (which unfortunately doesn't lend itself well to abbreviation). Pretty much nothing happens in this scene, so let's just move on. Outside. Rose, Neve, and Skeet are seated by a fountain, where they are joined by our final two cast members: Matt "Look at me, I'm in a movie without Freddie Prinze Jr." Lillard and Jamie "Look at me, I'm in a movie where I don't play a surveillance tech" Kennedy. They chat about the police inquiries, and Rose attempts to use Basic Instinct as support for her theory that the killer could be a woman. There's much talk about "gutting" and the various ways in which one might eviscerate another. Neve points out that Lillard's character used to date Drew, and Kennedy and Lillard get into an argument over whether Lillard is enough of a nut in a rut to cut the gut of his former slut. What? I gotta admit, this scene makes a lot more sense if you already know how the movie ends. It pains me to say that Lillard is pretty good in this movie, but I can at least admit that he made me laugh more than once here. Eventually (right around the time Kennedy starts doing his Jerry Lewis impression), Neve gets tired of all the gut-talk (and who isn't really?) and stalks off. Lillard sends us out of the scene with the best bodily-organ pun I've ever heard: "Liver alone." And oh, but speaking of déjà vu, let's consider where we might have seen these five particular characters before. You've got Neve, the spunky brunette with the dead mom and the potentially scandalous father, Skeet the annoying, self-centered (and bad-haired) soulmate, Rose the sassy blonde, Lillard the wacky but lovable sidekick who flaunts school discipline, and of course, "Probably Gay" Randy, the lone male sidekick who shall never know the warmth of love nor the sight of a subplot worthy of his presence. My God, Kevin, the addiction is so bad you're even stealing from yourself! Get. Therapy. Quick.Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19Next