Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | 10 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT The Night Is Taken Back...
By Couch Baron | Season 3 | Episode 9 | Aired on 11.27.2006
Mars Investigations. Dean Ed has told Keith that Mindy doesn't kiss him like she used to, adding that they've been married six years. So wait -- her son, by Grieco, is nine, right? So that means they broke up, she decided to go to Hearst grad school, and she and Dean Ed met and fell in love all within a maximum of, let's say, three and a half years. I suppose we could conclude that she was in the accelerated program. Anyway, Dean Ed also mentions that he's seen Mindy wipe ranch dressing from Wally's chin, and there's a real gross joke in there given a later revelation, but I'll skip it in favor of pointing out that Patty Hearst did the same thing to Dean Ed in the last episode, so I wonder if there's something going on between them. Okay, that's kind of a gross joke too. Dean Ed asks Keith to see if Mindy and Wally are having an affair. Keith doesn't respond...
...but later, at home, Keith's writing a note as Veronica enters. He tells her he's off to Sacramento on an adultery case, but doesn't mention the players. Noticing that Veronica seems a little mopey, he asks if everything's okay, and she tells him about the breakup. Keith offers to stay, but Veronica brave-faces things, so he leaves...
...but later, in the shower, Veronica breaks down. You'd think after two years they would have gotten that thing fixed. Hey, at least when I make inappropriate jokes, I throw in good continuity. No wonder I like this show. But seriously: aw! The marshmallow isn't dead.
Piz's show. Some girl is complaining that Dean Ed shot down her proposal to make one of the Greek houses into a residence for devout Christian students. Hey, they could call it the "Crazy Christian Crib"! Can I have my own show now? Piz announces that, "as always," there's a chair for Dean Ed to defend himself, and just like that, Dean Ed appears. You'd think Piz would at least have had to say his name three times. Dean Ed sits and says he thought it was important to get the news out as quickly as possible: one of the trustees who voted (to abolish the Greek system, of course, or this wouldn't make sense) owns property on which several of the Greek houses are built. This is patently a conflict of interest, so his vote has been nullified, and under the university's charter, Dean Ed is allowed to cast the deciding vote in the event of a tie. Just like Dick Cheney would have been able to do if not for that pesky Virginia. But really, I'm glad to hear there's a tie-breaking system, since I complained about its absence last recap. However, this presumably means that Dean Ed was originally in favor of abolition, since otherwise, I assume he would have taken advantage of Selma Rose's disappearance to vote against it. Interesting. Anyway, Dean Ed reinstates the Greeks, and rushes on out of the booth. He could use the head start -- some of those Lilith girls look awfully speedy.