Episode Report Card Erin: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Who's a Bad Mama Jamma?
By Erin | Season 2 | Episode 1 | Aired on 09.28.2002
Forest of Friends Who Should Be Lovers. Vaughn's covering up his nakedness with a stolen waiter's jacket. Yeah, we don't know where it came from either. I think J.J. was just teasing us with Shirtless!Vaughn!. Sneaky bugger. Vaughn winces when he touches his chest (so would I, honey, so would I) and tells Syd that the needle hurt. She's all gooey and apologetic and he's all googly and amused and MAKE OUT ALREADY.
Vaughn asks where they are and Syd tells him that they're in France. "France? Really? France," he blithers. Hee. He's damn cute. Syd tells him she has to make tracks before Dixon wonders where she is. "You can get back to Los Angeles, right?" she asks. He nods and then absolutely beams at her in the most adorable way. She's all, what was that for? He's all, you saved my life, gurgle gurgle gurgle. She's all, I'll see you in L.A., you delicious slice of beef. He's all, okay, my goddess. And then they just look at each other for a second and, yeah, my knees went all fluttery. They're sooooo in luuuuurrrvvvve. Sigh. Squeak. Squibble. Syd hauls ass outta there and Vaughn hoofs it off to the nearest CIA-funded pay phone.
Regina: Oh, for fuck's sake.
Wendy Kroy: What?
Regina: We're back with fucking Dr. Nancy again. Jesus. She gets more airtime than Dr. Phil.
Wendy Kroy: Totally. I mean, I loved thirtysomething and everything but, dude? Enough with the shrink.
Regina: I mean, seriously. What is UP with this? What, was Patty getting a little antsy around the house so Ken decided to throw her a bone? I mean, JESUS.
Wendy Kroy: Sydney sees her shrink more than I see my shrink. And I see my shrink TOO MUCH.
Regina: I am SO done with this plot device. Pass the corn nuts and the angel dust. Mommy needs a diversion.
Well, despite Wendy's and my irritation with the shrink device, it does yield a little moment of high comedy here when Dr. Nancy asks about the success of the France mission and Sydney mentions Vaughn's life and looks rather girly about it and Dr. Nancy sort of cocks her head at Syd in curiosity and Syd manages to take a ninety-foot leap to conclusions about the professional nature of her and Vaughn's relationship. Dr. Nancy's all, uh, actually Spazzy, I was gonna ask about Willage but, like, if you wanna spew all over the place about how no lines are being crossed down in the Subbasement of Dreams and Desires, even though we KNOW they are, go right ahead. We got another twenty minutes left to your session, sister. Sing it.