Episode Report Card Deborah: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Bully For You
By Deborah | Season 1 | Episode 11 | Aired on 12.11.2003
We cut to Adam, sitting at a table at the dance, writing something. I should probably mock him for his antisocial tendencies, but I'm the sort of person who'd rather write at a dance than dance, so you won't be hearing from me. Adam's wearing a black suit and a grey shirt with a grey and black vertically striped tie, and he looks very cute. Hey, it's been a few pages since I mentioned he's cute. Helen walks over -- looking extremely gorgeous, I might add, in a pretty red and white printed sleeveless top and black skirt -- and says hello to him. She's got a goofy "Chaperone" snowflake thing pinned on her, but she wears it well, and her hair looks especially nice. When Adam sees her, his eyes light up a bit, and he stands up. I like that he seems to have that kind of reflexive courtesy. There's just a fleeting Mrs. Robinson vibe there for a second or two, but it mostly passes. I'm sure the show would not go that route, and I think Adam is beginning to view Helen as a bit of a surrogate mom. She certainly seems to like him a lot better than she did initially. Helen says, "Looks like you came stag, huh?" Adam nods and says, "Yeah." And then: "What?" Helen explains what "stag" means, but adds she doesn't know why it's called that. There's probably a moose/elk joke in there, but trust me, it's really early in the morning and you're going to have to fend for yourselves on that front. Let me know what you come up with. Adam asks if she's seen Joan yet; Helen says she hasn't. They glance around the dance floor, where Friedman is flinging Glenys around, and she detaches and falls into Luke's arms. She looks quite happy about it; Grace, not so much. Friedman comes gyrating over and grabs her back. He resumes his bizarre square dancing moves with Glenys as Luke and Grace watch, somewhat appalled. Luke: "Do you sometimes wonder if high school will ever come to an end?" Grace just nods.
Joan's corralled Steve into a photograph. As the camera flashes, we cut back to Adam and Helen. Adam's noticed Joan and Steve together, and he just gives Helen a glum look and starts to walk away. You can tell Helen feels his pain, and she says, "Adam, wait. Girls are just...stupid in high school, okay? If you will just hang on a few more years, I guarantee you, eventually the smart girls will figure out that guys like you are way more interesting than guys like Ramsay." Adam just barely nods.
Friedman says to Luke, "So, Polk looks pretty hot under all that feminazi garb. Who knew, huh? Hey." Wow, like I didn't already want to punch Friedman's lights out. Glenys stands by, admiring Luke and trying to look casual but pretty. Luke, quite annoyed: "Did you just say 'feminazi'?" Friedman: "Be straight with me, Girardi. You guys exchanging fluids?" Yeah, long protein strings. God! Shut it, Friedman. Luke: "Why am I friends with you?" Indeed. Friedman: "Well, it's the only explanation. Why else would you commit science fair suicide?" Luke sighs and says, "What can I say? 'The search for truth is more precious than its possessions.'" That's Einstein, but I think the correct quotation is "...possession," which makes more sense. Macy Gray's "When I See You" starts to play, making me very happy since I love her and I love this song. Grace arrives back with a couple of drinks at this point, just in time to hear Friedman say, "Okay, seriously, invest in Birkenstocks now, because you're doomed to a life of lesbian worship!" He scuttles a little distance away again like the miserable coward he is. Glenys follows. Grace, fed up, sets down the two cups as Luke stands up, and she puts her hands on his neck and kisses him passionately for several seconds. Then she pulls his jacket off, shrugs hers off, and hands them both to him. She kind of tugs on his tie and then heads for the dance floor. Luke follows, dumping their jackets on Friedman, who remarks excitedly to Glenys, "Did he just convert her from Mac to PC?" Shut. It. Friedman. God, what an asshat. Glenys, for her part, is obviously heartbroken and struggles to contain her disappointment. Me, I'm buying Grape Nehis for everyone on the deck of the Luke/Grace 'ship (which I'm riding while my favourite 'ship's in dock).