Episode Report Card Niki: D | 1 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT Sneaky Feelings
By Niki | Season 1 | Episode 14 | Aired on 01.30.2000
Cut to Jessie at the video store. She pulls a box off the shelf and examines it. She shows it to Eli and, with a mischievous grin, says they should get it. Eli tells her she's a little pervert. Staring at the cover, Jessie says "Oh. My. God. I think this is my math teacher." Eli walks away. I'm thinking maybe it's time someone had the little talk with Jessie. Between this, the basement voyeurism, and her recounting of the Great Camping Sex Fiasco, I think it's obvious she's pretty curious. On the other side of the store, he pulls a box off the rack and someone behind him says, "So..." Three guesses who it is. Cassidy comes up behind him, saying, "You like girls' volleyball and you're a sucker for romantic comedy?" Wow, who knew such a perfect man existed? Oh, that's right, he doesn't. Sorry girls. Eli tries to deny his affinity for romantic comedies, insisting that he was just checking out the running time. Cassidy busts him, giggling. Jessie's ears prick up, and she casts a suspicious eye in the direction of the sound.
She finds the two of them standing there laughing. "Eli, I'm ready to go," she says flatly. Cassidy gives her a toothy hello, but Jessie's response is decidedly less-than-friendly. Eli tells her to pick up The Philadelphia Story for Rick. Jessie thinks he's just trying to get rid of her, but he insists Rick wanted it. She turns reluctantly and, dragging her feet, walks away at tortoise speed. Cassidy, still smiling -- she must put Vaseline on her teeth or something -- says, "So your dad's a sap, too." Honey, you don't know the half of it. Eli says "Yeah, we're just one big --" "Noooooo!" I cry, to no avail. "-- sappy family." Amazingly, when I open my eyes again, Cassidy's still standing there. She remembers she has ski-trip permission forms in her bag and digs one out for him, but Eli's non-committal on the subject. Cassidy, the antithesis of the clingy girlfriend, says, "Not that you're going or anything. I just thought you should have one. Just in case." Jessie returns with the video and abruptly says, "Let's go." Cassidy's friends call her somewhere off-screen. In parting, she tells him that she's having people over to watch scary movies later. She "know[s] it's lame, but if [he] wants to come..." An open invitation. No pressure, no strings, no expectations...Eli's practically drooling, but plays it cool, saying, "Maybe." Jessie watches the whole scene, entirely unimpressed. She grabs Eli's sleeve and drags him to the door.