Episode Report Card Aaron: A | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Dead End
By Aaron | Season 2 | Episode 13 | Aired on 06.01.2002
The episode proper opens with yet another brain shot, as we watch Nate calling his doctor's office to schedule surgery for his anvilitis. The conversation isn't going very well, and just when it gets to the point where the inappropriate and repeated use of the word "fuck" comes yet again into play, David walks in behind him with none other than Benny from L.A. Law in tow. And yeah, I know he's not really playing Benny here, but if Larry Drake thinks he's ever going to be known as anything but "Benny from L.A. Law" for the rest of his career, he's got a nasty surprise coming. Although when you consider that his second-most famous role was his turn as the lead character in an '80s slasher flick called Dr. Giggles, he's probably not real upset about it. Anyway, he's playing some sort of health inspector here, and after he excuses himself to go to the "little boys' room," David explains that the unscheduled inspection must be the "final mind-fuck of Mitzi Dalton-Huntley." Oh, please. Like they're going to let the Kroehner storyline die that easily. Those guys have had more lives on this show than Hobey and Little Joe combined. Oh, and incidentally, am I the only one who thinks it would have been funnier if Benny had asked for the "little morticians' room?" Yeah. That's what I thought.
Over at LAC Arts College, it's time for Claire's interview. There's no way I can describe this scene easily without just coming right out and saying that it's a parody of the Jennifer Beals audition scene in Flashdance (hmm -- Pittsburgh shout-out?). We see Claire (complete with a black leotard and leg warmers) enter an artfully darkened room, which is empty except for a few school officials lined up at one end. Now I'll admit that my original thought here was that they were doing that Paula Abdul video, but as soon as the needle dropped on the Flashdance record, I started giggling like a little girl. In fact, this scene's utter comic hilarity is marred only by the annoyingly minor fact that Claire's dance double is about three feet taller than Lauren Ambrose. She does, however, do an excellent job of falling flat on her ass, so all is forgiven. As she sits spread-eagled on the floor, Claire nervously asks for permission to start again. Unfortunately, however, when she tries to stand, she actually ends up ripping her right leg clean off. Hee! Obviously, the dream sequence comes to an end at this point, and Claire is called into an office for a real interview.
Aaron: Heh. Best dream sequence of the season.