Episode Report Card Erin: A | 111 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT Hell Hath No Fury
By Erin | Season 3 | Episode 7 | Aired on 2003.11.09
Oh, okay. I'll try to recap this fight. But I'll have you know that I'm making a great sacrifice by doing so. I mean, there is champagne in the house, courtesy of one Sam "My Boyfriend" Rockwell. And there is also kirsch in the house, also courtesy of Rocky McRockerton Rockwell. God, he knows me well. And we've only been dating a week or so. Well, by "dating," I mean "doing naughty things to each other on a regular basis." That being said, Julio? Mix us up a couple more troughs of champagne cocktails. There are, conservatively, thirty minutes left to this episode, and Mommy needs both fuel and fire, mmm-kay?
There are kicks. And throws. And kicks and throws. And I wish I could say that it was Jennifer Garner doing all this stunt work (because we all know she can), but because her face is hidden behind the skintight mask, I have no idea if it's her or her incredibly capable stunt double. The fighting itself is stellar. It takes place in a big open room, the entire thing is really well-lit, and the body hits are clearly established. I really can't complain. And I've seen Kill Bill, okay? This fight is wicked good.
One of the guards grabs a conveniently placed sword off the wall and goes after Syd with it. She reacts appropriately, dodging every swipe, and grabs something off the wall that looks like the arm of a Buddha or something. She goes after the sword guard with a passion and drops him like a sack of potatoes. The other guard comes after her, and she grabs a couple of those spiky hand swords Jennifer Garner found so handy during her stint on Daredevil. Syd goes to town on the two Chinese guards, and I'm sure I'm a totally naïve individual, but I really believe that this is Jennifer Garner going to town on these two guards and not her stunt double. The wrist movements, the kicks -- they're all part and parcel of the character she played in Daredevil. If it's her stunt double doing this shit, then she has done her damn homework and deserves as many accolades as Jennifer Garner receives.
Syd drops the final guard by doing the same kind of backward flip-over kick she pulled during her first Francinator fight. Once he's down, she pulls off her mask and asks Marshall if he's done corrupting the OS. "Yeah," he says. "Go go go!" Hee. Syd grabs the "cell phone" device and gets the hell outta there. Both Marshall and Dixon breathe a well-earned sigh of relief.