Episode Report Card Erin: C | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT If I Choose Flight, Do I Get Frequent Flyer Miles?
By Erin | Season 2 | Episode 5 | Aired on 10.21.2007
New Orleans. Monica's lying to a police officer about what happened the night before with the thug and the plate-glass window. He can't believe she attacked an armed man, or that he flew through the window of his own accord. She just hems that it all happened so fast and she doesn't really remember much. The cop shows her a picture of the mean-looking dude who tried to rob the store and says that he's a well-known gang-banger and he's already hit a bunch of stores, and it'd be great if she'd ID him as the guy who tried to hit their store. Monica fearfully says that she can't ID him and, while the cop is understanding, he also gives her some shit about not wanting to step up to the plate and take a stand for her neighborhood. He gives her his card and leaves.
Corned Beef and Cabbage Pub. Caitlin closes the pub early so she can make out with Peter against the bar. Peter says he could get used to this. Mmmm. Me too. Even though she's thoroughly enjoying the kissing, she stops him and says that just because he doesn't want to deal with his past, doesn't mean he doesn't HAVE one. He thinks there's a side to him she doesn't want to know about, and she says that she sees the true person that's inside of him and she knows he's good. She's known him for approximately eight hours and she's the expert on him now? I know you can learn a lot about a person by the way they kiss, but you can't download a dossier on a guy via his tongue, so she might want to be a bit more cautious, there. Caitlin suggests that he find out what's in the box. This from the chick who got him to avoid opening the box after she branded him with the "family crest." Peter points this out to her, and she just remarks that she was trying to get him to kiss her and box-avoidance seemed the best way to make that happen. Instead of opening the box, Peter just picks her up and carries her to the back of the pub where he will most likely make sweet, sweet love to her...on top of some Guinness barrels. Sexy!
Cut to the dockyards, where the weaselly shit who tried to steal Ricky's stolen money is chatting someone up about Peter's whereabouts. That someone turns out to be none other than Kristen Bell, a.k.a. Veronica Mars, and she looks all kinds of fabulous. I have to say that, as far as I'm concerned, she's just about the best thing in an otherwise lackluster episode. She's so sparky! And smart! And cute! And I realize that, having never seen a single episode of Veronica Mars, I am probably stating the bleeding obvious, but I still think it needs to be said.