Episode Report Card Erin: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT The Box, Part II
By Erin | Season 1 | Episode 13 | Aired on 02.09.2002
Agent All-American hurls himself into Devlin's office and demands that he look at the printed email. Devlin tells him that Vaughn's had a bad day, and he'd better hope that this email doesn't make it worse. Damn. It's been so long since the last episode that I'd totally forgotten this all takes place in one day. Like, Sydney finds out about her mother and then goes into work and boom! It's Tarantino Time! It feels like these episodes have lasted TWO YEARS, not two hours! Gah.
The Weasel busts in and wants to see the communication, since Vaughn's officially suspended from the Bristow case. What a little pisher. Devlin hands it over, and The Weasel wants to know if there's any confirmation of this so-called attack. "What, like a dead body?" snaps Vaughn. "No!" Hee. I like the rough stuff. Devlin puts a leash on Vaughn and tells him it's a fair question. The Weasel wants to know the standard stuff: any police, fire, emergency reports? Any weird occurrences in or around the building? Any irregularities at all? Vaughn's all, you mean other than a desperate agent needing our help? Not good enough, Director Doofus. And bring it down a notch, 'kay? Blah blah blah, Weasel thinks the email's a bluff from Sloane. Blah blah blah, Vaughn thinks Weasel's an ASS. Blah blah blah, Devlin puts his foot down and tells them to wait. I believe it's time for another Technicolor yawn…
Okay, Sydney's STILL working on the bolts. Thanks for showing us that, guys. It's, like, a two-second scene and then we immediately switch to the next one involving Agent Sean and Commander Cupid, so, um, why was it necessary? We get it, okay? The whole "bolt" situation is HARD. Let's move on.
The Beer Buddies are walking down the hall while Agent Sean goes all mommy on Vaughn's posterior. Vaughn's determined to go over to SD-6 himself, and Agent Sean's determined to make Vaughn plod on over to Devlin's office and convince both Devlin and Weasel to send in an extraction team. "If I'm not back in a couple of hours," Vaughn says, pulling out his gun, "I'm probably dead." Ooh! Captain Non-Courageous is packin' heat! Hope he knows how to use that thing.
Right. FINALLY, Sydney's managed to remove the heavy barrier. Of course, instead of FINALLY showing us what's inside, we switch quickly to WCAC and her progressing number hunt. She has five locked in, and once again informs Shovelhead. We have to endure yet another "copy that, baby" from Shovelhead, because Quentin Tarantino apparently likes that line. He's still chillin' with Arvin "I'm A Pepper" Sloane. "Well," says Shovelhead smugly, "it's almost over."