Episode Report Card Deborah: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT A Show Of Hands
By Deborah | Season 2 | Episode 12 | Aired on 01.06.2005
Will barges angrily into Lucyfer's office as she's getting ready to leave, to confront her about the fact that Karpovich was traded to the feds before talking. She tells him if he needs to break something, he can break the clock her ex gave her. She tosses it to him and he flings it aside. He's mad, and she's perfectly calm. He says this isn't funny to him: "We agreed to let Karpovich sweat it out." That was before you spurned her, dude. She says he was willing to give up his European connection. Will wants to know if Judith's death means nothing. Lucyfer says she made this deal because he couldn't. He doesn't know what she's talking about. She says, "Trust me, Will: Judith's case is not over. I haven't let you down yet, have I?" She applies some lipstick to her top lip only and walks out.
Beth and Kevin are at some loud pub or burger joint. As the waiter brings them their beers, he asks Kevin, "Do you mind scooting in? This is the waiter's station." Beth asks angrily, "Where do you expect him to go?" The waiter glances at Kevin's wheelchair and says, "Sorry. I'll be back with your food." Kevin smiles and says it's okay. Beth's fuming: "I mean, is he blind?" This is so me and Frink, whenever I think someone's treating him differently because of his ethnicity or religion. Between being rather used to it, and also being the kind of person who gives others the benefit of the doubt to a very high degree, he tends to brush a lot of this crap off. Me, I want blood. Kevin: "You seem a little tightly wound today, huh?" She says she has a paper and stuff. Kevin: "Well, you know what they say: All work and no play makes Beth a cranky lady." She doesn't say anything. He pulls out an envelope and hands it to her. She removes a brochure for Pine Lake Cabins. He suggests that maybe this Friday after work they could go there for the weekend and get away from her roommate for a couple of nights. I don't remember her room looking like there could be a roommate, but whatever. Beth's not too chuffed: "This weekend? I can't this weekend. I just told you that I have a paper." Kevin's all whatever, maybe next month. Beth: "Well, then I'll have finals, and…I mean, I have to get a summer job…" Probably have to wash her hair in there somewhere, too. "I'm just saying that I don't think I can…you know…make any plans." Kevin gets the picture and puts the brochure away, telling her to forget it.
There's a short, uncomfortable silence as Kevin tries to figure out how to move the conversation past that moment, when Beth says, "I'm sorry. I wanted it all to be the same…just like you did." Kevin: "I know." Beth: "I didn't lie to you. I mean, I…I thought I could handle it. When we kissed, I'd close my eyes, and…it was like it used to be." Kevin: "But then you had to open them again." He nods, knowing what's coming. Beth says she wants to be the type of person that can do this: "I mean…I love you." Kevin smiles, but it looks like he wants to cry. Beth continues, "But, um…I'm twenty-one." Kevin: "Don't. Don't. I, um…it's not your fault. I, uh…I get it. We're friends. It's cool." It's so obviously not. She leans over and kisses him quite passionately, and then gets up and leaves. Very classy to stick him with the cheque there, girlie. The waiter brings their pizza, apologizing for the delay. Aw, Kevin, man, I know it hurts, I know it sucks, but she's done you a favour, she really has. You really are better off with someone with the maturity to handle the situation. You need someone older, someone with more compassion, someone who knows herself better, someone who shares your sense of humour and who doesn't take a lot of crap. Someone like Lily. That's where this is going, right? Right? I so want to see her at dinner with all the Girardis as Kevin's girlfriend. Not to mention that it doesn't seem like either of you has dealt with your cheating. And I think if I were Beth, I'd need to deal with that in a major way, especially since the wheelchair would be a constant reminder of that night. Best for everybody to move on. I think Kevin and Lily probably have the best potential for chemistry of anyone he's been paired with on this show. ["They'd make a good pair visually, too, I think." -- Sars]