Episode Report Card Erin: C+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Kissing a Fool. Or Two.
By Erin | Season 2 | Episode 3 | Aired on 10.07.2007
Casa de Bennet. Tonight's episode title comes to us from the top of the Bennet house, where it follows the line of the roof. I love that they're still doing the fun title placement, by the way. It's just a bit of goofy comic-book detailing that I thoroughly enjoy. Claire's in her room, reading Papa Suresh's book. Her dad pokes his head in and says that Mrs. Bennet made waffles. Claire must have hidden the book, because it's no longer in her hands. Bennet enters and picks up a stuffed bear and sits across from her, saying that she was right to be angry back at Klinko's; she wanted to talk to him and he just yelled at her. They apologize to each other, and he tells her that if she has any questions, she should feel free to go ahead and ask them. As long as they're in the privacy of their home, of course.
So Claire asks what would happen if someone in this town were to find out about her powers. Bennet tells her that they'd have to run again and go deeper into hiding; possibly even forgoing jobs and schools altogether. Claire just nods, and her father says with a smile that that's just the worst-case scenario. But Claire knows better, and the second she gets to school, she goes right over to West and informs him that "it was a pedicure." West is like, "Where'd you learn how to give a pedicure, Gitmo? I've seen pedicures, sweetheart, and they don't involve REMOVING DIGITS FROM YOUR FEET." He walks off after snarking at her that she sucks at pedicures, and she follows him, swiftly moving from trying to explain herself to demanding to know why the hell he's skulking around outside her house. West just lamely responds that he was trying to drop off the book he was telling her about. Claire's like, "Where'd you learn how to drop off books, the Peeping Tom Academy for Burgeoning Stalkers? I've seen people drop off books before, dude, and it doesn't involve STARING AT PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR WINDOWS."
She tells him that she's not interested in starting a book club with him and that he should just stay the hell away from her. He agrees that he will, if she agrees to own up to the fact that she cut off her own toe. Claire's like, "I dropped a bottle of red polish and it just looked like I was bleeding and I have really small toes and I lost my pinkie toe in a bizarre gardening accident and thank you so much for bringing up the past because now I'm going to cry!" And West is like, "You suck at lying, sister, cuz I SAW your toe grow back and you're kind of cute and we should continue fighting like this because we're totally just bickering because we really like each other." And Claire is like, "You're a smartass. Kiss me." And West is like, "Stop lying and own up to the fact that you grow limbs and maybe I will!" And Claire is like, "Uch! You're adorably smug! I totally want you! But I'm going to class so you'll think I don't!" And West is like, "Fine! Don't cut off any toes along the way! And I'll just watch your pert little butt from here, thanks!"