Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | 3 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Douglas Adams Had No Idea
By Couch Baron | Season 2 | Episode 3 | Aired on 10.11.2005
Duncan, Veronica, Wallace, and Jackie are sitting around what looks like Duncan's suite watching the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice Veronica alluded to earlier. Veronica disapprovingly looks at Duncan's bandaged knuckles, and he tries to play the fight off as being "just what guys do sometimes." Sure. One day you're wearing matching underwear, the next day you're beating each other to a bloody pulp. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? Veronica thinks Colin Firth would never get into a fistfight. Hard-boiled or not, if she's a Firth fan, I find it hard to believe Veronica hasn't seen Bridget Jones's Diary. I'd bet she's even seen the sequel, although it's far less likely she'd admit it. Wallace and Duncan commiserate about how they don't get the whole Firth thing, and I'll risk a spate of angry emails by saying that I sort of agree. Jackie pipes up that she used to date this actor who did this play in London, and Colin Firth was at the afterparty. She puts on a mediocre English accent and says something about Mr. Darcy, but the gist is that she would have been right chuffed to drop her knickers and have a go with Colin. VMVO bitches about Jackie's name-dropping, jet-setting ways: "How can Jackie stand the non-stop excitement of being herself?" I'm going to take that as a rhetorical question, because I have a feeling that if I try to answer it, the stun gun is going to make its first appearance this season.
Veronica's drying her hands in the washroom as Wallace comes in and questioningly advances the opinion that Jackie's cool. Veronica: "Is there such a thing as too cool?" Well, that's a bad start. Wallace asks what she means. Veronica: "Are you sure there's not a more 'you' kind of girl at Neptune?" And the start suddenly looks a lot better by comparison. Wallace asks if Veronica thinks he's too small-time for a girl like that, and when the answer is no, he asks what Veronica meant by her comment. Veronica pauses for an NVMVO, and then says that she meant Wallace is too good for Jackie. Wow, Veronica should look into a career in sleight of hand. I didn't even see her pull that comment out of her ass. Jackie enters and smilingly asks what they're up to, and Veronica endearingly says that Wallace wanted to know what kinds of hairstyles drive girls crazy. Jackie says she's a sucker for the wild look, and kisses Wallace. Veronica stands uncomfortably until Duncan rescues her by calling for them. You should thank him for that later, Veronica. Maybe take him sailing?