Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT A World Of Hurt
By Couch Baron | Season 1 | Episode 2 | Aired on 07.13.1997
Keane angrily says that "this is some bullshit." He's talking to Mukada. Yay, Mukada! He's one of those characters that you totally expect to hate when you first see him, so it's a really pleasant surprise when you don't. I think I really like him because he consistently avoids scenery-chewing and also isn't sanctimonious. Luke Perry, are your ears burning? ["All of him is burning, dude." -- Sars] Anyway, I'll have plenty of time to explore Mukada's character down the road. Mukada tells Keane that Glynn was very specific about how the wedding would work. Keane will be at the prison, exchanging vows with a proxy, while Mavis will do the same at a local church. Was there any question that the proxy would be Adebisi? Not that I'm complaining -- in fact, I would have complained had it been anyone else. Keane: "Father, don't this seem fucked up to you?" I just put that in to remind myself about the "fuck" count. And in case you're interested, although the pain has been positively excruciating at times, the show is still totally kicking my ass.
Hill sings a verse of what I think is "I Can't See Me Lovin' Nobody But You." Mukada asks Keane if he does, and he says yes. Right before Hill gets to what would be the chorus, they cut to an annoyed-looking Adebisi saying that he does as well while Post, ostensibly a witness, snickers. Hee. What was that you were saying earlier about marriage, Glynn? Markstram asks about the kiss, and Adebisi plants one on Keane's cheek. He playfully says to Keane, "Kiss my ass." And here I was hoping no one would insist on consummating this.
Markstram brings Keane a letter from Mavis. It contains a photograph of her in her wedding attire that's very conservative, both in the style of dress and in the fact that she's not flashing her boobs. There's actually a very touching message written on the card, and Keane proudly goes over to show Said, who smiles and gives his usual blessing. Keane repeats it back to him, and that's about all the foreshadowing my appendix can handle.
Now it's time for the people who haven't committed horrible crimes against humanity to get some screen time. For some unknown reason, McManus is included. This segment features several cuts between a conversation between Glynn and McManus, and one between Diane and Burruano. It's pretty boring overall, so here's the gist: Glynn invites McManus to his house for dinner (why, Leo, why?) but McManus says he has a date (with a bottle of Astroglide). Glynn makes an unflattering comment about McManus's ex-wife (don't knock her till you try her, Leo) and then actually makes a comparison between McManus and Jesus. Well, at least it's not the appendicitis that's nauseating me now. Glynn elicits a promise that Timbo will join him the next night. Diane tells Burruano that she's been working double shifts, even though she lives two hours away, because she needs the money. Burruano suggests she move closer to the prison, like, I'm sure that never occurred to her, but she says she can't afford to. Diane exposits how miserable her home life is, and if this whole exercise is to set me up for Diane and McManus's future sex scene, thanks, but that's like tiptoeing into forty-degree water. It's going to be painful no matter what. Glynn leaves, and McManus chomps on some Wise potato chips. Sorry, Timmy, but that's just a brand name, no matter how much you could use the smarts.