Episode Report Card Erin: C+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Two's Company, Three's a Crowd
By Erin | Season 3 | Episode 5 | Aired on 10.25.2003
Later, in The Corner of Father/Daughter Cracked Communications, Syd's whining to Jack about how Killjoy thinks Syd stabbed Vaughn as some sort of payback. Well, ya kinda did, Syd. Duh. Jack's all, oh, whatever. Killjoy's a bitch. And when somebody's spouse is hurt or killed, you know, rational thought ain't always easy. He is, of course, drawing parallels to his own spouse, one Irina Derevko. Nice. Syd's about to go on pouting about this, but Jack won't let her. Instead, he wants to know about Soymoan, because he's the only connection to the Lost Years. Jack asks if Soymoan ever explained how he knew Syd as Julia. Syd's all, nope. He just gave me the money, stared at my breasts a little more, then said he'd call me when another job came up. Jack gets the bright idea to hire Soymoan and his team for a false job. They'll bring him in for questioning, and once they have him, Syd and Jack will have a little face time with him and get to the bottom of the whole Lost Years thing. With a terse smile, Jack tells his daughter that, in regard to the whole Vaughn thing, she did the right thing. Aw. A father's approval is so valuable. Especially in regard to stabbing one's ex-boyfriend.
Airplane of Awkward Angry Girls. Killjoy's sitting apart from Syd, looking out the window at…well, nothing, actually. Syd walks over and sits down opposite her. Syd tries to get Killjoy to look on the bright side, especially now that Vaughn's off the ventilator. Killjoy, ever the, uh, killjoy, just tells Syd that the hospital's keeping Vaughn in an induced coma for 36 hours to prevent brain damage. They can induce a coma now? Damn. I really should look into that. My ex-boyfriend Ruprecht could use a two- or three-year coma right about now. That, and a terribly thorough ass-kicking. Right, Sars? ["Shut up, Ruprecht." -- Sars]
Killjoy just yammers at Syd about how she totally knows Syd intended to save Michael's life but that, when she heard that Syd was back, she, Killjoy, totally felt threatened. As well you should, you moany little whiner. She sympathizes with Syd, and everything she's gone through, "But working together like this -- the stakes of this job are just too high. And I don't know about you, but I can't work to the best of my ability while I'm wondering whether or not I'm being polite enough to my husband's ex-girlfriend." Oh, hee! Hee hee! That was a nice little bitchy speech there. See? I don't mind if she's a bitch. I just mind if she's not a good and tasty bitch. And she is in super-tasty bitch mode right about now.
Syd totally misses the point and tells Killjoy that she doesn't have to be polite with her, that they're past formalities now. Oh ho. You'll be sorry you said that, Syd. Killjoy decides to be blunt and tells Syd that she wants her to request a transfer to another field office. Syd's all, the whuh? In the whuh whuh? But everyone I know, the only friends and family I have, are at that office. Killjoy's all, uh-huh. Sob it, sister. I think YOU should make the request. "I know we're being blunt," says Syd, "but was that a threat?" Killjoy just glares at her. Syd's all, you don't have the authority to have me transferred. You're not the boss of me! Killjoy's all, oh yeah? The NSC will totally back me up here when they learn that our working together is compromising the fight against the Covenant. And I so AM the boss of you. Hello?! NSC trumps CIA on a bad day, beeyatch! "If you don't make the call," she spits, "I will."