Episode Report Card Ragdoll: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT It's His Party, He'll Cry If He Wants To
By Ragdoll | Season 1 | Episode 7 | Aired on 11.03.2003
Dim: "They're never going to serve you." Brooke: "Watch and learn. Bartenders love me." When the bartender pops back up, she asks coyly, "Soda or juice." Brooke replies, "Actually, I was going to ask if you know how to make a Screaming Orgasm." The bartender laughs and starts to pour her a drink. She asks, "So what is this thing tonight?" Brooke answers, "Ravens Basketball." The bartender asks derogatorily, "And what position do you play?" A voice from my kitchen screams out, "I play slut!" What Brooke really says is "cheerleader." Then, after all that, the bartender gives Brooke the drink anyway, but asks her not to go around advertising the free hooch to the other under-agers. Dim leans forward and says, "I'll have what she's having." Only the well's dried up; it's soda or juice for Dim.
Karen and Keith sidle up to the bar. She says, "You'd think that after twenty years, your brother's ego would cease to amaze me." Keith: "Try a lifetime." She orders a white wine, and he a club soda. Whitey comes up and asks Laurie to pour him a double shot of her best top-shelf bourbon. Not only is he going to eat all the nuts, but he's bloody well going to give the open bar a good workout too. Damn, I love Whitey. Laurie gets busy pouring while Whitey sees Keith, says hello, and then notices Karen. He smiles warmly. "Well, look at you." Karen: "Coach Durham." Woda: "Most adults call me Whitey. It's good to see you coming around again. Seeing you in my gym really turns back the clock." Karen: "For me too." Then he gives her the highest compliment she can expect to receive at Dan Scott's house: "In my opinion, you have raised a fine son. You should be proud, and not just of the boy." Karen thanks him quietly, and Whitey tips his drink at her.
Luke walks through the party in a vain attempt at, whoops, there she is -- Peyton, the tickle-headed girl of his dreams. She smiles. Her hair looks like an SOS pad. She cocks her head to the side and sawdust falls out of her ears. That was the universal gesture for Let's Get Out Of Here. Jake says, "You know, there are some states that could arrest you for what you're thinking about right now." They shake hands. But wait! The Ravens' bombshell sees target practice and slides up the stairs, which is hard, considering the shoes she's wearing. Brooke says, "Hey Jake, Lucas, two handsome boys for the price of one." Luke tries the quick "hi," then the duck-and-avoid maneuver, but Brooke's too quick for him: "Where you going? I haven't had the chance to invite you to the real party. It's at my house later. I'm only inviting the cool people, but I guess you can come. You too, Jake." Jake says sarcastically, "Aw, thanks Brooke, but I got to cut out early this evening." Luke: "Like that's a surprise." Before he exits slut left, Jake tells Brooke to take it easy on Lucas. Again, Luke tries to get away, but again, she won't let him. Brooke: "What I was going to say was that my parents usually close this place down every year, so if you wanted we could go back to my place and start the party early." See, he's not trying to get away now. Brooke's powers of easy-girl persuasion seem to be working. "We have a Jacuzzi." She flips her hair. He rolls his head back and smiles. Luke: "That sounds tempting, Brooke." She's on fire: "We have a naked me in the Jacuzzi." Luke thinks about it for a second. "What if I told you there was somebody else?" She quips, "Usually, I'd suggest a threesome, but I think the person you have in mind is getting back together with her old boyfriend." She points to Peyton, who is indeed talking to Nathan.
Nathan says, "Did you get my messages?" Peyton tells him she did get all of them. Apparently, he doesn't blame her for not calling him back. Sheesh. Nathan's really matured in the past couple weeks. We don't know if that's Haley's influence or just the realization that his brother isn't necessarily the enemy. Peyton says, "Are you being self-deprecating?" Luke watches the exchange from the other side of the room. He scowls. Dude's got to get a new expression. There's only so many ways you can brood, buddy. Nathan replies, "Probably, if I knew what that meant." She laughs. He laughs. They look uncomfortable. Nathan asks her if she wants to go somewhere and talk. Peyton resists. He insists -- he just wants to talk. Peyton glances over and sees Brooke howling with laughter at something that Luke says. Then Luke sees the two of them walk off. Brooke says, "See what I mean?" He broody-scowls and then walks away. Brooke smiles a cheese-eating grin. Her crazy plan might just work!