Episode Report Card Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Just Friends
By Pamie | Season 3 | Episode 10 | Aired on 01.16.2000
John backs out of the room speechless. Ally is so upset that she has to put her fingers all over her mouth and storm out of the office and walk right into Nelle's chest. Ally says hello. "Hello!" Nelle says back with a really scary smile. She looks like all of the characters in the Aphex Twin video "Come To Daddy." Ally looks very guilty. Vonda starts singing the subtext, since we aren't smart enough to figure it out on our own. I think you guys are, so I won't tell you the lyrics to the song. They intersperse the dialogue. Ally asks Nelle if she knows where John went. Nelle says he hurried away and is going to meet her at the bar. Ally says that it's "that time, I guess," which means nothing. "I guess," Nelle whispers back as Vonda kicks into high gear. Ally's face must smell like spit.
We cut to the bar where Vonda is telling people to keep their hands off her baby. Note delicate use of the subtext. Vonda is also wearing paramecia, but on her it actually looks like paisleys. "What's wrong with that woman's face?" my boyfriend asks me. "She looks like a drag queen," I answer. "That's it! She is really mannish, isn't she?" "It's her man-face." "Yeah." Nelle is insisting on wearing that optical illusion for a parka while she dances with John. Ling is dancing with Richard. Sandy is dancing with Billy. What about Bob? Dancing with Elaine. Sorry. The joke had to be made. No one seems to know how to dance to this Motown song, so some of them are bouncing, some are swaying, and others are knocking back and forth. Ally sits down next to Renee, who babies that she's late. She asks how things went with the Biscuit. Ally says he ran away. "Scared him," Renee nods. Ally says it was selfish for her to say anything. He has a good thing going with Nelle. Renee gives Ally the "please" and says, "How good could things be with long blonde, stuck-up bitch?" Ally asks Renee to tell her how she really feels. They share an "I hate that Bitch" smile. Nelle has fun with John in complete fashion ignorance. They get their own spotlight.
Elaine and Bob walk home together, discussing how great of a time they had and how cool they are. Bob goes through the list of phone numbers Elaine gave him. She gives him a "goodnight" at the door. He says that it's too early. She says it's quarter to twelve on a Monday. He says that the wine is really affecting him and that he can't walk home just yet. She reminds him that he's only got three blocks, making it official that absolutely no one in this show owns a car. He says that he wants her. She says that's sweet. They kiss. She pulls away. He says he doesn't understand, he thought she liked him. She says she does, but that it's a first date. Bob laughs and says, "But Danny O' Connell on the first date, you --" He stops himself. Elaine asks if Danny told him about their first date. Bob says no. Elaine figures out that Danny told him what happened after their date. She realizes that Danny was the guy that gave Bob her number. She turns to go in.