Episode Report Card Demian: C- | 0 USERS: N/A YOU GRADE IT We'll have an old-fashioned wedding.
By Demian | Season 4 | Episode 15 | Aired on 2002.03.14
Through a wedding, darkly. In a voiceless montage, The Sole plucks a pink rose from an arrangement and presents it to Phoebe. As she slides it into the buttonhole in his lapel, she gouges her thumb on one of the thorns. The Sole gently lifts her thumb to his lips and ingests the bead of blood. Deliberately. In slow motion. Twice. So. We. Get. It. A shot of the wedding party gathered in front of the altar. Prior Pock, holding the rings up for the blessing. Phoebe, glowing. Piper, beaming. Raige, balancing her checkbook in her head. The Dolt, not shutting up, despite the fact that there is no spoken dialogue. Shut up, Dolt. Phoebe places a ring on The Sole's finger. The Sole slips a ring onto Phoebe's finger. Oops. It's supposed to be worn inside the engagement ring, Sole. You'll have to do that again. Some other time, when I don't have to watch. As Phoebe and The Sole lock hands and Prior Pock envelops their hands in his own for the final blessing, the Hell chorus on the soundtrack whispers something along the lines of, "Jasonjasonjasonjason. Killkillkillkill. Runrunrunrun." How much do you have to tip a Hell chorus after a wedding? "Not two, but one," intones Prior Pock, "'til life be gone." He then smiles broadly and, brimming with pride, announces, "You may kiss the bride." The Sole leans in and plants a sloppy one on Phoebe's lips. She breaks away. "We did it," she whispers. "Yes," he answers. "We did." The shot cuts away to reveal D'Eartha standing unseen at the back of the chapel as Raige, Piper, and the Dolt congratulate Phoebe and The Sole. "It is done," she states simply, with more menace in three little words than Coolio worked into his entire performance. A hint of a smile crosses D'Eartha's face as we fade to black.
Next week: More of the same, minus the wedding.