Episode Report Card Demian: B- | 131 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT Zane's World
By Demian | Season 7 | Episode 14 | Aired on 2005.02.13
Manor kitchen. Piper, prepping the Roché vanquish on the center island, screams into the cordless at Phoebe, demanding the latter return to the Manor with Drake at once. Unfortunately, Phoebe's cell signal goes out, so Piper can only slam the phone down in frustration as the Dolt lopes into the room to offer tepid words of support and precious little else, as he's taking Elizabeth Dennehy's earlier warning seriously. After Piper gripes about his uselessness for a bit -- nice of you to finally realize it, hon -- Raige orbs in with news of Drake's latest exploits, which she picked up from the "satellite" TV they've got tucked away somewhere at Not!warts. Raige flicks on the handy little much-abused television set in the kitchen, and the three catch a brief report on Drake's armored van robbery. Piper frets about the disintegrating situation for a brief moment before shifting into action. She orders Raige to compose a vanquishing spell for Drake on the off-chance their Roché potion fails, and also send the Dolt into the other room to call Detective Doormat so someone on the police force knows what's really going on. Once the Dolt's disappeared into the front hall, Raige rambles on endlessly for about eighty-three minutes, and the only thing that came out of her mouth during that time that's worth mentioning is the fact that she hasn't seen the delightful Ann Cusack in a while.
Meanwhile, the Dolt's busy giving Detective Doormat the skinny on the current situation. The Doormat howls something about Drake possibly triggering Pepper Anderson's memory, so the Dolt instructs the Doormat to keep her as far away from the action as possible. No such luck, naturally, as Pepper sidles up with the shocking news that she's been reassigned as the Doormat's partner. "So, where are we going?" she grins. The much put-upon Doormat rolls his eyes and darts out of the frame. Shut up, Doormat. I hope the Dazzling Sheila divorces your boring ass.
Somewhere else, Phoebe and Drake approach an office building we last saw on fire, and there's more of the Robin Hood banter and snore. Finally, the Doormat pulls up to the curb, and he and Pepper Anderson leap from the car with guns drawn. "Freeze!" Pepper Anderson shouts. Drake responds by casually whipping an arrow from his quiver and sending it flying in Pepper's direction. Heh. It wings her left shoulder, barely grazing her flesh, and she drops down behind the car as the wimpy Doormat dives for cover. Tool. Phoebe skitters over to see if Pepper's okay, and finds herself slapped into a pair of handcuffs for her trouble. Drake, meanwhile, takes advantage of this distraction to scamper into the office building.