Episode Report Card Niki: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Booklovers
By Niki | Season 2 | Episode 2 | Aired on 10.30.2000
Later that evening, Lily walks up to the bookstore, looking nonplussed at the sight of the new name painted on the window. She flaps her hand in a gesture that I think is meant to look lighthearted but instead looks like an angry little bird and says, with a forced smile, "So, you actually changed the name of the store?" Judy's busy arranging the photo board. She apologizes, but Lily lies and says it doesn't bother her. Judy asks if Lily's talked to Crusty about the club. Lily lies again -- why not, she's on a roll -- and says she's going to. Judy points out that "it's exactly the kind of thing they're always covering." Lily says she knows, and fumbles around for an excuse as to why she's hesitating. Judy tells Lily to just admit it if she doesn't want to mention it to Crusty. Lily insists that she said she would, and she will. "It's just that everyone is always looking for ways to meet people, you know?" Judy says. "I mean, not everyone can be you and meet someone before they're officially divorced, in the carpool line at school." Ooh, I think I saw some claws flashing there, Judy. Lily looks like she's going to snap, but then thinks better of it and takes a breath. "I know," she says, twiddling her thumbs. Will comes bounding in, and Judy points out some design books she pulled for him, so they could come up with some ideas for the patio. Will says he already sort of has something in mind. Judy looks taken aback. Will bounds out again to grab something he forgot, and Lily leans in to tell Judy that he's cute. Because Judy doesn't have eyes, and she doesn't live in the world. Judy gets offended, but not because Lily's insulted her intelligence. She sullenly snaps, "I didn't hire him because I want to have sex with him, if that's what you're thinking." Lily wants to know who said anything about sex. Although, even if she were thinking that, who could blame her? It's not like Judy hasn't been known to do such things. A certain rat-faced carpenter comes to mind...
B/W Judy pops in to clarify: "That's who she sees me with -- the cappuccino-machine repair guy. While she's with the successful architect." Okay, I can sort of see how Judy might, if she were feeling particularly touchy, take the comment personally, but whoa -- stuck-up much? I like Judy and everything, but it's not like she's a neurosurgeon or finding the cure for cancer or writing recaps for Mighty Big TV. Judy adds, after a pause, "It's not like it's a competition, or anything." Well I'm convinced, if she is. That is to say, not at all.