Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Blood And Guts
By Couch Baron | Season 1 | Episode 7 | Aired on 08.17.1997
In the Party Pod, Vahue is giving Dobbins shit when Hill enters and tells him to back off. When Vahue doesn't comply, Hill rams him with his wheelchair. Dobbins bolts like a rabbit from a cosmetics testing lab. Hill tells Vahue not to bother him, because he has a gift. Vahue asks about his gift. The gift of poor acting? He says he's dying in Oz. Here's hoping, Vahue. Here's hoping.
Dobbins practices. Hill brings some dude in to accompany Dobbins on the trumpet. No doubt there's a tenor saxophonist with a trumpet-shaped head wound in Benchley Memorial. Hill also VOs something, but I believe my TWoP contract only obligates me to recap one Hill in the same scene if I so choose. So there. Oh, fine. Hill says that if you help someone, you help yourself. What about if you rape someone? Vahue is in the cafeteria as well for some reason. Great. Later, Wangler and Vahue break into the chaplain's office, and Vahue smashes Dobbins's cello. So much for that movie. The best schemed plans of mice and Hollywood gang aft a-gley. Or something.
Ryan busts into Schibetta's pod and asks if he wants to play pinochle, but sees that Said is keeping Schibetta company. He kicks Ryan out, calling him a "stupid mick bastard." Them's dyin' words, Nino. Ryan leaves, and is immediately accosted by Ross, who asks what he thinks that meeting is all about. Ryan pulls Ross into his pod and says he's heard stuff about the Muslims starting a riot, and that they're armed to the teeth. Ryan and Ross agree that they have to stick together, and Ross notes that Ryan has Adebisi in his pocket, which is a well-kept secret. I like this misdirection about the riot. It does have a few problems, but that's a discussion for the next recap.
Ryan grinds glass as Adebisi brings in Schibetta's food. Ryan asks Adebisi where his loyalties would lie in the event of a riot. Adebisi says he's got Ryan's back, a statement which seems would be ambiguous at the best of times, but it's good enough for Ryan. Adebisi asks how long before Schibetta dies, but Ryan doesn't know. Simon, if it makes you feel any better, there are only ten minutes left in the episode. Schibetta enters the cafeteria, and Ryan brings him his food. Schibetta, looking like he's in some pain, says he's not hungry, but does tell Ryan he's got a shipment coming in the next day, and to tell Adebisi to get ready. Ryan, all buddy-buddy, tries to find out if anything's going on with Said, but Schibetta goes colder than the floor of the hole as he tells Ryan he'll find out when he's supposed to find out. He leaves, and Ryan gives the food to Dobbins. That's so mean. Hee.