Episode Report Card Joe R: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT The Punishment Light
By Joe R | Season 1 | Episode 8 | Aired on 09.25.2005
Back at the alley, Alejandro's zipping up, which gives Nancy time to dig out her pellet gun and point it at Alejandro's crotch. She tells him this was "unexpected" and a one-time thing, and he's not to approach her, stalk her, or fling pennies at anything belonging to her ever again. Alejandro smiles as she walks away, seemingly impressed. Nancy is finally able to exhale as she gets back in her car. One the way home, Nancy gets stuck at a red light, which means she stop moving long enough to think about what the fuck is going on. She screams at herself -- "What the fuck are you doing??" -- and starts shaking. Her phone rings and it's Peter, who asks if this is a bad time. Nancy, still furious at herself and everything else in the world, tensely explains that she stuck at "the punishment light," a traffic stop where if you don't make the light, you're forced to sit there forever. Peter tries to make it quick, saying he really liked meeting her and would she like to go out sometime? Nancy says it's not the right time, and that -- and she starts half-sobbing and half-laughing at the newfound irony of this next statement -- she's not ready to get intimate with anyone quite yet. Peter wants to know that if she ever is ready, he'll be around. Nancy seems genuinely touched by Peter's understanding, so much so that she saves his number in her phone. She wipes a tear away and the light changes. We see a long shot of the road she's driving on, all the lights turning to green. Looks like it's Go Time for our Nancy.