Episode Report Card Mollie: C- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Here's To The Ladies Who Lunch
By Mollie | Season 1 | Episode 3 | Aired on 02.20.2008
Later -- but apparently not too much later -- Nico, her hair mussed, descends a staircase into the abovementioned lobby area to meet Hector. Mike, standing nearby, sees Kirby descend the same staircase a minute later, and for some reason this strikes him as suspicious. Then he grins. Looks like somebody's been studying his How To Detect An Affair field guide. Cue the credits!
I hate to admit it, but I really enjoy this theme song. Just the fact that there's a theme song at all is kind of cute. And it's totally the best part of the show. I have a question for you all, though: there's a line where I'm pretty sure the singer says, "Take your shirt off, honey," but the captions render it as "Take your share, honey." What do you hear? In context (following the line "Let's make some money"), the captions' version seems more likely, but the next two lines are "Let's freak out/Work the sunshine" (again, per the captions). So I don't think logic is the way to solve this puzzle. Having watched a couple episodes of this show, I'm thinking "Take your shirt off" is more appropriate, so that's what I'm going to go with when I'm dancing around in my pajamas and singing this song at home. Not that I'd ever do that.
Whew, that first half-hour of work was busy, huh? Time for a shopping break! Returning from the ads, we find Wendy and Victory at Saks Fifth Avenue, browsing in the shoe department. ["Yeah, Sars and I never do that. Ever. Even though it's totally across the street from our office." -- Wing Chun] A saleswoman asks whether they need anything, and Victory replies, "Yeah, a cot. I'm moving in." The saleswoman laughs politely. Seriously, though, the Victory Ford brand has fallen on hard times. She might be looking for a place to crash soon. Also, Saks saleswoman: are you hiring? Then Saleswoman recognizes Wendy as "Bad Mommy" -- I'm so sure you'd say that to the face of a woman powerful enough to have you fired. Victory shoos her away ("shoos"! Get it?), and tells Wendy to ignore it. Wendy is more upset about this morning's spat with Maddie. She asks Victory what she thinks about kids having cell phones (bad idea), and considers buying a pair of cute, very expensive boots to win back Maddie's love. Now Victory is actually prepared to be a voice of reason, pointing out that Maddie probably doesn't have an outfit or a destination befitting of such high-end shoes. Wendy hears this as a suggestion, and decides to buy her daughter an outfit to match. "Where is she going?" asks Victory. Wendy says that she'll think of something.
Now Nico catches up to the girls, carrying a huge leopard-print handbag, as you do. Victory and Wendy want to hear all about the prince, but Nico has nothing to share, because guess who she's thinking about? I'll give you a hint -- he's texting her right now! "When can we finish? I need U," says the message from "K." Nico, looking her guiltiest, stammers that the text was in reference to the Women in Media luncheon seating arrangements. Wendy announces that she's considering skipping the event, but Nico reminds her that not showing up would just make her look worse -- especially since she's a key speaker. Nico also thinks Wendy should try on a particular pair of shoes -- a girl can never have too many pairs of animal-print stilettos, right? -- and tries to summon the saleswoman, prompting Wendy to reply, "Nico, you've known me for twenty years. You know I don't try on shoes in public." I may be more susceptible to the charms of The Brooke than I realize, because I thought that was hilarious. Wendy adds that the salespeople always marvel at the size of her feet: "They bring out measuring devices!" It's a good moment for Brooke, I have to admit, though I'm not sure whether it's endearing or appalling that her character is just as upset about exposing her freakishly large feet as she is about her parenting problems. Since Wendy has passed on the opportunity, Nico offers the shoe to Victory, who pouts, "I'm poor." Nico very validly points out that Victory's new boyfriend is a billionaire. A billionaire that neither she nor Wendy has met. "What are you hiding?" Wendy wants to know. "Are his feet smaller than mine?" Eh, I think we pushed that joke a little too far. Victory is reluctant to make the introductions because "He's Joe Bennett! ...He rubs people the wrong way, he's picky, he's gruff..." Don't you hate it when your girlfriends go out with guys who are obviously assholes, and then they complain that the guy is an asshole but you're not allowed to agree? Wendy and Nico are presumably experiencing that frustration right now. But maybe not, because even after that description, they still want to meet him. "We'll meet him tomorrow night," Wendy announces. "Dinner at Nico's." Nico gives her a look, so Wendy adds, "Call a caterer." You guys, that is exactly how my girlfriends and I would talk to each other if we were extraordinarily wealthy. This show just gets it so right.