Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Once, Twice, Three Times A Ball-Buster
By Couch Baron | Season 1 | Episode 16 | Aired on 03.02.1999
Buckland's. Perky Prue guides True Prue, who's hiding her face behind a magazine, down the hall. Before they reach an office, Perky Prue shoves True Prue off to the side and into a wall, which was actually a little amusing. Perky Prue enters to find a young woman who must be the aforementioned assistant. The assistant tells her that Claire's been looking for her, and then gives her a copy of the ownership records she requested. Perky Prue then gets rid of the assistant by sending her to gather some sales records, and considering that the assistant protests that it could take days, I'm with True Prue when she points out that it wasn't a very nice thing to do. This is why perky people are to be avoided. Give me the ones who look like Cro-Magnons until their second cup of coffee. Prue argues with herself until Claire's voice cuts in from the hall. Perky Prue shoves True Prue behind the door as Claire pokes her head in and demands an explanation, as Ms. Statler called and said she was so offended by Prue's behavior that she's taking her collection to Christie's. Perky Prue lies through her smiling teeth that she's already talked to Ms. Statler and convinced her to meet with Prue again, this time at her estate, and she holds up the address to further her case. Claire's mollified, but says she's going with Prue this time. Claire leaves, and True Prue says that she'll take Claire to the wrong address and pretend they got stood up, while Perky Prue can get Predator Prue at [72virg=ins] and go back to the Manor. Prue calls Phoebe to check in, while Perky Prue points out that that's unnecessary, as if there were a problem, Phoebe would have called. Prue looks like she's getting ready to slap herself silly, but Claire's voice interrupts her. This time, it's True Prue that shoves her other self behind the door. Claire notices the change in Prue's attire, but doesn't have time to dwell on it, as True Prue practically drags her out of there, and I'm with her that they should GET IT IN GEAR, NOW.
[72virg=ins]. Perky Prue calls Piper, and tells her to get Predator Prue and go back to the Manor, as everyone's meeting there before they go to Gabriel's estate. Piper frets about what Gabriel might do if they take his sword again, which is stupid, but affords her the chance to say, "I just don't want to lose you. Any of you." Prue promises she won't, so we know which copy of Prue is seeing the business end of the sword first.
Piper goes to get Predator Prue, and finds her flirting seductively with some non-speaking employees. Before it can turn into a tawdry (I knew I'd use that word at some point) version of Tampopo, however, Piper breaks it up, and bitches that Predator Prue is nothing like True Prue, but Predator Prue demurs, and blah blah blah id-cakes. Piper sends Predator Prue out of the kitchen. That seems like a good idea, for health reasons alone.