Episode Report Card Heathen: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Falling In Place
By Heathen | Season 3 | Episode 13 | Aired on 03.03.2002
Katie lightly fingers Jessie's solar system. No, that's not a euphemism -- Jessie really does have a hanging model of the solar system, and Katie really is feeling up one of the planets. It's probably Jupiter. It's always Jupiter, that slut. "My dad made that," Jessie smiles. She plops down on the bed and bounces lightly, as if remembering how it used to feel when she flopped on the bed as a young girl. She can't believe it's been so long since she lived in this room full-time. Katie wonders which room Jessie prefers. "This one's nicer, but I guess I like the other one because it's in the attic and it's, like, away from everything," Jessie decides. Katie compares the attic room to a private apartment or loft, and as she does it, she walks around to the empty side of Jessie's bed and peels off her sweatshirt. Underneath, she's wearing a clingy red tank top. Jessie, lying on her side facing Katie with her cheek leaning against her hand, ogles this. It's subtle, but you can tell she's appreciating the goods. Katie curls her legs underneath herself and fantasizes about owning a loft in London. "I want to live on a ranch," Jessie says dreamily. Katie stares at her affectionately. "I can see that," she breathes. Katie then lies down, facing Jessie, staring right into her friend's eyes with a very raw directness. "Of course, we couldn't see each other," she says, meaningfully. Jessie smiles. "You could visit," Jessie says, equally meaningfully, even if she isn't aware of that fact. "So could you," Katie counters. The two girls stare at each other for a few beats that seriously make the Clark-Lex undercurrent on Smallville look like a tiny puddle of hate.
Footsteps on the stairs. Lily appears in the doorway, and Jessie's eyes fly wide open. She whirls around to face her stepmother. "What are you doing here?" she demands. Lily explains that she's there running an errand for Rick, picking up stuff to bring to Karen. "I could've done that," Jessie snaps. "I assumed you were in school," Lily replies pointedly, wondering if there's any reason Jessie isn't, in fact, at school. Jessie sighs and hangs her head, aware that she's going to lose this one.
A blonde in a short, tight, revealing blue dress and knee-high boots strolls languidly in front of a bookshelf. Eli stares over it at her, then rounds the corner to introduce himself. "Hi," he slobbers. "Hi," she says, mostly ignoring him. Eli introduces himself and offers to help her find anything she might need, including her G-spot. The blonde doesn't look angry, but clearly acts uninterested in the diversion, strolling away in boredom. Honey, if you don't want to swim in a tide of hormones, don't wear a skintight slip to the bookstore, okay? Thanks. Eli stares after her, so enthralled that he doesn't notice Jake's disapproving glances. "What are you doing?" Jake asks pleasantly, an irked edge to his voice. Eli doesn't really have a good answer, as usual. Jake orders him to the coffee bar. "Listen, Eli," he adds. "Let me give you some advice. If you work in a place like this, stay as cognizant as possible." Jake stares searchingly into Eli's pupils as he extols the merits of being aware of what's going on around him. It's kind of funny, because it's so clearly a "lay off the weed" lecture, though neither admits it and it's possible Eli doesn't even realize it. Shocker.