Episode Report Card Jessica: C | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Spiderwebs
By Jessica | Season 6 | Episode 8 | Aired on 11.12.2002
So, Raoul is mesmerized by Natasha's hooters and lets her and Dawson backstage. Meanwhile, Joey and Oliver chat behind a large box covered in No Doubt stickers. Thank God, too, because I plum forgot what band they're so desperately trying to see. Oliver wonders if that guy's the dude from the movie set. Joey nods tightly. He asks why they're hiding. "Gut instinct," Joey replies. Oliver peeks over the top of the box and sees that Dawson and Natasha have just gone inside. He and Joey race to the door and slide in just before it swings shut.
Backstage, Natasha is trying to convince Raoul that she and Dawson are "on the list." It doesn't work, however, and Raoul eventually kicks them out. Before that, though, while Raoul chats up Natasha's ta-tas, Joey and Oliver sneak past undetected. Portly Security Guard Raoul was sponsored by Central Casting. Central Casting: From Sassy Black Lady to Spicy Latin Hottie, we support all your stock character casting needs.
Inside the arena, Blandy and Jen talk at the concession stand. He tells her that he didn't know Audrey had a boyfriend. Jen explains that she just broke up with someone, which is why she's gone all Bad Girl. She's having a hard time, Jen says. "She seems kind of single to me," Blandy offers carefully. "Why, that night at the party?" Jen asks. "That, and other things," Blandy says. Jen explains that Audrey is "just confused." Frankly, in my experience, a lot of people use the I Just Broke Up With Someone And Now I'm Just Confused And Acting Out excuse when really they just want carte blanche to be an asshole. "It happens to the best of us," Jen shrugs. Blandy agrees that indeed, it does. They make their way toward their seats. "You know, for two people who aren't going out, we end up alone an awful lot of the time," Jen observes. Oh, Lindley. Drop it already. Blandy stammers that they need to talk about that, because he feels bad about it. "Obviously, you have the wrong impression of me," he says. Behind them, extras walk around wearing extremely bizarre outfits. They all look like they raided Cindy Lauper's wardrobe back in 1983 and have just now found a place to wear her cast-offs.
Jen points out that their relationship ceased to be ambiguous when Blandy refused to kiss her. Blandy insists that he doesn't want her to think that he's playing games with her or some crazy shit like that. It's just that he's interested in someone else. "Oh," Jen offers, clearly hurt. "So all that stuff about not being ready to date just applied to me." Blandy explains that other girl "just took [him] by surprise." Jen stares at him. "We were at the wrong place at the wrong time and things just sort of escalated," he continues. "Did you sleep with this girl?" Jen asks, and as much as I sympathize with her, that's totally not her business. Blandy says nothing. "Ah, so sleeping with people doesn't violate your moral code, but dating them does," Jen spits. "Jen, let me try to explain something to you," Blandy says, but Jen cuts him off and says that he already has. "Really well, too. And for future reference, when things escalate with a girl, that usually means she's interested in you," she says. "Yeah, except for when she's kind of messed up and already has a boyfriend," Blandy spits in return. Jen just looks wan and hurt. "You're really good, you're a really good friend. To Audrey, to everybody," Blandy begins, and that's when it all just hits Jen in the face. "Audrey? What does Aud-- oh my God," she gasps, cuing The Sad Piano Music Of My Friend Slept With The Guy I Like (The Guy I Like Slept With My Friend). "You slept with Audrey. You slept with Audrey," she repeats. Blandy begins to try to explain, but Jen just walks away.