Episode Report Card Miss Alli: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Enjoying the glory of Darwin
By Miss Alli | Season 9 | Episode 10 | Aired on 05.02.2006
12:23 AM. Ray and Yolanda. As they leave the mat, Yolanda reminds us yet again that this is the longest time they've spent together, so they're still learning lots of things. She says she's learning things like, "Oh, that is the noise he makes when he brushes his teeth." I found that very interesting, because you don't necessarily have to spend a lot of time in a row with people in order to learn something like how they brush their teeth. I could certainly describe dental hygiene habits of people with whom I haven't spent more than a few days in a row, although I suppose that may have to do with the compulsive and therefore reliable nature of said dental hygiene habits. Not that I'm against flossing. What was I talking about? Oh, right. Ray and Yolanda find a taxi dropping someone off and get right in. Which I guess is okay if you want to do it the easy way.
MoJo arrives first at Swan Bells and hops out of the cab. "This has got to be it; I see swans," Joseph observes. Sharp boy. They pass what appears to be a metal swan sculpture. Monica restrains herself from quacking at it, which is officially one way in which she is a far better person than I am. (I know, I know -- "Swans don't quack!" I would do it anyway.) They discover that the tower isn't open until 8:00 in the morning, so they're in for a nice long nap before they can do anything. They wander around, and Monica walks up to a guy and says, "Is there a cheap place to stay around here?" Because sleeping up against the door, as people used to do as a matter of course, is apparently a lost art reserved for practice by the overly nostalgic, kind of like churning your own butter or getting search warrants. "Cheap place to stay, love?" the guy says to her. "You can stay at my joint for free!" She chuckles and turns around to look at Joseph. "That's all right, man," says Australian Hustler, "I'm just joking." And then there is a hilarious comedy pause, and he adds, "No, I'm not, but I saw you," indicating Joseph. That guy is already funnier than any contestant this season. Strap him to somebody's backpack! Bring him along! He won't take up much room! Come on, Australian Hustler! Let's go!
Just then, Eric and Jeremy approach. It's hard to tell for sure, but I believe that when Eric and Jeremy get out of the taxi and Monica and Joseph wave to them, Australian Hustler says, "More of them?", which also struck me as totally hilarious. He's like, "How many himbos do you travel with, sister?" MoJo breaks the news of the opening hours to the boys, with Monica using the classic construction, "8:00 AM in the morning." BJ and Tyler arrive next, using their traditional and incredibly hilarious greeting, "What's up, ladies?" to try to insult the guys that are sitting around. It's fascinating how they, in fact, are the ones who talk like prototypical frat boys much of the time, in spite of their personas. Monica shares the news with them, too. Ray and Yolanda arrive and get the news. Eric sits and chats with MoJo about how "Ray's on a short leash." "My leash is about five feet long," Joseph says by way of comparison. Monica protests that she doesn't have him on a leash, thereby pulling on the leash, and he immediately backs down, admitting that there is no leash, which he only says because the leash is really cutting into his neck. "I don't let Jeremy out of the house," Eric says. Well, sure.