Episode Report Card Erin: C+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Phantom of the Spy Opera
By Erin | Season 1 | Episode 18 | Aired on 04.06.2002
Then we're on a plane (we know this because we see an establishing shot of a plane, flying through the pearly clouds), and Dixon's telling Syd that he's not fond of the idea of chatting with Sloane about pulling No!Augh! (tm Souris) out of operation. Syd's all, but he's hot! And he's my ex-boy-toy! And, like, what choice did we have? Dix is all, dude. This man is BAD MEDICINE, okay? You need to stop standing at the bus stop and GET ON THE BUS, okay? In other words, girlfriend, watch yer step. Syd's all, dude. I am SO over him. Pass the peanuts.
Just then, No!Augh! shows up and asks if either of them has change for a hundred rubles or something. He is SO transparent. He totally just wants to get into Syd's spy-knickers. Dixon, who had only as recently as TWO SECONDS AGO warned Syd to tread carefully with this idiot, inexplicably decides to get up and leave so that Syd and No!Augh! can hang out. Alone. Near the bathroom. And the Mile-High Club temptation.
No!Augh! parks it next to Syd and tries to act all cool and shit. Not buying it. Sorry. Sell your cheap-ass "How've things been since I dumped your ass?" spy-speak somewhere else, okay, Bucktooth Boy? We're all stocked up here. Syd ignores his presence, but proceeds to place her forefinger rather provocatively on her lip in an effort to pretend to concentrate on the papers sitting on her tray; instead, she just looks like she's drawing attention to her mouth which, if the movie Clueless is correct, is a conscious attempt to make No!Augh! stare at her mouth and think about sex.
No!Augh! continues to stare at Sydney and her overactive lips until Syd finally declares that she should get some sleep. When she sort of turns her head, No!Augh! finally decides to spill his guts and say that he understands if she's still mad, but he's not mad anymore, so she really shouldn't be either. Syd's all, doofus? What in the HELL would YOU have to be mad about? No!Augh!'s all, I understand if you're upset but, like, come on! You didn't even put up a fight! Syd's all, um, dude? I fight guys bigger than you on a daily basis. Get to the point, okay? No!Augh!'s all, I waited for you for six hours! Syd's all, what in the HELL are you talking about? No!Augh!'s all bicker bicker bicker. Syd's all jilted-girlfriend banter banter banter.
"I wrote you!" shouts No!Augh! "I wrote. And told you to meet me in San Pedro." Dude? Peter? Yeah, you -- Peter Berg. Stop with the spitting, okay? Like, I get that you're Peter Berg and you've pretended to make the beast with two backs with Linda Fiorentino and that you directed Very Bad Things and all but, uh, could you stop with the pouty spittle? Please? For my sake?