Episode Report Card Gustave: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Flight 69 goes down
By Gustave | Season 2 | Episode 8 | Aired on 12.16.2002
Meanwhile, as Spawn is being taken into the station by the police, PolicemanWithSpeakingPart is talking on the phone to the officer who has custody of Enricky in another squad car. They discuss Spawn and Enricky's claims of L.A. being "unsafe," dismiss this as a tall tale, and decide not to "call it in." "That friend of yours has quite an imagination," says PolicemanWithSpeakingPart to Spawn after he gets off the phone. Not quite as vivid an imagination, thinks Gustave, as the casting director who thought that this actor playing Miguel would enliven this plotline. PWSP tells Spawn that Enricky told the other officer about a B-O-M-B. "Please," begs Spawn. "Just call CTU and try to reach my dad." PWSP decides on a whim to try to contact the FBI on his radio. He can't get through, according to the dispatcher, because all of the frequencies for federal agencies have been teeming with activity all day. Dun dun dun! "What the hell is going on?" says PWSP to himself.
NSA. Lady Mac enters, removing her jacket. And I have to say here that there's a lot of speculation about this jacket and how it comes off and on throughout this scene. I have a more important question. What's up with the ruffles this season? Rolaide has ruffles on the collar of her blouse and so does Lady Mac. Last year, it was all about the ladies' upper arms. Now it's all about ruffled cleavage under jackets. What's up with that? Anyway, Lady Mac makes herself at home in Palmer's office and tells him that there was no negotiating with Weiland. Palmer isn't surprised by this, since Weiland has a major story on his hands once he gets released. "Sorry, darling," says Lady Mac, plopping down on a sofa. "I thought I could charm him." Palmer is all, "That will be all." Lady Mac is shocked to be dismissed like a mere staff member, and asks him what's up with that. Palmer organizes some files in his Presidential Trapper Keeper and explains that it's nothing personal. "I just have more important things to deal with," he says. You know a Lady Mac smackdown is coming, because there's a pregnant pause and certain smell in the air…like the one before an electrical storm. "You've always given everyone a second chance except me," says Lady Mac, putting on her jacket again. "I came here today to tell you that you were right to take me off the campaign and [swallow] file for divorce." Palmer asks why she's bringing this up now. Lady Mac explains that she's just feeling honest. Back when they divorced, she was caught up in "the power." "And you're not now?" asks Palmer. "Oh, I still love it," says Lady Mac. "But now I'm more aware of what I can and cannot handle." She asks Palmer for a chance to help him and earn his trust back. Palmer is down with it, but promises "nothing in return." Lady Mac removes her jacket again.