Episode Report Card Demian: B+ | 104 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT Coyote Not-So-Ugly
By Demian | Season 3 | Episode 9 | Aired on 2001.01.11
Phoebe wanders in at this point, looking for her glasses. The fact that she's gone back to wearing her glasses, combined with her general appearance -- she looks like she's been shagged backwards through a hedge, and not in a good way - means we're supposed to realize she's still pining away for that sweet little demonic ADA of hers. When Prue and Piper tell her they haven't seen them, Phoebe mutters a "nuh" and wanders bleakly back into the hallway. Prue and Piper skitter after her, inviting her to join them at the reunion that evening. Phoebe begs off, claiming she has schoolwork to catch up on, and tells them she'll be spending the evening at the library. Prue tells Phoebe again that if Phoebe needs shoulders to lean on in this troubling time of hers, her sisters are there for her. Phoebe replies she knows that, but she thinks it would be better for her to figure a way out of her current funk on her own. Phoebe pauses to compliment Piper on her appearance, and leaves. Prue and Piper project Looks Of Concern at Phoebe's retreating figure.
Cut to the street outside the manor, where Prue, Piper, and Leo are loading reunion treats into the back of the SUV. A sporty red convertible pulls up and the man inside calls out, "Piper Halliwell! You still living at home?" "Yes. Yes, I am," Piper replies. "Still living in the very pricey, antique-filled Nob Hill Victorian I co-own with my sisters because my dead grandmother willed it to us. So, haul your worthless ass back to your studio apartment in Oakland, you fuckstick." Only Piper says none of that. Instead, she rather effusively greets the fuckstick, whose name is Justin Harper. Leo gets his boxers in a twist over this, wondering if Justin is an ex-boyfriend. Before he can whip it out to mark his territory, Prue reassures Leo that Justin was just a friend of Piper's, and that Justin actually had a crush on Prue back in the day. Piper and Justin discuss the reunion, and Justin agrees to help them haul some of the food to the club. Prue bounces over with a couple of catering trays, noting that Justin is "all grown up." Justin thinks Prue is Phoebe. Burn!