Episode Report Card Aaron: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Botticelli
By Aaron | Season 3 | Episode 9 | Aired on 04.26.2003
At the new Brotherfucking Boudoir (this one being owned by the actual brother), Brenda is bitching about walking in on Mommy and her bizarre sexual habits. She's really just wants to go back home and announce that she's moving out, but she's afraid of what she might find when she gets there. "You know I can do it for you," offers Billy, "if you feel like you've seen enough of Mom's pussy for a few days." "Who could ever see too much of Mom's pussy?" marvels Brenda. "It's like a trip down memory lane." Bwa! "I really appreciate you letting me stay here," she adds. "It's just until I get my client list back together." Uh oh. The thought of these two living together kind of frightens me a bit. But it should also make for some highly juicy, Mom's-pussy-spotting drama, and I'm always up for that sort of thing. Er, so to speak.
And now we go back to the gallery one final time, where Claire and Russell have been stuck on dish duty. I wonder if he'll be offended when she re-washes them after he's done? The big news here is that Olivier is the one who bought Russell's sculpture. "Wow," says Claire. "That's really flattering." Um, how do you go from thinking last week that this guy might be fucking your boyfriend to thinking this week that it's really flattering that he's paying $500 for the giant, phallic hunk of metal your boyfriend created? Russell thinks Olivier might be trying to "teach [him] some kind of really weird lesson." "Like he owns me," he continues. "His whole power thing." Oy. I'll ask again why Russell is the only one who doesn't get outted this week. Is Claire really that blind? I guess so, because when Russell attempts to re-assert his heterosexuality by practically mauling her right there over the dishes, she giggles and says that his hair "tickles." "Tickles"? Yeah, right. I think "oozes" might be the word you're looking for there.
And finally, we return The Chateau-fu, where Nate comes home to find Lisa napping on the bed. He gently wakes her up, and they both smile in recognition of their desire to start over. "I'm just happy to see you," he whispers, while brushing a lock of hair from her forehead. "I'm happy to see you, too," she replies. She reaches out to pet his shoulder, and we fade to white on the season's recurring theme of tactile contact.
Aaron: Wow. Great episode.
Alan Ball: Thanks. And I really liked that "Mormon Moby-wannabe" bit.
Aaron: Aww, thanks. That's so sweet. Can I get a hug?