Pilot

S01E01

Lindsay's friend Millie has ventured out onto the edge of the Patio, so Lindsay goes over to talk to her. Millie wonders what Lindsay's doing out here, since the Patio "is for Freaks!" She also wants to know why Lindsay hasn't handed in her application for the Academic Decathlon. When Lindsay tells her she's not entering, Millie looks genuinely confused: "But you're our best Mathlete!" I think Lindsay starts to walk away off-camera, because Millie raises her voice as she says, "Well, aren't you at least going to help us sell refreshments at the Homecoming Dance? We're trying to raise money to buy the school a computer!" Lindsay shushes her and walks away.

Back to the Geeks. Sam watches in awe as Cindy Sanders walks into the cafeteria. Neal tells him to dream on. It turns out Cindy's bringing Sam his jacket which he'd left behind in science class. After she leaves, Bill explains the subtext of her actions: "That means she saw it, she remembered it was yours, she picked it up and carried it through the halls." Neal adds, incredulously, "People probably saw her with it." Sam wonders if she has a date for the dance. Bill thinks Cindy's in love with Sam. Well, the official site did say he wasn't very bright.

After the commercial, the Geeks are still debating whether Cindy is in love with Sam. On the "no" side, Neal points out that she is a different species than they are. He adds, "Okay, the dance is tomorrow, she's a cheerleader. You've seen Star Wars twenty-seven times. Do the math." Hey, that's pretty funny, but it's not an '80s phrase, is it? Sam mentions the old cliche about the prettiest girls not being asked out because guys are too intimidated, which leads Bill to conclude he should ask out Farrah Fawcett, and it's kind of hard to tell if he's kidding.

Same hallway, with the Freaks now. We meet Kim for the first time. She's supposed to be Daniel's girlfriend, and she's a bitch. She announces she's cutting class and asks if anyone has some gum. Lindsay starts helpfully looking through her purse but Ken pulls out a stick of gum from his pocket first. We know that Kim is a bitch because she asks Ken why he doesn't just blow his nose in a piece of bread and make her a sandwich. Listen up, Ken, it's not such a bad idea. Lindsay offers up some gum but Kim just asks Daniel, "What's she doing here?" He replies that Lindsay is their friend, which displeases Kim: "What, are you doing her so she'll help you with your math homework?" Lindsay asks if she's done something to Kim, and Kim says, "You're here." Lindsay's reply is a very adult, "I have as much right to be here as you do." Kim puts a nasty smile on her face and tells Lindsay, "Hey, Brain, I shoplift in your daddy's store. You're just some rich kid who's trying to piss off her parents. You think you can hang with these guys? You think that's gonna make you cool?" Lindsay doesn't know what to tell her. Kim says, "Let's be friends," as she reaches out to dump the contents of Lindsay's purse all over the floor, adding, "See you at the mall." She stalks off, the class bell rings, and Daniel is the only one who stays to help Lindsay pick up her stuff.