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The hospital — Alice buys more M &M's, and energy drinks and whatever else she can grab to keep going. She sees some of those silly singing flower things, and she likes the fact that they sing "You Are My Sunshine," so she buys one. Wait, isn't there a movie where someone sings that when someone's dying? Is it Beaches? Yeah, I'm old.

The flophouse — Shane is getting drunk, even though Carmen has just pointed out that it's only 2:00. Shane can't find the bottle opener. Doesn't she seem like the sort of person who would just slam the bottlecap on the edge of the countertop, rather than making a big show of "where's the opener"? Blah.

Carmen: "You seem upset."
Shane: "That's you projecting, Carmen."

Brrrr.

A yuppie dinner — Tina is having dinner with Henry, Mikey, and Henry's friends. And Angelica is there too, of course, looking like nothing has ever bothered her or ever will. She's gonna need that inner strength later on in life (like in, oh, about ten minutes or so).

Kit the stalker — Kit goes to Angus's place, trying to figure out why he hasn't called. She even looks under the covers and smells the pillow, which is pretty damn weird — and she seems to kind of realize that when she looks in the mirror, as if she's thinking "who am I and what am I doing?" On the other hand, she usually has reason to think that, since the writers still haven't really bothered to write her.

Back at the bus stop — An elderly woman shows up. I think I'll call her the Crone — this would have been a perfect Maiden, Mother, and Crone setup, but instead I'll have to go with Hobo, Mother, and Crone. Yes, I know I'm being lookist, but the guy does seem a little scruffy and even kinda twitchy, wouldn't you say?

Anyway, the nice Hobo helps the Crone with her bags. He tells the Crone that Bette has escaped from a silent retreat, and the Crone says silence its not good; you can't release anything if you're just keeping everything in. The Crone decides they should all have a good scream, so they do. I think maybe the Crone is supposed to be sorta like Maude in Harold & Maude, but there really is only one Maude, and even if there weren't, this woman isn't even close.

The hospital — Alice sits outside for a bit, trying to breathe. As she stares up at the sun, a face comes into view: it's Tonya. To quote the Hobo, the Mother, and the Crone, "Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Pink's hot dogs — If you weren't screaming with the bus stop gang, you'll probably scream at this:

Max: "You work out?"
Tim: "Yeah, I have to."
Max: "Why, because you're the coach?"
Tim: "No, because I'd probably go nuts if I didn't."
Max: "Yeah, I know what you mean. I feel like if I didn't work out, I'd wanna break someone's face, you know? I know it sounds harsh, but that's just how it is."

Tim looks like he's thinking "Kill me. Now." But that might just be me projecting.

Nearby, Jenny has a brief flashback to her old self. Becky is talking about how much she's always wanted to go to Pink's because Tim says they have the best hot dogs in L.A. — but it becomes a flashback to Jenny saying it. I might be getting it wrong, because it's a strange flashback and happens completely without warning. So, you know: par for Jenny, I guess.

The flophouse — Shane is lying on the bed, reading, or maybe pretending to. Carmen straddles her and says "I'm sorry. It was so stupid and it's not like me. Can't we just start again? Clean slate?" Shane appears to consider it, but then gets right in Carmen's face and says "Do you feel better now? Do you feel good now that we're even?"

Carmen starts to leave, but Shane pulls her back and kisses her. It's either breakup sex or makeup sex; I'm not quite sure which.

Dirge, verse three — I used to watch a cool show; I can't remember what it was called, but it had some great sex scenes in which gorgeous women got real with each other and told their truths and came hard.

Not-quite-as-toxic Tonya — Tonya and Alice sit in the sun and chat a bit. Well, Tonya talks, and Alice just sort of sits there looking uncertain and frail. Tonya says she's realized she really threw away a good thing with Dana, and also announces that she's having a baby.

Tonya: "I decided I wanted someone who would always be with me. Okay, I know that may sound like not a very good reason to have a baby, but you know what, there are worse."
Alice: "Yeah. Yup."

Are there? Sheesh, maybe having a kid in order to sell it to somebody.

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