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The
flophouse — Shane is still unable to
cope; she's out on the back patio, just sort of rocking,
with her head in her hands. Carmen goes out too, to
do a little gardening. I don't mean that the way it
sounds; we all grieve in our own ways.
Shane:
"Would you marry me?"
Who
can comment on that? I certainly can't. It's like
the Brian Kinney thing all over again, only I think
Shane might really want it.
Carmen
doesn't answer.
Helena's
palace — One of Dylan's "gifts"
was a videocassette, in which she tells Helena how
sorry she is, and says she can't deal with coming
out and can't face the fact that she loves Helena.
This gets muted in various spots, because Helena just
can't bear to listen to it. The quiet heartache on
Rachel Shelley's face is spot on, as they would say
in her fair land.
The
job interview — Surprise, surprise:
Max gets the job. After he says he "just loves
engines." I don't know.
One
thing I do know: the way Max says "Whoa, that's
exciting" is about as convincing as I was when
I told my first grade teacher that no, I hadn't just
slapped Billy Robinson in the face for picking his
nose right in front of me.
Alpha
meets Pseudo-Alpha — Bette is meeting
with Joyce, the predatory sushi-loving tie-wearing
lawyer who tried to put the moves on Tina last season.
Ethical issues aside, it's a strange choice for Bette,
although I guess she's feeling a desperate maternal
thing. Yes, she's there to see whether she can get
sole custody of Angelica. Not shared: sole.
Bette:
"Tina may have given birth to her, but
really, Angelica is the mirror of me. I mean, I
know what she's going to experience as a bi-racial
girl growing up in a divisive world. I mean, let's
face it: when Tina goes out in public with Angelica,
people automatically assume that she's been adopted.
But when they see me with Angelica, they see a mother
and a daughter. I'm the one who's gonna be able
to give her a sense of belonging."
Joyce
wants to know how Tina will react to this, but Bette's
not thinking about Tina right now. And she almost
makes that sound sensible.
The
Planet — Max is celebrating his new
job and new six-figure salary. Jenny thought the whole
thing was a test of the company's "fucking hypocrisy,
that equal-opportunity bullshit" — and of
course she wants to write an article about it. Yeah
yeah, I think maybe Norah
Vincent's got that covered, and it's not so interesting
there either.
Jenny:
"So what are you gonna do? Are you gonna
sell out? Start sleeping with the enemy?"
Max: "If you think men
are the enemy, then you and I have a problem."
I'm
not sure that's what Jenny was saying; I think she's
more concerned that Max is willing to work for sexists,
and to let sexism work in his favor. But it's hard
to tell, because Mia Kirshner's face is really just
staring at Max and saying "Who are you, and why
do you think that qualifies as acting?"
The
house of even more pain — Bette walks
up to her own back door, only to see Tina and Henry
laughing (rather fakely) and kissing. Tina! Move the
fuck out of Bette's house and let her be in pain in
peace!
Alice's
apothecary — Alice is scooping Dana's
ashes into little fancy containers. I have no idea
what I'm supposed to make of this scene.
Kit's
place — Bette needs a place to crash.
"I'm so lonely, Kit. I don't think I've ever
been this lonely in my life. I just... I can't...
I can't bear it."
Mange
offers to sleep on the couch so Bette and Kit can
have a sisterly slumber party.
Bette:
"Angus, can you watch Angelica tomorrow
while we scatter Dana's ashes?"
Angus: "Of course. Tina
already called me."
Bette
makes a face at that, of course, so Angus assures
her that he's "her guy" and that Bette has
family there. Nicely done.
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