ATWT Recaps Week of January 29, 2007
Friday, February 2, 2007
Katie was at the Lakeview, sadly reading her letter from Simon again (oh
yeah, she’s over him alright) when Kim arrived. “I’m saving it to remind
myself of how incredibly stupid I can be,” she said, before telling Kim all
of her business with Mike and the fact that she can no longer see Jack’s
kids, who are suddenly so important to her. “My entire world is falling
apart,” she lamented. Kim kindly accepted the hyperbole and offered to help
“put it back together” by giving her a job. She’d already pitched Katie to
the WOAK board as a young, high-profile personality to host a new TV show.
“Kind of like the show I used to do, only better,” she pitched. Okay,
nothing could be more fabulous than PATTERNS, but whatever. Katie was moved
to tears by Kim’s faith in her; Kim warmly told her that now they have to
work on Katie’s confidence in herself.
Brad strolled into the kitchen and proudly mentioned his supposed job search
to an unimpressed Jack, including an application at a cigar bar (hoping to
trade on his expertise). “No openings at the Sitting Around Doing Nothing
Bar?” cracked Jack, as the brothers shared some more made-up memories about
Sunday school lessons. Then Vienna came down with her luggage and her
sparkly evening bag. She said a sweet good-bye to Jack, urging him not to
give into bitterness. Brad then talked Vienna into letting him join her in
her Lakeview suite.
At the Lakeview, Vienna bee-lined her way over to give Katie a little
unsolicited advice, which is just what Katie needed: a catty little
snarkfest. They traded a few barbs before Katie admitted that Mike has left
her, while pointing out that Vienna is clearly alone as well. Vienna wanted
to bond over their lives being ruined by Simon, but Katie just wanted to go
home. Brad sidled up to the ladies, but Katie had no interest in meeting
Vienna’s latest boy toy. Never mind that she’s totally met him before — or
at least has attended the same small gatherings with him. “There’s nothing I
like better than bubbly little blondes making snap judgments,” Brad hissed,
somewhat cruelly adding that it’s no wonder she’s alone.
Paul was all “Beat it, kid,” when he found Parker in the cabin, but the kid
stood his ground and noted that he was once just like Paul, a psychic
superhero. (Sudden-onset puberty must have killed the spinning vibes.) “Did
you have a vision about me putting you in my car and taking you back to see
your Dad?” asked Paul wryly. “Do you like it when people make jokes about
it?” Parker sassed right back awesomely, adding for the record (again) that
Jack’s not his dad —and he couldn’t save Hal just like he can’t save Carly.
The psychic friends bonded over the frustrating gift/curse aspects of their
powers, and Paul urged Parker not to blame himself for the things that
happened with his mom, and also not to push Jack away. “He’s the dad you’ve
got … You need [him],” advised the psychic guru, telling the kid not to
come back.
By then Jack was worried, because he’d realized that Parker was gone. J.J.
knew something and though he first announced, “I won’t be a rat like him.”
(Because Parker “betrayed” Carly when J.J. tried to protect her), the little
do-gooder eventually confessed to seeing Parker sneak out. Parker finally
returned home in full-on smart aleck mode and back-talked a stern Jack.
Lily was dealing with business calls while also trying to get eternal
sourpuss Faith to eat something. When Lily stepped away, Faith cleared her
plate somehow. Luke arrived and mock-sentenced them to a time out for their
silly arguing, then agreed to watch out for Faith while Lily goes out. Faith
then confided in Luke that she hates their mother; he wondered why. “She
thinks she’s the queen of everything,” snipped his snotty sister, pointing
out that Lily almost shipped him off to deprogramming camp not long ago.
Luke defended Lily, because he’s the perfect son. He then put the squeeze on
Natalie, who quickly ratted out their sister by telling Luke that Faith
threw up and doesn’t want anyone to know. Later, he tried to apologize to
Faith, who clearly idolizes him. When Lily came back into the room, Faith
was back to monosyllabic grunts. “I know what you’re doing,” Luke told Faith
when they were alone again.
Meg realized with horror that Craig doctored her dead patient’s diary entry
to help clear her name. He was willing to discuss her accusations, but not
there at the hospital, he whispered urgently. When they were at his house
later, she noted that he’s done all of these things (like saving her life
and career) not just to help her, but because he wants her. Way to look a
gift horse in the mouth, Meg. Craig noted that she’s so interesting and hot
that she could just be a kept woman (he described someone like Vienna), but
instead she toils away at Memorial like other mortals and therefore earns
his endless admiration. (Well, he did fall for a scrappy young freedom
fighter once, so altruism is clearly a major turn-on for him.) Meg was
charmed and also a little tipsy by that point, and they had a flirtatious
little conversation about how she’s still a good person and how he wants her
to like him. “Because if I get you to like me, I won’t be who everyone says
I am,” he said seductively. At the cabin, Paul pricked his finger and had a
psychedelic vision of a bracelet tumbling into an abyss. Cut to Meg, wearing
the bracelet — until she took it off to better make out with Craig!
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