the DEPARTMENT (deptmods) wrote in thedept, @ 2013-08-31 22:45:00 |
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Episode 18
[ EPISODE EIGHTEEN COLD OPEN: Creeper shots of Simon doing yoga, ending with the downward facing dog and then his quick glance back at the camera. ] [ OPENING CREDITS: Mixed Bag edition! Shots of everyone schmoozing over at Geneva's house for a special networking drinks. Especial attention given to Judge Orpington fail flirting with a few ladies from the Registry. ] The episode opens to what looks to be a typical day at the Ministry; things to do, people to see -- you know the drill. Immediate cut to Lystrom Why can't Lystrom and Barney be more like Joe? Seriously: "Are you having a good day? Oh I like your top!" Or Zurich, for that matter. Is this another 'treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen' thing, Agnezia? Tsk, guys. You know what they say about catching flies with honey. But then again, we don't really know why you'd want to catch flies in the first place. But Joe's strategy works like a charm because you guuuuys, he's getting maaaarriiiiiied AND YOU'RE ALL INVITED. It seems like the upcoming nuptials are making everyone consider their love lives more seriously. Here we have the following interviews intercut with each other: Lily: "How hard is it to date with such famous parents?" I'm single, so what does that tell you? Simon: "But you are a widower who still wears his wedding ring, almost ten years after your wife's passing." That is a choice I made and continue to make. No, I am not still actively mourning my wife. However, I am not a man who takes vows lightly. Hansel: "Why are you still single?" I haven't found anyone that I really want ... to date, you know? Since the divorce I've gone on a few dates but it never was right timing. Lystrom: "Ginger hotties: your verdit." Excuse me? Eddie: "Are you pregnant?" Wh--NO. NO. WHAT. Gareth: "How hard is it moving from being single to being married in the space of two months?" Oh, not very, I would say. When you are fortunate enough to have found the right person to spend your life with, the changes that occur from living a single life to a married one aren't actually difficulties at all. Lily: "Would you ever date Scorpius Malfoy to shock your family?" I wouldn't date anyone merely to shock my family. <ahref="http://asylums.insanejournal.com/thedept/163117.html">Hansel</a>: "Do you regret not having kids?" Yeah. Sharing that with Eydis would have been amazing and I've wondered a bit what it would be like if we had had some. Simon: "What do you look for in a spouse?" I think that more than anything is what matters in a spouse - someone with whom is willing to trade off being the one to keep fighting for the relationship. And also, an ability to dance. Gareth: "Have you both been checked for STDs?" Oh, please. Any sensible, responsible adult takes as good care of their sexual health as everything else. That's a stupid question. Lystrom: "And your relationships? How has being in the media affected them?" I don’t...I don’t like...to bring the people I love close to the media. I know there’s...there’s people like Jim and Elinora but I don’t have a choice with them. With the others, though, like my sister...my other friends, as much as I can, I keep them away from the media because I know how Eddie: "Would you ever date a Quidditch star?" Dude, you were doing so well and now you ask that type of But guys, seriously, just get paired up already. Because then you'd get some sexy fun times at the Ministry a la Gavin and Hawthorne, right? We only get to see them going into the closet and some snatches of talking behind it. BUT YOU KNOW, INFER AS YOU WILL. You also get flowers a la Alex and Lydia. Or super cryptic messages a la Hamish and -- [ COMMERCIAL BREAK ] Seems like things have returned to normal, Lystrom-wise. Just in time for the BIG WEDDING, via a jarring cut from the office scene with Lystrom to Joe and Ghaliya exchanging vows. Eddie gives her very enthusiastic congratulations to the happy couple and is tackled by Chelsea. Evelyn charms both the bride and the groom... and tries to charm Lystrom. It got awkward. But HEY, he bounces back with Geneva. Lystrom doesn't catch a break because Eddie is a mega troll. Meanwhile, Jamila stays classy and lives up to her Minnies award. Speaking of hot mums, hello Ms Fallon. Barney takes note and then some. Simon is a delight as always. Just in case you're not sick of parties yet, BOOM HALLOWEEN, SUCKERS. We heard you liked pumpkins, so we got you a hundred. It seems like Evelyn is making the most of it with Leala. Talk nerdy to me, ladies. Maybe brainy really is the new sexy. It even seems to work on Autumn. DON'T HATE THE PLAYA, HATE THE GAME. Speaking of hate: "Mr Nott, can you step aside for a minute?" Daaamn, this is not bound to end well. "Frankly, I don't feel safe coming to the security office with you." Spoiler alert: it doesn't: "So I'm supposed to be meeting with my supervisor right about now and I'm pretty sure I'm being let go. Which is the nicer way to say fired. But if we're being honest, and you should only sometimes be honest, I am being terminated." [ END CREDITS ROLL OVER: The rest of AJ's confessional plays: "I love all y'all... Except for you." Intercut with AJ singing Alejandro. Then cutting to a shot of him moonwalking all the way out. He even pauses by the fountain in the atrium for little dance move. Then pounds his chest twice and throws up a peace sign before hopping through a fireplace. ] |