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Cut to: Bette packing to go to Washington.
Tina comes in, all power-dressy (and the spitting image of Bette, circa
season 1!) and asks what's going on.
Bette explains about having to go testify but Tina isn't very happy about
it, as it's the third night in a row that Angelica's had a babysitter.
"I thought we agreed we weren't gonna do this to her" Tina argues of her
daughter.
Bette asks if Tina can reschedule her dinner.
Which turns out NOT to be a dinner, but a screening of a documentary that
Helena and Tina are interested in financing.
Tina argues that couldn't Bette go in the morning.
Bette counters with, "It's a Senate hearing Tina. I don't think they'll
reschedule because we've had a babysitter three nights in a row..."
Tina, sitting setting up the breast pump, bites her lip and says (with
barely controlled anger)
"When I took this job, you told me you'd take care of things at home!
You said you'd be more than happy to do all the things for ME that I did for
YOU when you worked at the CAC!"
"Yeah, and I AM" counters Bette.
"Do you even know what's going ON Tina? We have to fight to preserve
government support for the arts!
PBS is up for grabs for Christ's sake!"
Blimey. Is that true in real life? I didn't know that if it is....
Sheesh!
Tina is unimpressed though, "While I'm working I like to know that my
daughter IS at home with her MOTHER, or I can't DO IT BETTE!"
"Then DON'T! DON'T!" states Bette, rather unfairly I might add.
"Are you getting PAID for this?!" pleads Tina.
Er, noooo.
Bette is doing this cause it's the right thing to do. Even if it does
bankrupt you both in the end....
They both are out of arguments, so just stand and sit there, at a loss for
what to say next.
(If I were Bette I'd point out that Tina shouldn't wear a black bra under a
see-thru white blouse, but I digress....)
Eventually Tina takes a deep breath and says, genuinely, "I'm sorry"
Bette says she has to catch a red eye flight so she can meet with Barbara
Grisham the next day.
And this simle statement of fact sets in motion one of the most normal
conversations that the two have shared all this season:
T: *impressed* "Senator Grisham? The dyke from Massachusetts?"
B: "I don't think she's a dyke. She's famously married to some software
billionaire..."
T: *mockingly* "Right! Annnnnd..."
B: "AND I think it's a little juvenile that lesbians assume that every
strong, outspoken woman is automatically a dyke!"
T: "Okay, whatever.......DAMN, I think she's HOT!"
B: "I used to, but now I think she's just power hungry"
T: "Yeah, that's what makes her so HOT! Don't you remember when she tore
Clinton a new asshole" (ouchie!) "over the Defence Of Marriage act?! She and
Carey were the only power-democrats who stood by US!"
B: "I wish you were coming with me....."
T: "Yeah, I do too.......GOD that's so COOL! I love that stuff!"
*they both laugh*
T: "I can't. I've got so much work to do....I'm in over my head....I've
gotta be at this screening in 20 minutes......I LOVE this job!"
Bette: "I'll miss you...."
Tina: "Do you realise this is the first night you'll spend away from
Angelica.....ever?"
Bette: "I miss you...."
But that last sentiment falls on deaf ears, as Tina has started up the
breast pump.
*sigh*
Cut to: a terribly over lit cooker hob, with tomato sauce all over the
place.
Carmen starts clearing up the mess as Shane comes along and tells her that
she doesn't have to, as it's not her mess.
Obviously Moira and Jenny are still be all slobby at home then.
Carmen says that whoever made the mess clearly has no intention of clearing
it up, and she obviously means Moira etc.
I've never seen one person use SO many pieces of kitchen roll to clean
anything up before! Carmen, honey, get a damn cloth and cut your work in
half baby girl! lol!
Shane sits down with a beer and says that she thinks Carmen should DJ for
Russell Simmons.
Carmen asks if Shane minds her not being at her opening night and Shane
replies that it's not that big a deal to her.
Carmen takes that slightly the wrong way so Shane jumps up and tries to
explain that it's NOT that she doesn't want her there - it's just that the
DJ gig is something that Carmen has been working really hard towards and she
wants her to do it and not feel guilty etc.
Carmen says ok, but she doesn't seem very happy about it and walks off.
I dunno who wrote/lit/directed that scene, but to me it seemed totally alien
and very out of place compared to every other scene I've had the pleasure of
viewing this season. Weird.
Cut to: Tina and Helena coming out of the screening, discussing the
documentary.
Helena says they HAVE to meet the film-maker and spy her across the room.
And whaddya know, it's Alexandra Hedison. Otherwise known as the EX-Mrs
Ellen DeGeneres! ;-)
They go over to talk to Dylan (Alexandra) and something rather strange
happens to Helena as soon as they do!
The superbitch sugarmommy that WAS Helena Peabody in season 2 is suddenly
replaced by a puppy dog-eyed, pubescent girl with a crush!
Tina introduces herself to Dylan, and then Helena shakes her hand.
And holds onto it! lol!
They both realise at once they are still holding hands, and part like
they've had an electric shock! Hehe.
Dylan says she's looking for 10 investors in the film at $10,000 a piece,
but we all know that Helena considers that small change, and sure enough she
goes on to ask if that is enough for Dylan and could they do with more money
from a single investor!
Helena is all smiley and laughing and wide eyed as she talks to Dylan.
She even stutters! Bless! lol!
With the offer of more money, Dylan asks Helena, "Are you some sort of an
angel or something?!" and Tina stands there looking between the two women,
clearly amused that Helena has gone all teen-crush over the film-maker.
Dylan asks them to wait a sec as there's someone she wants them to meet.
As soon as she goes over to get them, Helena asks Tina who it is.
Tina replies that she thinks it's the producer of the documentary.
*wait for it!*
AND Dylan's boyfriend.
OHHHHHHH, that's INTERESTING!
Poor Helena THEN looks like someone's taken away her favourite teddy bear!
Bless!
Both women suddenly find the floor an absolutely fascinating thing to look
at.
Tina, trying not to laugh, and Helena, trying not to look at Dylan.
It's pretty clear there's some sort of MAJOR spark between Helena and Dylan
from the go-get.
Whether anything will come of it, only time will tell.
However, I'm happy to report that Ms Hedison is a MUCH better actress than
Billie Jean King.
Though that wouldn't be much of a stretch ;-)
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