Opening shot of Ray peeing in the lake in the middle of the night. I guess HBO wanted to make sure we remembered that this as an "adult" show, so we went there right off the bat. Got it. Check.
Hateful neighbor man comes running out of his house and yells at Ray that his actions are against the law. He's practically at Ray's side before the next teardrop falls, so to speak. Meaning neighbor man must have been standing at his window just waiting for Ray to do this. Which puts a whole new spin on neighbor man. And not a good one.
Jessica, the Ex, shows up at Ray's house the next day, all worried about daughter Darby being in some emotional, possibly psychotic state. Ray tells her to chill. There's no visible peeing, so that's good.
Ray and Tanya schlep their way to the posh mansion where Ray and Lenore did the deed, hoping to find Ray's missing wallet. Turns out Lenore doesn't even live there. And the man at the door is none too pleased to find Nancy Drew and a Hardy boy on his porch.
Ray is understandably a bit anxious about this development. Tanya tries to keep him calm, explaining that there's nothing to worry about yet. "It's a small mystery." What a weird-ass piece of dialogue. Just sayin.
Back at Ray's ranch, the police show up. Seems psycho neighbor reported him. Yay!
Tanya leaves about 4,000 voice messages for the missing Lenore. She's so mousy and weak with requests for the wallet, that I wouldn't call her back no matter WHAT she wanted.
Tanya finally tracks her down at what appears to be an apartment, maybe a hotel room, it's not clear. (And Lenore probably doesn't own it, so who cares.) Lenore is really weird about the whole situation. When she finally hands over the wallet, the cash is missing. When Tanya questions this and wants to know where Ray's payment is, Lenore goes off the deep end, denies everything, refuses to pay for services rendered, and tells Tanya to get the hell out. Great. That went well.
So Tanya puts her own 300 dollars into Ray's wallet and gives it back to him, saying that Lenore had the best time ever and really enjoyed his performance. Ray is all stoked and excited. Poor Tanya. Girl, you know that wasn't the right thing to do.
Over at Jessica and Dr. Ronnie's house of neurotica and coldness, Jessica has decided to focus on helping abused animals. Screw the kids. Lovely.
Quick scene with Ray trying to use his credit card at a gas station. Denied. Uh oh.
Tanya goes on a date with the geeky guy who led the empowerment training sessions (Floyd?). She fesses up to neglecting the Lyric Bread concept, he tries to get her back on the right path. "I want the Tanya flower to blossom." Okay, I tried to get in the moment and think of that as a sweet thing to say, but it just didn't work for me.
Floyd (need to check the name) is all clingy, and follows Tanya home. Where they find Ray waiting outside her house. Floyd suddenly changes over to an alternate personality, gets all bitchy, and then leaves. Good.
Ray semi-accuses Tanya of maxing his credit card. In trying to explain that it wasn't HER, Tanya fesses up that it was her OWN money Ray found in his wallet. Ray is outraged that someone wouldn't actually pay him to entertain. (His exact phrase is a bit more indelicate.)
So it turns into a big shoutfest, and some very harsh words are exchanged:
Tanya: "I cannot be partners with someone who HATES women."
Ray: "You are the worst pimp in the world!"
And then they turn and stomp off into the night. This is probably not what Floyd had in mind when he wanted Tanya to flower.
Back at the ranch the next day, Ray learns that his contractor is backing out of fixing the house, cuz Ray ain't got no money. So Ray again pees in the lake, flips off the neighbor's mansion, gets out his tools, and starts repairing the house on his own. I'm thinking he could have started doing that several episodes ago, but anyway.
Inside, he finds a bag labeled "Eat Me". Inside are Lyric Cookies. The first one: "I'm sorry." The second one: "I'm very sorry." Awww. Now THAT is sweet, much better than the flower crap.
So Ray and Tanya are besties and working together again. He tries to give the money back, she won't take it. Tanya: "Why can't I see people for who they are? My mother was right." Ray: "Your MOTHER said that?" Explains a lot about Tanya the Timid.
Back to Jessica's house of neurotica, where the kids Darby and Damon discover Jessica in the kitchen, nursing a very abused and sick dog. (This was a difficult scene for me, personally.) But Damon thinks it's a cool thing for mom to do, and there's potential bonding.
Back again to Ray's, where the police tromp in again, this time with photos of Ray defiling the lake. Once they leave, Ray decides to change his course of action with the crazy neighbor, grabs the bag of lyric cookies, and heads next door.
Tanya gets a call from Lenore, who is in a much better, more stable mood this time. She has phone numbers for clients interested in Ray's services. Hurray! Tanya asks her why she maxed Ray's credit card. Lenore considered it her commission. (Girl lives in her own world.) Tanya TRIES to express her anger about how Lenore has treated her, but she can only come up with "Your heart's not that big."
Lenore: "Do you want the numbers or not?"
Quick scene with crazy neighbor's wife eating a Lyric Cookie, and finding an "I think you're sexy" insert. Oh no.
We end with some shots of "Happiness Consultants" grafitti while someone sings a very interesting cover of "This Land Is Your Land".
Folks songs and prostitution. How touching.
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