So, it’s official: Sheila is crazy. After spying on Tommy during his night out with Angie, Sheila surprises him at his apartment with a late night dinner. When asked about his date, however, Tommy lies through his teeth. In response to his little white lie, Sheila drugs him (via a cranberry and seltzer) and then rapes him. Oh, and she also smashes up the place to make it look like Tommy got drunk and went wild. Wow. Now that’s commitment. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s really going to help her cause. Tommy is still totally into Angie, and until she drops him, Sheila’s got no shot at happiness.
Tommy, meanwhile, is having the night of his life. He’s finally bagged a date with Angie, and along with getting some much needed revenge on Johnny (which involved showing up with his ex at an NYPD dinner function), also managed to screw her. A golden star to whoever wrote that particular scene. I could watch Marissa Tomei walk around in lingerie all day long. Of course, Tommy’s unusually long-lasting boner ruins the night and he’s sent home to deal with the female reincarnation of Norman Bates.
The rest of the guys didn’t much screen time this week. Franco’s missing daughter subplot has mysteriously disappeared – as if it’s not even that important – and Probie’s homosexual tendencies are quickly swept under the carpet when a hot bar girl lures him back over to the home team. Tommy’s sister, Maggie, also returns looking to make amends with Garrity, and though she wants to be his girlfriend again, it doesn’t take long for Garrity to mess it up by getting sprayed with mace by a nerdy biker. Of course, this only makes for a hilarious little scene of him stumbling around the firehouse the next day.
Equally as funny is the way that Tommy and Franco help Jerry to get the money that’s owed to him down at the bar. Apparently, this bar owner guy (Birdie, I believe) is a giant prick, so while he’s working alongside Jerry to close down for the night, Tommy calls in a favor and has his Jeep hung from a truck with a crane attacked. Oh, and while I’m talking about tonight’s comedic moments, how about Lou’s night out with Tommy’s two daughters?
“Let me finish my beer, they don’t grow on trees, you know.” Priceless.
