10/11 Season Two, Episode 11: Three Faces of Emily-Scarecrow and Mrs King

Amanda heads down the stairs into the seedy pool hall.. to find the two soldiers waiting.. Amanda gives the two men the code word: ‘silver lining’? How ironic..

Did the baddie Garrison, just call Amanda ‘sweet cheeks’ ? Aie!!Ewww.. he’s going to keep Amanda company while Sykes calls the bank to make sure their money has been deposited..

As Sykes waits for his call to be put through, we see Garrison menacingly move closer to Amanda.. What a creep! Poor Amanda!!! The only thing more gross is Sinclair in Brunettes ( ) – This has a shade of Brunettes creepiness to me.. Amanda gives him a quick glance as if to say ugh! I have to deal with a sleeze!!!! ( You hear the saxophone in the background?? ) Amanda is trying to be brave.. and keep smiling.. Poor Brave Amanda!

I use to find this funnier when I was younger.. I am sure others may find this funny, but this is too menacing for me-  I can’t bring myself to laugh at this threat of violence – (against a vulnerable woman) at least.. that’s how I’m perceiving it.. I know I am sensitive about this 😦

Poor Amanda. Her fear here is very real IMHO.  That guy needs be die slooooow and painfully!!! Awful!! Does that guy bite her shoulder? or just kiss it? Ugh!!

Outside, Lee has gotten the thumbs up from Bob the Builder that the call has been made..LOL.. Lee’s thumb looks huge! haaaa!

Ahhh here we have Mademoiselle Francine at the bank service desk!

What’s with the hair bow? Trop Mignon! 😉 She looks about 10 years old! ha! The nail polish and remover on her desk looks a bit random: there is a part in the script where they have her paint her nails while making Sykes wait while he thinks she is looking up his account – but it was cut.. so now it just looks like she always keeps nail polish on her desk.. soooo professional! Not.. I would have thought Francine would keep things more professional than that.. oh well. She has a sweet French accent!

As Francine makes the baddies wait.. there is a little suspense here- at least there is for me!- We see the baddie is now blowing in Amanda’s ear.. Poor Amanda –she jumps in fear, though she smiles on the outside..- I think she is putting on a brave face here too: these guys are killers and she just wants out of there without upsetting them!!!!

Again, I use to find this funny- but now I can’t.  I can’t separate this from the reality of violence against women.. the music even hints that this is light and funny, or tries to keep it that way! [Maybe the 80s were a less err.. complicated time for violence against women?.. 😦 ]

Has anyone read this scene in the script? Do you think it reads as trying to be at all funny during this scene? There is a mention of Amanda showing a terrified expression, and  that Amanda is defenseless in the presence of the two soldiers, and hypnotised by the gun pointing at her.. and a mention of Garrison learing.. but no mention of kissing/ biting her shoulder, blowing in her ear, or ( upcoming) wretching her arm behind her back- I think it was originally intended to be suspenseful only – but then the comedy was added in.. I think they should have stuck with the script!
What does everyone think? or anyone read the script?? tell us what you think of the script maybe??

As Francine ‘checks’ the account balance.. Garrison leans in closer to Amanda telling her: You’re a fine lookin gal.
Amanda responds: ( with a fake smile) thank you so much.
In the script Amanda says : ‘Uh, Thank you’  I suspect KJ has embelished on this.. I think this is what Amanda says when she doesn’t mean thank you at all. I heard that this expression is a southern thing- in a commentary from the TV show ‘The Closer’ ?? Brenda says ‘Thank you so much’ alot also- and it means the opposite of Thank you!

Of Course, I am no expert on Southern etiquette.. Can someone shed some light on this for us??

Whooo I just remembered- Amanda says it again in A Relative Situation. When Amanda says she can come to dinner with Lee and his uncle,  Lee says ( don’t have exact dialogue for this yet) – great! I was desperate! and Amanda- straight faced says: Well thank you so much.  Lee picks up on her meaning that this to her was not a compliment.. interesting! In that script it was ‘ Thank you’ but KJ again delivers the line as ‘ thank you so much’  Anyone able to educate me on this ?? 🙂

Garrison looks like he is ready to pounce on Amanda- Menacing 😦

Francine at the magical make believe bank of Switzerland tells Sykes the money is in his account.. and he is fooled. Suffer!
Francine puts down the phone saying: You Yutz!  ROFL!!  [IMHO Yuts is far too kind a word for creeps like these two]- Edited to correct my spelling: Thanks Cindy! Iwsod the Yuts err I mean Yutz 😉

Sykes hangs up, happy to have his money, he walks over to Garrison and tells him to hand over the film to Amanda. Garrison exhales, disappointed his little sick game with Amanda must end.. creep!

Help?! I don’t get why they had to meet Amanda to get the code word: they don’t give the code word to the bank.. and they already know the account number and account code..
It seems like the code word was only for Amanda to be given the film?? [Amanda says: I was told that when I gave you the code word you would give me a little package and then I would leave.]
Didn’t the baddies give Whatsit the account details in that message they wrote with the negotiation demand?? (and gave to Amanda at Wilson’s) ?? So why did they have to wait till Amanda arrived and gave them the code word for them to then call the bank and check their balance? Help?? The baddies could have checked the bank balance hours before and just never met up with her! It’s all very weird! And Garrison says to Amanda they don’t trust Whatsit because ‘maybe he just sends the codes and then no money shows up in Switzerland.’  -when did Whatsit send bank codes? I’m lost! Whatsit’s going on?????!!!

Garrison is greedy for more and a creep! He suggests not just handing over the film.. instead, they can take the Russian’s money that is already in their account and not give them the film! and.. they can sell the film on to someone else

[ if they had just taken the binder with the papers in it,  the plans of the airplane, they could have photocopied it and sold it many times tee hee – Nooo instead these guys took photos of the papers in the binder – Ohhhh SMK!!!! ‘ In that tone Lee uses with Amanda! 😉 ]

Love how Amanda interrupts their plotting:
Amanda: Excuse me, but that’s dishonest [like the baddies would think: Hmm oh yeah! Okay! let’s not do that! rofl!!] and I don’t think the Russians would like that very much.  [Fabulous Amanda dialogue!]
IMHO it’s very brave of Amanda to speak up here! She really is my hero in this scene!
Sykes grabs Amanda by the arms forcefully and lifts her up.. the pressure’s getting to him.. Take your hands off Amanda!!
Sykes: I thought I told you to shut up.

Amanda: Oh, you did and I’m sorry and I probably should, but I just thought that I should point out it
might not be a good idea to double-cross the Russians…. They’re Russian.
[Yep! Makes perfect sense to me that argument! Love that line of Amanda’s!!]

Amanda has been in there too long [I’ll say!]. Lee and Emily worry.. and start to make arrangements to go in there. EH??? why weren’t they already set to go straight in???!!!!!!  They should have had eyes or ears in there too.This being outside thing is too dangerous..

Emily heads into the Deli for props and Lee decides to call Billy [yup calling Billy solves everything- LOL.. well Lee does need to call in his back up: his boss!! ]

Interesting! I never noticed this before, when Emily begins to talk to the lady in the deli- for just a second, we see the lady begin to untie her apron before the shot cuts back to Lee- the apron Emily ends up wearing. That’s new for me!

Next thing we see Sykes is agreeing with Garrison that the Russians would never find them ( ahhh but they hadn’t seen ‘No Country for Old Men!’ ohhh my gosh.. if they had they would never take someone’s money that doesn’t belong to them and think they can get away with it! argh!!! scary!!)

You can see Amanda watching this new plan unfold:
Thinking: – ohhhhh nooo!!.. Just give them the code word, take the film and get out of there?? I should have known- Things never work out so easily with the agency!!!! They’re gonna kill me!!!!

This is no game.. Amanda’s lucky she isn’t killed before Lee and Emily arrive. They take a big risk here..
Sykes: Great, you’re right. They’ll never find us. What about Whatsit?
Garrison: We cut our connection with him, right here.
Both baddies look at Amanda. eek..
Sykes: You mean I kill her?
Amanda: No.  [Ah bless her! It’s worth a try ]
Garrison: Yes.

Okay- how can Lee send Amanda into this situation with two killers to collect a film? .. but in Brunettes are In, Remember he tells Billy: Lee: ah Billy, she’ll be out there without any kind of back up. She’ll be totally alone!
and he tells Amanda when she is accepting her assignment in Brunettes: Lee: but Amanda this is not what you are use to! You’ll be alone. We can’t afford to arouse suspicions by having our back up agents nearby.
Lee didn’t want Amanda to go  into the local Laundromat, surrounded by others to collect a precious microdot?? Okay, they are waiting outside the pool hall- but that is not ‘ nearby’!!! that won’t stop a bullet!  I find this situation scarier..[even with their so called ‘back up’ ] these guys are killers.. and.. they are in a secluded, closed pool hall- alone!!!! ??? with no witnesses!! [Including Lee and Emily! ] Maybe this experience freaks Lee out: and this explains why he acts as he does in Brunettes?? I find it weird..

They really were about to kill Amanda when.. clunk clunk… we hear  Emily the cleaning lady arrive and Sykes walks over to ask her to leave..

I guess being a cleaning lady meant she didn’t just automatically get shot.. and it gave a chance for Lee to get in through the back door..

Lee sneaks in as Garrison grabs Amanda and wretches her arm around her back-

Man, he is IMHO being pretty violent/aggressive with her: [You guessed it- it’s not in the script] this is not the usual smk violence- and I can’t think of another time when Amanda gets grabbed like that: I don’t like it!!!! I don’t watch smk for gritty realism! I’m glad this is a rare thing..

Emily makes her move: hitting Sykes with her mop, knocking his gun out of his hand and Lee smashes Garrison with a chair – hooray: hope it hurt!! Lee yells to Amanda to get out of the way and cue the action theme!
My my.. that agile cleaning lady we see in the distance beating the crap out of Sykes? – it’s gotta be a stunt Emily!

Yup we also see Stunt Lee.. and Stunt Garrison.. (with much shorter hair..) rahh rah.. Amanda grabs an orange billiard ball and throws it into Skyes’ back- ouch!

He is distracted and turns to go after Amanda- ROFL!!! Suddenly in the wide shot, we see young, agile Emily whack Sykes by hitting the light, which then hits Sykes:

Yes, it seems Sykes had randomly decided to jump onto the pool/snooker/billiard table (take your pick!) to turn around and attack Amanda on the other side of the room!! Ohhhh SMK!!! I love it!!! 

Love how Garrison,  running up the stairs gets whacked with the small stick Lee threw across the room — and obediently falls down the stairs! ha haaa!!

We see Amanda gulp in relief over at her safe place: but beware Amanda! it’s not as safe there as you think! There is an orange billiard ball magically floating around!!! It is suddenly back on the pool table again! haaaa! 😆
[This observation is credited to Debilyn – or was it your daughter Debilyn? Sorry I don’t want to go read it and check as I don’t want to visit that thread on yuku till I’m finished with this episode here- it clouds my thinking and I like to be free to think my own thoughts: but I do very clearly remember you posting this fabulously funny observation a while ago: so all credit goes to Debilyn! thanks Debilyn! :)]

Ahhhh Billy arrives as soon as the action is over and cleans up Lee’s mess.. He’s such a good assistant! and oh my.. what a snazzy suit Billy is wearing

Mark this episode ladies- Lee’s hair actually got mussed up in a fight! Rofl!! Me like!!

Lee holds up the film canister declaring: Falcon Wing.
And there are lots of satisfied smiles.. Maybe it’s just me.. but it falls a little flat: I know it’s not the end of the episode, there is more action to come- but there was no ‘Are you alright Amanda’ or anything!! Not even from Emily.. there was only a ‘cool! we have falcon wing’ silent look shared amongst them! boo hoo! but.. Lee’s hair all mussed up?- kind of makes up for it  

They have the photos of Falcon Ving!!.. Yippeee..

I shall finish up there for now! Hope you are all well! Thanks so much for stopping by and reading: as always it would be great to hear your thoughts byeeee and back with more soon!