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Serial Drama Second Anniversary Celebration: Most Commented-On Posts

It's Serial Drama's second anniversary!  Woot!  We're so thrilled that you still tolerate us hanging around, let alone that you take time out of your days to both read our rants and comment to tell us you agree or think we are morons.  We can't thank you enough for commiserating with us, linking to our posts and generally being great. Even the comments calling us morons are wonderful in their own way.

To emphasize just how important you guys are to us, we decided to celebrate our blogiversary by finding the posts over the last year that received the most reader comments.  After the jump are the top 23.

Why 23?  Well, we started off with ten, but that left out a couple of our favorites, then we went to 12 (one for every month, duh), but some posts had even numbers of comments so when we tried to cut it off there, or at 15 or 20 it didn't work and . . . well, suffice it to say there was math including possibly a square root involved so things went all topsy-turvy and you end up having to wade through 23 summaries of posts you have in all likelihood already read.  Sounds super fun, right?  It did to us.  Though we were drunk.  And narcissistic.

Anyway, what got people talking in our second year?  Well, in two words:  General Hospital.  Damn, you crazy kids are ANGRY.  And we love it!  Here, in descending order (starting with the most popular post not just in the last year but in the history of the site), with Night Shift recap posts removed (many of those have been really popular, especially this season, so thanks for reading!), are the top 23 most commented-on posts of Serial Drama's second year.

Night Shift Episode 10: Brothers and Sisters

PREVIOUSLY on General Hospital: Night Shift, Robin planned to lend Jagger money; despite being in a real life, grown up relationship with Saira, "Leo" slept with Claire as she went on the downward spiral you go on when a guy you knew for a week and a half dies; Epiphany and Billy Dee Williamszzzzz; Robin and Jagger had an awkward moment; Becca mused that she'd be okay with an exploration of the Robin/Jagger thing in the future and created utter chaos.

Patrick is walking down the hallway carrying a box and calling Robin on his cell phone. He leaves a long, rambling message, saying that he emailed her but hasn't heard back yet, perhaps because she's still sleeping. He fumbles and stutters and asks her to call him when she gets a chance. He then swipes his ID card to get into a supply closet and is greeted with the sight of Billy Dee and Epiphany full on making out. He drops his box and stares at them with abject horror on his face.

Kyle asks Claire, who continues in her quest to be visual proof that headbands don't work on everyone, why she prescribed such a huge dose of medicine for a patient with osteoporosis. She freaks for a second, and explains that she's been out of sorts, what with the guy she went to high school with who she didn't know until he showed up at the hospital six days ago becoming her true love and then dying. He tries to cheer her up with gossip, which is a tried and true way to make me feel better, at least. He dishes that he knows something crazy about his brother and, as Claire starts to quietly die, he excitedly says that "Leo" is dating Saira.

Speaking of..."Leo" is studying his chart, and Saira remarks that he has a busy night ahead of him. Nosy Josie then suggests that he have an intern observe a micro valve replacement, and says his brother could do it.

Then we go to a few back and forth scenes:

...Claire is trying to pretend to be surprised/interested/not guilty about the "Leo" news and Kyle is still in shock that his brother was able to land such a catch...

...while his catch-landing brother sneers that he won't work with Kyle. Saira wonders why "Leo" is so hard on Kyle, and "Leo" gives the succinct, on point answer that Kyle is a kiss ass...

...a kiss ass who wonders if his brother will be easier on them now that he's getting laid regularly...

...but even regular sex isn't going to make "Leo" any fonder of his brother and he reiterates that he won't work with Kyle...

...who tells Claire that the less he has to see his brother, the better...

and then both pairs walk right into each other, when all of a sudden Kathleen Noone walks in, wearing an ugly scarf that looks like a pattern you'd find on a couch, loudly wonders what she has to do to see a doctor. In unison, the Julian brothers exclaim "MOM!" but the looks on their faces couldn't be any more different: Kyle looks like he's on cloud nine, while "Leo" looks like he's about to be sick. Kathleen Noone holds her arm out for hugs, and Kyle beams and practically sprints over to her. "Leo" observes from a safe distance.

By the way, I finally realized who Kyle reminds me of: he is the real life embodiment of Martin Prince. It's uncanny.

Night Shift Episode 9: About a Dad

Previously on Night Shift, Robin asked Robert to move in with her while he's recuperating from his surgery and undergoing chemotherapy; Izzie Claire fell for her hottie patient Denny Ryan, but then he died while trying to donate two of his four kidneys to benefit charity (moral:  being a good person does not pay!); Epiphany and Billy Dee started one of the least interesting romances in soap history; and a distraught Claire had a couple of drinks and made out with "Leo" at Jake's.

Claire shows up at work presumably for the first time since Ryan died (everyone is walking on eggshells around her), but she has bigger fish to fry than some dead pseudo-boyfriend, no matter how hot he was.  1)  She slept with "Leo,"  2) Her hair is a wreck and she's even messing up the easiest hair trick ever, the headband, and 3) Her handbag is fugly, including a rhinestone-studded strap.  I truly do not understand how, with the myriad options available, people end up with ugly handbags.  It's one of life's great mysteries.

An awkward moment ensues when Kyle wants to know where Claire was this morning (she claims she was in her room, just sleeping really soundly), while almost simultaneously a few feet away Saira wants to know how "Leo"'s night off was.  She "jokes" that he must have gone to a strip club and ended up in bed with a hooker (note: jokes are supposed to be funny), but he says he just went to Jake's and went home early.  Which is not, I suppose, necessarily a lie. 

Robert arrives at Robin's via a wheelchair hotly pushed by Patrick.  Robert says the place is "cozy," which anyone who has ever looked for a place to rent knows is code for "freaking tiny," but if that's what Robert meant then he has clearly never been to Manhattan.  (Which depending on the day you watch OG GH, is either a quick car ride or lengthy helicopter ride away from Port Charles.)  Anyway, Robin has the place decked out with a hospital bed, grab bar in the bathroom, and nurse who will visit every night.  She's given Robert her bedroom, which he decides to check out.  Patrick hotly says he has to get back to work, after mentioning a couple of things around the apartment that he's taken care of for her.  As he hotly leaves, Robin reminds him they have a check-up in the morning.  And she says he's forgetting something, which he hotly interprets to be a kiss goodbye, which he hotly bestows, but it turns out she means the new couch.  These two and their couch discussions!  He hurriedly says it's "great, perfect" and jets off to his laughably improbable job as chief of staff at a major hospital.

Jagger and Stone arrive back at their hotel room, chatting about the fossils that Stone loves.  Suddenly, in the middle of talking about one of his favorite rocks, Stone falls over and hits his head.  Jagger rushes to his son and sees that his head is bleeding.  Jagger is shocked and scared.  Or he saw a ghost.  Or he heard a firecracker.

Our Latest Soap Opera Digest Column

In case you missed the September 16th issue of Soap Opera Digest, our My Take/My Take, Too column is after the jump. This month, Mallory marvels at the fact that All My Children and General Hospital employ more than six actors apiece (and also wonders when the hell GH is planning to update the group shot at the end of the opening credits), while Becca abandons her original plan to write "♥SRI♥RAO♥" over and over, instead opting for explaining the myriad ways this season of General Hospital: Night Shift is light-years better than the show it was spun off from (to say nothing of the show's first season -- because that's our agreement, to say nothing of it).

Night Shift Episode 8: Pay It Forward

Previously on Night Shift: Saira overacted while telling Robin that she and Jagger kissed; Claire informed high school classmate Ryan that he has four kidneys, and he decides to keep two and sell the other two; “Leo” and Saira came to an understanding about the thing they’re doing; Robert hated the idea of a colostomy, but it turned out to be the only option they had to save his life.

In Robert’s room, Patrick is telling Robert that there is some good news: the cancer was confined to one part of Robert’s colon and all of it was removed, which makes Robert a pretty lucky man. He doesn’t look like he feels too lucky; “numb” is more like it. Patrick and Robin talk about the chemotherapy Robert is going to need, and he expresses skepticism over being pumped full of chemicals that will kill his healthy cells. Robin tells him, forcefully, that “we’re going to fight this. We’re going to beat this. You’re going to be fine.”

Perhaps sensing the need for some levity, Patrick adds, “That is, if you don’t pull a Houdini and hightail it out of here”. Robin threatens to handcuff Robert to the bed if she has to, and he scoffs at her, as if to say “Handcuffs? That’s the best you can do? I’m a mothereffing superspy” and laughs, which leads to a coughing fit. Patrick asks if he’s all right, and Robert tells him that he’s fine.

In Ryan The Hot Patient’s room, Claire is shocked that the eBay posting for his kidneys has attracted so much attention: it’s been online for three days, and they already have a high bid of $50,000. Kyle, ever the model student, is observing this and tells Claire that she could get in massive amounts of trouble for this. She isn’t concerned about that, and tells him that they can do a lot of good with the money they raise. Kyle counters that she’ll need to use that money to finance her unemployment, since she’s breaking all sorts of hospital policies. Claire and Ryan think this isn’t a big deal, since they’re not keeping the money, they’re giving it away.

Ryan tries to get Kyle to jump on board, asking if Kyle wants to help the whales. Kyle is dismissive of aiding mammals with blow holes and points out that such tricks don’t work on him: it’s not like he’s Claire or anything. Hee! Even funnier is the fact that Claire doesn’t even react.

Anyway, Ryan keeps trying to appeal to Kyle, saying that they can change the world, and Kyle can pick his cause, using the money to plant trees (only if they can get Marky Mark to take time out of his busy pants dropping schedule to help, I say) or work for marriage equality. The money is burning a hole in his pocket--or, as Claire points out in a line reading so creepily similar to Katherine Heigl that I wonder if Sri Rao and the producers had Carrie Southworth watch episodes of Grey’s Anatomy, in his back--and he has a hankering for some do-gooding, especially since $50,000 is the going rate for just one kidney and he has a whole other one to spare. Kyle points out that just because Ryan has extra kidneys doesn’t mean he needs to auction them off. Claire informs him that in just three days, there are already 100 bids. “Isn’t that beautiful?!” Kyle leaves, and Claire chases after him, trying to explain her rationale, and Kyle interrupts to talk about Ryan and not Ryan’s kidneys; he points out that Ryan is completely into Claire. She admits that he is super cute. They giggle.

“Leo” and Saira walk into the hospital with matching moony looks on their faces, talking dreamily about how it’s been 65 hours since they officially entered coupledom. “Leo” says it’s the longest date of his life, which Saira is unsurprised about, since “It gets pretty expensive when you’re paying by the hour”. …burn? “Leo” offers to meet her in the supply closet for a hookup, which is nixed for being too predictable, and suggests the MRI room as a possible liaison spot.

Saira: Just because I am your…whatever now doesn’t mean things are going to change here.
“Leo”: You’re my whatever?
Saira: I’m certainly not your girlfriend.

And, with a slap on his ass, she exits.

Our Column in the 9/16 Issue of Soap Opera Digest

Be sure to pick up the September 16th issue of Soap Opera Digest, on newsstands now, for our latest My Take/My Take, Too column. This month, Becca writes a love note to Sri Rao and details the various ways that General Hospital: Night Shift is the best soap around, while Mallory is surprised to learn that All My Children and General Hospital each have more than six people in their cast, something you'd never know by watching them.

Night Shift Episode 7: Listen to my Heart

Previously, on Night Shift:  "Leo" and Saira had sex but "Leo" told Jagger that "Leo" and Saira aren't dating, Saira diagnosed Stone as autistic and she and Jagger had a pretty nice chemistry that of course made "Leo" jealous, Claire and Kyle hung out by vending machines a lot and both wished they were in love, Robin and Patrick diagnosed Robert Scorpio with stage four colon cancer, Jagger was shirtless, Robin and Patrick were almost ridiculously adorable, Jagger was shirtless, petition drives started nationwide to get Sri Rao named head writer of the version of General Hospital that most of us suffer through when it is still light out, and Jagger was shirtless.

Holy crap, Mac Scorpio!  How you doin'?  Mac is visiting his brother Robert in the hospital and has brought a six-pack of bottled beer.  As you do. 

Mac and Robert engage in some rather adorable brotherly banter, which gets a bit serious when Mac only half-jokingly says that it's hell to see Robert in this condition.

Side note:  John J. York's accent confuses me.  I swear, when I started watching in the early 90s, he had an Australian one.  Which makes sense, given that he was cast as Tristan Rogers' brother.  (And this was back before the reign of idiotic terror of the current powers-that-be, who think it's a-okay that Jerry and Jasper Jax are brothers who were raised together yet one is British and one is Australian.)  Then in recent years he hasn't had one, but in this scene I swear I heard a bit of one.  I'm so confused.  Has he been hanging out with Rick Springfield?  And if so, do you think York could make a "Jessie's Girl" live performance happen?

Patrick hotly approaches Robin and hotly says he's been paging her.  She didn't answer because she is obsessively checking out the instruments on the surgical tray for her dad's procedure, and she's enraged that there is no abdominal retractor.  Patrick hotly reassures her that there will be one, and that there are people whose job it is to make sure all the tools are there.  Patrick hotly anticipates that Robin is going to ask him to scrub in on Robert's surgery, so he agrees in advance.  Robin is grateful.  She gives him a quick kiss, but they are interrupted by Jagger (who is fully clothed).  Jagger is, unfortunately, not at the hospital for a naked yoga class.  Instead, he's there for a meeting, and to see Robert before his surgery.  Robert is resting now though, so Jagger leaves Robin with a medallion thingie (it kind of looks like rosary beads) for protection -- it's the last thing he has of his mom's. 

Aaawww.  Robin thanks him sincerely and hugs him, then demands that he take off his shirt.  Okay, that last part is false.  Patrick hotly looks on, maybe a little jealous of the hug.

A groom and his groomsmen arrive in the ER, because the groom has passed out several times.  The wedding is about to happen on a boat in the harbor (better steer clear of Jason), so the groom doesn't want to be at the hospital.  "Leo" starts to examine him and the groom gets peeved and turns to head back to his wedding, and promptly faints.

After the super-short theme song, "Leo" and Epiphany load the groom onto a stretcher, and "Leo" tasks Kyle with "wrangling" the groomsmen.  Kinky!

Night Shift Episode 6: Playing With Fire

PREVIOUSLY on Night Shift: Jagger and Robin talked about their first loves; wacky sitcom hijinx ensued in the Billy Dee Williams and Epiphany storyline; Saira told Leo that, despite the fact that they got it on in the locker room, they need to behave professionally with each other at work; Patrick told Robin that he found the person he is going to spend the rest of his life with.

Jagger, Patrick and Leo walk into the hospital (well, Patrick walks. Jagger limps and Leo kind of holds Jagger up, providing an awesome visual, as Ethan Raines is a good four feet smaller than Antonio Sabato, Jr.), arguing about a basketball game that they had just played and whether or not Patrick fouled Jagger. Jagger starts to say that it's not a big deal, but upon hearing that the losing team will be buying drinks at Jakes for a week, changes his tune and agrees that Patrick fouled him. Why did we not get to see this basketball game, by the way? One of the best things about The Young and the Restless is how blatant they are about exploiting the men in the cast by having them play basketball randomly. Patrick hotly WTFs at Jagger as Robin walks over and greets her favorites (plus Leo) and wonders what's going on

Leo: Your boyfriend body checked the new guy.
Patrick: The guy works for the FBI, can't he take on a neurosurgeon?

He makes a hilarious "Am I right? Am I right?" face, and Robin apologizes for his inability to play well with others before she asks if Jagger is okay. Patrick, annoyed, jumps in that it's just a sprain and Leo offers to get Jagger checked out, possibly by a hot nurse, which could up Jagger's chances of getting a spongebath. He and Jagger exit. Robin accuses Patrick of trying to kill her friend, and Patrick refuses to be blamed for the fact that Jagger is terrible. Robin reminds him that Jagger is a prizefighter, and Patrick tells her that they bonded.

Patrick: It's a guy thing.
Robin: ...apparently a very sweaty guy thing.
Patrick: You like sweaty, don't you? What are you going to do about it?
Robin: Why don't you come see?

They then sprint onto an elevator and loudly make out. Patrick drops his basketball

Patrick: My ball-
Robin: I'll take care of that.

Saucy!

She pulls the alarm to stop the elevator, and Patrick gleefully says "I love pregnancy hormones" as Robin pulls out a condom and rips it open with her teeth. I think they were going for fun and sexy and "Robin in charge" but it struck me as odd that they'd do that, since doing that can compromise the condom. I learned that in Seventeen, so I know it's true.

We then go immediately to Robert's room, which is quite possibly the worst segue of all time. Robert is examining his scar in a handheld mirror with a pensive look on his face. We're treated to a closeup of the scar and--I'm sure that many of you who know the depths of my Melrose Place love knew this were coming--I need to take the opportunity to implore all of you to watch the iconic scene wherein Kimberly rips off her wig.

Elsewhere, Kyle and Claire are looking at a computer, and Kyle concludes that the person they are looking closely resembles someone who had a losing fight with a blunt object. His name on the online dating site that we learn they are reading is RicoSuave42. Kyle rolls his eyes at this, but I think that, since he didn't choose the number 69 for his handle, that ol' Rico isn't all bad. Claire thinks that being Mrs. Suave sounds good, while Kyle is horrified that Claire would take the online dating route in the first place. She eagerly points out another potential conquest whose profile picture has three young girls in it. She thinks that this is online dating code for "I'm good with kids", but Kyle counters that it's real life code for "I'm a pedophile". Is his screen name Little Kid Lover?

Claire tells Kyle that with this attitude, he's going to end up ancient and lonely with a million cats. He doesn't care, and firmly says he won't try online dating, even declining her kind offer to write his profile for him: "Hot intern seeks bad boy to play doctor".  I will give her this, there is a market for things like that. That market is porn, and I think she could make a fortune writing adult film scripts.

Night Shift Episode 5: Family Values

Previously on Night Shift, Robert Scorpio's benign brain tumor led to the discovery of his clearly not benign colon cancer, we learned that Kyle and "Leo" are brothers and hate each other, Epiphany and Billy Dee went out on a date that looked like it was part of a different show, and Saira diagnosed Jagger's son Stone with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  And prior to all of that, Jagger was shirtless!

Patrick runs into Jagger (who is, unfortunately, fully clothed) and Stone arriving at the hospital.  Patrick is obviously feeling less than his usual hotly confident self around Jagger, and it is hilarious.  He gives dumb answers to Jagger's questions (How is Robin?  Oh, "she's good...she's still pregnant...but you know that.") and asks dumber ones himself ("How's the FBI?"  Hee.).  Jagger and Stone head off for their appointment with Dr. Batra and Patrick hotly walks off in the opposite direction, hotly giving one of those "OMG, I am SUCH a dumbass" head shakes and sighs.  I LOVE this non-cocky version of Patrick.  Between this and Patrick and Robin having different conversations every week, I totally want to make out with Sri Rao.  (And yes, I read that he's not into girls, but hello, it's an expression.  Or at least I think it is.  Maybe this is how I got a bad reputation.)

Robin comes into Robert's room to give him some lab reports and is shocked to find him packing his very large bag to leave.  In response to her query as to what he's doing, he nonchalantly says he's looking for his anti-venom kit.  He says there will be hell to pay if he gets bit by a snake while walking out through the GH lobby.  Snakes and hospitals.  If you ever meet me and want to see me pass out or have a mild coronary (What?  Maybe you're a big Sonny Corinthos fan or something.), please feel free to remind me of the even theoretical combination of snakes and hospitals.  THE HORROR.

Robert wants a lift from Robin back to what's left of his plane, while Robin looks at him like he's crazy and says he's not going anywhere.

Billy Dee and Epiphany run into each other in the locker room.  He says she's a sight for sore eyes and gives her a kiss on the cheek, and then a bouquet of red roses.  I like this version of Epiphany much better than the one who was a screeching buttinski with no respect for doctors, but I'm pretty unmoved by this romance with Toussaint for some reason.  It may be because, as Mal noted last week, Billy Dee is seriously not even trying, and he's not really convincing me that Toussaint has the hots for Epiphany.  So basically, they're boring, but since that's an improvement over 98% of this show from last season, I'm not going to rant about them or anything.

Two women are rushed into the ER after having been pulled from a burning house.  Kyle, Patrick, and "Leo" are tending to the worse off of the two, who is in shock, nonresponsive, and has third degree burns to more than 70% of her body.  Yikes.  Claire is assisting too, as the woman flatlines, and Patrick uses the paddle-thingies to no avail.

Cue the mercifully short theme song.

Patrick, "Leo," and Kyle are in the fire victim's room, using a little exposition to fill us in on her condition -- basically, she's brain-dead and her heart is barely functioning.  The woman who came into the ER with her, Allison, appears at the door and calls out after the patient Cynthia, who turns out to be her partner of nine years.  Kyle is clearly moved.  Patrick hotly says Allison can have as much time with Cynthia as she wants, and leaves.  Allison asks "Leo" whether Cynthia is in any paid, at which point "Leo" hands Kyle Cynthia's chart and bails.  Classy.  Kyle assures Allison that Cynthia is not in pain, then runs after "Leo."  They have an argument allegedly over the patient but really over "Leo" being a dick in general.

Robert and Robin sit down in his hospital room.

Robin: You have stage four colon cancer.
Robert:  Four out of...?
Robin:  Four.
Robert:  Oh.  Oh.  At least I get an A plus.  Survival rate?
Robin: Ten percent.
Robert:  Well, I've had, uh, I've had worse odds in my life.  Darling, life's always been a game to me.  A dangerous one, but a game.  And lady luck's always been on my side.
Robin:  Dad, we have to perform surgery to remove part of your colon.  And then we're going to have to follow up with a rigorous course of chemotherapy.
Robert: Okay.
Robin:  All in all, we're looking at several months before we know if you're in the clear.
Robert:  That's unacceptable.

Robert has spy business to get back to and tries to play that off as his concern, when thanks to Tristan Rogers being awesome we can see that the problem really is that Robert is terrified.  Robert bolts, promising to send Robin a postcard, or a text message, or "something on [her] FriendSpace."  Ha.

Billy Dee and Claire bring a body to the morgue.  Small problem:  The corpse is coughing.  They are understandably confused and, in Claire's case, freaked the hell out:

Claire:  Oh my god, if you open that drawer and something pops out, I am totally going to crap my pants!  Like, everywhere.

Hee!  However, 1) every medical show in history has already done this story, 2) Claire is being crazily unprofessional, and 3) Claire continues to be an absolute carbon copy of Izzy on Grey's Anatomy (she even punctuates her freak-out with a "seriously!").  Anyway, yeah, the dude is undead.

Saira is playing blocks with Stone, giving him positive reinforcement.  He moves over to a train on the floor, and Saira follows.  She directs him how to play with the train, but instead he takes the cars off and starts meticulously lining them up side-by-side.  Jagger looks on.

He is upset.  Or furious.  Or...planning his next stakeout. 

Saira asks Stone to come back to the table with the blocks but Stone keeps lining up the train cars.  Jagger gets upset and takes Stone's arm, sitting him down with Saira.  Stone is upset and knocks down all the blocks.  Saira asks Stone to pick them up while she and his dad go to talk about something in the hall.  Sadly, that is not a euphemism, and they do just talk.  Saira wants Jagger to be an observer only at this point.  Jagger finds all this therapy involving blocks and trains to be a bit of a head-scratcher.

Jagger still doesn't understand Stone's diagnosis -- he says Stone is really smart and just shy.  Saira patiently explains that autism does not have anything to do with intellect.  Do you get the feeling, as I do, that many people have had to have patient conversations related to intellect with Jagger over the years?

Night Shift Episode 4: We'll Always Have Paris

PREVIOUSLY on Night Shift, Robert was brought into GH after his small plane crashed; Billy Dee Williams told Epiphany that he wants to settle down; Robin worried that Stone's behavior is unusual; Claire and Kyle ripped off Friends instead of Grey's Anatomy; "Leo" hooked up with Saira; Robert Scorpio was diagnosed with a brain tumor

This episode...was not so good. I know I'm cementing my reputation as a curmudgeon who sells Hallmark cards, but...really. Not so good.

Saira, looking particularly fetching, is on an elevator in street clothes, looking at her phone. Just before the doors close, "Leo" runs into the elevator and smirks at her. I know that his default facial expression is a smirk, so how do I know that's what he was going for? That, my friends, is how over-the-top his smirk was. Either not realizing that another doctor is on the elevator with them intently studying paperwork, or wanting to impress him, "Leo" smarms at her that she left pretty quickly this morning but she forgot something: her bra. Which he pulls out of his pocket to show her. Which is "charming" and "cute", apparently. The episode has been on for twelve seconds and I'm already skeeved.

He wonders if it was a party favor, but she tells him she's not that type of girl. They start bickering, and she tells him that, since they are at work, they need to behave professionally. Physically unable of having a conversation end on a mature note, "Leo" says, "Like you did when you jumped me in the locker room?" They bicker again about the circumstances of their sex-having, whether or not she'll be able to stop thinking about their sex-having and whether or not that the juvenile teasing about their sex-having is the best game "Leo" has to offer. As she departs, Saira tells him that he better not spread his non-game around town and, with a winning smile, steps off the elevator. He watches her leave with a dopey smile on his face.