Continued from Page 3 of Bering and Wells Episode 4.15: Instinct
After the scarring conversation that just happened, the duo is at the Boone, Wisconsin police department attempting to access the closed circuit videos of the station, using H.G. Before they can enter the video area, a police officer stops them, asking if Myka has permission to be back there. In what would previously have been a humorous escapade, H.G. works her still-present
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charm, telling the officer, "I'm sure over the years you've impressed a lady or two by giving her a tour of the station?" He responds, "Been known to happen." Nodding her head towards Myka, H.G. says, "Well, uh..." Myka, looking terrified, breaks into a smile for the officer, and he says, "Oh...right. All right, rock on ladies." Ew. H.G. smiles, but Myka looks completely horrified.
And rightly so. A few minutes prior, Myka has been almost explicitly making it known that she has feelings for H.G., and then after being rejected, pretty cruelly I might add, now H.G. is using the "joke" of them being a couple as a way to gain access on a stupid mission. As I have unfortunately had to say earlier, I shall repeat, not cool, H.G., not cool at all. Look at our poor Myka. Once inside the video room, we see Myka typing away on a computer, with H.G. closely leaning over her shoulder, harkening back to 2.07: For the Team as they went through an artifact victim's laptop for clues. It'd be endearing, if we didn't have so much |
pain suffocating us. Myka, coming across the video they were after, gives us another 2.07-ish moment, as she says, "Oh my God, Helena," with the same gentleness and awe as she always has when she says H.G.'s name. Oh, my heart.
The video clues Myka and Pete in on one of the bad guys, leading them to raid his home for information. While in his house, Myka comes upon a folder containing documentation about H.G. Worried, she asks Pete, "Why does Briggs have all of this info on Helena?" Realizing she's in danger, they head off to find her.
Meanwhile at Emily Lake 2.0's new home, bad guy Briggs approaches Beard and uses the artifact o' the week on him to send a warning to H.G. Unfortunately for Briggs, H.G. is right behind him. She quickly disables him and threatens, "I assure you, Detective, you don't want to know who I am. I count six ways I could kill you right now and the only reason you're still drawing breath is because I'm trying so hard not to do that sort of thing anymore." Oh yes. Nice, normal, simple life H.G., there you are. Briggs distracts H.G. with Beard's quickly regressing condition due to the artifact and as she goes to check on him, we hear a loud tire screech from the road. Like a specialized 6th sense, H.G. already knew it was Myka in the car before she turned her head, and she directs her to where the artifact is that needs neutralized. Myka does so and Beard is saved. Yay? Eh.
The video clues Myka and Pete in on one of the bad guys, leading them to raid his home for information. While in his house, Myka comes upon a folder containing documentation about H.G. Worried, she asks Pete, "Why does Briggs have all of this info on Helena?" Realizing she's in danger, they head off to find her.
Meanwhile at Emily Lake 2.0's new home, bad guy Briggs approaches Beard and uses the artifact o' the week on him to send a warning to H.G. Unfortunately for Briggs, H.G. is right behind him. She quickly disables him and threatens, "I assure you, Detective, you don't want to know who I am. I count six ways I could kill you right now and the only reason you're still drawing breath is because I'm trying so hard not to do that sort of thing anymore." Oh yes. Nice, normal, simple life H.G., there you are. Briggs distracts H.G. with Beard's quickly regressing condition due to the artifact and as she goes to check on him, we hear a loud tire screech from the road. Like a specialized 6th sense, H.G. already knew it was Myka in the car before she turned her head, and she directs her to where the artifact is that needs neutralized. Myka does so and Beard is saved. Yay? Eh.
Pete: I'm going to artifact myself to death if I have to beard-watch one more second
Inside Casa de Beard, Pete, who is so awesome this episode, is babysitting confused and angry Beard, who's whining about not knowing everything about a woman who he immediately moved into his home after a cooking class. Sir, you officially have no right to complain. You U-hauled a woman into your home with your young daughter, milliseconds after meeting her, and she inexplicably has no friends, acquaintances, or family in her life. And now you're the victim? Bitch, please.
While they're chatting, Pete looks over to see how Myka and H.G. are doing, and we see this:
While they're chatting, Pete looks over to see how Myka and H.G. are doing, and we see this:
Um, if anyone sees this moment and interprets it as anything other than what it is - pure gay romantic angst - then they are utter morons. I do not do this with my really good friends, ever. This is a look between people with "feelings" and this is as obvious as text itself. Myka literally just tilts her head at H.G. and glares at her, as they both know what unsaid thing Myka is communicating. It's amazing. Thank you, Joanne Kelly and Jaime Murray.
Upon seeing that the lesbians are years from resolving their issues, Pete turns back to handle Beard, who horrifically feels the need to say to Pete, "She's lived in my house. She's been in my bed. I trusted her with Christina 2.0." Why was that line necessary?! Beard does not even know Pete; why is he getting into details with him? More importantly, what a douchelord to refer to H.G. being in his bed! We all knew that considering you're living together, and Myka would never have said that about H.G. - just trashy. Lastly, Beard mentioned H.G. being in his bed second, before he mentioned that he trusted H.G. with his daughter. Bed before daughter? So gross. I need a bath.
Upon seeing that the lesbians are years from resolving their issues, Pete turns back to handle Beard, who horrifically feels the need to say to Pete, "She's lived in my house. She's been in my bed. I trusted her with Christina 2.0." Why was that line necessary?! Beard does not even know Pete; why is he getting into details with him? More importantly, what a douchelord to refer to H.G. being in his bed! We all knew that considering you're living together, and Myka would never have said that about H.G. - just trashy. Lastly, Beard mentioned H.G. being in his bed second, before he mentioned that he trusted H.G. with his daughter. Bed before daughter? So gross. I need a bath.
Pete: Ew, straight men are terrible sometimes
Pete grimaces at this statement (can I get an Amen?) and stops Beard from going any further. You are such a trooper this episode, Pete! The community thanks you. He goes on to say wonderful things about H.G., concluding that, "No one that I have ever met will protect you and your daughter any better." Awww, Pete, we've come so far since 3.11: Emily Lake. As Pete is going nowhere with the human brick wall, the scene cuts over to H.G. and Myka's conversation.
Our little strugglefish
Truth train coming through...choo choo!
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H.G.: "Every time the Warehouse and I mix, lives are ruined."
False. The last time you guys mixed, you saved the world and specifically, Pete, Myka, and Artie's lives! H.G.: "It's over!" She says this as if she and Myka are breaking up. Myka responds with the saddest reaction ever. She looks as if she is literally being punched, appearing to have the wind knocked out of her and staggering backward just slightly. Seriously, that just kills me. My will to live. Everything. (On a side note, all the awards to Joanne Kelly for that right there. All of them.) Finding some unknown source of power, Myka comes back from this, still trying to find a way to get through to H.G.: "Don't you find it strange that you became attached so quickly to a man with a daughter around Christina's age?" H.G.: "Excuse me?" Ruh roh. Myka: "Isn't it possible that a part of you still wants to get Christina back?" Reacting way too defensively, H.G.: "Myka, how could you suggest...This has got nothing to do with my daughter!" Myka: "Helena, I'm sorry, but I can't help but notice..." H.G.: "You can take your observational skills and you can leave right now!" Hey man! That's not nice at all! Well, now it's time for Myka to stop applying the child gloves treatment to H.G. and instead start dropping some truth bombs. Using the same tone she took with H.G. in Yellowstone at the end of 2.12 when she told her she was lying to herself, Myka: "You are denying who you are to chase a ghost. This life - it's not who you are." Boom. For a half a second, H.G. looks like Myka may have gotten through to her, but we're interrupted by Beard, of course. |
Ugh, H.G.
Oh no...
H.G. knows. Right here in this moment, she knows Myka's right
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