Kite, Kite, Kite -- why did you do Lil like that? I get it, I do -- Lil is a bit of a workaholic and she's probably always going to put those cases before you, but she's got a hard job trying to solve all of those cold cases, so maybe, you could have cut her a little slack? Just a teensy-weensy bit? But no, you went straight for the jugular and you dashed all of our hopes for a happy Lilly. Shame on you, Kite. Don't you know that Lilly is fragile? Or that your portrayer, Josh Hopkins, and Kathryn Morris have fantastic chemistry together? Check out my girl Lil in the picture above. She doesn't look happy and you want to know why? Because you took her trust and you forced her to open up more than she would have liked to, and then suddenly, you just grabbed the rug and ripped it out from underneath her! Now I ask you, how is she supposed to ever trust anyone again? Not that you care. Nope, not at all. In fact, the next time you run into her (the season 2 premiere), you're going to play it cool and cocky (nothing new), and suggest that she call you anytime she wants to hook-up. So apparently, that hooking-up part was the only thing you were sorry to leave behind. Well then, Lilly is better off without you (and if you fast forward to the end of season 3, you'll see just how much better off)! I guess you've figured it out by now dear PTR readers that today we'll be discussing the big Lilly/Kite break-up episode that also happens to be the 1st season finale. Sure, there are many things going on in this episode, but we're going to skip right to the juicy stuff because, after all, the victim didn't look that much like Lilly. In fact, I've never noticed a resemblance between Mae "One Fine Day" Whitman and Kathryn Morris, but apparently I'm the only one since everyone on the show kept insisting that they were dead ringers. Silliness aside, I did like the dynamic that the supposed resemblance set up between Lil and the victim's high school sweetheart and how it impacted her relationship with Kite. Without further ado, PTR presents the destruction of "Killy" (see, you're not the only one who can come up with ridiculous couple short names US WEEKLY). As usual, all of the screencaps in today's edition are courtesy of Kathryn Morris Online.
I know I'm skipping a lot of episodes between our last Flashback Edition (remember Kite had talked Lilly into going on a date and they ended up at her place where he tried to let her hair down and she stopped him and sent him on his way, but not before he offended her cats - twice!) and the season finale, so let me briefly jog your memory on what happened in between (and this goes without saying, but if you're catching the S1 reruns on TNT for the first time, then this entire edition is very spoilerish). After the Great Hair Fiasco in "Glued," things got a little sticky when Kite decided to use their personal relationship (or lack there of) against Lilly in a professional setting. She needed him to fight for an exhumation, and he blew her off. Later, things heated up again when a disco murder brought out Kite's dancing shoes. The two took to the floor during the episode's final moments. And then they went sour again (I'm sensing a pattern here) when Lilly saw Kite with another woman. She later ran into him in the parking lot at night and called him on his player ways, but he told her that she had not committed to him, which made her admit that she wanted it to be only her and Kite in the relationship. Things then began to run 
smoothly, including Kite nicknaming her cats "Tripod" and "Cyclops" and Lilly inviting him in to "see the girls." Minds out of the gutter, she meant the cats. And that brings us up to "Lover's Lane," the first season finale. Lilly was working the 80s case of a murdered high schooler, and the victim's high school boyfriend was still in love with her, despite the fact that he was now married with children. He thought Lilly resembled his only love, so he started to get a little creepy with her. Meanwhile, Lilly and Kite go on a date and wind up back at her place -- her bedroom to be more exact. The two seem to be getting cozy when her doorbell rings. She answers it to find Mark, the victim's high school boyfriend, on the other side. Apparently he left his wife because he has been thinking about his one and only and that brought him to Lilly's door at midnight. Lilly agrees to talk to him for a few minutes, and they talk about 
high school and their dreams. Needless to say, it was a lot more than a few minutes and Kite finally emerges after hours of waiting for her and leaves angry. Now so far, I'm with him on this one. What Lilly did was incredibly rude. She could have spent 5-10 minutes with the guy and excused herself, but assured him that he could stop by her WORK tomorrow if he wanted to continue talking to her. But, we all know that Lilly is much better at being intimate with total strangers than she is with those that she cares about, so I wasn't too surprised. And the thing is, Kite shouldn't have been either. He knew what he was getting into when he started something with her.
The next day, creepy Mark stops by PPD and apologizes to Lil, but he also manages go all creepy on her again by staring at her and reiterating that she just looks so much like his former girlfriend. Lilly then runs to meet Kite and she quickly apologizes for the previous night. It isn't enough, though, because Kite explains that he admires her dedication, but he can't be in a relationship with her. At this point, I'm back on Lil's side. The girl makes one mistake and he's high-tailing it out of there?! The only thing that made me feel better about the harsh breakup was the fact that Lil didn't lose one piece of her dignity during it. She didn't beg or plead or cry or make a scene. She seemed upset, but she accepted it. Of course, we all know that she also built up those internal walls a little higher and vowed not to let another man steal her trust and stomp all over it again. 
The closing montage shows a more reflective Lilly as she lies in bed once again alone. Perhaps she's thinking about her high school years and all of the dreams that she used to be filled with, or how her job got in the way of another relationship, or just resolving to bury herself further into her work. Whatever it is, it's the beginning of a long change for the character that transpires over the next two seasons. If you would like to see this episode, cable channel TNT reruns the older episodes every Tuesday night at 11 p.m. Can't wait for it to cycle around again? Then join the Cold Case DVD Campaign. Help the show land on DVD by letting Warner Bros. know how much you want to see it on store shelves. Click on over to ColdCaseDVDs.com to learn how to help. You can check out other Cold Case Flashback Editions HERE.QUICK CUTS
*And America's Favorite Dancer is... BENJI Schwimmer! Fox's So You Think You Can Dance crowned a winner last night during its 2-hour season finale, and the West Coast Swing specialist walked away with the crown, $100,000, a hybrid SUV and a contract with Celine Dion's Las Vegas show. The 22-year old started his own charity prior to his involvement on Dance. The non-profit, Dancers Everywhere Making a Needed Difference, raises money for orphans in southern Mexico. Schwimmer beat out his fellow Top 4 dancers Donyelle, Travis and his cousin Heidi with the most viewer votes. Next up for Benji and his fellow Top 10 finalists, a national tour that, according to executive producer/judge Nigel Lythgoe, is selling out fast. Click HERE to view the dates and locations. So You Think You Can Dance will return next season on Fox to crown another dance champion.*And finally, actor Joel Gretsch will chat live with fans about his hit USA network sci-fi thriller The 4400. Gretsch plays NTAC agent Tom Baldwin who, along with his partner Diana Skouris (Jacqueline McKenzie), is assigned to investigate the 4400 missing people (spanning 60 years) who suddenly reappeared at the same time and place. The actor will field fan questions on the television fan/chat site BuddyTV via a real-time web cam and chat room dialog. Gretsch isn't the only member of The 4400 cast to participate in a BuddyTV session. His co-star, Jacqueline McKenzie recently conducted a very successful one of her own during an episode of her series (and I swear, if I had known about it, I would have alerted all of you because I watched the archive and it was awesome!). You can read/watch her East Coast and West Coast sessions HERE (scroll down to the bottom of the page). Gretsch will host his session this Monday, August 21st at 9 p.m. (EST) at BuddyTV.
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2 comments:
I enjoyed your CC flashback. Lilly really is a bit of a mess.
No, she's not. Go, Lilly. 100% dignified all the way.
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