What I liked even more about this episode is that it finally brought the high camp I'd expected. Sure, the double-dipping plotline was emotionally and professionally corrupt (and in a way stolen from the Sex and the City epi in which Charlotte booked two dates on the same night). But the outfits, the camera work, the dialogue, and all the plain hopping back and forth (not to mention the darkly lit humping) was super stylish. Billie's speeches to the camera were cheeky and direct, not the self-satisfied winks I feared would grow old.

I also enjoyed the glimpse we got of Vanessa. Mainly because she looks like some freak bodybuilder with bad taste in workout gear, but also because by chopping off Vanessa's head (we saw her only from the shoulder down), Call Girl showed how she is a nonentity to Hannah, who won't face the fact that Ben is moving on. He's already cutting her off midsentence when they're on the phone, and it was obvious in the scenes from the next episode that they are heading for a major blowup. I just hope this doesn't mean he won't be around for season 2. Three episodes in, and I'm already attached.

Speaking of the second season, let's end by congratulating Billie, who is pregnant with her first child (rumored to be a boy) with hubby Laurence Fox. Can't wait to see how they manage to hide that baby bump!

So what did you guys think? Is my reading of the episode totally off, or are you, like me, beginning to see each different john as a metaphor of how Hannah treats situations in her own life? Are you tired of Ben or interested to know where that's going? Do you want to see more or less of him?

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Originally posted Jun 30, 2008
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