Now, darlings, I am NOT talking about Tinker Bell, who, by the way, was not only my favorite Disney character, but the only one who was genuinely a Babe!!!!!!!!!!!
Since 'SVU' failed to provide this week, I turned to my own stash, loves, and watched an old episode called "Pixies."
It was designed, I think, to rip the lid off competitive female gymnast programs (wouldn't we rather have seen males, girls?????) but it was a hoot!!!!!!
Two sanitation workers find the body of a young girl stashed in a dumpster, dressed in expensive gym garb, and even more expensive running shoes. She turns out to be Christie Myerson (no relation to Bess, dolls!!!!) who was in a gymnastics program with a man named Ilya Korska, played by Philip Casnoff, who was clearly borrowing his Russian accent from the one he heard David Carroll use every night, when they both appeared together on Broadway in "Chess."
It turns out Christie had more secrets than a 50's game show panelist. For starters, she was 19, instead of 16. She lied about her age, so she could train with Korska--like being a New York actor, and saying you have real credits, so you can study with Austin Pendelton!!!!! Her age was being protected, and her career advanced, by Kyle Huber, a wealthy donor to Korska's foundation, who was sleeping with her. Evidently, Christie really wanted to get ahead--so she gave head!!!!!!
Suspects flow right and left--Korska, Huber, Christie's parents, especially her stage-like mother. But it turns out to be one of the few perps on the show I have ever felt sympathy for, Lori, played by Kate Mara.
Lori and Christie would run together every night, before turning in. Lori is desperate to succeed, but her reach exceeds her grasp, and everyone knows it, but she. Korska, suspecting Christie is up to something, asks Lori to spy for him, promising her Christie's star spot. Lori complies, but when Korska finds out about
Christie and Huber, he demands Christie break off with him. She does, because Christie wants to win, and you would think at this point Huber would be the killer.
But, no!!!!!!!!!!!
Lori and Christie go for their usual nighttime run, and Christie says how she has broken off with Huber, so she can retain her star spot. Instead of going after Korska, Lori, after getting mad at him, goes after Chrisitie, calling her a "Whore!", which is heard by an old woman in an upstairs apartment nearby, when Benson and Stabler question her. Lori then picks up a brick, goes after Christie, throws it, and it hits Christie, killing her.
Poor Lori, when interrogated, says she has no idea how the brick flew out of her hand. Yeah, right! Just like I have no idea that you have to remove the cozy before serving tea!!!!!
Lori says Christie ruined everything for her, because it came so easy for her. Lori had to struggle with her weight, and Christie didn't. The activity made Christie stop menstruating, but not Lori, and Lori wanted what Chrisite had. So she killed her, but lost it all, even the respect of Korska, who, at the end, calls her "an imbecile!"
Honey, I could relate to Lori. It was just like in school, when Diane and Roberta got everything I wanted, and should have had!!!!! However, I did not go about killing them. Nor did I ever think about it. I just went on despising them for the rest of my life. And letting my girls know all about it. I DID try to confront that Santamarina bitch on Honor Society, but could only go so far. So no heads were bashed, which, now that I look at it, was probably a good thing!!!!!
You just had to feel sorry for Lori. She wanted something so bad, but could not face that she was not talented enough. Unlike moi, who knew I was superior to EVERYONE in Highland Park, New Jersey from the moment I was born!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Pixies" was fabulous, girls!!!!! A dose of humor and malice!!!! Just the thing for a cold, rainy night!!!!!!!!
See you at the gym, loves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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