Aaaaaaaaand the gay policemen keep on comin'
You know I gave Starsky and Hutch a break last time because the main plot was that Starsky was dying - and when one of them is dying, of course the episode is going to be all about how much they love each other. But I just watched the following episode and OMG. Is it just this slashy all the fucking time??
Hutch and Starsky go to a strip club to meet with a suspect's girlfriend. First Starsky is distracted and Hutch is jealous/impatient.
Hee, Hutch is all grabby. I'm standing right here!
And then it reverses. Starsky has to pull Hutch's attention away from zoning on the dancer's hip gyrations, so he blows in his ear. Funny.
They meet Huggy there too, and get into a discussion about the definition of the word, "geek."
HUGGY: This guy Vorhees is supposed to be a real strange bird. Used to be a geek.
HUTCH: (bursts into laughter)
STARSKY: A geek? Really?
HUGGY: (nods)
STARSKY: (turns to Hutch) Do you know what a geek is?
HUTCH: (stops laughing) No.
STARSKY: (rolls eyes)
HUGGY: A geek is a freak in a circus sideshow. They keep 'em in a pit, and they throw snakes and... chicken heads at 'em, and he runs around like crazy and gobbles them up.
HUTCH: (to Starsky) Sounds like your kinda people.
STARSKY: I'll have you know that in 1932 the geeks formed their own union.
[exposition]
HUTCH: Geeks formed their own union? That one you made up.
STARSKY: Well suppose all they paid you in was chicken heads.
OMG this is so INTERESTING. I LOVE etymology, and I had no *idea* this word was such recent slang. Does anyone know if this is true about the sideshow? Any other etymology information, even about a completely different word, is always welcome. ::beams::
ETA! OOoo ooOO !!! But *when* and *how* and where did this change of meaning occur! Inquiring minds - well, at least mind - want to know!
Continuing! Hutch plays bad cop with the evildoers. Very well, too, I must say. His voice gets really deep and, uh, growly...
After Starsky finishes up the nice cop bit, he trails after Hutch to the car.
STARSKY: Hey, do you have any idea how beautiful your eyes become when you are angry?
ME: O.O
The very end of the episode has Starsky having dinner with Hutch and Hutch's health-conscious girlfriend. Starsky keeps complaining about the strange health food, but Hutch explains why he's eating it with such gusto.
STARSKY: Let's face it, Hutch. The two of you are a little strange.
HUTCH: Starsk, Abigail and I are going to be eating for the next 48 hours.
STARSKY: That's what I said.
HUTCH: No, Abigail feels that it's important that we go into this period of fast loaded with nutrition so that we can maintain our normal... physical potential.
STARSKY: Oh, I see. You mean you have to eat this. In order to, uh. (HAND GESTURE)
Abigail brings out the dessert drinks, and Hutch drinks his like a good boy, but Starsky doesn't like the smell.
ABIGAIL: (to Starsky) You aren't having dessert?
STARSKY: Well, uh...
HUTCH: Starsky, (HAND GESTURE)
STARSKY: What, before I go to work?
HUTCH: (raises eyebrows) Can I have yours?
STARSKY: Sure. Just stay where I can keep an eye on you.
Then Hutch does this great double-take. And that ends the episode.
Now where's all the fic about Starsky stuck on stakeout with a Hutch hopped up on sex food? Huh? Huh? Where?
Hutch and Starsky go to a strip club to meet with a suspect's girlfriend. First Starsky is distracted and Hutch is jealous/impatient.
Hee, Hutch is all grabby. I'm standing right here!
And then it reverses. Starsky has to pull Hutch's attention away from zoning on the dancer's hip gyrations, so he blows in his ear. Funny.
They meet Huggy there too, and get into a discussion about the definition of the word, "geek."
HUGGY: This guy Vorhees is supposed to be a real strange bird. Used to be a geek.
HUTCH: (bursts into laughter)
STARSKY: A geek? Really?
HUGGY: (nods)
STARSKY: (turns to Hutch) Do you know what a geek is?
HUTCH: (stops laughing) No.
STARSKY: (rolls eyes)
HUGGY: A geek is a freak in a circus sideshow. They keep 'em in a pit, and they throw snakes and... chicken heads at 'em, and he runs around like crazy and gobbles them up.
HUTCH: (to Starsky) Sounds like your kinda people.
STARSKY: I'll have you know that in 1932 the geeks formed their own union.
[exposition]
HUTCH: Geeks formed their own union? That one you made up.
STARSKY: Well suppose all they paid you in was chicken heads.
OMG this is so INTERESTING. I LOVE etymology, and I had no *idea* this word was such recent slang. Does anyone know if this is true about the sideshow? Any other etymology information, even about a completely different word, is always welcome. ::beams::
ETA! OOoo ooOO !!! But *when* and *how* and where did this change of meaning occur! Inquiring minds - well, at least mind - want to know!
Continuing! Hutch plays bad cop with the evildoers. Very well, too, I must say. His voice gets really deep and, uh, growly...
After Starsky finishes up the nice cop bit, he trails after Hutch to the car.
STARSKY: Hey, do you have any idea how beautiful your eyes become when you are angry?
ME: O.O
The very end of the episode has Starsky having dinner with Hutch and Hutch's health-conscious girlfriend. Starsky keeps complaining about the strange health food, but Hutch explains why he's eating it with such gusto.
STARSKY: Let's face it, Hutch. The two of you are a little strange.
HUTCH: Starsk, Abigail and I are going to be eating for the next 48 hours.
STARSKY: That's what I said.
HUTCH: No, Abigail feels that it's important that we go into this period of fast loaded with nutrition so that we can maintain our normal... physical potential.
STARSKY: Oh, I see. You mean you have to eat this. In order to, uh. (HAND GESTURE)
Abigail brings out the dessert drinks, and Hutch drinks his like a good boy, but Starsky doesn't like the smell.
ABIGAIL: (to Starsky) You aren't having dessert?
STARSKY: Well, uh...
HUTCH: Starsky, (HAND GESTURE)
STARSKY: What, before I go to work?
HUTCH: (raises eyebrows) Can I have yours?
STARSKY: Sure. Just stay where I can keep an eye on you.
Then Hutch does this great double-take. And that ends the episode.
Now where's all the fic about Starsky stuck on stakeout with a Hutch hopped up on sex food? Huh? Huh? Where?