Freaks and Geeks
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Kim Kelly is a live wire.
She is Busy Philippss smirk, and her eyebrow quirk, and her shriek.
It takes a lot to scream have you ever done it?
It requires a decisive decision to act and then an unexpected amount of energy.
The effort required knocks you back, wipes out your lungs, leaves you winded and unnerved.
So far, Kim has served as Lindsays foil in practically every situation.
Shes crass when Lindsay is quiet, combative when Lindsay retreats.
Kim just laughed and made her annoyance with the Weir siblings plain.
Ann Perkins is a poetic, noble land mermaid; Karen Scarfolli is a flat-out monster.
Karen knocks over the doughnuts Sarah Hagans Millie was taking to her French class pastry murder!
(Millies exasperated Just take the plain, okay?
Every person has a breaking point, and Sam might be reaching his.
Why does she invite Lindsay to dinner at her house?
Sure, its partially because Nick asked Kim to be nicer to Lindsay.
Sure, Aunt Kathy eventually died of a cocaine overdose.
And who wouldnt want to get away from Cookie and Stepfather Guy?
How was Lindsay supposed to be Kims cover story when she didnt evenknowshe was Kims cover story?
To Kims credit, though, she never gets angry at Lindsay in these scenes.
For Lindsay, its that maybe Daniel isnt really the guy she wants to have a crush on anymore.
Not if he can hurt his girlfriend so casually, and lie about it so easily.
Thats why Ive got to stay alert.
I have to be a bitch, you know?
Theyre not perfect for each other.
Ultimately, though, Bills timid Whatsgeekmean, anyway?
Its just a word is what seems to bring Sam and Neal together the next day.
This isnt the first time theyll fight, and its not the last time, either.
But for now, they have each other, and theres no use crying over spilled acid.
For Kim and Daniel, whose on-again, off-again bond remains reliably tumultuous.
Who is making the statement that Kim Kelly Is My Friend?
But could the speaker be Sam, too?
