“Back in the day my father knew a space ship captain, real good with the ladies. He used to say, “that Captain Kirk, he was as smooth as a Klingon forehead.” Well, I always thought that was odd, ya know?”
Zack pulling an absolute BIG BRAIN move tricking Brennan into dropping the charm & fear effect- PEAK cinema. PEAK performance. PEAK strategy. PEAK improv. the energy at the table was exhilarating. the was Emily and Siobhan were BUZZING with excitement. like teens anticipating a prank on their teacher. the way Brennan falls back in his chair, defeated. the way everyone celebrates. delicious. ineffable.
I know "I'm not bad anymore" is an instant classic, but I'll tell you, "meow" has got to be the highlight of the whole episode for me. I love it when Brennan uses "and you see" to set up a single word of dialogue.