Lady of the House - Meet the Josephs
Genre :
Dark Comedy / Erotic / Thriller
Director :
François Ozon
Writer :
Chad Taylor
Cast: Linda
Cardellini, Ezra Miller, Alfred Molina, Vincent Kartheiser, Cristin Milioti and Clint Howard
The episode opens on Polly in her parlor chair crying, with Victoria comforting her and Roy looking concern. She is mid-sentence, explaining the tragic miscarriage that she and Frank had experienced years earlier and they are nearing the anniversary of it. So, no, that man they saw was not her son and instead just some man helping with the move. At this point, Roy and Victoria don’t seem concerned about that man at all and are touched by Polly’s heartbreaking story. Victoria offers her and Frank over for a brunch, to cheer things up.
Polly and Frank visit their neighbors’ home for a weekend brunch. Polly and Victoria click, if partially artificially. Frank and Roy not so much, as Roy projects himself to be a bigger “man” than he is and this throws Frank off. He can sense Roy’s insecurities from a mile away and notices him eyeing Polly from afar. And thus, Frank begins to play mind games with Joseph in conversation - letting his neighbor boost about accomplishments he has never achieved. Polly senses Frank’s power grab and brings up an idea: Roy and Victoria should give them a tour of the city. Victoria, who has taken a liking to Polly, is very receptive to this idea.
Back at home, Polly and Frank muse about their odd neighbors. She points out how Victoria’s prudish nature must infuriate Roy - to the point of wondering if they even ever have sex. Frank agrees but holds back from saying that he saw Roy checking her out. Frank ponders that Roy might even be homosexual. Later, when Polly is feeding Otto his dinner, she tells him about the close encounter with the neighbors earlier. She then tells him she bought him tickets to go see a boxing match the next day to let Otto get out and live a little. She ensures that the coast will be clear as both Frank and the neighbors will be gone at that time. He thanks her and gives her a kiss.
The tour the town with their neighbors the next day. Los Angeles is just booming at this point so a lot of things are currently in construction, including the Hollywood Bowl and L.A. Coliseum. Roy raves about the moving picture business, of which he is a part of, and says that it is going to be a big deal. They go to see the La Brea tar pits, which has become a tourist attraction to the recent discovery of prehistoric fossils there. As they get back near their home, Polly spots a publishing house for dime novels and makes note of it in her head.
As the tour nears an end, Victoria suggests they see the Los Angeles Philharmonic together in a couple of days. She sees that Polly is a very cultured person and is trying to impress her. Polly has a better idea: they go to see a boxing match. Victoria and Roy, and even Frank to a degree, are shocked and somewhat disgusted at her suggestion. She talks about how she saw Corbett-Fitzsimmons in a theater and was thrilled by it - especially since women couldn’t actually attend boxing events. And now that they can, she wants to go to one. Given her dominating presence, everyone finds it hard to say no and so the plan is on.
At home, Polly asks Otto if he has any manuscripts ready. When he says that he does, she tells him that she has found a place to bring them to and get him published. He is elated at this news and gives her what he has got. She takes them to the classy publisher and is rejected immediately - presumably because of her gender. At the middle-brow publisher, she insists that these were written by her husband under a pen name but is again rejected. Finally, a low-brow sleazy publisher named Floyd (Clint Howard) seems intrigued by what Polly he has. He says that he can get these released but he will need a little something in return. After a prolonged silence, she starts to lift up her dress to expose her leg but he asks what she’s doing. He wants a little extra dough, is all. She laughs in relief and says that can be arranged.
Polly and Frank visit their neighbors’ home for a weekend brunch. Polly and Victoria click, if partially artificially. Frank and Roy not so much, as Roy projects himself to be a bigger “man” than he is and this throws Frank off. He can sense Roy’s insecurities from a mile away and notices him eyeing Polly from afar. And thus, Frank begins to play mind games with Joseph in conversation - letting his neighbor boost about accomplishments he has never achieved. Polly senses Frank’s power grab and brings up an idea: Roy and Victoria should give them a tour of the city. Victoria, who has taken a liking to Polly, is very receptive to this idea.
Back at home, Polly and Frank muse about their odd neighbors. She points out how Victoria’s prudish nature must infuriate Roy - to the point of wondering if they even ever have sex. Frank agrees but holds back from saying that he saw Roy checking her out. Frank ponders that Roy might even be homosexual. Later, when Polly is feeding Otto his dinner, she tells him about the close encounter with the neighbors earlier. She then tells him she bought him tickets to go see a boxing match the next day to let Otto get out and live a little. She ensures that the coast will be clear as both Frank and the neighbors will be gone at that time. He thanks her and gives her a kiss.
The tour the town with their neighbors the next day. Los Angeles is just booming at this point so a lot of things are currently in construction, including the Hollywood Bowl and L.A. Coliseum. Roy raves about the moving picture business, of which he is a part of, and says that it is going to be a big deal. They go to see the La Brea tar pits, which has become a tourist attraction to the recent discovery of prehistoric fossils there. As they get back near their home, Polly spots a publishing house for dime novels and makes note of it in her head.
As the tour nears an end, Victoria suggests they see the Los Angeles Philharmonic together in a couple of days. She sees that Polly is a very cultured person and is trying to impress her. Polly has a better idea: they go to see a boxing match. Victoria and Roy, and even Frank to a degree, are shocked and somewhat disgusted at her suggestion. She talks about how she saw Corbett-Fitzsimmons in a theater and was thrilled by it - especially since women couldn’t actually attend boxing events. And now that they can, she wants to go to one. Given her dominating presence, everyone finds it hard to say no and so the plan is on.
At home, Polly asks Otto if he has any manuscripts ready. When he says that he does, she tells him that she has found a place to bring them to and get him published. He is elated at this news and gives her what he has got. She takes them to the classy publisher and is rejected immediately - presumably because of her gender. At the middle-brow publisher, she insists that these were written by her husband under a pen name but is again rejected. Finally, a low-brow sleazy publisher named Floyd (Clint Howard) seems intrigued by what Polly he has. He says that he can get these released but he will need a little something in return. After a prolonged silence, she starts to lift up her dress to expose her leg but he asks what she’s doing. He wants a little extra dough, is all. She laughs in relief and says that can be arranged.
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