Soulmates: The Unofficial Jack & Karen Site

Summary: The second season premiere opens with Will and Grace moving Grace into her new apartment. They recall all the times they've shared together, and how much they'll miss not living together. Will finally leaves Grace's apartment...and goes across the hall to his apartment.

The next morning, Will informs Jack and Karen that, in order to avoid suspision from the INS, Jack must move in with Rosario. Jack is delighted at the prospect of living in Karen's penthouse, but his joy evaporates when Karen tells him that he will be staying in Rosario's room, which is less than stunning.

Meanwhile, despite living apart, Grace still seems dependent on Will and he doubts they can become more independent living so close. To prove him wrong, Grace has a dinner party which he is not invited to. Instead, she invites Karen, Rob and Ellen.

All seem skeptical of Grace's attempts to cook and throw a party without Will. Their doubts are confirmed as they end up eating bad food while sitting on the floor.

Grace tries to hide this from Will when he turns to Grace for help with his date. Eventually Grace admits that her party stunk, and maybe she should move further away. At that point, Will's date comes into the hall and Grace realizes maybe it can work out after all.

Quotes
WILL: I still don't get why you didn't just hire moving guys.
GRACE: I think we did fine on our own.
WILL: I know, but...moving guys are hot.
GRACE: Ahem. Firemen are hot. You want me to set something on fire?

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WILL: Oh, so I, uh, I gave my phone number to that guy at Borders books.
GRACE: Phone number or business card?
WILL: Business card.
GRACE: Not hot.
WILL: Why? What?
GRACE: "Hi. I'm intimidated by the possibility of rejection, but my secretary isn't. Call her."
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WILL: What if he's there, huh? He says hello, and...where does that leave me?
GRACE: You are a disgrace to your people.
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GRACE: Ok, if you two are gonna play Bitchy McSnipe, I'm gonna head back to my place. I just don't understand why someone would subject themselves to a constant barrage of insults day after day.
[GRACE OPENS THE DOOR TO LEAVE AS KAREN ENTERS.]
KAREN: Honey, your new dump smells like cat pee.
GRACE: [TO WILL] Never mind.
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KAREN: [TO JACK] Hey, poodle.
JACK: Who's your daddy?
KAREN: You are.
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WILL: I got a call from my friend at the I.N.S. yesterday, and apparently the marriage between a 30-year-old gay man and a post-menopausal Salvadoran maid flagged something in their computer.
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JACK: Ooh. My very own sexless marriage. Just like Will and Grace.
WILL: No, not like Will and Grace. We don't even live together anymore. She's got her own apartment.
JACK: [SOTTO, TO KAREN] 8 dysfunctional feet away.
KAREN: Lord, they're like Siamese twins who are joined at their boring personalities.
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JACK: This? This is my penthouse view? [POINTING OUT THE WINDOW TO A BRICK WALL
ROSARIO: [ENTERING] Did you say my name?
JACK: No, I said, "This is my penthouse view?" But I understand; it sounds exactly like "Rosario."
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WILL: You know, it's funny. Speaking of chocolate versus swirl, I'm naked! I'm devoid of clothing. I'm in my nude.
GRACE: I know. You're so naked these days. Since when did you start being naked all the time?
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WILL: Now, maybe Jack and Karen were right. You know, maybe--maybe this moving across the hall hasn't solved our problem.
GRACE: Will, you just said Jack and Karen were right. I want you to cut wheat out of your diet.
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WILL: Hi! I'm holding for Richard. Oh! Oh, hi! Richard. It's--it's Will Updike, the guy-- W-Will Truman! Will Truman. Not Will Updike. I'm--I'm a true man, not an up...dike. Would you--could you hold for a minute? [PUTS THE PHONE ON HOLD THEN SMACKS HIS FOREHEAD WITH IT] Idiot! [ON THE PHONE] Hi. So, um, listen. You know, when I was at Borders the other day, and you thanked me, I didn't say "You're welcome" and I-- Pardon me? [BEAT] Yes, I would like to have a drink with you. Tomorrow night would be good. Ok. I'll look forward to it, too. Bye. [HANGS UP AND GRABS HIS FOREHEAD] Ow!
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KAREN: [NOTICING PICNIC ON THE FLOOR] Oh. Ha. Grace... What, um... What is this about? [POINTING]
GRACE: Ok, you can stop with the hands of judgment. I don't have any furniture yet, so I thought it would be kind of fun to have a picnic.
KAREN: Oh, I get it. Kind of like Saratoga before the races. Except there's no grass or trees. And of course, Saratoga doesn't smell like a litter box. [KAREN WALKS ACROSS THE "PICNIC AREA" KNOCKING OVER PLATES AND CUPS]
GRACE: Actually, it's just like the picnics I had growing up-- watermelon, apple pie, drunken bitter Aunt Greta. [GLARES AT KAREN] Karen, can you just please try and have a good time?
KAREN: Oh. Ok, honey. I'll try. [HOPPING UP AND DOWN, CLAPPING] Oh, this is gonna be a wonderful party! A picnic! All of Manhattan will be abuzz! [GIVES TWO THUMBS UP] Speaking of Manhattans and a buzz... [GRABS THE BOTTLE OF GIN AND EXITS TO THE BATHROOM.]
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KAREN: Oh, for God's sake, it's just gonna be the 4 of us! Grab a bottle, hunker down, and pray for daylight!
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JACK: Tsk tsk tsk. Will, have you totally forgotten how to speak our language? "Running late" is gay for "I'm blowing you off."
WILL: Really. What's gay for "get out"?
JACK: That would be "good morning."
[BEAT]
WILL AND JACK [BOTH]: Good morning, Jack.
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ELLEN: Sitting on the floor-- really bad for his back.
ROB: Yeah. I'm like the Al Pacino of back problems. [CHANTING] Sciatica! Sciatica!
ELLEN: Ha ha! Rob! [SLAPS ROB ON THE BACK, LAUGHING]
ROB: [IN PAIN] Oh, god, no!
ELLEN: Rob!
KAREN: [TO GRACE] Good Lord, where'd you find these two?
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KAREN: Grace... You're stuffed in a box getting rid of ass plaque. Take it as a sign. This evening is a bust.
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ROB: What's that smell?
GRACE: [YELLING] It's cat pee! A cat has peed. The entire apartment is soaked in cat urine, ok?!
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GRACE: I mean, I can deal with the occasional bad dinner party. Awful, by the way. I blame the ghost of little kitty pee-a-lot.
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ROSARIO: I like a tube sock on a man.
JACK: Me, too.

Did You Notice...
~When this episode first aired, Karen said "Hey, you're on the clock, tamale!" when refering to Rosario, but it was quickly edited to respond to the negative reactions ethnic groups got (instead, Karen's 'tamale' is obviously replaced with "honey"). However, when this reaired, tamale wasn't edited out. The creators decided they had overreacted.
~Karen's remarks on Will and Grace being joined at their boring personallities is like what a lot of critics refered to the twosome as early on.
~Karen hasn't really liked any of Grace's friends yet (Will, Rob and Ellen), yet loves Jack, who doesn't get along with Grace.

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