I can't tell exactly where Philip's coming from with his Clark comments--I mean, beyond that it's really funny. It's like part of it is that he's embarrassed and feels like she's taking the piss but otoh I love how his words make it seem like he's a little defensive of Clark: he doesn't know what she thinks he's like but...
Like it would be hilarious if he was like "I know Clark and he would not cheat on his wife. He's a stickler for rules. He's very conflicted and stressed about hiding his marriage from the FBI. That job means a lot to him. Stop trying to temp him, you wicked city woman. Besides, you're not his type."
Plus Jesus, how confusing do you want to get? Clark having an affair with Elizabeth? How many layers of deception do you think I can handle!
I actually almost thought for a second that he was going to "do" Clark when he was answering her. But I'm really hoping that there is some play out of this--seems like there should be. The showrunners said they were careful about sprinkling in the sex sparingly and the last time there really was any was in the pilot so...
It's just like...this scene is so hilarious because we've heard Elizabeth jokingly refer to Clark in the third person, and Philip refer to him the same way, but here he's referring to Clark in the third person totally unironically. But I just love the idea that Elizabeth has to hide behind teasing him when she really really does want to sleep with "Clark" and I hope she winds up having to say that.
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Like it would be hilarious if he was like "I know Clark and he would not cheat on his wife. He's a stickler for rules. He's very conflicted and stressed about hiding his marriage from the FBI. That job means a lot to him. Stop trying to temp him, you wicked city woman. Besides, you're not his type."
Plus Jesus, how confusing do you want to get? Clark having an affair with Elizabeth? How many layers of deception do you think I can handle!
I actually almost thought for a second that he was going to "do" Clark when he was answering her. But I'm really hoping that there is some play out of this--seems like there should be. The showrunners said they were careful about sprinkling in the sex sparingly and the last time there really was any was in the pilot so...
It's just like...this scene is so hilarious because we've heard Elizabeth jokingly refer to Clark in the third person, and Philip refer to him the same way, but here he's referring to Clark in the third person totally unironically. But I just love the idea that Elizabeth has to hide behind teasing him when she really really does want to sleep with "Clark" and I hope she winds up having to say that.