I think I've seen that scene, yeah. Have you seen Magicians of Love? SH(and the whole "get back together after she hurts her hand" thing) reminds me of the guy's ex there, except that she was actually a nice person underneath, she was just immature. SH isn't immature, she's just self centered.

Secondary pairings can make or break a series, usually the first. You really kinda need them to help balance things out.