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So…90210 on Tuesday…did anybody watch it?

I was all set to write a synopsis when I discovered, lo and behold, the cw does it for you. If you missed it, check out their recap here.

Or you can check out mine-

Annie is still pissy about videogate and gets smart with her mom over the whole thing. Her parents disagree on how to handle it (dad wants to punish her, mom wants to talk it out) which causes some friction between them. The situation gets worse when dad talks to Kelly about their problems and takes her advice (that Annie’s been punished enough) and eases  up on Annie, leaving wifey feeling a bit jelly that he listened to Kelly and not to her (even though they were saying the same thing, basically). Dixon meets a new (older) girl and lies to impress her (about his age and leads her to believe that Navid’s lambo is his). Steve Sanders New boy (what IS his name?) decides to throw a party on his dad’s yacht and invites the whole gang where everything comes to a head, so to speak. Silver finds out that Naomi did send out the video, gets pissed and runs into Dixon’s new friend who (surprise!) is DJ-ing the party. Her feelings are hurt, but she goes over and meets her. She has the opportunity to bust Dixon for lying, but takes the high road instead, pointedly saying to Dixon, “I’m happy you finally found someone you can be yourself around.” Loved that. Love her. She also overhears Annie lashing out at Naomi (Annie lied and told Naomi that she and Liam did sleep together- totally blindsiding him- and says, “Isn’t it funny how every guy you love ends up loving me more,” or something like that just to hurt her back) Ouch. Silver was pissed at Naomi for lying to her about the video but she comforts her after that. They have a little heart to heart about love and broken hearts and removing tattoos- all of it very touching. Meanwhile, Navid and new boy bond and Navid decides he’s a good guy after all and that he likes him. New boy, for his part, tries to pull the okey-doke on Adrianna (reminiscing about when they lost their virginity to one another on that very boat, in that very kitchen) and gets rejected. Adrianna doesn’t kiss him, but she was tempted to.  Dixon (still lying) borrows Navid’s car to take DJ chick home…only she ends up driving and has no intention of going back to Beverly Hills, so she wisks him away for the weekend. Meanwhile, back on the farm, dad Harry is feeling some kind of way (intrigued, a bit guilty) about Kelly. She ims him and they set up a lunch date to talk. I’m guessing he knows something is wrong with wanting to talk to her more than his own wife, but ,what can you do? Aaaand…scene.

Interesting eppy. I will say this, Silver’s vulnerability feels very real to me. And while I applaud Adrianna for not kissing new boy while her bf was seasick upstairs, I wonder if she’s going to be able to stay locked-down if her feelings are…unclear.

Ok, girls. Truth time. After watching this episode, I had a few questions:

1) Have you ever loved someone so much that you wanted them to be happy, even if it wasn’t with you? And I mean sincerely, not that knee-jerk “oh, I’m so happy for you,” thing that people do when they feel compelled to say something and don’t want to sound like bitter, jealous, shrews. It’s not easy being the “bigger person,” but does love compel you to do it?

2) What do you do if you are with the one you love, but you’re also feeling the one you aren’t with? Far be it from me to declare at what age relationships and feelings become “serious,” but what do you do if you are a teenager and your heart is pulling you in two different directions? Do you stay with your significant other (s.o. from here on out) out of obligation (and love, but, face it, obligation b/c you said you would) or do you risk hurting him/her and follow your heart? How much can you trust those feelings? What do you do? What have you done?

3) Did Annie actually have sex with video boy or what? Am I missing something?

Speak your piece, ladies…

Was anyone else excited to see this episode of 90210? Did she or didn’t she? Will she or won’t she? Hmm…and wait. I thought Annie was still a virgin…I must have missed that memo. In any case, if you missed it, here’s the teaser-

Whew. Alrighty then. So that didn’t go exactly as I thought it would. But interesting nonetheless. So let’s go in.

90210 (Pt.1) I typed this while watching the first half of the show:

Laim’s mom- get.a.backbone. I know you don’t want to go back to sweeping and mopping, instead of parlaying and shopping for a living but it’s California…if he divorces you, he has to split his bucks…right down the middle. So stop letting your husband verbally abuse your kid!

Liam- stop being a punk. Tell Naomi you had sex with her sister and take your lumps like a man-boy. She’s already pissed at you, so what is there to lose? I know you think you’re protecting her and what not, but have we not learned that secrets, like dairy products, will not keep?

Naomi’s sister- are you serious? stop being a psycho! Where is Kelly when you need her? Both for therapy (isn’t she a counselor or something) and a beat down. Scratch that, call Brenda for the beat down, she’d be better at it.

Naomi- poor, jaded Naomi. You’re not a bad person, really, but I can’t really say that feel bad for you. As sneaky as you are, you should be better at spotting the snakes in the grass…mirror much?

Silver- oh, Silver. Snap out of it girl! What  happened to you? I know you’re hurting and all, but it’s hurting me to watch this. Get your spirit back on track, blog something! And since when did you become a part of the crew? I thought you were all “I’m not a prom queen/normal teen/alternative” Let’s revisit that, shall we?

Ryan- get a clue. Can you possibly be that naive? Seriously. At your age, (you passed young and dumb a long time ago) you had to have been around long enough to know better.

Dixon- get over yourself. Annie is your sister and even she’s been acting like a major bia as of late, you have got to have her back! always. Also, I thought you were supposed to be Brandon 2.0. What’s with the Dylan-like brooding, sullen leaning and now, surfing?

Annie- oh, Annie…when did you get so annoying? Were you like this last season? All this mealy mouthed whining, and passive aggressive behavior…get a grip.

New guy- Teddy is it? Steve Sanders, much? Seriously…the famous parent, “the blond and beautiful” thing, blah blah blah. I’m still sussing you out.

Navid- hater, much? Perhaps it’s all the sexual repression but you need a hobby or three.

Adrianna- good job. I’m liking you sober. Way to call Navid on that wack apology and stand your ground. A word of caution though, watch out for new guy, I’m not sure he’s to be trusted.

90210 (Pt.2)

Liam’s mom- now, didn’t it feel good to take up for your son just a little bit? I know it’s hard to choose between your husband and your teenage son (as a mom, you must ask the eternal question- at what age does your happiness matter more than his- and either dislike the answer, be unhappy, make him unhappy, or both)

Dixon- “Did you put your weight behind it?”

Naomi-  you were sooo close…

Evil sister- “you’re scary good,” I hate to see what comes around for you. I just don’t like you. At all…Who are you supposed to be Valerie?

Annie-  good job standing up for yourself and breaking dude’s phone. You still got outed, but you tried.

Liam- bonding with the fellas, huh? Awww…good for you, making some friends. If Dylan could do it, so can you!

[oh and very cute “I’m a New Yorker” moment between the fellas…I guess NY pride doesn’t ever wear off]

Idk…the jury is still out, but I am kind of interested to see what happens this season.  I’m trying very hard not to be a Beverly Hills 90210 purist, but it’s just too easy…I mean, look, we never got our Brenda/Dylan/Kelly resolution and here you go trying to update the show?!. Come on!

At least they know what shows to try this stunt with. Can you imagine if someone tried to “remake” My So-Called Life?! (Blasphemy! Btw, if you’ve never seen that show…it will change your life. Classic.)

Oh, and before I go, I would be remiss not to say a word about sexting…Look, it’s nothing new. People get caught up…in feelings, in the moment, in situations…in flagrante…and things happen. I know that I’m not one to tell you all what to do, (Besides, I’m sure there’s very little I could tell you that you don’t already know), but, I will proffer a word of caution.

Actually, I fall back on something I wrote a year or two ago, called, the “NEW” rules of dating:

Re: Text photos (or sexting)

New dating rule: Do not send incriminating photos over the phone!

When to follow it: When you don’t know him well enough to trust that you won’t end up exposed on the Internet. Or when you’re planning a career in politics, law, medicine, media, business, or have any aspirations to be great.

When to break it: When you trust him (or her) and have equally (if not more so) incriminating photos of him.

Re: Text- stalking

New dating rule: Do not continue to text message him if he is only (half-heartedly) responding to you and never initiating contact.

When to follow it: When you two are just getting to know each other. You don’t want to come off like a text stalker, a pest or a lame with nothing else to do. You also don’t want to give him all the power. Let him work foryour time and attention as well.

When to break it: You know him well enough to decipher that something is not right and suspect that there is a reason he is avoiding contacting you. Be the adult and encourage him to “use his words,” even if it is through a text. If you respond by just avoiding him as well, you’ll soon tire of the “I can ignore you better” game. Besides, you’re better than that and if he’s not interested, he’s wasting your time.

Re: Friends

New dating rule: Don’t blab too much about the new guy person you’re dating too soon.

When to follow it: When you don’t want to mess things up or jinx it. Or when your girls talk way too much.

When not to follow it: When you just can’t keep it to yourself, you need some good advice, and you know your friends are trustworthy (and can keep a secret).

Use as needed. Apply as directed.