Ahoy hoy, Gasmi! My sincerest apologies for the lack of recap last week gang, but it was Spring Awakening's opening night and hearing "Momma" again literally drove me into a rage-induced coma. Anywhoodle, we are back with a vengeance (and with an interesting episode to boot)! But before we delve into episode 6, here's a brief recap of what you missed last week: NOTHING.
Except, of course, for lots of pantaloons.
Okay, okay, episode 5 was not completely without. It was the night of the big musical and Adriana's mother put far too much pressure on her. What's a gal to do? Drugs. Brenda called her out on it and pulled her from the play, making understudy Annie (convenient) the lead. She and Ty had totally planned to get it on afterwards, and by get it on I mean deflower Annie. Mom, Dad, Dixon, Silver, hell even Ethan told her it was a bad idea but she had made her mind up. After stealing her show, however, Adriana had a better idea and led Annie to believe that Ty had invited her over too for a little Spring Awakening of her own. Annie is a total prude and refuses the blatant invite into a three-way.
This week kicks off with Adriana and her mother in the principal's office with Brenda, Kelly and Ryan for a wee intervention. Needless to say, it doesn't go well, but Adriana does get a good burn in when she tells Brenda it would be a fate worse than death to end up like her. That'll teach you to come back to a remake of your old show 15 years later, only to have a lame role and not even stir up any big time drama! Principal dad does what he does best and tells Adriana that if they find out she's been using they will have no choice but to expel her. I'm pretty sure it's an empty threat though because unless she were using on school grounds he couldn't do that.
Annie is walking down the hall while every single person she passes congratulates her on a job well done in the play. BULL. SHIT. I've been to high school and you had better believe that the majority of kids have MUCH better things to do on a Friday night than see the school play. Umm, hello? The Peach Pit?! It's a friggin night club they can all get into! Worst case scenario they can bribe a bum into buying them some booze and get wasted in someone's hundred-acre backyard! There's also bowling, which is clearly all the rage these days.
Ty is coming towards her and when the two meet up other students in the hall start clapping. Annie books when Ty tries to ask her what happened.
Elsewhere, Naomi and Ethan are walking through the hall while Naomi bitches about her parents. What else is new? Hey writers, can we wrap this plot line up already? Not only could I care less about Naomi's happiness, but she is getting far too much screen time which has clearly driven your wardrobe stylist off the deep end.
Case in point.
Outside, Dixon and Silver are making out right next to Navid. Awk-ward! Navid laments the fact that he has become the third wheel but it appears Dixon's adopted hormones are raging and he has tuned everything that isn't Silver's boobs out.
Brenda, Kelly and Ryan are discussing what's next for Adriana and just as they segue into a conversation about plans for the evening, Brenda gets a phone call. It's Dylan! He's in Wyoming! And he wants to talk to Kelly! Hmm, a couple of questions: why is he in Wyoming and not California? Why did he call Brenda and not Kelly? Why keep writing him in when he's not coming on the show? Kelly takes the phone and heads away, clearly shaken up by the call (which, lest we forget, was not even intended for her).
In class, Ryan is giving their next assignment; a paper on future enterprises. As the class leaves, he asks what Annie is doing. When she tells him she's working with her mom at the fashion show, Ryan asks if Adriana could tag along. The two bicker about hating each other before agreeing to tough it out for class.
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Comments (5)
I guess we won't be seeing Kelly or McKid for a few weeks.
And I am so dumb!! Someone had to point out to me that Ryan is the son Tracy gave birth to in high school. Kelly even made a point of mentioning that he's ten years younger than her and Brenda, and it went right over my head.
They're definitely heading toward EthAnnie, or whatever their couple-name is going to be.
Mmm, ice-cream sandwiches...
1 of 5 | Posted by DaffyMaiden | Posted on October 5, 2008 9:48 PM
Wait, who's Tracy??
2 of 5 | Posted by TVCHEESE | Posted on October 6, 2008 8:57 AM
Awesome recap and I'm totally with you on all your observations! NO ONE in my high school would have congratulated the leads of a lameass school production and rally around them cheering, and my school was, I'm sure, nowhere near Beverly Hills-level coolness/snob factor proportions. And I too wondered what the text Adriana sent must have said.
LMAO at Ryan's essay assignment. FIVE PAGES on something you might like to be when you grow up?! Knock off a few page requirements and you have a grade 4 level assignment at best.
As a big fan of the original (and far superior, though that goes without saying) series, I've always belived Brenda belonged with Dylan and Kelly with Brandon. Brenda and her antics MADE that whole show. Why isn't she causing any drama anymore!? It's like the writers are afraid to stir the pot. I'm not sure if her deleting his number was supposed to mean something, but I don't think Shannen Doherty's scheduled to appear on anymore episodes. So since she caused no drama and was no fun, her entire presence in this series seems like such a waste of so many awesome storylines.
Re: The musical episode where Annie was to lose her virginity. All I could think was if she EVEN loses her virginity to this dude in a hotel after the play, has a pregnancy scare, and takes a test which her parents later find in the trash I. WILL. LOSE. IT. So I was pleasantly surprised by the Adriana interference.
Agree with you on the Naomi plotline...completely idiotic. That chick is the worst actor of the bunch and that's saying something. I read that the kid who plays Dixon was great on The Wire. Does anyone know what kind of character he played? Because frankly in this show, he kind of sucks. Too bad if the kid is really capable of much better.
Sorry for the lengthy post!
3 of 5 | Posted by msu11y28 | Posted on October 6, 2008 12:22 PM
I thought Tracy was Naomi's mother's name... I could be wrong... anyway, Naomi's mother and Annie's dad conceived a child whom she gave for adoption, and Ryan's the right age.
4 of 5 | Posted by DaffyMaiden | Posted on October 7, 2008 7:49 AM
Great recap as always!!
I feel like there is one huge part missing though - where Ryan and Brenda "leave" together? I thought that was kind of significant (read: shady) of Brenda. I hope there's more to this storyline.
Also, I have to point out, in the scene where Ethan and Naomi are making out in her bedroom - she has her arms behind her head and it is so obvious she did not shave her underarms! I thought for sure there would be a screencap of that!
5 of 5 | Posted by nycid | Posted on October 8, 2008 12:21 PM