Ryan then swings by Kelly's office to make sure she's okay and see what douche-face wanted. Turns out Dylan is tired of traveling and wants to give Accident the gift of family. Oh, and did I mention that he wants Kelly and Accident to join him on a ranch in Wyoming? Clearly he is being totally altruistic in all of this. Ryan is heartbroken and asks Kelly if she's got her phone with her. When Kelly says yes, he asks why Dylan was calling Brenda if he really wanted to talk to her? Ooooooooh and the harsh truth comes out!
He chose ME, remember?
After school at Naomi's, mom comes in and tells her what a disaster her lunch date was, namely because the man she was with turned out to be gay. Don't you just hate when that happens? And then you get all defensive about yes, you DID think he was cute, in a womanly way, obviously! LAY OFF! When she asks Naomi where they should order dinner from, she drops the bomb that she's having dinner with daddy and the other woman. Once she's got her mom feeling really good and suicidal, she invites her along to the fashion show that her and Ethan are going to. After some sweet-talking about how hot and newly available she is, mom agrees to go.
I do have to say: I am kind of loving the character of Naomi's mom. She talks to her daughter the way a mother would, is legitimately distraught over her husband leaving, and just seems the most like a "real life" mom.
At dinner that night, Naomi does everything in her power to break up her dad and Gail. Daddy sees right through her and says Gail knows everything there is to know about him. OUCH, Dad. Ouch. No worries, Naomi's got an ace up her sleeve and fake gushes at Gail's ability to allow her dad to still sleep with her mom. With that, Gail takes off with dad in tow and Naomi relishes the success of her plan.
Waiter, I'll have another bottle and a bag for my head please.
At Naomi's, things are getting hot and heavy with Ethan when she stops to ask if he still loves her. Bitch, no! Are you serious? Why would he? Ethan stutters for a minute before Naomi's mom saves the day by stopping in. She's all dolled up for the fashion show and Naomi is confident that dad will go from 6 to 12 when he sees her. Before leaving, Ethan reminds her that this is not the parent trap. It sure isn't, because if it were I'd be enjoying myself a little more. Lindsay Lohan pre-the last few years? Gotta love it.
The fashion show is underway and Annie bumps into a woman who recognizes her from the high school musical. Adriana stands aside wondering where she can score the next line while the woman asks Annie to come read for her. Annie invokes her inner Kansan and talks Adriana up to the point where agent-lady invites her along, too.
Across town, Brenda is at Kelly's and tells her she's going to the fashion show with Ryan. Red flag, Kelly, RED FLAG. Kelly says something about old habits dying hard before questioning why Dylan was calling Brenda and not her. She tells Brenda if there's something going on, now's the time to tell her. Allegedly, Brenda was giving Dylan advice on getting Kelly and el accidente back.
When Brenda gets into her car she takes out her phone and looks up Dylan. Just when I think she's going to text him U + Me = Cabana 3 in 20, she erases him! Forever! I'm not sure what the significance of this is, but she seems pretty upset about it. Damn, Dylan must be hung like a rhino.
Navid, Dixon and Silver are wandering around the fashion show when Dixon and Silver start to dirty talk each other. Navid whines some more when some random Persian triplets recognize him as kin and take him under their wing. Persian triplets that look like robots with bangs? It's a good night to have a strong understanding of porn - score 1 for Navid!
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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