I guess we knew there would be hellfire and brimstone this episode because we were treated to tense music as the show opened, followed by Frankie's proclamation that when she's fed up, she becomes a huge bitch. It seemed more like a promise than an observation. Moments later, when Cameran asked for some change, Frankie shot her PA cannon (that's passive aggressive, not Pennsylvania) back by listing all the money she didn't have. Gleeful Randy countered with "You could have just said no." To which Frankie huffed "Fine. No." And this was only in the first forty five seconds.

Later, Frankie finally resurrected that age-old Real World phone dilemma when she insisted she had to chat on the phone with her baby-talking boyfriend while the roommates stood around waiting to call a locksmith to unlock the house SUV. Jacquese turned off the giggle switch and honed a little Real World/angry black man schtick when he told Frankie to drop the attitude. We need to see this side of him more. I was ready to pull some very Ja-like high fives when he called Frankie out for always walking away from conflict.

Cut to Frankie scrubbing down a boat with Jamie. I thought we were in for more general bitching and moaning with maybe a dash of seafaring vessel neuroticism, but surprisingly, Jamie actually had something to say about herself. She voiced very selfless frustrations about her mother. No, she wasn't joining the long line of Real Worlders blaming their parents for everything under the sun. Jamie was frustrated that her mother had to work so much and be ridiculed at her job. She struck a rare and welcomed empathetic note in the midst of a brewing self-pity episode. As Jamie cried reluctantly, Frankie tried not to appear too bored. Truth is she looked more shocked that anyone would dare to trump her manufactured drama. Jamie ultimately expressed regret that her mother and father couldn't both visit her in San Diego. Cut to Frankie proudly announcing the arrival of her mother, stepfather and sister.

While the roommates wandered aimlessly around their house, Frankie made a point of declaring her general depression, you know, just in case anyone cares. She's just saying, she's depressed. Better call Dave. For once, Dave - like Jamie - actually had something to say for himself. His band is playing a big concert on Halloween - their anniversary. Well, that's not acceptable. Frankie's of the camp that you can't be happy if I'm not happy. She burst into tears - pausing to drop a few perfunctory "No, I'm happy for you" lines. Later in the episode, with Dave hardly able to contain his excitement over his gig, Frankie tried to hang up on him. Way to be supportive. When she couldn't end the call, Frankie snipped at Dave, leaving him confused and probably a little hurt. Clearly he didn't get the memo that this was Frankie's episode, not his.