Ethan and Gwen show up for the end of the beatdown, and Theresa smacks Ethan good again. (Who else noticed the look of sheer joy on Gwen’s face as Ethan got slapped.. AGAIN?—That chick is freakin crazy—if any woman, and I mean ANY WOMAN, slapped my husband—that chick would still be pulling a hairbrush out her ear a week later. But remember guys—this is Gwen.. and anything that can be perceived as hate between Ethan and Theresa.. is just a stepping stone to secure her marriage to this LOSER!!)
Fox plays the Crane card and refuses to leave Theresa’s side. LOVED THIS. Justin is coming into this role very very nicely—and KUDOS to Lindsay, who is doing some very physical work for someone who is 5-6 months pregnant. Applause all around to this dynamic duo!!
FIGHT OF THE CENTURY!!! Pilar shows up and lets Rebecca have it after Rebecca continues with the racial slurs. This was GREAT. These women went over the couch, pulling hair, slamming each other into walls—fire pokers swinging. EXCELLENT acting by Eva and Andrea—loved it.. even saved the recording on my TIVO so the hubby could see it when he got home.. he agrees—Passions has the best catfights of ANY SHOW ON TELEVISION.. hands down. The fight finally ends when Ethan finally discovers a sliver of his backbone and pulls the rug out from under Rebecca (literally) and she fell on her behind like Steve Nash fading from the 20 footer and drawing the foul.. it was GREAT!! Ethan tells Rebecca to shut up and treat Pilar with respect. Later, Pilar talks with Ethan, and realizes that Ethan’s intentions may not be as evil as she originally suspected when she feels that Ethan is keeping secrets about his willingness to adopt little Ethan.
Woody has wrangled a court appearance for Theresa with Judge Reilly.. but that goes wrong when Theresa smacks Ethan again and pronounces him her enemy. Judge Reilly is a witness to all, and cancels the meeting. Ethan tells Eve his true intentions in regards to adopting little Ethan.
Gwen meets with surrogate candidates, even though Rebecca cannot stand the idea of the “working class” bearing her grandchild. Who’d ya think was gonna do it, Rebecca?? Pregnancy is a LOT of work—I doubt the society class is gonna step up to go thru morning sickness, ankle swelling, back labor, braxton hicks and the god-awful pain of labor? Knowing Rebecca—she was probably hooked up to a Demerol drip from the minute the 2nd line appeared on the EPT stick... which would explain a lot about Gwen’s mentality—maybe I’m onto something here..
Of course the surrogates are a nightmare. But here’s a little trivia for any 90210 buffs. The first surrogate candidate (the one with the “therapist”) played the girl who copied Kelly’s look after their stint in rehab together and tried to kill her in a murder-suicide in Kelly’s car overlooking the bluffs—Kudos to anyone who noticed that!! Finally, Gwen meets Heather, who is absolutely perfect. Although Rebecca wonders if she may be “too perfect.” I hate to say it—but Rebecca may be right here.
Best part of the week—Rebecca getting beat down by Pilar. This was a LONG time coming and while the two have fought in the past (most memorable up until now being the time when Pilar pushed Rebecca into the fountain after Theresa and Ethan’s botched wedding)… this fight was fantastic!! Loved every second of it—and it was nice to see Pilar FINALLY hand what that witch has had coming to her for a LONG time.
Worst part of the week—Rebecca’s ongoing racial slurs. Let it go—Passions—we are sick of hearing it... and to be quite honest—it is very hypocritical. We are to believe that Rebecca hates all minorities, but she never speaks a bad racial slur against the Russell family—because we all know if she uttered THE racial slur of all time to an African American, that Proctor and Gamble would pull your funding in a heartbeat. But hey—it’s alright to insult the Hispanics.. C’mon. Give me a break.
And now—for my RANT OF THE WEEK—Alistair’s stupid safe. We get it—he’s evil, he has secrets and he hides them ALL IN ONE PLACE where he would be destroyed in a second if someone were to stumble upon it. This man is supposed to be an evil genius.. hasn’t he ever heard of a safe deposit box?!? Give it a rest—we get it—the bookshelf pulls up to reveal the safe. You didn’t have to show it 14 times in the span of 3 episodes. We don’t have the short term memories you seem to think we do. Give us a little credit, writers— and your ratings might go up. See?? Everybody wins that way.
See you next week,