All righty, guys—let’s dig in—loving the pace of the show these days... makes it really hard to squeeze all the details into my column... so much has been happening ... without further ado—let’s get to this week on everyone’s favorite show.
Miguel and Charity begin the week, both constantly thinking about each other. (This is SO boring, I’m sorry, guys—I am all for true love, but this is SO old... get together, don’t get together... pick a side and STAY THERE.) Charity decides to cook Miguel dinner because she thinks he has not eaten all day (what—Tabby has no food?)... and she delivers the plate to him and rushes out of the house. Miggy thinks Charity did it, and asks her about it, and she denies it... then we get treated to a Charguel reunion. Too bad it’s all a dream. (WAY too many of these this week) They both talk when Charity returns his plate to Tabby’s and there is a spark there, but Charity runs away and hides in the bushes.
The girls at the cannery continue berating Kay about Miguel’s love for his ex-girlfriend. (I won’t go off here—but why are they wasting Sorel’s talent on the ridiculous story of DORT, the fish cannery worker?!? UGH) Simone visits Kay at work, and tells her that she HAS to go to the Founder’s Day Dance. Kay says she can’t afford it, but sees that the cannery is raffling off tickets. (One question—from all my fundraisers in school, I believe a raffle is done when people BUY tickets for like, a dollar, to win something huge... I hate to break it to the writers of Passions... but this is NOT a raffle. Everyone dropping their name into a box is a DRAWING, not a raffle. Sorry to split hairs guys—but the inconsistencies just GET to me sometimes, ya know?) Anyway—Kay is struck by inspiration and throws out all the other entries to the “raffle” and fills the box with entries with her own name. Her name is “magically” chosen, and the girls bust her on cheating and throw the tickets in the vat of fish guts. Kay dives in and saves her dance dreams. (Okay—she now officially deserves to go to the dance... she went diving in fish guts?? The girls at the cannery should chip in for her dress, considering Kay’s resolve.) A side note—Heidi Mueller is really growing on me... she is definitely a “different” Kay... but she is really coming into her own. (No more of the ridiculous eyebrows)
This week finds Ivy falling prey to the curses of the Bennett household. She’s having freakin’ premonitions?? Are you kidding me? She couldn’t say she was having a “feeling”... nope it was a premonition. I fell off the couch laughing at the ridiculous writing. Ivy is worried that Theresa will interfere with the implantation process for Ethan and Gwen, so she calls Gwen to confirm that everything is still a go. Gwen says Theresa can’t stop her happiness (oh ye of little faith) and threatens to kill Theresa should she get involved. Later, Sam presents Ivy with two tickets to the Founder’s Day Dance. Ivy talks about how much she used to hate going to the dance every year, because she had to see Grace and Sam dance together. (Such honesty from Poison Ivy—Grace only had to go like, 4,000 miles away for Ivy to stop lying... I can’t decide if I like Ivy yet—but she is at least worrying about getting busted now, so she keeps telling the truth.) Sam wants to take her because he wants to thank her for all the help she has been giving to the girls and to him, and Ivy says that she doesn’t need them for that. (Also—another aside—if this dance is such a BIG DEAL, why is this the first we are ever hearing about it?? The show has been on for 5 years and this is the first we have ever heard of it... ridiculous. They couldn’t just say it was a new dance?!?) Sam confesses that the real reason he bought the tickets is that he wanted to try to rekindle Savy’s relationship. Ivy is thrilled and the two kiss.
Luis gets shot (again?!?), and not only that—he gets grazed AGAIN. How freakin’ stupid. Antonio storms out of the cottage with his “stay away from my wife” garbage again, but the stupid idiot is still carrying the gun in his hand. Luis recognizes the gun as Alistair’s and tries to call Antonio on being told to kill him by Alistair. Sheridan is suspicious too, so Antonio orders Luis off the grounds and hauls Sheridan away from her true love. Later, Alistair is discovered by Luis and they argue again.
Luis heads back to Hank’s apartment, and continues to decode the CDs. And we are treated to an episode long reunion between Sheridan and Luis. Too bad it was a freakin’ fantasy. We are SO sick of these, writers—give us SHUIS or just kill them both... we are tired of being lied to, and yanked around. You’re losing viewers fast by doing this stuff—just drop it, already. Luis tells Hank he will expose Alistair at the Founder’s Day Dance, on the television screens where everyone can see it.