"I need answers. I'll pay you double to help me get them. No questions asked."
Things are starting to get way to confusing up in Manhattan, mainly because half the time I cant tell whose Siobhan and whose Bridget. Bridget's plans are very upfront. She has figured out that her sister lied to her, she realized that she was friends with Charlie instead of enemies and now she wants to know who the hell is after her and who wants to kill her, besides for Macawi of course (seems like she forgot about him a little). Meanwhile Siobhan is trying to find a way to remove herself from the marriage and still get a whole lot of cash while her and Henry are together forever. She's doing all of this by manipulating Tyler into thinking she loves him and he is the father of her baby. Girl might be a little crazy but she gets what she needs done. My only question is why? She couldn't file for divorce from Andrew because given their marital agreement she would walk away without a penny. Understandable. But when she goes to tell Henry the truth, why the hell won't she tell the truth. What is the good in throwing your sister under the bus like that? She has covered for you, while covering her ass and than you want to expose her? Whats the logic behind it? Clearly she still hasn't gotten over the fact that Bridget killed her son, but there must be more to the story than just that. I wish we could see things from inside Siobhan's brain.
Besides for Bridget trying to figure out what the hell is going on and Siobhan trying to clean up her mess while making a bigger one we have Juliet. Oh boy did I not see that one coming. After all of the tears, the trials and the pain she put everyone through it comes out to become a ploy to get her trust fund back? And her arch enemy and her teacher, the accused, is in on it!?!??! That is a whole other level of messed up. At what moment did he realize he would turn her throwing herself at him into a money deal? But I don't think it will take long for things to head south with this. There is so much money at stake, either Carpenter wont deliver or there will be too much greed and everything will get exposed. I mean without a signed contract of the fairness of the money, it was technically paid over to him, so he can easily out Juliet and her friend and not blink once about it. The reason bad things happen to her isn't because her parents divorced or because she had a mean step-mother, its because she's stupid and irrational. I had pity for her although I was against the whole rape story line, but now I am just disgusted. I vote shipping her off to boarding school somewhere far away.I wonder what damages Henry just did by signing over Gemmas father to Andrews company? One thing one has to learn about Siobhan is to never do anything without her consent. She would have taken care of Olivia in a heartbeat. Now Shiv's plan might not work. Will her love for Henry diminish? With two sisters in one city, their going to run into each other sooner than later (and by the looks of the previews it is definitely sooner). I wonder what it will be like to run into a dead sister and than into an impostor of the other sister. Till next week!
Memorable Quotes
- Olivia: Are you going to invite me in?
- Henry: Do I need to are are you a vampire?
- Bridget: My sister lied me. I wonder what else she lied to me about.
- Mom: Why don't you wear Chanel. Its classy, its elegant, its almost heroic. Virgins wear Chanel don't they?
I think Sarah Michelle Gellar is doing a great job playing the two characters, it's a device that could be super annoying but I think she's still pulling it off. Also really liked seeing Sean Patrick Thomas as Solomon, I'd like it if he had a large role moving forward.
ReplyDeleteThis show is still developing it's style, but I like what it's aiming for, although maybe it would be better in a more fast-paced half-hour format? I thought there were some slow parts in this one, and then at the end I really liked the montage they had that tied things up (the moodiness was boosted by "Blue Jeans" by Lana Del Rey - love that song) but I feel like it would've had more impact if the episode had a more frantic pace and then culminated with that montage...just a thought.