90210- Brother From Another Mother

"I don't care what Naomi needs in her life because all I need is you."

 Its been awhile since I've watched 90210 or even reviewed it for that matter and mostly because I thought the show was getting really dull and tacky. Well to my surprise, as a serialized T.V show I was completely lost trying to get back into the swing of things today. The last sporadic episode I watched was the Wizard of Oz one when Annie got shot, which I only tuned into because it looked like a lot of fun. Well anyways.

Naomi is always up to something trying to fill this void in her life; this void of being "unloved." At the early age of 20, barely beginning life, she is already divorced from her husband. She's had altercations with her mother and a falling out with her father. Basically, being loved by someone has just been really complicated for Naomi. Well maybe thats because she just wants to mess with everyones lives. As she reaches into her past and digs up a step-brother, tadaaaa, she goes out of her way to make him a part of her life whether he wants to be or not. After a horrific car accident and his taco truck catching on fire, she finally gets his approval to open up a restaurant with her at the Offshore. Who could blame the poor guy for being hesitant after this random girl shows up claiming to be his sister and than won't leave him alone till he agrees. Well is he agreeing because he genuinely wants family or because he's not dumb and he can tell that Naomi has a lot of pocket change. 

In case you don't really recall because it this is what we call some really bad storytelling and writing, but Naomi's mother had an affair with Dixon and Annie's dad, which makes them all half- somethings. Yeah, it gets confusing. Well Annie was kind of freaking out about the whole we have a new "half-brother" thing and she didn't want Dixon to find out, in fear that all the stress he's dealing with because of his break up with Ade and his record label loosing acts would lead him back toward drugs. Yet another bad part for the writers. Well Dixon didn't really freak out because well why would be? He's adopted, so the guy that slept with Naomi's mother isn't really his real dad so at this point, the only person he knows to be his family is Annie. Their relationship is like the rock in his life and that's good story-telling. So yeah, now we have this huge and big happy family going on. Just wait till the story's start rollin' in.

Liam is suffering from PTSD since he was going to get shipped in a box to Mexico and sold for drugs. Really? Has Liam not gone through enough. I feel like every girl he meets is some psycho thats just trying to hurt him and take control of his life and his money. Than he goes on this whole relapse where he just punches random people at random times during the episode. Clearly, this kid has some unresolved issues. But finally, he's taken the psychologists advice and is getting some treatment. I'm not sure if that's the kind of treatment she was referring to but hey the guy is trying. Just wait till next week, when our favorite couple, the on-again, off-again, Annie and Liam finally fall in love again. Maybe that will set him straight once and for all and will calm Annie down from falling in love with a priest again.

The most genuine and intriguing story arc in this whole show is Silvers want to have a baby and her inability to have one, which leads her to a surrogate, McKayla. McKayla is Shane's cousin and will be having Silver and Teddy's baby, but I'm not sure she's the right person for the job. First off, you can tell by her bratty attitude that she's not taking this seriously. All she wants is to get paid to live in L.A. She has fallen for Navid, who oddly enough is Silver's ex and wanted to have a baby with her. She is out drinking and partying and stating that Silver is too wrapped up in everything baby. Well, hello, she is paying you to have her baby. Sure, people do it everyday but when you cannot have one yourself it kind of puts a whole new twist on things. And now since Dixon discovered that she is this awesome singer and he's been looking to sign someone to his new label, I doubt she's going to be hopping on that baby train for 9 months. Truthfully, if Silver wants that baby she's going to need to find someone much older and more responsible because this girl is a dead end. I mean she cant possibly become a star while she's pregnant. 

Otherwise, Navid's dealing with problems his new fraternity or what not. Ade is taking a break from the industry after she realized that her image is now branded as the girl who took her top off. Recovering from that wont be easy so she might as well just hop on a group project with Silver to rekindle their friendship. I wonder what use they will have for that taco truck. With everyone moving in new directions and living life to the fullest, the rest of the 90210 season looks promising. But how much longer can they stretch these stories, I'm just not sure. All I can say is they gained a new viewer today!!!