By Matthew Wood

Oh Darlings, just when we were making some great progress, you go and drop a big fat turd in this week’s episode.

Last week, I gushed about how much I enjoyed the family and their vapid travails as the most rich and famous clan in town. But just a week later, the whole act is starting to feel tired and played out. Here’s what we had this week (that we amazingly had last week as well): Jeremy is still hooking up with the hated Natalie, much to the chagrin of his twin sister. Karen is still in love with Nick, and she follows him (current hubby in tow) all the way to Italy to crash his romantic getaway to tell him so. And, again, we end the show with a veiled Simon Elder plot twist. This time, Elder himself (Blair Underwood) makes an appearance, and sends the show out on another twist.

Sigh. Didn’t we already do all of this last week? Haven’t we been doing this all year? As we watch the inept Nick George (Peter Krause) bumble his way through an investigation into his father’s death, you can’t help but want to scream at him to quit telling everyone everything. Keep some secrets for yourself, Nick! God knows everyone is keeping things from you. But yet here he is again, spilling his guts to Tripp Darling, who sends him on a wild goose chase to Italy to track down some spy who might know something about someone who might be involved with the murder.


So what does Nick do? He spills it all out to some complete stranger who may or may not be a friend of his father. Come on, dude, keep it a little closer to the vest. There might be a chance that all these shady people might not actually want to tell you everything they know.

Nick hopes the trip to Italy can double as a way to reconnect with his wife, Lisa (Zoe McClellan). But, of course, Karen (Natalie Zea) tags along and does everything she can to mark her territory with Nick – including the retelling of how he proposed to her, which comes as quite the shock to Lisa. That turns out to be the last straw, as Lisa makes a stand for her man, and tells that bitch Karen to mind her own business. You go, girl!

You know, I can’t really get a grasp on this Lisa character. She’s supposed to be the sensible one, the rock to keep Nick stable. I think that’s why they gave her short hair, which totally seems out of place on her. And I just can’t buy her being that rational and reasonable. Maybe it’s because she’s so hot and has a huge rack. I mean, how many chicks do you know have a combination of sensibility and great boobs. I think you know what I’m sayin’ here.

As for our favorite twins, Jeremy’s tryst with Natalie finally comes out to Juliet, who’s none too pleased. But he finally sticks up for himself and pronounces his love for Natalie to both of them. Natalie returns the favor by announcing she’s preggo. Whoops, guess you spoke just a bit too soon on that one, buddy boy.

In other plot lines, Brian’s illegitimate kid (second thoughts about naming that one Brian Jr.?) gets beat up by a girl, and Patrick and his tranny girlfriend don’t even show up in the episode. Not sure which one I care about less, so maybe they’ll both go away.


In one of the few cliffhangers that has worked on this show, we find out that one of the Darling kids was actually fathered by Dutch. But they keep us guessing as to which one. Well, I guess that’s one reason to tune in next week. If only we had a few more …