Oh great, as if Devon isn't boring enough by himself
they had to bring a couple of new boring relatives
of his onto the show to interact with him. Like
viewers are really sitting at home thinking to
themselves "You know what this show needs? More
Devon." I hardly think so. It would have made much
more sense to have his crack addict mother crash the
party and pass around the pipe. Anything to liven up
that pathetic crowd.
The guy playing Devon has to be the most pretentious
poser this show has seen since Brenda Dickson. In
the first place he seems to think he's so famous he
can go by one name like he's Madonna or Cher or
something. In the second place he insists on
referring to his aunt as his "Ont Tyra." His "Ont?"
This kid was supposed to grow up in the streets of
the ghetto and the actor seems to think he's Eliza
Doolittle after Henry Higgins got through with her.
And this little cousin Ana - she sings too? What is
this, the Disney channel? They just got rid of that
God awful Noah only to replace him with yet another
precocious tot. At least she has the wherewith all
to realize sending kids into the kitchen so adults
can talk behind her back is the oldest trick in the
book. I remember back in the day, little Nate went
off to the kitchen so many times he had to
eventually join Weight Watchers. But I hardly think
patrons of a jazz club appreciate some little brat
playing chopsticks on the piano while they try to
eat. Not exactly the ambiance potential customers
are expecting from such a place.
Meanwhile Lily and Cane are back at it again with
the sofa sex. Jeepers, don't these people have beds?
Forget about romance and comfort, I'm thinking of
privacy issues when they're doing it right next to
the unlocked front door. Had Chloe walked in on them
five minutes earlier I'm thinking she'd have gotten
an eyeful that would have put her off the idea of
Cane permanently. And they had the audacity to tell
her she should have knocked. Would they have said
the same thing if Devon had walked in with his new "Ont"
Tyra and cousin Ana? Stay away from that couch,
kiddo.
Did I hear right? Did Chloe tell Jill she'd stay
home and work with the "other" Fresh Faces? We've
been wondering all along whatever happened to them
ever since they announced the final three and yet
never saw anyone but Lily after that. Who are the
other two? God knows they have to be infinitely more
interesting than Lily. It goes without saying.
Why does Jill keep sending Gloria out to bring her
coffee? Is this supposed to be a running gag or
something? First Gloria nearly poisons her with
Tabasco-laced coffee, then she spills coffee all
over her dress at the Boutique, and yet here is Jill
once again sending Gloria off for coffee. It's like
Gloria is Bugs Bunny and Jill is Daffy Duck saying
"Shoot me now! Shoot me now! I demand that you shoot
me now!"
Poor Nikki, once again a victim of her own idiocy.
If they expect us to feel sorry for her it's going
to be a hard sell. For one thing, anybody could have
seen through that flimsy cover story about David
buying a horse from a buddy of Brad's. Brad has
fewer friends than Lily (who, as you recall, has
only one.) For another thing, she's had everyone and
their brother telling her what a loser David is from
Day 1 but she ignored it all because deep down she
is still motivated by her feelings for Victor no
matter how many times he beats her down. It's like
the battered wife who keeps going back to her
abuser. After awhile you just want to give her a
good smack yourself.
I don't know where they're going with Michael and
his long lost father, but hiring Paul Williams to
find him is a sure sign of hesitation on his part.
Obviously Michael isn't overly invested in locating
the man, because even he seems to realize on some
level the chances of Paul finding him are slim to
none. When he asked Paul how much he owed him, he
reached into his pocket and jingled some coins
within. That's probably why Paul doesn't even have
an office anymore. His services are of so little
value he works for change these days. Kind of like
the people who write this show.
