Screening Room: Champagne Sorrows - #5 - Plaid is the new hot

This week our bi-coastal ladies are torn between the men they “love” and their super hot boys in plaid. Being filthy rich and ridiculously good looking sure is hard!

This week's episodes:
90210: Party Politics
Revenge: Duplicity 

Let’s kick things off on the West Coast with 90210

In this week's episode, Naomi and the gang attempt to do good by her sorority and encourage people to sign up for voter registration forms. She finds the task incredibly boring, so in true Naomi fashion she throws a party instead. 

If I were Naomi I also would have had a petition to stop Ivy from wrapping weird things around her head and calling them fashionable.

Navid and Silver struggle to cope as acting parents to Navid’s bad-ass sister which is resulting in a less than stellar sex life. When Silver gets an offer to work on the campaign for Marissa Jackson-Lewis (aka Brandy), they ask Annie to look after Leila. So what does Annie do?  She dresses up like a Grandma and takes Leila on an adventure in escort land. Smart move smarty pants. But seriously, are those clip-on earrings?

Teddy is back from Europe and confesses to finding a love in Barcelona that she had to leave behind. Sob! But...this is TV! Barcelona Boy shows up and has befriended Silver! Barcelona Boy is also working for Brandy and when he finds out Teddy is helping his homophobe uncle with his campaign, he tells him they can’t be together. 

Silver’s style has come a long way from season one and I’m really loving her hair these days. Brandy looks sharp in business casual and spices it up with a bold pink pant. Barcelona Boy looks just like the rest of the Beverley Hills boys. Really not holding up their end of the fashion bargain. 

As the party gets going, Naomi can’t help but be distracted by Austin’s charm (and wardrobe) despite trying her best to keep things hot and heavy with Max. Although super shady this episode, Naomi certainly takes home best dressed. Her blue dress is a knock out regardless of the fact that she’s got a tacky belt on. Austin missed the memo on the chic attire and showed up his uniform of plaid and a cowboy hat. 

Somehow, Naomi and Austin get locked out the party and the busted by the cops when trying to sneak back in. They spend the rest of the night locked in the back of a police van which, of course, results in them taking off their clothes. They don’t get arrested for indecent exposure, but Max’s poor little nerdy heart gets broken. Naomi Clark can’t be tamed, Max! She loves who she loves. And usually, that’s someone with a lot less brains and lot more abs.

Back east, on Revenge...

Emily and Daniel (Emily’s faux bf) seem to be getting along rather well, looking fab while playing tennis and doing what young rich kids in faux love do. That is, until Daniel’s BFF Tyler steps in. Tyler sabotages their relationship and steals Daniel’s phone in an effort to keep them apart. I can’t figure out if Tyler secretly has a crush on Daniel or has other ulterior motives.

Emily decides to attend the mother-daughter tea (sans mother) to support Victoria’s charity. Little does she know, Emily has swapped the heart-warming video that was supposed to play with an expose of the ladies of the Hamptons. As Victoria watches the ladies-who-lunch crowd spilling their guts, she flips her lid and threatens to destroy the doctor. Doc gets kidnapped that night and thrown in a storage container, and Victoria is the number one suspect for the kidnapping. Well played, Emily.

 Emily’s dress had the potential to be totally adorable but there was something about the cut that wasn’t flattering about it. Could this be the perfect maternity dress? Or just a dress that is holding a lot of secrets?

Victoria gets a visit from the FBI for questioning regarding her therapist's disappearance. Ashley gets brought into the mix to help think of other suspects. Lucky for Ashley, the only thing she’s charged with is looking too fabulous. Seriously. I want that dress NOW. I won’t even get started on her hair... sigh.

Anyway, Daniel catches Emily having dinner with megababe Jack, and Daniel and Tyler decide to drown their sorrows. So where do they go? Jack's bar. They chat up some charming ladies while playing pool, but are soon kicked out. Tyler takes Daniel home and claims he is sober and somehow, Ashley believes him. WHAT IS YOUR DEAL, TYLER?

Emily spends the evening creeping around the Hamptons in her super stealthly disguise (aka, a hoodie). All that subterfuge is hard work, so afterwards she pops in at Jack's to visit Jack and Nolan. They exchange a couple of pleasantries, but most importantly, some lusting looks. Emily is team Jack all the way. But can you blame her?

The episode closes with Emily reliving a childhood memory of Victoria sneaking into her house to visit her Dad. And the plot thickens. Aren't you hooked?! Clearly you are, because Revenge just got picked up for a full season. You should have seen the celebration that took place in the YKYLF staff room. There was moderately-priced champagne and everything!

And how did you enjoy this week's episodes?