Melrose Place: These People Have Serious Issues
Don't mess with the Doctor
As if stealing million-dollar art from the Mancini manor wasn't enough of an outlet for Daddy Issues, David vows to pin Sydney's murder on Michael...and he'll get him for helping Syd fake her death all those years ago while he's at it. This is all after he swiped his dad's keycard from the hospital and managed to tap into daddy's computer remotely, which reminds us -- who wants Michael Mancini to be their cardiac surgeon? Uh...not us.
But who, exactly, does David think he's dealing with here? Michael is the master manipulator and most talented, unabashed liar in the greater LA area (and that's saying something!). We have a feeling that guilty or not, Michael will eat David alive.
There's lots more after the break, so read on!
Paging Doctor Hooker
Michael agrees to hire Lauren as an intern on his team. Sure, she's got the grades and the dedication, but we all know he's adding her to his team to help him keep an eye on David. When Michael hires her, he makes it clear that she isn't to have her financial situation disrupt her work at the hospital. She vows to do whatever it takes to get the money. Looks like this lady doctor will be making some special house calls.
Hell's…er…wedding bells
Jonah takes photos of Riley as she thumbs through bridal magazines -- vowing to celebrate the moment. But his fiancé hasn’t even bothered to tell her family or friends that she is engaged. She finally makes the announcement at the end of the episode but after she took an entire day to say "yes" and then kept mum about the whole thing -- we think Jonah should run, screaming into the hills.
We want our MTV
Ella somehow works her magic and gets Jonah a gig as the director on a client's new music video when the original director hired walks -- makes that runs -- out. Jonah has zero experience, but how hard can it be? Apparently, very. He has a .45 pulled on him by Taryn, a the crazy-paranoid rock star/actress. But we've gotta hand it to Jonah -- he ends up pulling it all together. (Kudos also to Taryn Manning, who is happy to embrace the no-doubt completely out-of-character crazy when she plays "herself.")
Even though the label approved the storyboard, Jonah ultimately gets all "creative guy" and changes everything -- costumes, choreography, even the shooting process. And it works. He's a genius! Unfortunately, after the first director sees what a great job Jonah did, he takes the credit. Sadly, Ella is so nervous about keeping her job that she lets her boss throw Jonah under the bus. At least Jonah got paid.
Violet gets creepier
Lauren hears noises coming from Syd's apartment, and we start salivating at the thought of a vengeful Syd-spirit haunting the complex. Sadly, it's just creepy Violet, in the closet, trying on clothes. And what's with the attempted "gift" for Auggie? Did she steal those sunglasses from Sydney too?
Quotable quotes
- "You don’t have to convince me I’m good. I’m great." Ella
- "Relationships are complicated. Cooking comes with directions." Auggie
- "You want me in your life, you got it kiddo." Michael to his son David
Want to play a game?
We have to admit that there were a couple of scenes that left us scratching our virtual heads -- the sunglasses, the kiss, the dress! But the one that really had us freaking (and when we say freaking, we mean it in the very best way) was the scene at the end when David was spying on his father's computer. What do you suppose Michael is up to with all of those folders with tenants names (old and new!) on his computer? Everyone was there: Allison, Amanda, Jo, David, Ella, Auggie. What can the good doctor be doing? Tell us what you think here!