Previously on 90210, Annie took Adrianna's part in the play but then hooked her up with an audition for a slasher flick. Kelly left on an excursion to find Dylan and left Silver in charge of her house. Papa Wilson threatened Adrianna with expulsion and she then got in a car with a guy who implied she'd be exchanging sexual favors for drugs.

New Girl Kimberly McIntyre joins Mr. Mathews' class at West Beverly and is immediately too-cool-4-school. She says she's Kim from Las Vegas and that she has 3 piercings but won't say where. In Home Economics (or Family and Consumer Sciences) couples are paired off to take care of babies and an out-spoken douchebag is paired with Navid as a same-sex couple. HAHA! NICE! Ethan is paired with Annie (of course) as a stay-at-home dad.

Silver advertises her half-birthday by putting up flyers about a showing of Psycho at a cemetery. That's kind of awesome but Dixon says he's not into Hitchcock. Wow, he sucks. Dump him, Silver. Hitchcock rules all. Strangers on a Train 4EVR. Annie then dumps their baby off on Ethan and tells Silver that Ethan is in Rebound City, so she's not going after him right now.

I Moan finds Adrianna outside and asks how she's been. Adrianna compares her mom to Dina Lohan and says her only problem is Annie Wilson, who is auditioning against her for a movie after school. I Moan seems genuinely concerned about Adrianna and gets defensive about her parents and Ethan and says she needs a best friend right now. They hug and then switch their BFF necklaces "for luck." Gag me.

Outside, Tracy Clark strikes up a conversation with Papa Wilson about their son. She wants to know where he is and how he's doing. She is going to hire a PI to find him. Flash to the auditions for the slasher flick. Annie and Adrianna cry and plead and whatnot. Annie does an okay job and Adrianna does a line of blow right before her audition. Smooth.

Peach Pit. I Moan comes upon Ethan and Annie and their baby. She has the Crazy Eyes working overtime and pats Ethan on the head as she walks away. Ethan reassures Annie that he and I Moan are done for for real this time. At Kelly's house, Silver tells Dixon she is painting one wall of the living room black. She then seduces Dixon on the couch... only to show him a Horror Movie Marathon. Snerk.

Wilson House. Grandma Arrested Development is arguing with Mama Wilson about flashing the gardener. Apparently Grandma has been swimming naked. HAHA! She says, "I'm letting my freak flag fly and there's ntohing you can do about it." AWESOME. MORE GRANDMA SCENES! Papa Wilson confesses to Mama Wilson about Tracy Clark finding their birth son. Mama Wilson point-blank asks him if he wants to find his son and he says he does. She agrees. Awww! Mama Wilson is the BEST WIFE EVER.

I Moan visits Adrianna's mom, which is a bold move and makes me think better of I Moan. She finds out from Ad's mom that Adrianna got the slasher flick gig. I Moan says Adrianna isn't answering her phone and the mom totally blows it off, says she's out celebrating. Way to be... Rayanne Graff's mom. We flash to a shot of Adrianna doing coke off the dashboard of a car. Nice.

At Kelly's house, Silver is engrossed in the horror movie marathon and Dixon is fast asleep. She wakes him up and he blurts out, "The call's coming from inside the house!" Nice horror movie reference there, writers! He rushes out because it's past curfew, then sneaks into his house and runs into Grandma Awesome. She asks him if all the blood rushed away from the part of his brain that lets him tell time. She is AWESOME. His parents find him and he confesses to falling asleep while watching movies. Grandma Awesome defends him, then Annie wanders up and says she can't find her crying baby from class. She finally finds the baby in the corner of the bathroom, buried under her jeans, and Mama Wilson gets to say, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner." What really sells it, though, is her and Papa Wilson laughing so hard about it. Hahaha!

At school the next day, Silver asks Mr. Mathews if he's missing her sister. He says he's dating someone else already. She invites him to her party and he gets all awkward. Dixon wanders up and says he got in trouble and that his parents are showing up at her birthday that night to make sure he makes curfew. Annie and Ethan appear and Silver invites them to her half-birthday party. Ethan and Annie stutter out an acceptance and it's pretty pathetic. Seriously, why do we need such a plot contrivance for them to be around each other? This is painful to watch. I liked the Pentapus better.

Mr. Mathews discusses 1984 in class, which is such a great book. New GIrl Kim talks to Annie and gets in trouble but manages to drop a Ridgemont High reference AND flirt with Mr. Mathews at the same time. He gives her lunch-time detention. Oh man, they are totally going to be doing it by the time Kelly gets back from seeing Dylan.

Papa Wilson sees Tracy Clark in his office about finding their long-lost baby. He doesn't feel good about the Private Investigator angle but she already hired someone. She defends herself and Papa Wilson acquiesces.  They have a "moment" where they hug and stuff and it gets a little weird because she tries to kiss him. He stops her and she runs out. Kim shows up for her lunchtime detention and flirts with Mr. Mathews some more. Kim asks him if he has a girlfriend and then if he's gay. It's gross and not at all believable. Seriously.

I Moan approaches Adrianna in the hall and wonders what happened to her last night. I Moan finds her "lipstick" container, which is her coke container, and rags on her about her drug problem. Adrianna tries to storm off but I Moan tells her she can help her. Suddenly the police are there conducting a search. Adrianna wigs and I Moan covers for her, getting arrested dumping cocaine into a toilet in the bathroom. She gets cuffed and Mr. Mathews confronts Papa Wilson about how bogus it is to bust kids ON CAMPUS in front of all their friends. Annie knows those drugs weren't I Moan's.

Ethan and Annie confront Adrianna about I Moan taking the wrap for her. Adrianna says I Moan initiated her into the "C & C" club, which I don't think means C & C Music Factory. It actually stands for Cocaine and Champagne. I Moan's parents ransack her room looking for drugs and Tracy tries to blame her father leaving, which is actually kind-of legit. I Moan wants her father to "make it go away." He tells her that it won't be that easy and that she'll be drug tested and have to make court appearances.  Wow, that sucks.

Adrianna stops by and they cry together about how much trouble I Moan is in over the drugs. I Moan says it should be Adrianna and that she HAS to tell them the drugs are hers. Adrianna cries and I Moan wipes her tears and talks about rehab and I throw up in my mouth a little at how melodramatic this is. The plinky-plunky strains of Cocaine Addiction play and... this is so bad. Adrianna tells I Moan she needs to confess to her mom and that she'll meet I Moan at her dad's office to sort it out. Yeah, right. I'll believe it when I see it.

Adrianna goes home and her mom is totally freaked out about how they almost lost the house because Adrianna couldn't find work and how all their problems are solved now because of the slasher flick. Mom's voice fades away as Adrianna quietly loses it. Yikes.

Silver's Birthday Party. Silver shows Dixon the Johnny Ramone statue and they take pictures as students gather for her creepy party. Mr. Mathews shows up with a Kelly-lookalike blonde that he met online. Um, yikes? What the hell? And why is he at his student's party? This is gross and unbelievable. His date played Dead Hooker 2 on CSI (guess she took the part from Trina Echolls) and uses "OMG" in her everyday talking. OMG, get rid of her!

Silver and Dixon find Ethan and Annie, but Ethan is texted that I Moan is off the hook because of Adrianna admitting the drugs are hers. Ethan and Annie have a nice moment but no smoochies yet. The boys go for refreshments and the girls dish about it being a double date. Navid and Loud-Mouth Douchebag wander up as the same-sex couple, which is hilarious. That Home Ec teacher rocks.

Papa and Mama Wilson discuss Tracy Clark kissing him in his office and Mama Wilson is on the warpath about it. She misses Kansas and they hug. It's a nice moment, if a totally needless scene. Mr. Mathews hangs with his vacuous date and New Girl Kim wanders up and is all sarcastic and funny. I don't like that actress, I don't like where they are going with this, I don't like this AT ALL. Keep your hormones in check, Mr. Mathews. She's not even that cute.

I Moan meets with a lawyer and her father and they discuss juvenile detention and permanent records. Adrianna still hasn't shown up yet. Ruh-roh! Back at the cemetery, the movie playing and Dixon and Silver canoodle. Mr. Mathews and his date talk and he runs away to "get her a coffee."

Back at the lawyer's office, I Moan defends herself and waits for Adrianna. Mr. Mathews runs into New Girl Kim and defends his date. He tries to head Kim's feelings off at the pass and she dissuades him, saying she doesn't have a crush on him. Hmmm. I'm not so sure.

Ethan and Annie are disrupting the movie over their fussy baby, while Papa Wilson confronts New Girl Kim, who it turns out is a total 21 Jump Street! OMG, that is so awesome! I didn't see that coming at all, I'm so delighted when a show surprises me.

Ethan wonders how he and Annie made their baby. He wonders if it was overseas and Annie says, "Like Brangelina!" Haha. He ignores a call from I Moan to keep talking to Annie  and says it kind of feels like a date. They are adorable in insisting that it's not a date and then he leans in to kiss her right at the climax of Psycho and they are disrupted by Dixon and Silver. Bummer. I wanted smoochies.

I Moan tries to get ahold of Adrianna, who is passed out and unconscious and getting worked on by the EMTs while I Moan bitches her out over voicemail. She ends it with, "You're dead to me," as Adrianna flatlines. Yikes.

Comments

The show is hard to watch because AnnaLynne McCord
looks like she's pushing 40.

It's so distracting, I seriously can't get over it. She doesn't fit in the whole "scene".

Patty | Oct 7, 2008 11:55:40 PM | #

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I loved tonight's show, it kept me watching the Ridgemont High and Dirty Dancing reference we're funny to people who watched the movies. Dixon and Silver are only returning the favor because every time what you failed to say was Annie/Ethan/baby C-blocked thier moments. Naomi pouring the drugs into the toilet I'm glad how the camera caught that scene it gave it a real life feel, Adrianna might not be dead atleast I hope. I have been DVRing and YT all the new 90210's this show has definitely caught my interest as much as the old one, btw Hitchcock rules !

Maria | Oct 8, 2008 12:26:43 AM | #

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I am so glad that I am not the only person who caught the 21 Jump Street reference! Thank God, I'm not that dated after all...

I think Adrianna's mother is lying about their situation. Think about it. How in God's name can ANYONE live in Beverly Hills with below or close to $300 in the bank??!?!?!? Housing is high as hell there and that doesn't count that Adrianna is an actress and that it takes money and stability to go on those auditions. My point is that there is too much money flowing through Adrianna's house to even feel as if they were going under. I always considered Adrianna Ms. Irrelevant, but since all the episodes give her more screen time than Navid and Tabitha combined I was wondering if they were going to give a series regular credit soon, but after tonight? Who knows... I hope she doesn't die either, but a permanent trip to rehab might do her some good...

Ryan Matthews is such a joke to me now that he is becoming more and more unbearable each week. I dubbed him "Ryan Matthews, Internet Dater" this week...

Mark O. Estes | Oct 8, 2008 3:17:09 AM | #

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Annie needs to be axed from the show, she's the worst actress i've ever seen, she gets on my nerves so easily, and how old is she? she looks older than Mama Wilson. This show so falls flat, boring....bland and well, mediocre.

Ron | Oct 8, 2008 6:54:58 AM | #

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Uh, you do know that Ryan Matthews is going to be Tracy & Papa Wilson's biological son? How obvious is that?

Joe | Oct 8, 2008 8:00:07 AM | #

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This show is downright laughable and I was a huge fan of the old 90210 so I am all for cheesie fun TV. The acting/writing/plot developments are horrible. Annie is by far the worst - all her "eye scrunching" drives me insane!

Riz | Oct 8, 2008 8:26:05 AM | #

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There's no way Ryan Matthews could be the son...I Moan's mom mentioned that she'd been thinking about her baby for 22 years. Mr. Matthews obviously has tenure at the school, and unless he's some sort of boy genius who graduated college early, it's impossible. Plus, he looks way older than 22, but then again, most of these actors are playing way younger, so I could be wrong.

I know a lot of people are hating on I Moan (I love that nickname), but I can't take my eyes off of her for some reason! I'm definitely in the "She's not bad, she's misunderstood" camp. I really liked it a couple of weeks ago when she saw Annie crying and genuinely seemed to care what's wrong. What I don't like is the way she keeps abbreviating everyone's name..."E" for Ethan, "Ade" for Adrianna...it just sounds completely unconvincing to me and seems like trying way too hard to be cool for school.

And even though I hate, hate, HATE Adrianna, I hope she lives only so she can bail I Moan out of this mess. Wow, I'm way too into this show. It's almost kind of sad.

Dennis | Oct 8, 2008 8:26:12 AM | #

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Dennis, man its all good. I am a big ass Naomi fan as well and I really couldn't stand Adriana until I met her mom. Everything fell into place then. If you guys read Korbi's blog then you guys can relax on a lot of issues you raised, lol.

Mark O. Estes | Oct 8, 2008 9:34:32 AM | #

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90210 needs to bring back characters form the old show who were not played out. how about seeing some ariel hunter? or Muntz? or Deshaun Hardell? anything but this cast of newbies.

mambo | Oct 8, 2008 10:14:57 AM | #

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First episode without JENNIE GARTH. ---very boring. SHANNON DOHERTY is also out of the show now. Getting sadder.

M.F. | Oct 8, 2008 10:23:12 AM | #

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where was Ty this episode?? aww...personally i'm rooting for Annie to be with him and not Ethan..Ethan sucks...
if i had to choose to be with a drop-dead gorgeous guy with lots of money that genuinely cared about me..or a guy that is a KNOWN CHEATER, who is mediocre good-looking and has a wishy-washy relationship with his ex girlfriend...the choice would be pretty simple...
and god, i love silver..just the absolute best character on this show..painting a room black, hitchcock and ramones..she's really cool shit - i only wish that i had gone to school with someone like her...but she needs to ditch dixon...he's too "brandon walsh"...she needs a david silver type (just not her bro...hehe..)

rayna | Oct 8, 2008 12:17:03 PM | #

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The only good thing about this show is it led to me to "Privileged", a far better series.

Amy Lynne | Oct 8, 2008 2:20:04 PM | #

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the new 90210 rocks!!!! this was the best episode yet...the new student chick being an undercover cop and Adrianna flatlining at the end were both unexpected and has me on the edge of my seat waiting for the next episode!!! Bring back Brenda though...

D | Oct 8, 2008 8:57:20 PM | #

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The undercover cop was a real surprise, but is she spying on anyone particular or just the whole school? Okay...I got the Dirty Dancing reference, but missed the 21 Jump Street. What was it?

Danielle | Oct 9, 2008 5:52:18 AM | #

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OK, Im really liking this show. I am, Im hooked!!!

The Dirty Dancing referance was funny because the kids had no clue about it, that was funny.

I missed Kelly, Im ready for her to come back.

Baby B | Oct 9, 2008 7:21:55 AM | #

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Despite all my complaints about this show, I continue to watch it. Hey, this new 90210 makes One Tree Hill look like Shakespeare! At first, I was blaming the bad acting mostly, but I think it really comes down to the unrealistic, stilted dialogue. Estes, Loughlin and Jessica Walter were very good actors in other roles, but not even their scenes seem natural. The only characters that had watchable scenes were Brenda and Kelly, who aren't even series regulars. Let's hope the writers bring those two back soon, especially since Silver needs her big sister. By the way, I also like Silver and Dixon as a couple, but I can't stand Annie and Ethan (she giggles like a 9 year old in every scene!).

When New Girl Kim first showed up, I said, "Oh, great. This show cast another 20-something actress to play a teenager." I thought she looked too old to be in high school because I remember the actress being in Edgemont, a TV show about high school from EIGHT years ago! I was pleasantly surprised to find out that she had to be older because she was an undercover cop. HA! I also recalled my younger days watching 21 Jump Street, but none of these actors are as good as Johnny Depp! ;-)

The whole plot where Naomi covers up for Adrianna's drug abuse was supposed to make us realize that Naomi really isn't evil, just a spoiled brat who expects her father to bail her out of trouble avery time. I did think that the storyline humanized Naomi's character, but I still wish AnnaLynne McCord could show us more expressions, other than flaring her nostrils! :-0

Paige | Oct 9, 2008 7:50:58 AM | #

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That eppy was just "Meh" for me. Missed Kelly/Brenda. The actress playing Kim was on CSI last year as an investigator, so I just couldn't picture her as student (which, of course, she's not).

I like Silver, but I'm not feeling her rel. with Dixon. Actually, I'm not feeling anybody's friendship or relationship with anyone-- there is just an overall lack of chemistry or something.

Allie | Oct 9, 2008 9:13:28 AM | #

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Mr. Matthews... He is totally the son. Kelly told Brenda that he is 10 years younger. Kelly graduated 1 year before me, and I'm 32. So that makes him right around 23. By 21 or 22 he could have a Bachelor's Degree, and that's enough to be a teacher. He acts like he's been a teacher for years though which is doubtful. Anyway, I loved how for the 2 seconds they show him actually teaching, he's talking about "Big Brother." If that's not a clue, I don't know what is! (Although it also kind of ties into the police raid and Mr. Matthews being all "this is wrong.")
I'm glad I wasn't the only one surprised by the undercover twist.
The I moan and Adrianna story was actually pretty good, except they were too stupid when the police first got there. Just turn, casually walk to the stairs, drop the lipstick in the trash, walk on. Maybe some Juvenille Detention time will teach I moan not to be such a spazz.
Loved the '80s movie references. Loved the same sex parents. Loved Silver.
I was very surprised that I really enjoyed this episode and didn't even notice Brenda and Kelly's absence! But I still want them back!

Jenny in 89081 | Oct 9, 2008 1:13:18 PM | #

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The writers should vet some of their stuff before putting it on the air. A first time juvenile offense (even if it is cocaine possession) will not have any effect on her future. Moreover, if her dad really was some power broker, he could EASILY have taken care of this. It was way too overblown for me.

Michael | Oct 9, 2008 3:12:00 PM | #

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Your recap is hilarious, and treats the show as the guilty pleasure it is. Keep up the good work.

I have to agree that the "21 Jump Street" twist was well played. I didn't see it coming at all.

Jason | Oct 9, 2008 5:34:24 PM | #

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Thanks, Jason! I really appreciate the kind words. : )

Andrea | Oct 10, 2008 12:50:52 AM | #

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I watched the original 90210 religiously. I was very doubtful in the remaking. What caught me was the advertisement of old members returning, so I decided to give it a shot. Then I noticed how it somewhat continued 18years later. The cappuccino machine at the peach pit was a cute reference to the way things have changed since the original. Reading these comments all I can say is TV is what it is. It’s not finest of actors and actresses. I like the show and was very upset that tonight was a repeat. I like the 21 Jump Street and Dirty Dancing reference. That made me feel like I wasn’t too old to enjoy this show. I would rather watch this, than one tree hill or the oc. 90210 seems more real. Whether you are rich in Beverly Hills’ or not. Kids now and kids in my day can relate to the issues. Keep it coming I think it is good remake compared to other remakes these days. I dont think the new generation can appreciate that. Look what MTV has done to itself. If you dont like it, why watch it? Why complain about hating an actress. Take in what the show is all about and look pass the nonsense.

Candace | Oct 14, 2008 6:44:10 PM | #

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Hey, I am not a computer person so if anyone can help PLEASE. I missed tuesday the 14th's show. I don't know if it was a rerun or what b/c I believe next week is. But anyway I really want to see the last one but I can't seem to find it. I read all the comments which were helpful but if anyone knows where I can go to watch it please let me know. Thanks ~ Diana ~
chrischrisdiana@yahoo.com
I'm hooked too!!!!

Diana | Oct 17, 2008 8:09:31 AM | #

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I missed Tuesdays episode too. And I would normally watch it on the CW website. but it's not there. So can someone tell me if it was a rerun or not.

Elizabeth | Oct 17, 2008 10:35:28 AM | #

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I just read 90210 was pulled off the air :( That really sucks because I was loving the show, here's the article i read on heraldsun:

THE reincarnation of TV's most famous zip code for teenagers, 90210, has been pulled from the screen by Channel 10 after just four weeks.

The much-hyped teen drama series, which was considered a television phenomenon in the '90s and catapulted Hollywood stars Shannen Doherty, Luke Perry and Jennie Garth to fame, has been dumped due to poor ratings by Channel 10.

"90210 is an excellent show that clearly resonated with a younger audience, but it didn't have the kind of numbers needed to stay in this intensely competitive environment," a Ten spokesperson said.

While the program, which features Shenae Grimes, Australia's Chantelle Barry and Garth, has achieved moderate success in its native US, the glossy remake has taken a major nose dive locally, recording a national audience of just 616,000 during its final outing in the primetime slot of 8.30pm on Monday.

Following Ten's decision to move the program to Friday evenings last week, the network announced yesterday the series would not return to the small screen and would instead be replaced by a Friday night movie, beginning this week with The Bourne Supremacy.

The axing is a blow to Ten, which considered the series one of their most highly-anticipated programs of the year and took a risk by purchasing the program before viewing the pilot.

Just weeks prior to the program's debut in Australia on September 8, Ten's head of programming David Mott said while the network hadn't seen the pilot he hoped the worldwide buzz surrounding the show would lure viewers.

"Generation X, who were targeted in the 1990s, have grown up and the show is already creating buzz in Generation Y," Mott said.

"I think it's a no brainer ... in our initial discussions with producers we were talking about the issues that faced Generation X - and they haven't gone away."

However, the audience has spoken, with the fate of the series apparent from the outset when the show's two-hour debut secured an all-people audience of 837,000, far less than anticipated.

Despite the program performing better in the network's younger demographics audiences have turned away from the drama with each passing week.

The network intends to broadcast the remaining episodes during the non-ratings period over summer.

Niki | Oct 17, 2008 11:15:00 PM | #

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