What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

 

General Hospital

Jason tells Sonny, it’s still always an option. Sonny says, even though he got caught again? Jason says, no. Sam is worried that Kristina will come back to the same conclusion, even if he gets rid of Shiloh. Sonny says, she’ll turn it onto herself. He doesn’t want that. Jason says, it’s his call. Sonny doesn’t agree, but Jason says, the longer they wait, the worse this gets. Sam comes in, and Sonny asks if it’s about Kristina. Does Sam want him to back off while she works her con on Shiloh? She does, but that’s not why she’s there. It turns out Shiloh has some influential followers. Sonny says, like who?

Apparently, Willow and Chase have been kissing all weekend, since they’re still at it. She tells him that she doubts Principal Shultz would be thrilled with her making out with her boyfriend there. Chase says detective boyfriend to her. She says she needs to be on her best behavior. She almost got fired. Shiloh would love that, if she crawled back to DOD. Chase says, she would never do that, right? and Willow says, not for any reason.

Alexis arrives at The Floating Rib, and sees Neil, who says he was just leaving. She says, no he isn’t; he just got there. He says he’s making clear boundaries, and she says, who needs boundaries? He tells her they’ll talk at the next session, but she asks if he doesn’t do sessions outside of the office. Why don’t they grab a booth, and he can bill her? He’s not very receptive, and she blurts out, her daughter is in a cult.

Shiloh watches the video of him and Sam. Kristina comes in, and asks what he’s watching.

Maxie tells Peter that her high school crush finally asks her out, and she had to turn him down. Peter asks, why? and she says she’s been excruciatingly obvious. She has feelings for him. For a while, she thought he felt the same way. At their table, Anna says, it’s Peter’s moment, and Finn says, for what? Anna apologizes for ignoring him, and says she and Peter had a real conversation. She thinks he might take her advice. She tells Finn that she’s all his. He nervously drinks some water. There’s something he wants to… Peter tells Maxie that she knows he has feelings for her. She asks, how? and he says he’s told her. She says he hasn’t really, and he says he didn’t think she’d want to hear all that. Maxie says that’s why she’s been spending so much time with him. Peter says he cares for her, so much more than anyone he’s ever cared about before. She asks why he didn’t say so, and he says, why didn’t she? She says he’s the first person she’s felt this way about since Nathan died. She was nervous, and last night, he said they should live their separate lives. He says he thought that’s what she wanted. She asks where that leaves them, and they kiss, practically diving into each other.

Alexis tells Neil that she understands she’s trampled professional boundaries. She should have given him a spoiler alert. She does understand professional distance, but as a mother, she’s freaking out. He says he has a few minutes, and they sit. He tells her, start from the beginning. Alexis says Kristina was born. She was challenging; a lost soul of sorts, drifting. When she found something that spoke to her, a group that did volunteering and self-help, Alexis thought it was great. Then Kristina got more deeply involved, and began to give them more money. They started encouraging her to distance herself from her family. Alexis is worried they’re going to lose her. What should she do? Neil says, nothing.

Maxie says, wow. Finn tells Anna that he was thinking… and sees that she’s mesmerized. She says, she did that. Not to brag, but it’s about time those two had some happiness. Finn agrees, and she says, what was he going to ask her?

Maxie and Peter kiss again. She says, that was nice. He says, really nice, and she says, but that doesn’t answer the question. He says, if she’s ready, he is. He thinks they’d be good together. She says, now what? and he says they could go someplace nice. Maxie says she’s running late, and Lulu comes flying in. She’s glad she caught them. She needed to see them before she leaves Port Charles.

Shiloh tells Kristina that he was reviewing a session. Seeing progress is exhilarating. She tells him, good news. She got the money she needs for the Trust. Although she’ll probably be tending bar for the rest of her life. He says, fantastic, and she asks when she gets to meet the others. He says, tonight.

Sonny says Margaux is a member of the DOD cult? Sam doubts she’d call it that, but she’s definitely a follower. Jason says it must have something to do with why she dropped the charges. Shiloh forgave him, and she agreed to drop it. Sam says, Margaux is taking his lead, which explains a lot. Like why her attitude changed. She hated Sam, but now she’s nicer. Sonny says, Margaux has gone through a lot in the last six months. She’s recovering from the ugly truth that her parents weren’t exactly the people she thought they were. Sam says she hasn’t found any concrete evidence yet, but the more time Kristina spends at DOD, the worse it looks. She just wanted to update them. Jason tells her, be careful. She leaves, and Jason tells Sonny that they’re better off eliminating Shiloh now, than dealing with the fallout later.

Lulu tells Maxie and Peter that she’s leaving with Rocco tomorrow. Maxie asks if she’s seeing Dante. She’s heard he was in a secret location, and can’t talk, but Anna is there. Lulu says she doesn’t want to put Anna on the spot, since Anna can’t tell her. And it’s not about Dante. Maybe, in a way. Last year exhausted her; there was so much change. She told herself that she was keeping up, but hasn’t been. She’s been treading water. With the Ryan stuff, Dante gone, then back, then gone again; she needs to reset, and she can’t do that there. Maxie asks how long she’ll be gone, and Lulu says, a week, maybe a month. She’s not putting a timetable on it. She’ll come back when she’s ready. Maxie hates it. She’ll miss Lulu like crazy, but she understands. They hug, and Lulu tells Peter, sorry she’s giving no notice. She’s hoping for a leave of absence. He says he might have to deny her request.

Finn tells Anna that he doesn’t say he loves her enough. She says she loves him too. He’s been thinking about the future. All he sees is her and… Anna says, Robert. Robert sits with them, and says he’s come up with some stuff on Anna’s system.

Alexis says she hopes Neil doesn’t expect her to pay him for that advice. How is doing nothing helpful? He asks how old Kristina is, and Alexis says, twenty-five going on fifteen. He asks if she’s being abused, and Alexis says she isn’t. He says, Kristina is an adult, and can do what she wants. Alexis asks if this is the advice he’d give to someone going to Jonestown, or would he wait until they drank the Kool-Aid? He says he’s worked with families similar situations. The key is to be counter intuitive. Kristina will only resent Alexis more if she sees her as the enemy. Alexis says, and she’ll want to be at DOD even more.

Chase asks if Willow wants to talk about it. He thought everything was fine. She says, it will be. A student’s parents wanted her fired, when she’d thought they were supporting her. He asks what happened, and she says the student is a bright, assertive girl, who was bullying a shy, sensitive boy. She addressed it with the parents, and the stepmother claimed the child did nothing wrong. Her mom and dad were more receptive, and the bullying stopped, but then there was another incident. She caught the same girl copying answers on a test. She went to the parents, and they accused her of being biased. She wants to say, it’s impossible, but the truth is, she doesn’t like the stepmother. She’s a total… difficult.  Maybe she jumped to conclusions. It would be totally unfair, and not the kind of teacher or person she wants to be. Chase tells her, it’s possible to recover from inerrant judgement. You have to admit you’re wrong, learn from the experience, and start rebuilding. He says it doesn’t seem so dreadful, but she says it’s not the behavior she wants to model on her job. She wants her students to learn more than reading and math. Fairness, tolerance, and accepting each other’s differences. Chase says it’s cool seeing how passionate she is. Shiloh appears, and says, trust him. She’s always been that way. I call him an a-hole even though he can’t hear me.

Sam sees Kristina reading through the window at DOD, and comes into the house. She asks if Shiloh is there, and Kristina says, he’ll be back soon. He’s taking care of some things for tonight. Sam asks if he’s teaching classes, and Kristina says, it’s a higher level thing. She can’t talk about it. Sam gets it, and tells Kristina that she had a one on one with Shiloh, but it’s not enough. Kristina is glad someone in her family gets it. Sam says Kristina had seemed less than thrilled that she was involved, but Kristina admits she was jealous; a baseline emotion. After tonight, she doesn’t have to worry about her standing in the community. Sam asks, what’s going on tonight?

Robert tells Anna, Boris Makala was an obscure case. It was never digitized, so finding the file took some digging. Anna was the courier. Alex was posing as the girlfriend for a diplomat, and had to be fingerprinted for clearance, so she was in Bern. Anna says Boris lost his life because she froze. Robert says she couldn’t have saved him, but she doesn’t believe it; not then and not now. Alex did her research. She made it sound like she was there. Robert says the DVX gave her the details. He knows Anna will be hard on herself. She says she’s back to square one. She doesn’t know which memories are hers and which are Alex’s. She needs a minute, and steps away from the table.

Maxie asks Peter what’s wrong with him, and Lulu says she needs to regroup. Maxie tells Peter there are statures and laws to protect Lulu, but he says they misunderstood. He wants her to remain on staff. For the last six months, she’s written about the most covered story, and she was personally involved. A lot of people would love to hear about her experience. She asks if he wants a special section in the magazine, but he’s thinking it would make a fascinating book. What better reset than to put it in writing? She says she hasn’t been a reporter that long, but Maxie thinks it’s a great idea. Peter says she can leave it on the page. Lulu says she has a lot to consider, and she has to pack. Maxie says they need a drink. Peter tells them that he’ll get lost, but Lulu’s job is waiting. He hopes she finds the peace she’s looking for. Maxie kisses him, and Lulu is like, wow. Anna watches.

Neil tells Alexis, the key is to plant seeds of doubt, so Kristina will look more critically at DOD. Alexis says that’s a gradual process, and she doesn’t have the luxury of time. Kristina’s father is impatient, and wants to deal with it now, despite any psychological ramifications. Neil asks if Kristina’s father is suggesting kidnapping her.

Shiloh says Willow has a special gift, and calls her Kelly. She says her name is Willow. He pretends he forgot, and says he still thinks of her as Kelly. She’d prefer he not think of her at all. He says, hi, officer, to Chase, and Chase says he’s a detective. Shiloh says if his child is having issues, he suggests bringing them to DOD. They have all kinds of programs, as he’s sure Willow can attest to. Chase says she’s made it clear she doesn’t want to talk to him. He could arrest Shiloh for harassment. Shiloh says he didn’t know her address, and he’s here because he has something that belongs to her.

Sam tells Kristina, it sounds like a big deal. Can Kristina give her a hint? Harmony comes in with Daisy. Kristina introduces herself, saying she’s heard so much about her. Harmony says she’s heard about Kristina too. That’s why she came all this way for tonight. She wonders who Sam is, and Daisy explains she’s Kristina’s sister. Kristina introduces Sam, and Harmony tells her, welcome. She asks Daisy to show her to the attic, so she can get set up for tonight. When they’re gone, Kristina tells Sam that Harmony was one of Shiloh’s first students. Sam says Kristina seems to be a fan, and Kristina says Harmony runs the DOD branch in Beechers Corners.

Jason tells Sonny there might be an investigation or arrests, but they’d have no way to prove anything if Shiloh is gone. Sonny says they need to think about another option before they do something they can’t take back. Why make more trouble for the DA if they don’t have to? Jason says it’s nice having officials in your back pocket, and wonders how long Shiloh’s been pulling her strings. In every town, it’s the same pattern. They’ve influenced the cops, local businesses, and the city council. Sonny says, it’s like taking over a territory. You position everyone to owe you favors. That way, you can run the towns.

Daisy shows Harmony the attic, which looks like a teenager’s room from the 60s. Harmony says, let’s get started.

Alexis says, kidnap is a strong word. Grabbing? Neil says it’s a bad idea, no matter well-intended. Nothing can break the hold on believers. There’s nothing she can do, but there are ways to talk to Kristina; help open her eyes. Alexis tells him, elaborate. She has a lousy track record when it comes to communication with Kristina. He says, don’t disagree. There are subtle ways to get Kristina to see it from the outside. Remind her of the life she had before this. Memories, photos of past events with loved ones. They can talk about the rest in their next session. She thanks him for hearing her out; she appreciates it. He writes on a napkin, and slides it over. She asks, what’s that? and he says, his bill.

Daisy lights candles. Harmony unpacks her bag, and says all they need is Shiloh.

Sam says, so Harmony runs the Beechers Corners branch of DOD, but Kristina says run is the wrong word. It’s more like she represents them. She oversees the classes and outreach. It makes sense, since she had to be in tune with Shiloh to reach that level. Harmony and Daisy come back, and Harmony asks if Kristina will join them in the kitchen. She says she’d like to get to know Sam better, and Sam says she feels the same way. Kristina hopes Sam doesn’t mind, but she has this thing to do. Sam says she loves Kristina. Kristina is glad Sam has an open mind, and loves her too. Sam leaves, and they go into the kitchen. Sam sneaks back in.

Willow says she doesn’t want anything from Shiloh. He says she doesn’t know what he has, and asks Chase for privacy, but Chase says not unless Willow wants him to leave. She wants him to stay, and Shiloh says, very well. He says he was cleaning the attic, and came across this picture of them. He points out how Willow is smiling. She says, pictures can be misleading, but he says, not this one. Look at how happy she was being in the family, and with all the things she trusted him with.

Sonny asks if Jason thinks Shiloh believes his own garbage. Jason says, no; he’s a con. He’s charging for enlightenment, and the higher up you go, the more money he asks for. He’s not getting rich on tuition though, so something else is going on that they’re not seeing; a way to exploit followers and their families.

Sam sneaks up to the attic.

Willow says the place Shiloh is referring to was never her home. He says that’s not what the people she left behind believe. She’s sorely missed. She tells him, please leave, and tries to hand him the photo. He tells her, keep it. Het hopes it inspires her true aptitude. There will always be a place for her at DOD. Perhaps for her students as well. He leaves, and she rips it up. Chase makes sure he’s gone. He asks if she’s okay, and she says she escaped, but he’ll never stop harassing her, now that he knows where she is. He just put on a master class in coercion. What he did when she was part of DOD. There was always free will, or the illusion of it. Shiloh is a master manipulator, who gets people to do whatever he wants, and think it’s their idea.

Peter sees Robert and keeps walking. Robert tells Finn, great. What a joke, forming a relationship with Faison’s son. Finn says they don’t talk about it much. Robert says it’s tough when the past comes back to haunt you. As a civilian, it’s hard to understand. Finn asks if Robert doesn’t have a flight to catch. Robert says if he didn’t trust that Finn has Anna’s best interest at heart, he’d think Finn was trying to get rid of him.

Anna asks if Peter admitted he has feelings for Maxie. He asks her not to say she told him so. She’s just happy that he’s happy, but she thinks she saw it coming when she told him to tell Maxie.

Lulu asks Maxie if she and Peter are officially a thing. Maxie guesses they are, and Lulu says, the kiss looked definite. Maxie says, it’s all new at the moment. She can’t believe Lulu is leaving. Lulu thinks it’s best, and Maxie asks when she’s coming back. Lulu says, soon. If this has shown her anything, it’s that she’s a complete mess if Maxie isn’t in her life. Maxie feels the same way, and they toast to best friends.

Peter tells Anna that he saw her talking to Maxie. Did she tell Maxie the same thing she told him. It’s a very mom thing to do. Anna smiles. He goes back to Maxie and Lulu, and asks if it’s too soon. Lulu says she has to pack. Rocco wants to bring his whole room, and she thinks the negotiations will be noisy. She tells Peter to keep an eye on Maxie or he’ll answer to her. She and Maxie hug.

Anna trusts Robert and Finn are being civil, and Robert says, of course. He’s sorry he couldn’t wrap it up for her, but something significant did come out of it. The memory that was implanted, must be significant enough to Alex that she freed up the file on Boris. Anna says something that carries emotional weight; something Alex doesn’t want to acknowledge to the rest of the world. However it affects Alex’s life, now affects hers.

Willow tells Chase, members are free to leave, but Shiloh convinces them to stay. The entire group bombards them, and most aren’t strong enough. Chase says, most. She got free of him. She tells Chase that she doesn’t think she’ll ever be free of Shiloh or DOD until she rids herself of this, and shows him the tattoo. He asks if it’s from Shiloh, and she says, Shiloh called it a gift, only bestowed those deemed worthy part of special ceremony.

Sonny tells Jason, blackmail his followers. Jason says, think about it. If Sonny offered him $100K to let Kristina go… Sonny says Shiloh would keep charging him. Extortion. Jason says if Sam can get evidence, they might have a chance. Sonny says the DA is a follower, but Jason says the commissioner and the mayor aren’t. There might be a way to get Shiloh legally. The phone rings, and Sonny says, send him in. He says they’ll figure out a different way to help Kristina. There’s a knock at the door, and Sonny thanks him for coming. It’s Neil.

Alexis hopes it’s not too late.

Sam looks in Harmony’s bag, and takes out a tool roll (similar to a jewelry roll), and looks at the instruments. Shiloh comes in downstairs. Sam says, somebody’s getting a tattoo.

Tomorrow, Jordan says that Margaux has closed Ryan’s case, Willow tells Michael that his sister is in more trouble than he knows, and Sonny asks Neil for help in getting his daughter back.

Vanderpump Rules

In Mexico, Scheana and Lala have reserved rooftop time. It’s just them, the pool, and someone to serve them drinks. Lala asks where Kristen was last night. we see clip dancing right now taking selfies. Lala wonders what triggered her on the bus going home, but Scheana doesn’t know. There are times she just hits a breaking In Lala’s interview, she says she’s been anxious her entire life, and sometimes she just gets to a breaking point. Since her dad died, she goes through a list of things her dad won’t be there for, and gets anxious. She tells Scheana that she’s blessed to have them as friends, and Scheana says they’re blessed to have her. They put their heads together as they sit in the pool.

Sitting on their terrace, Stassi says Beau looks sad. He says he’s taking a moment. She says after she has a freakout, she’s always remorseful, but this time, she feels really sad. She doesn’t trust that she won’t get hurt in the long run, or left. Beau says he cried his eyes out. She knows how awful he feels and hates it, but it freaks her the eff out. He shows her the stress hives he’s getting, and says he’s exploding from the stress. In his interview, Beau says Stassi’s freakouts are awful, but 99.9% of the time, they’re good and in love. It’s not ruining their future. He tells her, it’s a process. They’re growing, and he wants to take the steps. He’s being patient because he loves her. He kisses her, and she says she loves him too.

Ariana and the Toms order drinks. Tom tells Ariana about the text from Lisa about the line. He loves she’s never done the velvet rope thing. Ariana says they have one at SUR, but they don’t use it. Schwartz asks if they go through lulls. He makes Katie initiate sex. Ariana says they probably weren’t connecting because he and Tom were involved with the bar. She and Tom have had to make an effort. In his interview, Schwartz says, Katie isn’t needy, but she needs be loved. All that stuff went by the wayside. Schwartz says, every time, once they’re doing it, they say why don’t they do it more often? In his interview, he says he’s going to be Tom Juan, and initiate tonight. He makes a pinky promise with Ariana. She says if he doesn’t follow through, she can cut it off.  And she doesn’t mean his pinky.

Pup on the street in a skirt! The staff readies SUR for the evening. Lisa is glad to see Adam there, since so many of them went to Mexico. She asks why he didn’t go, and he says he has bills to pay. She asks if he’s heard from Scheana, and he says, not really. He hasn’t responded or commented on any of her pictures. Lisa says, they’re an item, but Adam tells her not to say that, especially in front of Scheana. He asks if Lisa wants to see a picture Scheana sent, and she says, probably not, but he shows her anyway. It’s the picture of Scheana half-naked with the knife strapped to her leg. He didn’t know what to say, so he didn’t respond. Lisa says, most men would know what to say to that. In Lisa’s interview, she says she would never… well, maybe. She looks down her blouse, and says, it’s there. She wouldn’t let Ken see though. She tells Adam, Scheana hopes for a magical life, and it hasn’t worked out. Welcome to most of our worlds. She says, be kind to her.

Everyone gets ready to go out to eat. The restaurant is beautiful, and they sit at an outside table with an ocean view. Lala starts breathing heavily, and says, here comes the anxiety again. In her interview, she says, anxiety sucks. You don’t know when it’s coming, or what brought it on. You just feel helpless. Brittany holds her hand, and she says, tighter. Stassi asks if she’s okay. Ariana offers to eat everyone’s pickled onions. Ariana points out Kristen is having a nip slip, but she says it’s a bruise; Carter bit her. Tom says, one make-out session, and Ariana and Kristen are friends. Scheana touches Lala’s face. In his interview, Jax says he’s never had friends pat him down. Stassi tells Lala that they’ve done a lot of partying, and she hadn’t been doing that. Lala wants to know if she looks like she’s in a fog. She needs Stassi to judge her. In Stassi’s interview, she says this is borderline uncomfortable, over the top, and dramatic. She tells Lala that she’s fine.

Katie and Schwartz go to the bar, along with Jax and Brittany. Jax asks for the finest ice water they have. In Brittany’s interview, she says she’s lucky to have a fiancé who wants her to be healthy and happy. Ariana, Scheana, and Kristen hang out by the pool. In bed with Beau, Stassi tells him that she loves him more than ranch dressing. Ariana says Lala is in their room.

On the phone with her mother, Lala says her emotions not being managed is torture.

Tom asks Ariana, what happened? and Ariana tells him that Lala had anxiety attack. In Tom’s interview, he says, Lala wanted everybody’s hands on her, like she was being healed at some Baptist church. He’s sure Randal gives her a lot of attention, but he’s not there, so she wants it from everyone else.

Scheana says Lala was very vocal, and complains that everyone has always treated Lala like she can do no wrong. Scheana says she wasn’t the one Lala was making out with last night, but when Lala needs her, she’s there. Kristen says she’s hypersensitive to everyone (referring to herself). If she knows someone is upset, she’ll be up their ass. Scheana thinks Lala is selfish.

Lala takes to the bed and baby bottle.

Katie comes into the room, following a path of rose petals and candy, finding bags of snack foods, more rose petals, and Schwartz on the bed. She asks, what is this? and he says, romance. It’s the ultimate romantic heist. We see a clip of him on the phone, ordering Doritos and beef jerky. In his interview, Schwartz says there are more conventional methods of setting the mood – Viagra, Spanish Fly – but he did something more mature. We see him telling a violinist, the cue will be meow, and stashing her in the shower. He tells us two of Katie’s favorite things are music and junk food. He’s going to steal Katie’s heart. He meows, and the violinist begins to play. In Katie’s interview, she says, it took a minute to understand wtf was going on. She’s touched by Schwartz’s beautiful, sweet, romantic gesture. They thank the musician, and she leaves. In Schwartz’s interview, he says his name is Tom Juan, and he is the world’s greatest lover. He asks if Katie wants to make a baby.

Kristen tries to figure out the hammock. She texts Ariana that she’s effing tired. Still in bed, Tom says Ariana must have left a lasting impression. In her interview, Ariana says the friendship slowly developed over time. It was like a plant. You plant a seed, water it sometimes, you’re not really paying attention, and then you have zucchini.

Scheana asks if Lala is feeling anxious today, but she’s ready to be home. Scheana wonders if she’ll be okay to go to the airport.

Schwartz feels like he has Dorito cologne on. Ariana has a bottle of Tabasco in her purse. In her interview, Kristen says the trip shows how much she’s grown. Sayonara to crazy Kristen, and hello mariposa. Brittany asks about Jax friends list for the engagement party. She reads what she has, and Jax blanks out. In his interview, he says, the engagement party is going to cost more than the wedding. He wants Brittany to be happy, but doesn’t want to be poor. She says she has to ask again; is he calling his mom and inviting her? He says, no; not for this. In his interview, Jax says he feels empty about his mom. They’ve barely spoken since his dad passed. Brittany doesn’t want him to regret any decisions, and says, this is where it gets tricky. James is out, so Raquel is too, but she doesn’t know what to do about Billie. Jax says he doesn’t like some of the things she pulled with some of his friends, so no. Brittany doesn’t want any hiccups.

Everyone heads to LAX.

James and Raquel meet Billie at Vanderpump Dogs. They’re bringing Graham to get cleaned up before his puppy shower. In his interview, James says, we’re having a pawty – get it? They’re having it catered, and even get a tasting for the puppy hors d’oeuvres. James can’t do it, but Raquel says the icing is good; peanut butter. In his interview, James is hoping they can rekindle some friendships. Everyone in the group can agree on their love for puppies. Billie tells them she’s having a white party at SUR, and is going to ask Lisa if James can DJ. She was okay with the brunch, although there was craziness. James says, Lala was the craziness. Billie says Lala almost hit her, and Raquel says she thought Lala was going to poke her in the eye. Billie says they want to get James pissed off, so he’ll be fired forever. Raquel agrees, and Billie asks who Lala thinks she is; she’s literally a bully. Billie uses literally as a filler word, and doesn’t realize it makes her sound illiterate. James says Lala will screw over anyone in her path, but she’s going to push it too far. Billie says, she’s the ultimate mean girl.

Back at work, Jax says he hasn’t pooped in four days. Thank you for sharing. Katie says they all have the major sh*ts. An even better picture. Thanks again. Jax wonders why Tom is there. In Tom’s interview, he says he and Lisa never talked about the transition. If he’s on the schedule, he shows up for his shift. He tells Jax that TomTom doesn’t feel the same way. He likes working at SUR.

Schwartz goes to TomTom, and talks with manager Leo. In his interview, Schwartz says he has a new zest and excitement about his career. It’s like he’s having an out of body experience, watching himself work the crowd. He tells Leo that Tom is over at SUR, working.

Raquel sees Brittany at SUR, and invites her and Jax to the puppy shower. She explains she and James want to celebrate Graham joining their family. In Jax’s interview, he says, nothing is going on up there. She knows Jax might not want to come, but hopes he will, or at least Brittany. Jax says everyone in the group is in a great mood, and they’re all getting along. If it was just her, he’d come. Brittany says she’s not comfortable what happened. We flash back to James rapping about Jax screwing Faith. Raquel says, not her too; she’s shocked. She thought at least Brittany would want to go. Jax tells her congratulations on her new dog though. She looks so eager and desperate, it really is sad.

Lisa arrives at Sur, looking fabulous in black and white. Hostess Lala tells her, hello, queen. Lala is wearing a top that’s like a tube top with straps, and Lisa says, it’s not a strip club; it’s a restaurant. She tells Lala to put on a SUR T-Shirt. Lala says this bums her out, but Lisa says it’s not appropriate attire. I could understand this more if they hadn’t had uniform dresses during the first season that barely covered their asses.

Lisa asks Billie how it’s going; she looks like the cat who swallowed the canary. Billie says she’s doing a white party on Saturday, and would like James to DJ. Lisa says she doesn’t know if that’s a good idea, and Billie says Lala acted crazy, and attacked James at the brunch. Lisa says she’s made so many allowances for James already. In her interview, Lisa says she made it clear that if James wanted to work there, he had to be 100% sober, and he’s not. She tells Billie that she’d prefer another DJ. Billie whines that James brings amazing energy. Lala comes out wearing a SUR T-shirt, albeit still showing her midriff. She asks if it’s better, and Lisa says, better. Lala returns to hostessing, and Billie says Lala gets to run around half-naked, and be a bitch, while she’s gone through a lot of sh*t. Lisa tells her to tone it down. Billie says she needs to breathe because she’s effing pissed off. Lisa again tells her to shush. Billie stomps off, and Lisa follows her. She tells Billie not to talk to her like that, using the F-bomb. She’s the decision-maker, not Billie. She can’t swear, storm off, and have a temper tantrum. She’s done nothing but support Billie. Billie tries dragging Lala into it again, but Lisa say she’s dealing with what she’s seeing right now. Billie asks if Lisa wants her to just smile and say yes, and Lisa says, exactly. These people tend to forget they’re at work, and also in front of customers. Lisa tells her, especially when she has this in her hand, indicating the menu. She tells Billie to have manners and close her mouth. She asks if they understand each other. Billie nods her head, and goes back to work

Brittany asks Scheana about Adam. Scheana says he was at the apartment when she got home. He gave her the biggest and longest hug. He got a leg cramp (it wasn’t clear if this was related to the hug), and he had to use her foam roller, so of course she took a video. Brittany tells her that they invited Adam to the engagement party. Scheana asks about Billie, and Brittany says, Jax said no. Scheana says they want people there who make them happy. They don’t want what happened at hers. Brittany asks, what happened? and Scheana says Tom punched Jax. We flash back to that. Scheana hopes that’s the only engagement party Brittany will have, but hopefully she’ll get another.

Beau and Stassi meet Ariana at TomTom.

Billie tells Scheana about Lisa about James not being allowed to DJ. Scheana says she likes James, but she had to learn to separate that from her relationships with these people, if she wanted to be part of the group. She doesn’t want Billie to be excluded, like she is from Brittany and Jax’s engagement party. Jax said she reminded them of James (what? that’s not what I heard). Billie says that’s like high school. So is the entire show, but we’ll let that pass. She did nothing wrong to them. She hopes Scheana stood up for her, since she’s stood up non-stop for Scheana when she was disrespected. Scheana says she’s trying to help Billie. She doesn’t want her to feel like this. Billie wonders who wouldn’t invite someone just because of their association with another person. He’s not her child or brother. He’s a co-worker who she loves and supports. I’m just going to say it. Billie isn’t the brightest bulb in the box, although part of her constant indignation might be to get screen time. Oh never mind. That pretty much covers a lot of the cast.

Billie wants to talk to Brittany. Of course she does. Because you always confront someone about personal stuff when you’re both in the middle of a work day. She tells Brittany that Scheana said they didn’t want to invite her to the engagement party because she was connected with James. Brittany says, it’s not that they don’t want her to come for that reason. When she talked to Jax, he didn’t think she was trustworthy. He didn’t think it was a good idea. In her interview, Brittany says, when it comes to a $75 a plate event, they have to go by who they like. Jax put the ax on it, and he’s her fiancé. She tells Billie that they don’t want fighting. Billie says she and James aren’t a couple, but Brittany says that’s not how it was. Billie says she has love for Brittany, and Brittany says she does for her too. Still not getting it, Billie asks, then why isn’t she included. Brittany says there’s so much tension there already, and there are some people Billie doesn’t get along with. Brittany doesn’t want that with her family coming in. All teary, Billie hugs her. In Brittany’s interview, she says she had to tell Raquel no to her face about not going to her puppy party. Then she had Billie asking why she wasn’t invited to the engagement party. This is the absolute [sic] worst day ever.

Raquel stops by TomTom to invite them to the puppy shower. Stassi asks what that is, and Raquel says it’s like a baby shower. Stassi says that happens before the baby is born. Stassi wonders if she’s serious, and Raquel hands her a flyer that’s actually kind of cute. She says they’ll be playing games like pin the tail on the puppy. In Stassi’s interview, she says she’d rather light one of her arms on fire. No amount of alcohol could make something like a puppy shower fun. Actually, if everyone brought their dogs, it could be a lot of fun. Certainly more fun than a human shower, baby or wedding, which isn’t much, unless it’s yours. Stassi says she’s not going to James’s puppy shower after what happened. In her interview, Raquel says it sucks that James is affecting her relationship with them. She was hoping they could put things aside, and celebrate Graham. Raquel tells Stassi that she understands why James acts this way. Stassi says she sounds like the woman who wanted to marry Charles Manson. Raquel doesn’t know who that is. Maybe there is nothing upstairs. Obviously, she’s way too young to have been around when that happened, but for the love of all that’s holy, it’s not like he hasn’t been in the news in the past couple of years, and there is that Tarantino movie coming out.

Lisa asks what Tom doing at SUR, and he says he was on the schedule. She says he’s got responsibilities at TomTom. He says he likes working at SUR once in a while. In her interview, Lisa says, he needs to be at TomTom. It’s his new baby; he needs to nurture it. She says she’ll make the decision for him. He’s fired. He asks if she’s serious, and she says, 1000%. In Tom’s interview, he says he literally grew up at SUR. When he started, he was a kid. Flashbacks accompany what he’s saying. Then he began dating Ariana. He’s gotten in fights in the back. There was the ambush. He feels like his DNA is in the walls. He’s worked great Prides. Lisa says, gotta keep moving forward.

Tom and Lisa go to TomTom. Tom tells Schwartz that Lisa just fired him. Lisa says, time to give it up. His name is on the outside. She’s been there running things while they were in Mexico, and she sees success. She says he wants to be a partner; part of it. She asks the Toms, what constitutes a partner? They come up with attitude, commitment, and professionalism, but she asks how it starts – with investment. She tells them the checks both bounced. Tom’s went through, but Schwartz’s bounced. Schwartz says that account isn’t active, and she wishes he’d told her before she cashed the check. He says it was just a technicality, and jokes that he still has a little. Lisa asks how she knows he’s good for it, and he suggests a pinky swear. In Lisa’s interview, she says boyish mannerisms can be cute, but when bouncing a check, cuteness doesn’t work. She says she even told him she was putting it in the company account. We flash back, and yes, she did. She tells him that she’ll be back Tuesday. In his interview, Tom says when you’re partnering, and the money doesn’t come through, it’s a bad look.

James listens to his own music in his car outside TomTom. Raquel gets in, and he asks how it went. She says, not that great. She didn’t expect Jax to come, but Brittany said she’s not coming because of James. Stassi too. He asks if she tried to sell the idea to them, and she says she told them everything. He says flyers aren’t cheap, and she says it’s sucky for her. She’s trying make new friendships with these people, but they want nothing to do with her because of him. He says, whoever wants to come, can come, and whoever doesn’t, screw them. He’s over it. It’s their loss. They are now uninvited.

Next time, Jax finds out in therapy that Brittany still doesn’t totally trust him, James discovers he won’t be DJ at the white party, Stassi contacts a spirit, and Schwartz brings Lisa cash.

⌚ I Still Don’t Know Where It Goes…

Like the Ghost of Christmas Present said, and suddenly you’re not there anymore. Or it’s 4 am. I added that last part.