What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Laura opens her apartment door and thanks Cyrus for coming. He says, how could he not? It’s the first time she’s invited him to her home. She says, he usually takes it upon himself to just show up, and he asks if he can come inside. Or is the invitation only good for the doorway? She tells him, please come in, and he does, asking, what precipitated this step forward in their relationship? She says, Doc is with a patient at the hospital and Ace is sick with a cold, so she couldn’t leave him alone.

At the hospital, Portia asks Elizabeth, any problems? and Elizabeth says, none so far. Portia says, all right. Let’s get this over with. They walk into a patient’s room, and Heather says, daughter-in-law, so good to see you again. And so soon.

Brook walks into the nook with two pieces of cake and says, so this is where Tracy has been hiding. Tracy says she’s not hiding. She just didn’t want to get coerced into pinning a tail on a donkey. Brook says, coerced by a ten-year-old. She’s losing her edge. She pushes a piece of cake toward Tracy and says she didn’t want her to miss out. Tracy thanks her and asks what else she wants. Brook certainly didn’t seek her out because of their shared love of buttercream. Brook says, something happened with Lucy, and Tracy asks what she did now. Brook says, Lucy asked her to work against Tracy so she could regain control of Deception. Tracy asks why Lucy would think Brook would go along with that, and Brook says, because Lucy knows something Tracy doesn’t.

Selina says, her and Sonny’s arrangement can continue as before. She conducts her operation discreetly, abiding by their agreed upon boundaries under his protection. In return, he receives a 10% cut of all profits. He says, The Savoy is off-limits, but she says, if she can get a separate accommodation from Curtis Ashford… He says, The Savoy is off-limits, and Ava says she hadn’t realized this negotiation would be so realistic. Sonny says, since they’re here, let’s get down to business, when John busts in with Anna, Chase, Dante, and a few other guys. He says, federal agents. Don’t move. Hands where they can see them.

Two men walk out onto the roof, and one says, it looks like they’re late to the party. They missed their window. He can still get the shot. He unpacks his weapon, and we see the other man is Jason. I’d actually considered him as Stone early on because, Stone Cold, but I couldn’t get it to make sense in my head.

Brook says she hasn’t been completely honest with Tracy, and Tracy says she’s not liking the sound of this, but go on. Brook says she went to Maxie and proposed a way to get Tracy out of Deception, and Tracy says, do tell. Brook says, the idea was to convince Tracy that she loved Deception so much, Tracy would eventually take a step back and give her control of Deception, including Tracy’s voting shares, and she would turn around and give those shares to Maxie. Tracy says, brava. That is a scheme worthy of a Quartermaine. Treachery, deceit, betrayal. Brook has surpassed her expectations. She might live up to her potential yet. Brook says she learned from the best. Tracy only got control of Deception because she blackmailed Brook into bringing her the development notes for The Deceptor. Tracy says, Lucy stole Blair Cramer’s idea. She committed intellectual property theft. She brought this on herself. Brook says, who cares what Lucy did? Tracy, her own grandmother, forced her to betray her friends, and she hates the fact that she did what Tracy wanted, especially to Maxie. Tracy says, so Brook was just gritting her teeth. She was just enduring the time she spent with Tracy. Brook was pretending to learn from her.

Heather says she must really rate if she gets the Co-Chief of Staff to do her examination. She’s honored. Portia says, there are some things she’d rather do herself than impose on her staff, and Heather says she’s sorry if she’s imposing with her injuries. Elizabeth says she’ll be outside if Portia needs her, and Heather says, oh no, don’t go. She could really use a friendly face right now. Please stay. Elizabeth says, only if it will help, and Portia says she sees Heather is here for an MRI. She’s experiencing some hip pain. Heather says, that is correct. She’s in absolute agony and has been ever since she was attacked and brutalized by those Pentenville guards. The guard in the room says, is she kidding him? They were trying to calm her down. If anything, it was her resistance that caused her injury. Heather says she was confronting the man who was responsible for her daughter’s death… Portia tells the guard that she has to examine this patient and asks if he’d mind waiting outside. He says, sure. He’ll be right outside. Heather says she really appreciates that. It’s nice to be treated like a human being for a change. Elizabeth says, tell them what’s going on. She said she’s having some hip pain? Heather says, every time she puts weight on her right hip, there’s terrible pain, and Portia says she went over Heather’s scans from the infirmary, and it shows nothing. But she sees Heather had a hip replacement, twenty years ago? Heather says, a skiing accident. She was young, fit, wild, and free. She had a little run-in with a mobile. Portia says, Heather was also complaining about a rash on her lower back. How long has she had that? Heather says, it actually comes and goes. The sheets in Pentenville are so rough, and she has really delicate skin. These cuffs are chafing her wrists right now and putting her in a very strange position with her hip. Does Portia think they could maybe take the cuffs off for now?

Laura asks Cyrus, come, sit down, please. She wanted to talk to him about what happened at Pentenville a few days ago. Anna has briefed her already on the conversation he had with the gun dealer, O’Neill. First, she wants him to know that she’s very grateful to him, that he was willing to go through with their plan. He says he did it for her, but as she no doubt heard, they were interrupted before he was able to get any significant information. He can tell her that the guy is terrified by some figure he knows only as Stone. She asks, why? Did he say? Cyrus says, this guy has managed to convince the world he’s dead, and she says she understands his microphone malfunctioned during the conversation with O’Neill. He says, yes. He was attacked by Heather Webber. She’s got it in her head that he’s somehow responsible for her daughter Esme’s death. She says, so that’s how the microphone got damaged, in the struggle? and he says, how else? She says she doesn’t know, but they’re very frustrated that they weren’t able to get his complete conversation with O’Neill on record. So would he mind terribly just taking her through it, step by step? He asks if she thinks he left something out, and she says, you tell me.

Sonny says, what’s the problem, Agent Cates? and John says, they’re investigating allegations of racketeering and RICO violations. Selina says, this is her warehouse. They’ll find nothing amiss. John says he’ll take that as permission to conduct a search. While they’re waiting for a team to arrive, do they want to tell him the nature of their meeting tonight? Selina says she and Mr. Corinthos are avid gamblers. They’re planning a poker game, strictly legal of course (🍷). Anna asks if Ava is a poker fan, and Ava says, Texas Hold ‘Em. She plays whenever she can. Anna says, it seems a little unusual to bring a cadre of bodyguards to a warehouse for a card game (which just made her sound stupid under the circumstances).

On the roof, Jason watches as other dude props open a skylight and gets in position. Selina says, in fact, to storm her private residence without provocation… Jason peers inside.

Brook says she enjoys working with Tracy. It’s surprisingly fun. Tracy says, she’s too kind, but Brook says she’s being completely sincere. Tracy is incredibly smart and freakishly shrewd. Tracy says, don’t stop now, and Brook says she couldn’t have asked for a better mentor. She’s learning so much. And while she doesn’t believe Lucy has committed intellectual property theft, she does agree Lucy’s professional whims have hurt the company. Deception deserves better. Tracy asks what that would look like. Would it be Brook, her, them? Brook says she’s not going to lie. Music is her passion. Why can’t Tracy accept that? Tracy says, Brook clings to music like it’s some tatty security blanket. Why would she not allow herself to do other things? Brook says, like running a cosmetics company? Tracy says, Brook just told her that she enjoyed, that she’s having fun at Deception, and she happens to have the Quartermaine head for business. Brook says, Tracy isn’t listening to her. This isn’t her dream job. She just can’t picture herself running Deception in the long term. Things need to change. Tracy says, all right. She has a proposition for Brook.

Cyrus says, Laura is still suspicious of him after he went against his better judgement and did what she asked, and she says she appreciates the effort the made. Truly, she does. But the fact that his microphone was compromised at the crucial point gave everyone pause. He asks if she thinks he planned for that lunatic Heather Webber to attack him. He swears on his mother’s life that he accurately and completely relayed everything the gun dealer said. Laura said she wanted to believe him. That meant everything to him. Why won’t she let herself? They hear Ace wail on the baby monitor, and Laura gets up to check on him.

Portia says she’s going to check Heather’s vitals, and Heather says, but her cuffs. Portia says, it’s standard procedure for prisoner’s to be in handcuffs at all times when they’re at the hospital, and Heather says her hip is in so much pain, she couldn’t even walk, much less escape. Elizabeth says, Heather’s MRI is scheduled soon. When she gets back, they’ll ask the guard if he can help her get into a more comfortable position. Portia says, she does have a low-grade fever, 99.5, and Heather says, see? She’s sick, and she’s still in major pain. Portia says she’s going to call radiology right now and get her in right away, and she and Elizabeth leave. In the hallway, the guard tells them, that woman was not mistreated by the guards. If her hip is bad, she did it to herself. Elizabeth says, they’re aware of Heather’s duplicity. They weren’t taken by her. He says, this whole trip was a waste of time, but Portia says, everyone is entitled to proper medical care. Now that Miss Webber is a patient of this hospital, that’s exactly what she’s going to get. She goes to the desk and picks up the phone. She says she’s sending over a patient. She’s a transfer from Pentenville. Can Portia get an MRI of the pelvic region please?… Heather Webber. Portia needs her seen and evaluated ASAP… Thank you. Elizabeth comes over, and Portia says, as soon as they get Heather back to Pentenville, the better for everyone.

Anna says, Sonny has a casino in Puerto Rico, doesn’t he? He can fly down there any time he wants. Why waste his time in this grubby warehouse? Selina says she objects to Anna’s characterization of her property (and TBH, it’s pretty bare and clean), and Sonny says he’s sure the Commissioner isn’t trying to be rude. She’s just embarrassed. Anna says, is she? On the roof, Jason and dude wait, and Sonny says, they come in, guns blazing, and what did they find? Absolutely nothing. Jason looks in with binoculars and bumps dude’s arm as he takes a shot.

Everybody in the warehouse takes cover. Dude says, Jason ruined his shot, and Jason says, let’s go. Dude says he can still get him, but Jason says, they know the shot came from the roof. Their cover’s blown. Dude starts to pack up, but Jason says, just leave it. Let’s go. They jet.

John asks if anybody is hit, but one of them men says, no casualties here. Anna says she’s unharmed. Sonny? Sonny says he’s good, and Anna says, the shooter could still be out there. Dante asks if he and Chase should check it out, but she says, no. Everybody shelter in place. They could still be at the skylight and waiting for one of them to break cover. Dante says, they can make it. The shooter can’t see them. He and Chase take off.

Brook asks what Tracy has in mind, and Tracy says, she and Brook continue at Deception. They build it into a cosmetics empire. Brook says, wow, shocker, but Tracy says she’s not done. Brook’s creative, right? CEOs are creative. They create a vision for their company, and they organize all the moving parts to see that vision come to life. It’s a different kind of art. Brook says, sorry, grandmother. It’s not the kind of art that inspires her. Tracy asks how she knows that unless she tries. She wants Brook to experience the thrill of seeing her vision succeed. And when she does, if she still wants out, Brook may leave with her blessing, and she’ll sell her stock back to Maxie and Sasha. Lucy gets nothing. Brook says she agrees with Tracy there. After the way Lucy treated Tracy, she does not deserve control of Deception. Tracy says, just another example of how she and Brook see eye to eye. She’ll sweeten the deal. Brook can still produce artists on the side, although she thinks Brook is going to be too busy and too invested and having fun. Do they have a deal? Brook says she doesn’t get it. Why is it so important to her that Brook run Deception? Tracy says, because it’s something they can do together. Brook is a very smart woman. She can do anything she puts her mind to. Brook reminds her of herself. And believe it or not, she likes to have fun. And Brook is exasperatingly fun. And she’s the future of this family.

Elizabeth tells Portia that they’re ready for Heather in radiology, when Laura comes out of the elevator with Cyrus, wheeling Ace in a carriage. She says, thank God Elizabeth is here, and Elizabeth asks if everything is okay. Laura says she’s not sure. Ace is running a temperature of 104. He’s had a cold for the past few days, and he was just coughing and sneezing, but tonight all of the symptoms got a lot worse, and he got fretful and he’s just burning up. Portia asks what Cyrus is doing here, and he says he was just visiting his sister. He came out of concern for his great-nephew. Laura says she knows babies can spike a very high temperature, but she thought it best to bring him in anyway. Is there any way Elizabeth could take a look at him, or she could just take him to the ER… Elizabeth says, no. She can see him. Will Portia be okay with the other patient? Portia says, absolutely, when an orderly wheels Heather down the hall, accompanied by the guard. Heather sees Cyrus and says, you. You get away from my grandson.

Anna says, the shot came from a high-powered rifle. She wants them to cordon off a six-block area around the warehouse… On the phone, John says, law enforcement’s on the scene… No. There’s no casualties. He needs a CSI team here to collect evidence. Behind some crates, Ava says she guesses it’s safe now, but Sonny says, they have to wait for the all-clear. She asks when he became so cautious, and he says he’s not worried about himself. Chase comes in and says, all clear, and everyone comes out. Sonny asks, where’s Dante? and Chase says, while on the roof, they observed two suspects, approximately two hundred yards away, headed toward the waterfront. Detective Falconari told him to secure the scene and call for back-up. He’s in pursuit of the suspects.

Dante sees Jason and dude, and says, police! Freeze! Do not move. Jason stops, but dude keeps going. Dante says, slowly put your hands behind your head. Put your hands behind your head. Do it now. Jason puts his hands behind his head, and Dante says, turn around. Slowly. Jason turns around.

Dante lowers his gun and Jason lowers his hands. Dante says, what the hell? Dude comes out from behind Jason and shoots Dante. Jason runs over to Dante, but dude says, leave him.

Heather says, Cyrus killed her daughter. She doesn’t want him anywhere near her child. She starts to get up, but sits back down in pain. Laura tells her, calm down please. You’re scaring the baby. He’s sick. He needs to be examined. Heather says, Ace is sick? Laura better take care of him. Laura says, that’s why she’s here. Heather says, wait. Is that what Laura wanted all along? To have Ace to herself? Portia tell Heather to calm down. She will sedate her. Laura tells Heather, that is ridiculous, and Heather says, is it? Then why didn’t she take care of his mother like she begged Laura to. She trusted Laura. She told Laura Esme’s plan, so she’d keep Esme safe, but she didn’t, and now Heather’s baby is dead. Laura says she tried to find Esme, but she couldn’t do it. Does Heather think she wanted this to happen? She lost her grandson too. Heather says, at least there’s some justice, and Laura walks away with Ace and Elizabeth. Heather says, and keep that man away from her grandson, and Portia asks the orderly to take Heather straight to radiology. No stops, no matter what she says. The guard says, let’s go, and they get in the elevator. Portia tells Cyrus, the waiting room is over there. He can wait for Laura and Ace there. He says he’s sorry. He just wanted to inquire about her husband. How is Curtis doing?

Tracy asks why Brook is staring at her, and Brook says, Tracy wants to keep working with her. She just said it herself. Tracy says she meant absolutely everything she said about Brook, and yes, she does like working with Brook mostly. Brook says, they don’t have to keep working at Deception to hang out, and Tracy says, please. Every time they’re together, they talk about work. Brook says, that can’t be true. They also talk about planning her wedding. Tracy says, yes, they do. And guess what? Brook’s getting married, and once she is, they’re back to having only Deception in common. Brook says she won’t let that happen, and Tracy asks, how? Is Brook going to take her up on her proposal? Because she’s being really generous. She doesn’t think Brook could refuse. Brook says, all right. She’ll stay… for now. But her terms are, they make an effort to get to know each other better. She holds out her hand, and Tracy says, she drives a hard bargain. She takes Brook’s hand, and they pull together for a hug. Brook says, in an effort to get to know each other better, what is going on between Tracy and her future father-in-law? Did she ask Gregory to the wedding?

Chase says, he found an abandoned rifle near the skylight. He could only do a quick search, but he couldn’t find any shell casings. John tells an agent, go up to the roof and wait for CSI. Let them be the ones to retrieve the rifle. Those guys took off from here in a hurry. Maybe they left something traceable behind. The agent leaves, and Anna says, care to lay odds that the rifle is from the cache that was taken from the WSB? and John says, it fits the pattern. It also means the intended target is almost certainly… Ava looks at the sleeve of Sonny’s coat and says, that’s a bullet hole. John tells them, as he was saying, it’s almost certain the intended target was Sonny. Looks like his trap worked. Just not the way Sonny thought. (Well, yeah, because John got in the middle of it.)

Portia tells Cyrus that she’s had a very, very long day and she’s tired. She doesn’t wish to have small talk with him about anything, much less her husband. Cyrus says he merely wondered… and she asks, what part of stay away from her or she’ll get a restraining order does he not understand? She’s trying to figure this out. He says, it was five months ago, and since that time he’s been living his life as a respectable citizen. He guesses he was hoping her feelings had changed. She says she’s really trying here. She’s trying to be professional. But does he really think she’s going to forget that he terrorized her and her daughter in their home? The gunfire, the stand-off, and it certainly wasn’t five months ago when he went to Ava’s gallery, and approached Trina. He says, that was an accident. He didn’t know she’d be there. He was looking for artwork. She asks what he did when he saw Trina. Did he leave? No, he didn’t. He stayed and actually tried to talk to her. She never thought she’d say this, but she agrees with Heather Webber. Stay away from her child. Don’t ever go near Trina again. Does he understand her. She will call the cops so fast; his head is going to spin. He says he’s truly sorry he’s caused her this much grief and anger. He hopes she can find some way to let go of it. She says, he can drop the charade. Laura’s not here to see this act and she’s not buying it. He says, okay. Maybe she’s right. Maybe what he did was unforgiveable, but he can’t go back and change it. He just hopes maybe one day she can see he’s sincere. He’s no longer the wretch who terrorized her family. God has changed him. His life today is about trying to help others. Portia asks if he really wants to help, and he says he does. She says, stay the hell away from her family, and walks away.

Tracy says she thinks it’s safe to go back. They must have pinned the tail on that damn donkey by now. Brook says, no she doesn’t. They have a deal in place. She wants the tea. Not just the one in Tracy’s cup, so spill. What is up with her and Gregory? Tracy says, Gregory is taking Alexis Davis to Brook’s wedding, and Brook says, huh. They do work together. Did Tracy even ask him? Tracy says she was planning to. She went to The Invader to extend the invitation, which is when she found out he was taking Alexis. Brook says, they are colleagues; they’re not a couple. Tracy tells her, Gregory said they’re friends, good friends, and Brook says, then there’s still a chance. Tracy says she’s not throwing herself at Gregory, and Brook says, according to Chase, she doesn’t have to. Tracy asks what Chase said, and Brook says, just that she joined him, Finn, and Gregory at dinner, and he noticed Gregory was more relaxed with her than he is with most people, especially now that his ALS is more noticeable. He also said he was impressed with the way she helped Gregory without making a big deal out of it. That really means a lot. Tracy says, it’s not a big deal. People’s bodies change. Sometimes you can’t do things you used to be able to do, so you adapt. Brook says, and she and Gregory obviously have chemistry, and Tracy wonders if Chase said that, but Brook says, oh please. Men are oblivious to that sort of thing. Which is why Tracy needs to be direct with him. Tracy says, Chase? but Brook says, Gregory. She needs to tell him that she’s interested in seeing him. Put it out there. Plain and simple.

Chase says, units are in route, and Anna tells him to see that Miss Wu, her bodyguard, and Sonny are taken to the station. Hold them as persons of interest. He says, got it, and asks Selina to come with him. She tells John that it’s her policy to always cooperate with law enforcement, calls to her bodyguard in Mandarin, and leaves with Chase. Sonny asks John what he’s got against a friendly poker game, and Anna says, Sonny’s not helping anyone by stonewalling. Least of all himself. There have been multiple attempts on his life and at least one on Miss Wu’s. So they agreed to meet here tonight to lure their enemy into another attempt for what? So he could identify them? Presumably stop them? That’s not his job. That is the job of law enforcement. Ava says, so far, their record has been less than stellar, and John asks what she’s doing here. She says she’s looking for a card game, like she told them. He says, at one point, she was head of the Jerome crime family, but that was almost a decade ago. She hasn’t been involved with organized crime since. Anna says, that they know of, and John says, the FBI knows quite a bit. It’s not likely Miss Jerome has been targeted. But she has a daughter with Mr. Corinthos, doesn’t she? And she’s currently living with him? Ava asks if she should call her lawyer, and he says she can if she wants, but her presence here when the shots were fired puts it completely withing their purview to bring her in for an interview. Sonny says, back off. Ava has nothing to do with this. John says, she does now, thanks to him, and Ava tells him that he said himself, Sonny was the intended target here tonight. Which makes him the victim. He should not be harassing Sonny; John should be protecting him.

Jason tells dude to go to the pick-up spot and find another way out, but dude decides he’s going to shoot Dante instead. Bad choice because then Jason shoots dude.

Portia thanks the guard for changing Miss Webber’s position. She seems a lot more comfortable now. How was everything in radiology? Did she give him any trouble? He says, no. Just back to her charming self. Portia tells him to let her know if anything changes. She’s still got that sedative.

Laura finds Cyrus and he asks if they’re keeping Ace, but she says, no, they’re not. The pediatrician on call wants to take an X-ray of his lungs, so they can rule out pneumonia, but Elizabeth told her to sit out here for a while because her emotional state was upsetting Ace. He tells her to sit, and Laura says, anyway, Elizabeth was holding Ace, and he’s falling asleep in her arms. Probably reminds him of Esme, right? He says, yeah, and she asks how he is. She’s really sorry Heather lashed out like that. He says he’s certainly survived worse slings and arrows. He can brush off anything Heather Webber has to say about him. Laura says, she’s a mother who lost her child, so she’s entitled to her grief, and he says, she might want to work on how she expresses it. Laura says, yes, of course (🍷), but she does sympathize with Heather’s loss. He clutches a little and she asks if he’s all right. He says, it’s just a twinge, and she asks if that’s because of what Sonny did. He says, that certainly didn’t help, but the years have left their mark. When he was a kid, he didn’t really care about risking his life or how much damage he sustained. He had this idea that he was going to get rich and powerful on his own terms or die trying. Because really, what kid of that age can conceive of their own death, except maybe as an ultimate act of rebellion or the final scene in their own movie? She says, maybe that’s what happened to Esme. Maybe she was so desperate to get her son back, she convinced herself that she was willing to do anything, that she was willing to die trying. And then she did. She starts to cry and says, and then Esme took her Spencer with her. Cyrus puts his hand on hers.

Heather looks to see that the guard isn’t facing the door and takes out a paperclip she’s hidden. She works on the lock that’s keeping her cuffed to the bed.

Tracy says she’ll take that as a compliment and Brook’s faith in her abilities. And she’ll take it under consideration. Brook asks if she still reminds Tracy of someone, and Tracy says, maybe, but Brook wears her heart on her sleeve much more than she does. That’s dangerous. Brook says, Detective Harrison Chase has her heart now, so it’s perfectly safe.

John says, Ava surprises him. She’s a change from Sonny’s usual defenders. She says she’s simply pointing out that a crime was committed here tonight. An unknown person took a shot at Sonny. And instead of trying to apprehend that shooter, he and Commissioner Devane are questioning Sonny like he’s done something wrong. John says he could make the argument that Sonny’s obstructing justice by refusing to cooperate in a criminal investigation. Sonny says, all he’s done is cooperate. John is the one who broke in here. He didn’t resist. He didn’t try to run away. All he did was listen to John’s stupid questions and guess what? He got shot at. Anna says she understands he has a history with Agent Cates… Sonny says, that’s an understatement, and she says, fine. There’s no love lost, but she hopes he knows her well enough to know she bears him no ill will. He nods, and she says, unless she were to find out he committed something criminal. Then she’d investigate him to the full extent of the law, but she’s not out to get him. In fact, far from it. She doesn’t want him to die. He says, they agree on one thing, and she says, somebody out there is trying to kill him. And he has to have an angel on his shoulder, because she has no idea how that sniper missed him from this range, but don’t bet they’ll miss him the next time. So why doesn’t he let them help him and tell them what he knows? Chase comes back and says, Miss Wu, her bodyguard, and the two Corinthos guards are on their way to the station. Sonny asks, what are the charges? and Anna says she’s detaining them. Persons of interest. John says, what about his detective? Does Chase have an update on his pursuit of the suspect? Chase says, nothing yet. Dante hasn’t called.

Jason goes over to dude, holding a gun on him, and checks his pulse. He’s either dead or out cold, and Jason goes over to Dante. He tells Dante, keep breathing, and Dante says, Jason. Jason says he’s got him.

Tomorrow, Stella says, this is Marshall’s chance to set himself free; Josslyn tells Dex that they’ll stick to the plan and go into Port Charles together; Sonny asks if he’s under arrest; and Heather gets the better of the guard.

Below Deck

The party continues, as Kyle tells Barbie, go against him and there’s going be sh*t. If he tells her, this is the way it is, that’s the way it is. It’s not personal. She says she gets it. She’s a spoiled bitch who gets what she wants and needs to get over it. In Fraser’s interview, he says, Barbie’s has a spoiled brat attitude with everything. She loves to say she’s being honest and says it how it is, but that’s not how life works. You need a filter. They all dance and drink… and drink. Jared says he appreciates what Anthony does when he cooks, and Anthony says he cooks with his feelings. In Anthony’s interview, he says, the anniversary of his dad’s death is coming up soon. He wants to use his emotions as a force to show his dad that he can do his best. The taxi comes and there’s more drinking on the way to the restaurant. In Barbie’s interview, she says she thought she was into Jared, but he’s turned her off. She’s got the ick. Whether these people ate or not is questionable, but they go back to the boat for more drinking and hot tubbing. Cat tells Xandi that she’s on a boat with people she doesn’t fully relate to, and Xandi says, everyone loves her. Cat watches Sunny be all over Ben in the hot tub, kissing him. In Sunny’s interview, she says she doesn’t want to be mad at Ben, and she loves a little shaved fuzz. It shows that you’re hairy, and for some reason she likes that. Alrighty then. In Jared’s interview, he says he only gets to talk to his daughter two times a week. He’s afraid he’s going to jeopardize that and lose all communication if he doesn’t stick to the schedule. He’s trying to build trust again, and it’s super important to maintain consistency. In the crew mess, Barbie talks about Judaism, and Kyle asks if she’s Jewish. She says, in her heart she is, and in her interview, she says she was never drawn to religion until she got into Judaism. She bawled in front of the Western Wall and connected to something bigger than herself. She found her soul and wants to be part of it. She’s not ready to make that change, but she wants it. She feels it. She tells Kyle, a Jewish man has to give his wife three things; a house, clothes, and sex.

In the morning, Jared still can’t get through to his daughter, and Captain Kerry radios, asking him to come to the bridge. Jared tells the captain that they’re prepping for the next charter. Last night, he went through different emotions. He’s supposed to speak to his daughter on Tuesdays and Fridays, but there’s been no phone service, so he wasn’t able to. The captain says, he’s learned that you need to get your emotions out. You’re stronger showing emotion than holding it. In his interview, he says he cares about where Jared is at. When he was going through his divorce, he couldn’t do his job. He tried drink, exercise, and self-help books. He can relate. He says, if Jared has issues, come see him. They all have stuff going on. He’s got to work through it. He has to hold himself to a higher level being the bosun. In Captain Kerry’s interview, he says, Jared is going through a tough spot, but he’s head of a department and can’t have his head in the clouds. It affects his safety and the safety of the guests. He’s got to be focused on the job. The crew gets the boat ready, while Captain Kerry works on his Turkish. Fraser goes to the bridge to talk to the captain and tells him that he thinks Cat is going through some things outside work. She’s been fragile and there have been tears most days. The captain suggests Fraser let her take a half hour when things are looking like that, and Fraser says he had a fantastic response from Barbie. She’s changed her perspective. In Fraser’s interview, he says, Barbie is brilliant with guests, but doesn’t always have the best attitude with people. It’s unclear if people and guests are two separate entities. He tells the captain that Barbie said she’s going to turn things around and be better. He’s hoping she will. He’s also going to give Xandi some stripes. He hopes it doesn’t rattle the others. Captain Kerry says, when Fraser is away from the boat, he someone who can manage it. Xandi tries to show Cat how to do stuff, and in Xandi’s interview, she says she’s more than happy to teach Cat, but whether it’s going in or not is a different story. In the galley, Kyle and Anthony agree that Captain Kerry is an amazing captain. Anthony says he’s like their daddy, but Fraser reminds him that he’s Anthony’s mummy. Jared tells Barbie that he could be sad or mad, but when he sees her, he’s glad. She tells him that he’s getting cheesy. He tries to get towels from the provider, but is having no luck. When he gets frustrated, she tells him that his tone should be more professional, and he apologizes. The captain calls Jared, Anthony, and Fraser for the preference sheet meeting.  

Tina, a luxury property manager, is the co-primary along with husband Rich. Coming along are Tina’s business partner Mike and his wife Eileen, and friends Beth and Rob. Tina prefers to drink out of plastic cup, and in Fraser’s interview, he says, it’s stupid and psychotic. Tina also seems to dislike most forms of protein – no meat, no eggs, no tofu. In his interview, Fraser says, she’s got a lot of problems. Enjoy life. Have an egg. Jared reads that they want to snorkel, and in Captain Kerry’s interview, he says, the snorkeling is epic here. It’s going to be an amazing trip. The guests also want a Roaring 20s Monte Carlo themed dinner and want to compete in a friendly game of beach volleyball and drinking games. Afterward, the captain meets with Jared who says he heard what Captain Kerry said and he’s leaving behind what he needs to in order to be present in the moment. Kerry says he cares about Jared’s physical and mental health. This morning, he was either still drunk or hungover. (Or both. It’s possible… or so I’ve heard.) He doesn’t want someone in a leadership role who does that. He understands what it’s like. He’s been where Jared is as a captain and left his job. In Jared’s interview, he says he wants to be here. He hates not to finish what he starts.

Fraser has an interior meeting, puts Barbie on service, and tells Cat that she’s to go between departments. He says he trusts Xandi and would be honored to have her as his second stew moving forward. He gives her the stripes, and in Xandi’s interview, she says she doesn’t need stripes to prove her worth and now this is going to cause more attention to her. In Barbie’s interview, she says, of course he picked Xandi. Xandi is so far up Fraser’s ass, she’s not going to go there. In her mind, she’s second stew. This is all bullsh*t.  Provisions come, and Cat says she’s never wanted to sleep more in her life. In her interview, Xandi says, this is a big f***ing boat, and she can’t do it by herself. She’s going to snap. In the captain’s interview, he says, things are coming together. He’s finding less and less things to point out. He’s a happy guy. The guests arrive, and Captain Kerry welcomes them to Grenada. Fraser gives the tour, and primary Tina tells him that she prefers plastic cups. She’s not picky about her food, as long as there’s no meat. In Fraser’s interview, he says, it doesn’t look like Tina likes anything at all, but he’ll do his best to deal with it. The boat heads out, and Xandi asks Fraser, at what point is it not training camp? She’s had to redo everything. Fraser tells her to just make sure Cat is doing it correctly. Stick with that for now.

In Kyle’s interview, he says, exotic women and guests, good money, good tips. He’s winning. The guests sit down for lunch, and Tina tells them, no faucet water, like they’d be given faucet water on a superyacht. In Anthony’s interview, he says, Tina’s restrictions are challenging, but he’ll let her pick from different options. Don’t worry, princess. I got you. Food porn in the form of sushi and tuna ceviche is served, but guest Eileen – who arrived on the boat drunk – is chopstick challenged. In Fraser’s interview, he says, primary Tina is in real estate and her business partner Mike’s wife Eileen loves to drink. Good for her. Ben takes the guests out on the tender for the snorkeling excursion and asks how they met. Primary Rich says his wife and Mike work together, and Eileen is the local drunk they picked up. Fraser tells Anthony that he’s keeping it tame. They’re just a bit weird. We see some underwater scenes when the guests snorkel and it’s absolutely beautiful, but it’s doubtful Eileen will remember any of it. In Ben’s interview, he says, it’s good getting off the boat. He wants to do stuff for the guests. That’s what it’s all about, not cleaning sh*t. In Barbie’s interview, she says she’s trying to be nice to Jared, but he’s turning her off. She cringes when she sees him. It’s backpedal time. Fraser and Anthony look at Tina’s preference sheet and see that the lobster needs to be cold, only for her. WTF? As everyone gets ready for 1920s Monte Carlo Night, there’s a crash from Eileen and Mike’s cabin. Eileen runs out and tells Cat that they have a problem and she’s got to see it.

Somehow Mike got locked in the shower and broke out the glass panels one the door, but the door still won’t open. In Kyle’s interview, he says he’s broken lots of doors while drunk. And roofs, his leg, and a guitar. There’s nothing better than breaking a guitar, drunk or not. He tells them, engineering is on the way. Captain Kerry checks out the décor and thinks it’s fantastic. Eileen asks, who doesn’t love giant cards? Um… Fraser tells them, welcome to the French Riviera, 1920 Monte Carlo theme. There’s a French menu, starting with French onion soup, and I wonder if I have any in the freezer. Stop laughing. Trader Joe has a great frozen French onion soup. Tina says she likes slot machines, and Mike says, she likes pushing buttons. He asks if Barbie can set down his plate more quietly, and in Barbie’s interview, she says, can you feed your wife more water? Eileen tells Jared, who is graciously helping with service, that he’s lucky he’s good looking because it’s all he’s got going on. Mike breaks a glass, and Barbie tries to get the pieces up before he can do any more damage. In the pantry, she says, it’s such a nightmare, and she’s not wrong. Tina says her profiterole tastes like egg, and causes a sudden uproar about her not waiting for everyone else to be served. She whines that the ice cream was going to melt if she waited. She tells everyone that she’s done, and gets up. She says, they can do whatever they want, and toddles off, crying at the bottom of the stairs. Guest Rob asks her, what’s wrong? while still at the table, Mike says, it’s better than getting locked in the bathroom. In his interview, Fraser says, there’s a lot of animosity. He’s glad he’s not the only one who thinks Tina is a bit of a raging… Tina.

Barbie says, the sh*t is hitting the fan, and Cat asks if Tina is okay. Mike says, she’s drunk and he told her to settle down. Eileen announces that they’re going in the hot tub, and Cat tells Barbie, let’s just power through. Jared tells Barbie, these people are straight up rude, and repeats what Eileen said to him. In Jared’s interview, he says, it brings back when he was a child and f***ed something up. His not being good enough. He puts himself down a lot, and it affects the way he feels about his self-worth. While the guests sit in the hot tub, Barbie suggests getting them some water, and Mike tells her, don’t make the trip unless she brings drinks and water. In Barbie’s interview, she says, it’s lucky she can’t say what she wants to, and imitates Eileen for Cat at the bar. When they bring the drinks, Mike tells them to watch out for the mess they’re going to bring tomorrow. Anthony says, welcome to hell. Eileen slips on a step and her head boinks off the hot tub. God forgive me, I laugh like a hyena. Karma’s a bitch and she works fast on occasion. Barbie says she’ll help Eileen, and Eileen says she wiped out. Barbie says, it happens to the best of us, and helps Eileen down the stairs, even though she keeps saying it’s all good and she’s okay. In her interview, Barbie says, it can’t be that she’s going to wake up tomorrow and do this over. If she sees them starting too early, she’s going to water down their drinks. Jared says, they’ve pissed him off, seriously, and remembers Eileen’s remark, Barbie telling him that he’s cheesy, and Captain Kerry’s mini lecture. He sniffles and says, godammit.

Next time, Fraser says, here we go again; Eileen wonders where she is; Jared tells Captain Kerry about Eileen falling out of the jacuzzi; and Jared gets into it with Kyle.

⚰️ This Week’s Ones…

Tense moments for Michonne; zombies parting like the Red Sea; Michonne makes friends; Michonne loses friends; the bloodthirsty side of Michonne; a lighter named Danger; and another familiar face. Read on.

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-walking-dead-the-ones-who-live-recap-season-1-episode-2-gone-michonne

🚛 Off the Road Again…

Stop in tomorrow for soap and VanderMess. Until then, stay safe; stay never assuming gender, sexuality, or relationship status; and stay letting your emotions out. You’re stronger showing emotion than holding it.