Melrose Place: Jo Returns to MP and Breaks Up the Happy Couple
What we loved
We got to see a softer side of Ella
When Riley freaks about taking off her shirt Ella convinces her that she can do it. In her own twisted sort of way Ella tells Riley that she thinks that she's beautiful and people can't help but fall madly in love with her. It's a rare tender moment for the junior publicist. When Riley finally comes out, sans the top, Jo taunts her model in an attempt to bring out some raw emotion. Jo even asks Riley if she isn't too young to get married. Ella sticks up for her neighbor but Riley still walks off set. We pegged Riley for a lot of things, but quitter wasn't one of them.
What we didn't love
David is a fast healer
David is completely healed from his beatdown and willing to loan Lauren $20,000, no interest, in order to pay her tuition. And how does she thank him? She shows up outside the house he's robbing in Beverly Hills (in broad daylight!) and spills his loot all over the driveway. Apparently sleeping with people who have money is okay but stealing from people who have money is not. Lauren tells David that she doesn't want his stolen money, but she won't turn him in as long as he never steals again.
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Violet is jealous of Riley and is no friend of nature
Even crazy Violet can see that Auggie has the hots for Riley (and vice versa), and when she sees the two fawning over the sparrows who have returned to MP, she gets all twisty faced. We aren't surprised that later, after Auggie bails on her to hold Riley's hand after her photo shoot goes south, we see the sparrow nest smashed on the ground. Scrambled eggs, anyone?
Why does Jonah always come off like a tool?
A big Hollywood type loves Jonah's film, "Living in Reverse," but wants to totally change it. Luckily, Kendra, the hot, young development executive, loves the film as is. Oh, and she and Jonah are both from Philly and they totally click. She invites him for drinks that night...to work on the pitch. Oh yeah, and Jonah reminds her of her ex-boyfriend -- another guy she plucked out of obscurity and made a superstar. Jonah's semi-honest and tells her that he probably won't be able to make drinks...because he has plans. He neglects to tell her that he has plans to get married. When he gets home he immediately freaks out that Riley is having a tea party at Auggie's place. Violet obviously brought out the green-eyed monster in our typically level-headed good-guy. Things just get worse when Auggie admits to the kiss that he and Riley shared. Well, he blames it on on Riley but the point is that it's out there now!
More stuff we loved
Jo shows up to 4616 Melrose Place, her old stompin' grounds, to talk to Riley and tell her that she got to her (oh, come on here—it was Ella who really got to her) at the photo shoot. She's decided to go back to doing what she loves and decides to head south to bring attention to the food shortage is Latin America. Riley is doing some second guessing about her life choices as well.
But the real reason for Jo's return to Melrose Place is to tell Riley that Anton saw the last photo and loved the raw emotion -- so Riley is the face of the campaign after all.
Jonah shows up for drinks with Kendra. Guess that he and Riley are too young to get married.
So are Jonah and Riley too young to get married or do they just not belong together? What do you think should happen next for the couple? Tell us here!
Favorite MP quotes
"Fiancé? Aren't you a bit young to commit for the rest of your life?" Jo to Riley
"Keep the jeans and lose the top." Jo to Riley
"Riley's chest has seen the light of day about as much as the latest Usher album. She's been with three guys her entire life and her idea of a good time is hanging out at Whole Foods, trying to convince you to save the whales."
"Nobody wants to teach public school and marry some guy who can't even pay the bills." Jo to Riley
"Selling out? I'm sorry...weren't you the one who traded in the refugee camps for a 12-page spread in Vogue? Maybe Riley wasn't the only one posing out there today." Ella to Jo when Jo calls Riley a sell-out
It's acting people -- it's supposed to be fake
Jessica Lucas, who plays sweet sixth grade school marm, Riley Richmond, takes a racy turn this week on MP, and fans got to see a side they've never seen before. In a recent interview with MSN TV Jessica dishes on working with original cast members, Daphne Zuniga and Heather Locklear, and which '90s cast member she's most like to see return (hint—wouldn't we all enjoy that eye candy!). And although Jess admits that she was a little too young to watch the series when it originally aired, she says that she's done some catching up and finds it "completely different" from MP 2009. She believes that the original was "...much soapier and crazier" while the newbie is "...a little bit edgier and grittier."