9O21O: Life's a Beach Recap/Review

There has been some very important '9O21O'-related news recently, if you haven't heard then where have you been? Yep, it's true, the show has finally been canceled. Rejoice Teen Drama addicts! Although, it's not over yet as there's still seven episodes left to recap and review for y'all, starting with 'Life's a Beach'. Which is an odd title because this episode starts on the beach with Liam telling Dixon and Navid that he wants to open a surf shop. Okay, everything sounds good, solid plan. Oh wait, it'll be a surf shop just for girls. I was liking this idea up until he said that because he has now cut out half the amount of people that he will be able to sell surfboards to. But later the surf shop idea turns into more of a brand so it's okay again as a brand seeks a wider audience. After Liam has told the guys this, he runs into a surfer chick, named Sydney, who wants to invest. Later, Dixon finds out that he is able to make a music video for Michaela but they need to work fast. Thankfully, Silver agrees and allows the music video to go ahead. For some reason, Silver and Michaela were kinda close in this episode. At Naomi's house, Mark holds a tasting party for just the girls and he reveals that he might be moving to New York because there's big opportunities there. Naomi isn't too happy when she hears about this. On the CU campus, Navid finds a bulletin for a major global marketing firm that is looking for a trainee. Campbell spots this so he tries to make Navid feel like he doesn't stand a chance. After the tasting party, Naomi tells Annie that she wants to pimp Adrianna out to Mark so he'll stay in Beverly Hills. Annie is totally against this and tries to convince Naomi that it's a bad idea. At Liam's surf shop, he's busy making Sydney a surfboard when she stops by so they decide to get busy.

9O21O: Strange Brew Quick Thoughts

  Here's quick thoughts on this week's '9O21O' episode, 'Strange Brew':

• This Liam and Annie thing is a pathetic ploy for more viewers and is way overdue.
• Michaela is so annoying, have I said this before? If I have then it's because she's that annoying.
• I still don't know what Silver and Adrianna want with a truck.
• Wow, we haven't seen Naomi's hair this curly in years.
• What makes Naomi think that Mark wants to move in with her?
• I was actually hoping that Mark was gonna be a one episode only storyline.
• Why is everyone acting like Annie is some great writer? I thought she always wanted to be an actress?
• Question: "Which '9O21O' character, of all time, is the least relevant?" Answer: Navid.
• At least the truck now factors into Silver and Adrianna's dreams, as it's now a movie truck but it's still a bad idea.
• Mark is now moving in with Annie, funny because Naomi is gonna explode.
• Why does Liam keep taking his shirt off?
• I'm getting a headache.
• Naomi needs to stop trying so hard.
• I wish Liam had real ambitions.
• Is Liam allowed to brew beer? He's still underage...
• Mark doesn't know who Hanson is? He has led a very awful life.
• I feel like Naomi should have consulted Mark when she invited one hundred people to the restaurant opening.
• Speaking of, how did this restaurant open so fast?
• Where did Vanessa go? She was the only good character.
• Campbell sucks.
• Silver shouldn't be angry if Michaela wants to sing. She should sing without the touring.
• Naomi has an allergy and we've never heard of it? This show is ridiculous.
• It's really weird how Silver still lives in Kelly's garage but we don't ever see Kelly. It's weird and annoying.
• Annie should just come clean instead of dragging the Lannie even more.

It's sad but I'm counting down the episodes until this season is over. It's just so boring and stupid and I want it to be done.

Overall episode score:-
'Strange Brew' = D- 

9O21O: Brother From Another Mother Quick Thoughts

 Here's quick thoughts on this week's '9O21O' episode, 'Brother From Another Mother'.

• Adrianna is upset about having to go to court, what does she expect after she took her clothes off in public.
• Oh! Navid and Michaela slept together!? I can see where this storyline is going...
• Annie is so snarky.
• Is this half-brother storyline a joke? It's too little, too late!
• What is Naomi's problem?
• I feel like they're trying too hard to push old season storylines, it should feel natural.
• Wow, Ashley is still crazy. Why haven't they got her help.
• Liam's a little crazy himself.
• I really hate Michaela already.
• Why are they bringing up Dixon's drug storyline again? It wasn't even good the first time.
• Why is Naomi interfering with this guy's life?
• I'm so bored by this show.
• Michaela is seriously irresponsible.
• Naomi is too much.
• I hate all the characters in this show.
• Liam is really annoying me for some reason.
• It's also annoying how Silver's storyline all season has been about having a baby and she hasn't had a freaking baby yet!
• What the hell is Silver and Adrianna gonna do with a truck?
• Why does it look like Naomi is attracted to her half brother?
• So now Michaela can sing? UGH!
• What the heck was that ending?

 I don't really have much more to say but that's okay because '9O21O' will be canceled soon anyways.

Overall episode score:-
'Brother From Another Mother' = D-

9O21O: #realness Quick Thoughts

Here's some quick thoughts on this week's episode of '9O21O' named '#realness'.

• Why was the episode named '#realness'? Was this hastag used in the episode?
• Annie's book sounds soooooo bad!
• Plus she got over Riley's death real fast.
• What is even going on with Naomi and Max in this episode? Are they divorcing or not?
• Why did Navid pretend he hadn't met Shane's sister? (Did they sleep together?)
• Silver needs to stop with the baby drama, I'm over it!
• Adrianna is an idiot.
• I found Adrianna's bad singing mildly amusing.
• Liam needs to get over his issues already because I really don't care. What was all that stuff with the acting about?

Clearly I wasn't paying very much attention to this episode, or it was just really effing confusing. I'm gonna go with the latter.

Overall episode score:-
'#realness' = D+

9O21O: Here Comes Honey Bye Bye Recap/Review

If I had to pick one word to best describe the latest episode of '9O21O', named 'Here Comes Honey Bye Bye', then that word would be 'horrendous'. Actually, I feel like 'horrendous' is a word that best describes the show as a whole. The episode is set into motion with Naomi and Max at a couples therapy session. If you ask me then everyone on this show needs therapy. The therapist tells them that they need to figure out what it is that makes them happy because Naomi has abandoned her professional life for Max. This is so true, Naomi's professional struggles was a big storyline last season and this season there has been no mention of Naomi's work. Elsewhere, Silver begs Teddy for his forgiveness before he tells her that he's trying to get the embryos destroyed. Their relationship has fallen so far, it was something that was great about this show and now it's hard to watch. At Dixon's recording studio, he has Adrianna sing some advertising jingles because the recording studio needs to make the money back. Megan then shows up (I thought she left? I'm so confused) to tell Dixon that she can't afford school anymore so she might have to move away. Meanwhile, Annie is recovering at Liam's house. She got out of hospital fast. Dixon comes for a visit and they end up talking about Riley. Somehow Dixon knew that Riley left for surgery so he tells Annie who then feels like she's in love with Riley. Side note: Anyone else notice how Debbie only showed up when Dixon was in the hospital? I wonder if Harry even knows that his children have a death wish? Why does no-one care about Annie getting shot!? Anyway, Liam has been taking out his anger at some kind of fight-club-type-place where he knocks out some guy and then gets in trouble for it.

9O21O: We're Not Not In Kansas Anymore Recap/Review

Get ready for a nightmarish experience on '9O21O' because that's what this week's 'We're Not Not In Kansas Anymore' episode was about. If you remember from last episode, Annie got shot so she has been rushed to the hospital where her friends meet to worry about her. Naomi thinks that she should tell Max about their friend's accident so she calls him up to find out that he hasn't been in Iceland. Then Dixon hears Adrianna say that she told Ashley that Vanessa was back in Beverly Hills. He obviously starts blaming her for his sister being shot. But seriously though, they all trusted Ashley so it's not Adrianna's fault, Dixon is being an idiot. Before Annie goes into surgery, she tells Liam that he would be better off if he never met her. Cue the alternative universe in which Annie never left Kansas... In this world, Annie's high school boyfriend, Jason, wakes her up because she has fallen on the floor while rehearsing for 'The Wizard of Oz'.

9O21O: Misery Loves Company Recap/Review

So '9O21O' returned this week from a much needed break with 'Misery Loves Company'. Don't get me wrong, this show is seriously the worst and I hope it gets canceled but this episode wasn't as bad as many other episodes this season has been. The episode starts right where the last episode ended, with Liam all tied up and being held captive by his crazy security guard, Ashley. This girl is on a whole other level of insane and she shows it later. While Liam is chilling in the basement of The Offshore, Adrianna walks in on Dixon in bed with Megan because she's mad about her contract or something. This spooks Megan and she's already running for the door by the time Dixon turns his attention back to her. At Silver's apartment, Teddy shows up to discuss the baby issues but he's real confusing to me because he knew what Silver wanted so why change that on her now? At Naomi's house, she's missing Max but also needs to move on so she takes off her wedding ring. Then Adrianna comes to talk because she's annoyed with Dixon. The girls decide to go on a drive to get away from their troubles.

9O21O: The Things We Do for Love (Holiday Episode) Recap/Review

Merry Christmas! That's right, the '9O21O' gang were celebrating the most wonderful time of year with 'The Things We Do for Love' this week. Unfortunately, things were less than wonderful. We start with Noami, Annie and Silver shopping for some Christmas presents. Naomi feels bad about Max being fired so she has to get him the best Christmas present ever, which turns out to be a car. Whereas Annie is worried about what to get Riley because she might be leaving for a writing program in Scotland. I have problems with this because Annie's blog is very badly written and it seems like she just woke up and decided to be a writer. That's not how it works, you gotta have a passion for it but there's no telling Annie. Lastly, Silver is getting ready to be a mother, all she needs is for Teddy to sign a release paper that states he won't claim rights as father or anything like that. At the rehab center, Dixon is complaining about having to buy people presents. Is he for real? Buying/giving is the best part! Where is his holiday spirit? Riley is then asked about taking part in an experimental surgery but he declines. At The Offshore, Navid and Adrianna are putting up decorations while they talk about Silver and Dixon. Don't Adrianna and Navid find it awkward talking about this with each other saying as they used to date? Over at Liam's new house, he gets a hamper from the film studio which has a document in it asking him to bring $500,000 to Baker State Park. When Naomi arrives home from Christmas shopping she discovers Alec and Max having a meeting.

9O21O: 9O2-100 (100th Episode)

So this week's '9O21O' was a big milestone for any TV series, it was the 100th episode, titled '9O2-100'. To tell the truth I actually expected much more from this episode as it is the 100th, I mean that's the time to pull out all the stops. To reinforce my point let's look at some other 100th episodes from teen dramas... One Tree Hill: A wedding, a runaway bride, a kidnapping, a psychotic nanny, returns from many fan favorites, a couple reunited. Gossip Girl: A royal wedding, the return of a psychotic schemer (I call her Georgina), a runaway bride, a confused bride, a runaway bride again and a big reveal. Unfortunately 'One Tree Hill' and 'Gossip Girl' are the only two teen dramas to actually celebrate the milestone or last as long as 100 episodes so they're the only examples I have right now. However, if I were to make a list of '9O21O's 100th episode achievements or shockers, it really wouldn't go that far because none of it was really shocking or made me care. Well that's my rant for this week over, let's get on with it... We kick off with Liam having nightmares about Vanessa's dead body underwater. This would be good and all if it wasn't just like Nathan's nightmares of a dead Haley underwater in 'One Tree Hill's season 3 finale. Anyway, Liam wakes up because Navid has come to apologize for the whole sex tape debacle but Liam isn't hearing it. We then find out that Dixon is officially the head of his own record label (that was fast) and Adrianna is the first act that he will be signing. At the burlesque club, Silver shows up to give her burlesque stuff back as she's quitting to have her baby. Meanwhile, Naomi is having a meeting with some West Bev High alumni club for women. This reminded me of Blair in season 4 of 'Gossip Girl' when she wanted to be accepted by some secret New York society clubs. However, Naomi has to compete with one other girl (named Felicity) to get a spot in the club and she must prove herself at the West Bev Homecoming Alumni event.

9O21O: 99 Problems Recap/Review

I thought it was interesting that the writers decided to name this week's '9O21O' episode, '99 Problems'. Are they admitting that '9O21O' has that many problems (or probably more)? Or are they trying to be clever as the 100th episode is coming up next week. I would say that it's the latter but it would be more accurate if it were the former. At the start of this week's episode, Silver takes a pregnancy test to find out that she isn't pregnant. I felt bad for Silver because she really wants to have a baby, are they ever going to let her have one? However Adrianna gets good news when she finds out that she'll be opening for Ne-Yo at the Hollywood Bowl. Dixon thinks that Adrianna should get a gift for all her hard work and then he asks Annie for money but not to pay for Adrianna's gift but to help his music career. I forgot that Annie is rich because we hardly ever see her spend much money anymore. At Naomi's, she helps Max pick a new business partner but only because she wants Max to sleep with her, she's so self-absorbed. People are going crazy for Liam ever since the sex tape scandal and the press are still hounding him when Silver arrives to ask him to go to the fertility clinic with her. Back with Naomi, she decides to surprise Max at his offices wearing nothing but a coat, I can't believe she's still doing that. But Max is in a meeting with Brice, a chick that Naomi picked to be Max's new partner. Although, when Naomi picked Brice she thought Brice was a man not a woman. Meanwhile, Liam finds a letter outside the bar that says "where's Vanessa? I know what you did. You can run, but you can't hide." How very 'Pretty Little Liars'/'I Know What You Did Last Summer'/'Desperate Housewives' of '9O21O'. In other words... how unoriginal.

9O21O: The Con Recap/Review

Here we are again... 'The Con' was the name of this week's episode of '9O21O' and it wasn't a horrible, hard to watch episode. Although, it wasn't good either. The episode was about the gang all going to a Comic-Con like event named Phenomi-Con. We started with Liam and Lindsey making out in her car, Liam asks her to come to Phenomi-Con with him (he's going to promote his new movie) but she isn't ready to take their relationship public yet. I'm not a fan of this relationship and frankly it bores me. Max, Alec and Naomi try to think of a way to save Max's company. The program that Colin stole has details about the company's new groundbreaking gaming ventures. To fix the problem, they come up with the idea of showing a demo of the game at Phenomi-Con. However, it's going to take a lot of effort to get the demo ready by then so they have an all night coding session. At the college campus, Riley rolls up to apologize to Annie for the things he said at the pop-up. But they quickly start fighting again when Riley admits that he likes Annie and she says that she still wants to give Colin a chance. Isn't it funny how scenes take place on the college campus but we have no idea what classes these kids are taking. Anyway at The Offshore, Silver comes to talk to Liam about going to Phenomi-Con together. Before she sees Liam though she runs into Navid (again) and she is so not interested in him or his clubs, it's kinda hilarious how much she doesn't care about him. Things are not going good for Dixon and Adrianna as she's still angry about what he said to her at the pop-up. Adrianna kissed Taylor though, isn't she feeling at all guilty? Clearly not as she's still have secret rendezvouses with him.

9O21O: Hate 2 Love Mixtape

'9O21O' is a show that relies heavily on music, and is determined to feature the hottest artists on the charts. In season one, '9O21O' had the ideal music supervisors, such as Liz Phair, Marc Dauer and Evan Frankfort, and the show was once an amazing source for music as they were the first to feature up and coming artists such as The Kills, Lady Gaga, Regina Spektor and a personal favourite; Nico Stai. I remember the end of season 1 episode 22; ‘The Party’s Over’, where we saw a perfect moment shared between Navid and Adrianna. The scene was appropriately accompanied by my favourite Nico Stai track ‘Maybe Maybe’ which managed to encapsulate the emotion of the scene perfectly. In the latest season, '9O21O' has featured acts on the show such as Train, Carly Rae Jepsen, and most recently Nelly Furtado, and while the performances have been energetic and fun, I can’t help but miss when '9O21O' focused on the little musical moments that made up a show rather than being adamant on getting the best performances every week to bring in viewers. Don’t get me wrong, this season has featured great energetic music, and I happen to be one of Train's biggest fans, but I do miss when '9O21O' allowed a scene and a song to fit together perfectly, rather than focusing on one or the other.

9O21O: Hate 2 Love Recap/Review

'Hate 2 Love' was the name of this week's '9O21O' and to tell you the truth, nothing really happened in this episode. At least, that's what I thought when the episode was over. We start with Silver coming to see Navid but she runs into Liam instead, who is helping set up the new night club. The duo catch up with each other for a couple of minutes and then they hug, which Navid isn't too happy about. I wish that Liam and Silver had just stayed friends and the writers never went down the relationship route. Anyway, Silver only had time to catch up with Liam so she runs out and leaves Navid and Liam to talk about Dixon. Navid still feels like Dixon isn't ready to preform yet but Liam stands his ground. What is wrong with Navid? Just let Dixon preform already, you're not his father! Meanwhile, Max holds a meeting between Alec and Naomi as he tries to get them to settle their differences but Naomi still has revenge on her mind. It seemed like Max wanted to break up with Naomi last week so I was surprised to see him so calm with Naomi like all was forgotten. Annie is having a date with Colin when Riley comes in looking for Dixon, I forgot all about Riley. On the CU campus Taylor and Navid are handing out flyers for the club opening when they run into Dixon, who runs into Megan. Every time I see Jessica Parker Kennedy it makes me miss 'The Secret Circle' so much. Megan leaves and Adrianna replaces her in a hurry, she's basically just there to remind Dixon that he has physical therapy to get to. Dixon doesn't want no woman reminding him what's happening in his life so he snaps at her for no reason. Liam then employs his professor through her firm to help him settle matters at the bar/club/whatever. Does Liam really think it's a good idea to employ the professor who already hates him?

9O21O: Into the Wild Recap/Review

Just when you think that it can't get much worse, here comes 'Into the Wild'. This episode of '9O21O' was supposed to air last week but was delayed due to Hurricane Sandy, I wasn't that heartbroken. If this episode aired last week then it probably would have ruined my Halloween break. Speaking of, The CW promoted this episode as being a Halloween episode. There was nothing about this that resembled Halloween so I'm extra pissed. Let's get on with it, the girls (Annie, Silver, Adrianna and Naomi) are having lunch when Naomi tells them that she plans to take Max away for the weekend so she can tell him that Alec kissed her. Meanwhile, Silver learns that her nude photos have been posted online. It's not the first time Silver has photos of her naked body going around town (remember when Adriana sent a sext blast out in season 3?) Also, Annie starts flirting with a perfectly random stranger. So a normal Beverly Hills lunch. At the UCLA campus we learn that Liam has enrolled (I thought Liam didn't want to go to college, remember how Annie cried at graduation cause Liam had other plans?) and got an 'F' on his first paper, his celebrity persona really isn't helping things when his new co-star (Carrie) shows up for publicity shots. Naomi then reveals her plans to Max but he decides that a camping trip will be better than spending time on a tropical island. Adrianna arrives home to find Taylor working with Dixon on his new track and Dixon gets Taylor to help with Adrianna's new music video.

9O21O: It's All Fun and Games Recap/Reveiw

This show. Really, I just can't with it any longer. I'm just so disinterested that it's not even funny. 'It's All Fun and Games' is probably the most dull thing I've seen in a long time. The episode starts at Silver's insemination shower that Annie, Adrianna and Naomi are throwing. The banner says it all. I didn't even realize what was going on with this banner until I uploaded the photo. This is how the 9O21O writers get creative. Anyway, Silver is having cold feet about get inseminated so Adrianna plans to have some irresponsible fun with Silver for the next 24 hours. Also, I forgot that Adrianna had a baby cause they never mention it. Then, ding-dong, Naomi's stripper arrives. What is Naomi's obsession with strippers? She is a married lady now, calm down. At the rehab center, Dixon is still trying to get back on his feet with the help of Riley. It's here that Annie finds out that Riley is supposed to be a "hero" from Afghanistan. But, this turns out to be untrue later in the episode when Riley confesses that he wasn't actually a hero and it's his fault that he's in a wheelchair. I thought I would wrap that up now cause it was a waste of time in the episode and it would be a waste for me to write the whole story here. Although Riley seems to be helping Dixon, Annie can't see this and starts being rude again. Meanwhile, Liam is starring in a new video game that Alec is helping to make. L.A. is a big place, what are the odds that Liam and Alec would be working together? Seriously, what are they? Naomi then pops by to give Alec some cupcakes and try to make him be her friend. At Dixon's apartment, Liam comes by to visit Dixon but he's also there to ask Annie about a good lawyer who can help him out of his contract with Vanessa. Then at the bar, a detective is waiting to ask Liam questions about Vanessa who is now a missing person. Liam totes lies and tells the detective that he hasn't seen no crazy stalkers in months.

9O21O: The Sea Change Recap/Review

9O21O is just ridiculous, I can't believe that I watch this show every week like what even happened in this week's episode 'The Sea Change'? I feel like they're trying to make this show be taken seriously but it just turns out like a joke. Anyway, this episode started with the newlyweds, Naomi and Max, getting ready to set off on their honeymoon to Ibiza. That is until Max's weird business partner, Alec, waltzes in with a stack of gossip magazines that all have comments from Max's ex-fiance, Madison. Apparently Madison is a cosmetic heiress (did we know this?) and she's so mad about Max leaving her at the alter that she's speaking to any tabloid that will listen. Why do the magazines even care about this or Madison? I for one think that Alec set this up but we don't have conformation on that. Cut to Liam's bar (or what's left of it), Adrianna and Navid are helping Liam clean up the wreckage that is his bar and Liam and Adrianna are helping Navid clean up the wreckage that is his life. Then Adrianna's Vegas baggage (Taylor) shows up and gives Adrianna his number and she looks kind of happy about it. Meanwhile, Annie is helping Dixon move back into the apartment. This boy suffered a major car accident and he has no scratches on him, just a neck brace. Really? Seriously? Adrianna then comes in and basically spills the beans on her Vegas hook up when Dixon asks about the new club/bar consultant and she says "we didn't talk much or do anything else," um, okay Adrianna. At the hospital, Silver is getting a check up and to thank Teddy for having a bastard child with her, she gives him (what I'm guessing is) a porno. Back at the bar, Vanessa tells Liam that she had hidden cameras installed and she saw what went down with the fire. Translation = Liam is Vanessa's bitch. Vanessa is starting to scare me and not in a fun way.

9O21O: Til Death Do Us Part (Season Premiere) Recap/Review

I'm sure we all know that season premieres are designed to excite the viewers at home for the storylines that are introduced and will be running through-out the season. 9O21O failed to excite me with their season premiere 'Til Death Do Us Part'. Although, it was one crazy episode, so if you're into shows that don't make much sense and are jacked up then sit back and enjoy. The season premiere opens with Naomi and Max at the church, moments after everything that went down in the season 4 finale. Max (who was just about to get married) proposes to Naomi, cause why not? He was gonna get married anyway and he already has his tux on, just go for it. Naomi of course says "yes" because it's Naomi and that girl is the definition of bad decisions. Meanwhile, Vanessa and Liam have a little spat about how crazy she is. Turns out that home girl has some kind of movie contract that Liam signed. Not sure what this means but it doesn't look good for Liam. The Summer break did Arielle Kebbel well, she looks so pretty in this episode. Her character is a manipulative bitch with one or two loose screws but still very pretty. At Silver's apartment, Teddy and Silver are still discussing parenthood, Teddy isn't convinced that he's ready for that responsibility just yet. However, Silver is ready and waiting for him to hand over his sperm. P.S. are we just supposed to believe that Teddy and Silver's hair grew that fast?