90210 Recap: Season 3, episode 9 “They’re Playing Her Song” (11/15/2010)

Teddy apologizes for driving high and his friends forgive him. While he's grabbing a bite with Dixon and Liam, the waitress seems to totally be into him, but he passes. That night, by himself, he decides to go to a gay bar, accidentally leaving his wallet back with Dixon and Liam by mistake, with no way to pay for his tab. With no one else to call, he asks Ian for help, who picks up his tab and drives him home. Once there, he confesses to Ian that the real reason he got kicked out of boarding school was because he had developed feelings for his male roommate. He left school because he thought it would all go away, but he's learning that it hasn't, and Ian lets him know that it isn't going to.

Navid's dad is now being investigated for child pornography, because Navid told his counselor about his hiring of underage actresses. Meanwhile, he and Silver are trying to live down the awkwardness of the almost-kiss, and they both decide that it was simply a weak moment. While Adrianna is really hitting the big time with her new single taking off, she barely has time for Navid and everything he's going through with his dad. Even when they go out, they have a run-in with her publicist who takes her away from their date plans. Navid eventually gets fed up and heads home, only to find out that his father has fled to Iran. Needing to talk to someone, he heads over to Silver's.

Debbie and Ryan find a nanny for baby Jacq after Jen ran off, but the nanny proves to be unreliable, dropping the baby off in the middle of class. While Debbie ends up taking care of Jacq for Ryan, he ends up spending a lot of time with her... so much that the two end up making out all over her kitchen... and then sex all over her house.

Annie meets Charlie's roommates, and learns that he used to date one of them, Julia. Annie feels inferior to Julia and Charlie's intellect, and Naomi suggests that Annie finally have sex with him. When she tries to finally put the moves on him, she gets undressed, only to be caught in front of all his roommates. Charlie was under the impression that they were going to take it slow, and when Annie comes clean about being intimidated by Julia, Charlie tells the truth about his abusive drunk father and uncle, the reason for his nasty scars.

Consider the shock factor gone from tonight’s episode… there were very few developments and nothing too attention grabbing for my taste- aside from the Debbie/Ryan sex romp. Teddy’s story ended up being extremely tame, and the Navid-Silver-Adrianna triangle is still cooking. And there were quite a few things that weren't touched on at all that could have been used instead of what we got: a emo/whiny Navid, a slutty Debbie, an annoying Annie, and a bored me.

Grade: C

Leftover Observations

Sooo... Jen's just gone? There was no aftermath to that this week? Ryan just accepted it? FAIL.

Also, no Ivy-Dixon this week???? MAAAAHHHHHHH. Is what I say to that.

I wanted Ryan and Debbie's hookup to be hotter. Just throwing it out there. Old folks just don't know how to ravage each other correctly.

"Hey! Those aren't awful shoes. Personally, I'd rather shave my eyebrows than wear them, but for you..."

"Where's the underwear part?"

"Oh, looks like you got a little spitup on your shirt... no, that's just the pattern. Never mind. It's nice."

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