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Drugs Are Bad, Mmmkay? [90210]

90210, S01 E07: Hollywood Forever. Last week: Kelly dumped her teenage half-sister and her quasi boyfriend to run back to her high school boyfriend, and Ryan sought solace in the arms of Brenda. Naomi tried to get her parents back together, failed, and broke up with Ethan. Adrianna showed a flicker of humanity by coming clean [...]

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High Fashion, Low Blows [90210]

90210, S01 E06: Model Behavior Last week, the school show finally went on, but not for Adrianna, who took a few too many of the red pills and replaced by Annie at the last minute. Dixon and Silver got together, and were very cute about it. Adrianna pretended that she’d slept with Ty. This week, Dylan [...]

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What is she WEARING? [90210]

I mean, we’ve all been there. It’s a special occasion, you’ve got the perfect dress, the perfect shoes, and yet the outfit is missing a certain…something. What’s could it be? Some earrings, or a necklace? Perhaps some sort of hat, or a fascinator? A glittery little clutch bag? A cashmere wrap? This sort of confusion [...]

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Spring Awakening [90210]

90210, S01 E05: Wide Awake and Dreaming. Last week on 90210, Annie tried to date Ethan but wasn’t very successful, since he was busy getting back together with Naomi. Dixon and Silver flirted and were very cute about about it. Brenda Walsh came back into town in order to direct the musical and make sure the [...]

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Popping the Bubble [90210]

Beverly Hills 90210, S01 E04: The Bubble Last week, everyone went bowling, Naomi discovered that her dad was having affair, and Silver admitted that her mom is a drunk mess. This week: Naomi confronts the home-wrecking hussy, Annie attempts to date, and Dixon gets a job at a familiar place.

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All In The Family [90210]

90210, S01 E03: Lucky Strike Last week: the Wilson clan moved to Beverly Hills and found themselves instantly stuck in the middle of a teen soap opera. This week: desperate to keep her family together, Mama Wilson insists on family night at the local bowling alley, which naturally leads to all sorts of shenanigans. While the [...]

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What is she WEARING? [90210]

Did 90210’s stylists get their training on the TV news, where people only need to look presentable from the waist up? Naomi’s top half: a little flouncy, a little frou-frou, not necessarily something I’d wear, but fundamentally acceptable. Naomi’s bottom half: GOOD GOD. 1. They’re shorts. 2. They’re white. 3. They appear to be constructed [...]

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Cheaters and Liars [90210]

90210, S01 E02: The Jet Set. Morning, on the terrace, Tabitha tells Harry that her damn computer froze up again. Harry asks what she spilled on it this time, and she says scotch…she means iced tea, the good iced tea. Debbie says she’ll take it to the repair shop for her, but Tabitha says she’ll do [...]

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There’s No Place Like Home [90210]

90210, S01: We’re Not in Kansas Anymore A dirt-encrusted car drives through LA, containing the Wilson family: dad Harry is driving, mom Debbie is shotgun, and daughter Annie is in the back with Dixon, Token Adopted Black Kid. Novel! Dixon, looking bored and pissed off, announces that this sucks, and Debbie suggests he try another phrase, [...]

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What is she WEARING? [90210]

Look the costume designers were aiming for: carefree, fun-loving bohemia. Look they achieved: a brunette Bret Michaels. On the plus side, she now has a shot at a series of tasteless VH-1 reality shows in another 20 years.

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