90210-Episode 4 Summary

Orphans, Drugs, and Rock and Roll

Previously on 90210....We are shown the opening scene of the series for the 4th time. Palm trees. More palm trees. Why are we shown this every week? Anyway, we begin this week during more play rehearsals. Things are steaming up between Annie and Ty on stage. Looks like Annie is not only the lead of the chorus, she is also Adrianna's understudy. It appears our Adrianna has a drug problem. We last saw her in episode one, accepting a hollowed out book filled with colorful pills, which led to her life of crime. She is back, sort of.

After rehearsal, Annie and Ty start to make out backstage. Several hours later, Dad, Go Away Already, and Kelly Taylor randomly walk onto the stage, and discover them still making out. Somebody call Guinness, this has to have broken the record. This, of course disgusts Dad, so when Annie arrives home, Mom attempts to have a sex talk with her. Annie doesn't listen.

Adrianna, who is now my favorite human, stumbles onto the scene. Brenda Walsh tells her she is late, and wonders if everything is OK. Adrianna then rambles loudly about how much pressure she feels with all of her auditions and what-not. Her drug-addled eyes break my heart while her emotional solo performance on stage crushes my soul. In the meantime, we learn that Dixon is also an expert stage lighting guy, so he takes over after the lighting guy quits. Is there anything Dixon can't do? Act?

Brenda Walsh then calls a meeting with Kelly Taylor and Go Away Already. They are there to discuss Adrianna. They see her talent, yet fear she may be on drugs. Inexplicably, Brenda gets defensive when Kelly suggests they remove her from the play, even saying, "I don't need anyone's help with this". OK. Why did you call the meeting then? Thanks for wasting everyone's time.

Annie arrives at the play late because Dad is still bugging her about Ty. This is getting creepy.

Then comes the best scene of the season: Adrianna is totally wasted backstage, giggling uncontrollably, and saying she is "ready to rock". Unfortunately, Brenda ruins everything by kicking her out of the play, so Annie has to take over. C'mon, Brenda. She was ready to rock.

The play begins, and it is SPECTACULAR. I only wish they would have shown the whole play. I would buy the DVD. We are shown a few singing scenes, including an atrocious all-male dance number involving benches and orphan hats. Oddly, we are not shown the scene that they spent each of the last 3 episodes rehearsing. I hope they nailed it. Apparently, musicals about orphans having sex in the 1860's are quite popular in modern day Beverly Hills-the theater is packed.

Adrianna reappears at the back of the theater. My heart was racing in hopes she would stumble down onto the stage and ruin everything. If this had happened, my life would have been complete. Alas, it did not.

The musical ends, and the cast receives a well-deserved standing ovation. Annie is so overwhelmed with praise, she decides to have sex with Ty in real life. Dixon gives her the expired condom from his wallet, which she proceeds to drop when she inexplicably smashes into Ethan in the hallway. Awkward!!

Unfortunately, Adrianna has concocted a revenge scheme. She arrives at Ty's hotel room and tells him that Annie and Ethan were making out. When Annie arrives, Adrianna is wrapped in a towel with the shower on in the background. All signs point to her and Ty having sex, yet when Annie leaves, devastated, it is revealed that Ty is already gone. This was a very well thought out and devious plan by our girl Adrianna. Bravo, my drug addicted love. Bravo.

Will Annie recover from her broken heart? Will Ty discover Adrianna's lies? Will West Beverly stage another play about orphan life in the 19th century? Find out next week.