Posted by Dustin on 12.10.2008 at 5:46 pm

I had started this post and forgot to finish it! It was for last week’s “DSM.”

The week befores episode was supposed to be the Thanksgiving episode, but it was bumped for the Barbra WaWa special, and ABC just decided not to air it or even (as of yet) put it on ABC.com. It was supposedly a filler episode, which I guess makes sense since it seems based on this past week’s episode we missed no huge storyline developments.

Patrick decided to hire Jeremy to be part of his campaign team. Basically he was just the office gopher, as he had no real experience in politics (or anything!). Nola hated this and wanted him fired. This was an over-used plot in these situations. Patrick lost a big investing candidate for his energy bill, because of Tripp, but Jeremy knew the guys son and scored the guy for Patrick (and saved his job). There was no surprise here, as I said this has been done before.

Tripp asked Nick to set up a lunch date with Ren, but Ren wasn’t interested in Tripp that way. When Nick invited her to Karen’s wedding, Tripp was not happy. He sabotaged Nick and Ren by telling Letitia how he had let himself have feelings for Ren and he was sorry, she was the only woman for him. Letitia then kicked Ren out, thinking she was scheming to steal her husband. What Tripp couldn’t have, neither could Nick! Letitia played right into Tripp’s game to get rid of Ren and hurt a relationship for her and Nick. Honestly though, Nick hasn’t even signed the divorce papers . . . this is the last thing he needs. Plus I think we all know he’ll probably end up with Karen.

Lisa went to the wedding with Jeremy to try and make Nick jealous. Too bad she’s so boring that her plan didn’t work! Nick and Lisa both realized it was over, it wasn’t going to work, but they seemed civil about it. I still expect Lisa to end up with a Jeremy Darling in the oven.

Tripp agreed to sell his shares in Darling Enterprises to Simon to call off the wedding, which he did. Karen was left jilted at the alter. However rather than waste everything, Brian proposed to Andrea and they married. Andrea is apparently dying, the radical drugs didn’t work. Their son knew his mom was sick and was afraid she was dying, but Brian said she wouldn’t die. Brian still won’t give up on Andrea. These two are my favorites on the show, so I would like to see them get a happily ever after in the end.

Tripp pulled a fast one on Simon in a move I never saw coming. I eventually figured it out, but loved it! When Tripp lost controlling share, basically all his associates and the people he had deals and contracts with walked. Darling Enterprises tanked, the company went belly up in hours! Tripp then offered to buy back the stocks from Simon, but he wouldn’t give up that easily. Tripp and Simon in the end became partners, each owning 50 percent. Oh you know it’s now going to be a battle between them to kill the other!

Frankly this was one of the best shows of the series, if not THE best show. I’m so miffed that ABC canceled it so early. Note to NBC: perhaps you should pick up some of these shows since the ones you usually develop deserve to be canceled?