Posted by Dustin on 01.20.2009 at 10:35 pm

This post contains two weeks of episodes. Recaps as well as my thoughts on each story. All in all I really loved these past two episodes! I’ve been waiting for drama on this show and these two episodes brought it.

Sarah and the boys found themselves in troubled. Ethan and Kyle ( I think that’s the other guys name, or for some reason that’s what I think it is at the moment) told her they needed about 120K for server upgrades and code improvements for the website. The problem? Getting it and getting it fast, as they had tech conference coming up that they had to impress investors at. Kitty, with nudging from Nora, offered the money. Sarah got upset, not wanting a handout, feeling like she had failed again, but in the end compromised and allowed Kitty to co-sign a 2nd mortgage on her house to get the money. Kitty had the collateral the bank needed to give it to Sarah.

The conference was a hit, and a big named investor was interested. They had to impress him by throwing a swanky party at some hotel for him. The party is where a lot of . . . stuff . . . went down.

After getting the funding from the investor, Ethan told Sarah that he had basically been in lust with her since the moment they met. Sarah was feeling old and out of touch, but he told her that she was incredibly smart and he felt dumb and tongue tied around her. They kissed, but didn’t go any further. Sarah stopped it, not wanting to take advantage of him in her vulnerable state.

I had always wondered if the show would pair Sarah with one of the boys. Actually I thought both would be after her and it would cause a war. Clearly that isn’t where they are going. However Sarah and Ethan . . . cute! I actually do hope they explore it later on, it could be really fun. It could also spell the doom of Greenatopia. Mixing business and pleasure did not workout well with Graham.

Nora had been clashing with Roger, the architect, over the design for her center. He came up with this grand avant garde thing. She thought it was too much and feeding into his ego, destroying it in front of him when he insulted her in front of his students by saying she was naive and didn’t have an understanding of architecture. Of course when she researched his works, she found out perhaps in a sense he was right. She apologized, but he also felt she had her own vision and as the client that should be respected too. They ended up compromising.

Roger took Nora to the party, which she insisted wasn’t a date, but PR for them both and her center (which Roger was making green friendly). Of course Nora being Nora got sloshed and admitted to Roger she really did like him. They kissed, but later she passed out before anything could happen. Poor Nora, how many times has she gotten drunk on a date and missed out on the good stuff because of it? Maybe she needs to not drink on dates. I am still not sure how I feel about these two as a couple. I just get the feeling Roger is only a guest star, so I can’t really get my hopes up for Nora and anyone she dates really. Not until they give someone a contract or cast a permanent love interest.

Justin meanwhile was feeling a bit neglected by Rebecca lately, as she became a working maniac. At the party though she booked the honeymoon suite in the hotel for the two of them to finally get some time together. The problem? It was a surprise and Justin didn’t know. He thought as usual she was working the party that night (she was pimping Ojai foods as part of local green foods). Thinking it was more work, he skipped it, though not on purpose.

Enter the trouble maker! A young girl approached Justin at a meeting about being his sponsee. He explained that AA didn’t allow sponsors and sponsees of different sexes, it was just too complicated. She pushed, he agreed to do it temporarily until she found a new sponsor. And thus began the trouble. It took all of two hours for her to end up calling him from a bar, and he spent the whole night of the party with her. Yeah, this girl is not only trouble, but I even wonder if she needs help really. I just got the feeling she was trolling AA meetings looking for a man!

Rebecca meanwhile ended up alone at the party and was hit on hardcore by Kyle. She turned him down though, saying she loved Justin. I was somewhat shocked on both fronts. First I thought Rebecca would cheat, just because she seemed to be doubting her relationship with Justin ever since that stupid fortune teller. Second, I was stunned Kyle would make a move on Sarah’s brother’s girlfriend. Yet again, mixing business with pleasure in a way. That’s a great way to start a war in a business, by stealing away your brother’s main squeeze.

Speaking of warring businesses. Tommy continued to not like what Holly was up to. Her latest move, behind his back, was to make the move to position Ojai as more of a distributor than a grower because of the economy. Tommy turned to Saul with a plan to boot Holly, but was told it was illegal and Saul wouldn’t do it. Tommy then used his smarts and basically played Rebecca like a fiddle. He fed her his ideas, made her think they were hers and encouraged her to take them to Holly. Of course Holly loved them and thought her daughter was a genius.

Please someone give me a barf bucket! You know if it came from Tommy she wouldn’t give it the time of day. Holly has maneuvered herself into the position she wants, the big boss! The only one she’ll listen to is Rebecca it seems, as she thinks her daughter is a genius. Clearly she wants to groom her to take over the Walker’s company. Where is that bucket again? Unfortunately for Tommy, Rebecca might not be a genius, but Holly is no dummy. It won’t be long before she catches on to Tommy’s game. Then it will be an all out war. Why do I get the feeling Tommy won’t win against Holly?

The final story was Robert running for Governor, which required gaining the support of two key old farts, I mean important people with money. Kitty became suspicious and asked Kevin to find out his plans, given who Robert was meeting with. Robert was furious Kevin talked to Kitty, as he had to trust him. He confided he was planning to run, but without the old fuddy duddies, he could kiss it goodbye. His reasoning thus was not to upset or alarm Kitty until he knew it could happen. Kevin agreed not to say anything, but made Robert promise to tell Kitty if it was a go. The fuddy duddies, one of them at least, wasn’t too impressed with Robert until Kevin told him off and put him in his place, making him see why he needed Robert. Kevin saved the day and Robert’s aspirations, though now Robert has to tell Kitty.

I loved Kevin not taking crap from the old farts in this episode, especially when they went hunting and how he screamed he kicked their asses so stop looking down upon him for being a democrat. However Robert, as usual, just irked me. From playing the politics game and kissing these old guys’ butts, to playing games with Kitty and lying to her face (actually making Kevin do it) that he wasn’t running for Governor . . . . well Robert is getting on my nerves! He’s going to ruin his marriage to Kitty if he keeps this up. When Kitty finds out, he better duck and cover!