Posted by Dustin on 06.08.2009 at 12:11 pm

The season three premier mixed some good things with a lot of sad things. Let’s get started with a recap, then some thoughts.

Within the first ten minutes the Holdens had tracked Emmalynn down and brought her back home. Trevor scared her husband to be Logan enough that he realized marrying her was a bad idea. Roland talked to Emmalynn and told Claudia Joy he feels she never really grieved for Amanda, and this was a desperate attempt to regain control of her life. By the end of the hour Claudia Joy and Michael came to an agreement. He would go to Brussels and she would stay here until Emmalynn could finish the school year.

Roxy and Trevor’s money problems mounted as she drove the car with the engine light on, frying it. She also talked to a lawyer about her deed from Betty for the bar. Trevor felt it was a fight they couldn’t take on, she should take whatever the guy was offering to give her and sell out at this point. Roxie remained suspicious of the guy, and so was Pam. Pam ended up calling in some favors to an old police buddy. As it turned out, the guy wasn’t Betty’s nephew at all, but a con man. He worked as an orderly in the hospice Betty was at and found out about the bar and Roxie that way. He was arrested at the end of the show.

Denise was called into work over the Mac situation and promptly fired. Her boss then told her off as she served with Frank and found her actions deplorable. Later Denise met with Mac, who dumped her to go back to his ex! Over in Iraq, Frank talked to Jeremy. It turns out he didn’t sleep with that woman, he couldn’t do it. They just talked all night. He told Jeremy the truth, that he and his mom had separated. Later Frank heard about Denise’s situation through friends. He was upset and volunteered to lead a dangerous mission. Back at home, Denise tried to talk to Claudia Joy at the end of the show, but Michael had just left and Claudia Joy said it wasn’t a good time, and slammed the door in her face!

My Thoughts
First up, I HATED the resolve to the Denise storyline. Not only did she get fired, but then the guy she risked it all for dumps her to go back to his ex? Then we learn Frank didn’t sleep with that girl after all. Why are they trying to make me like Frank? Frank I guess will get hurt after all and it will bring him and Denise closer maybe? But from the promos he seemed fine when he came home. Will it be Jeremy who is hurt then as I thought? That might bring them closer too.

I also don’t like that Michael went to Brussels without the family. Clearly they all couldn’t go, as it would write a huge family off. But I like Michael and I really don’t like the idea of Evan running the base at all.

Claudia Joy and Denise clearly are going to be at odds this season based on the end of the show. Ouch!

I started guessing Betty’s nephew wasn’t the nephew pretty quickly in, and thought he’d end up being a hospice nurse or something. Loved that he got busted and I still expect Pam to want to go back to police work. But I doubt she will. She wouldn’t probably because of Chase’s job. She wouldn’t want two parents working a dangerous line of work.