90210

90210

Episode 19: The Heart Will Go On

By: Carlos Uribe

90210 is a show about a whole bunch of rich kids living in the zip.

Spoilers Ahoy!

Silver may or may not have the cancer gene. The question is left unanswered by the time the episode ended, with an ominous voice mail from the doctor's office telling Silver they need to meet to discuss plans. This is either the worst hospital in the world that needlessly gets people worried who shouldn't be worried or Silver has the cancer gene. She does have someone who is supporting her is Liam. Liam is being a great friend to her and he's really been helping her through this ordeal. Vanessa doesn't know what is happening so she gets jealous when Silver and Liam are constantly hanging out. She thinks that there might be something going on between Silver and Liam and even tries to confront the two. She learns the truth about Liam being simply Silver's best friend but Vanessa is still angry because she doesn't know if she can trust Liam. Seriously, Vanessa? Liam makes it up to Vanessa by making her a partner for a new production company. Some people just buy flowers, so I guess Vanessa has a keeper in Liam.

While Silver was getting tested for cancer, Dixon was at the hospital having heart problems. It looks like his drug addiction, a heart defect he's had from birth, and the stress over getting a solo record deal gave him some kind of a stroke. Adrianna completely panics, making it a way bigger deal than it is. This annoys Dixon because he already has a sister, Annie, who has been bugging him with all of her caring. Dixon doesn't even want Annie to find out that he went to the hospital but she ends up finding out anyways. The heart situation causes Adrianna to break up the music duo because she thinks that's too stressful for Dixon. Dixon decides to take this opportunity to accept the record deal but is apparently going to keep it a secret from Adrianna. He decides to keep this a secret right after he “learns” a lesson that it's always better to just tell the truth. I'm going to assume that memory problems came with that heart defect. I've been complaining all season long that I don't really care about Dixon and Adrianna but these last couple of weeks have made their story-lines interesting. Can the two continue this streak until the next episode? I hope so.

While Silver was getting tested for cancer and Dixon had heart problems, Raj died from cancer. I'm disappointed that the series handled almost his entire cancer sub-plot off-screen but at least we got to see it end. Raj doesn't want Ivy to learn that he's had cancer this entire time and that he's now actually dying from it. Ivy finds out anyway and she's completely crushed by this news. She goes to see Raj and is both upset and sad at the same time. Seriously, that scene where she confronts Raj was pretty good. Ivy was there for Raj but she doesn't get to see his dying breath because she was getting water for his pain medication. I'm actually sad that Raj died because I really liked him. Ivy also had a couple other plots involving her current boyfriend and what she should do with her life. She also had some divorce papers to sign but she didn't actually sign them. Ivy just had a killer episode. She's often delegated to the background, which is disappointing, but whenever she's in the forefront it often gets good. It was a smart move ensuing that Ivy was the focus of this episode.

While Raj was dying, Naomi was pretending that Jen was dead to her. One of my favorite lines of the episode is when Naomi states that she said that her own sister was dead to her without really realizing what those words meant. Naomi spends the entire episode fighting with Jen because she doesn't believe that Jen actually cares about her. Jen reveals that she has always been looking out for her little sister in her own way. For instance, she had Naomi pick the room with the smallest closet because it was the only room where Naomi wouldn't hear their mom and dad fight. The two manage to make up at the end of the episode, just as Jen leaves to Paris, but not before revealing that there's a secret Preston is hiding from everyone. A secret that makes Jen happy neither of them got Preston. Of course, Naomi had just slept with Preston when hearing this and then doesn't hear what the secret is. I'm actually really interested in what this secret is. Does it have to do with that magazine that failed?

While Preston was getting together with Naomi, he was urging Annie to get back into the dating game. He's tired of Annie being all self-righteous and I'm extremely happy that someone is calling her out on it. She does find a guy and he seems to be perfect for her. He loves to do charity and feels guilty about his past. He's just like her! He's also a priest. I think the show has just found the best possible person to pair Annie with. She'll probably judge herself for eventually getting the priest to give up his celibacy vows but he'll probably judge himself for breaking that vow, then they'll judge each other. It's like a match made in heaven! Uhh...no pun intended. Wait a minute, I'm actually interested in Annie's story-line now?

Last week, 90210 had a good episode. This episode is also good and even slightly better. It doesn't just have conflict that works, but it has situations with actual depth. There's a guy who realizes that lying is wrong but can't get himself to tell the truth. A girl who finds out that the husband who left her is dying of cancer and her wish to be there for him. There's two sisters who realize that they are completely dysfunctional but love each other anyways. There's a girl whose scared of what the future might bring and a guy trying to be there. It's like 90210 remembered that it's a drama and it simply started to improve exponentially.