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Grumpy Old Men
Poor Dean... he did not deal well the the indignities of aging. He thought his acid reflux was a heart attack, suffered from sciatica while digging up graves, puffed and panted his way up the stairs, and -- worst of all -- realized that hot young women no longer find him dangerously alluring. Oh, the indignity! We loved the way he and Bobby grumbled and snarled at each other.

Patrick
Yowza! The looks, the accent... we approve. Sure, there's the little matter of him sucking the life out of people -- literally -- but sometimes, when he liked a person, he granted them years, too. He's a nice witch! Sometimes. Except when he's not. And giving Sam the clap? That was unnecessary. Sigh.

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The Heart
When the boys tell Bobby he can't risk playing again because there's a risk he'll die, Bobby blows up:

So what if I do? What exactly am I living for?> The damn apocalypse? Watching men die bloody while I sit in this chair, can't take a step to help them? It's the facts - I'm old and I'm broke down and I can't... I ain't a Hunter no more. I'm useless. And if I wasn't such a coward, I'd a stuck a gun in my mouth already.

Oh, Bobby! Nooooooo!

Of course, Dean gets through to him in the end:

You're not useless Bobby. ...You don't stop being a soldier because you got wounded in battle. No matter what shape you're in, bottom line is, you're family. I don't know if you've noticed, but me and Sam, we don't have much left. I can't do this without you, I can't. So don't you dare think about checking out. I don't want to hear that again.

Bobby listens -- and actually gets a tear in his eye. Of course, he soon rallies and is back to his old self:

Now are we done feeling our feelings? Because I'd like to get out of this room before we both start growing lady parts.

Sam's Skills
Say what you want about Sam as baby brother, but he came through when it counted. Although we have to admit, we're confused. Was it just luck that he got four of a kind? Divine intervention? Some sort of demonic kick? Whatever it was, we'll take it.

What we're not so thrilled about

Poker. Again.
Look, we know that poker is hot. But it seems like every single show on the face of the planet has had some kind of poker episode. We're done.

Witchy-poo's Motivation
The resolution -- Patrick's companion deciding she wanted to die -- seemed a little too Witchus ex machina to us. And what did happen in the end -- Patrick reversed Dean's aging because Sam won, he took his girlfriend's years, and... what about everyone else? Did they just stay old, or young, or whatever? That doesn't seem fair...

What's your take on the episode? Do you agree with our likes and dislikes? Talk about it in the comments!

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We think that this show gets better every week, though to be fair, the Halloween episode of a vampire show should should be pretty awesome. This one was.  Whoever's writing Damon's dialog gets an A+, and can we please say that Ian Somerhalder's comic timing is fantastic?  It is hard to chose the best Damon moment of this episode, but the show started off around the 5 min mark with a bit that had us choking on our frosty beverage. Damon, Stefan, and Vicki are hanging out and looking mightily bored in the dusty library/office/room of indeterminate nature. Stefan offers Vicki a cup of mystery substance in a heavy pottery cup that looks like it would have been a hot collectible on eBay 10 years ago. 

Vicki:  What is it?
Stefan: It's what you're craving.
Damon: Don't lie to the girl. It's so NOT what you're craving, but it'll do in a pinch. 
Vicki: What is it?
Damon: Yeah, what is it?  Is it skunk? St. Bernard? [stage whisper] Bambi?
Stefan: Go on, give it a try. 
Damon:  She's new. She needs people blood. She can't sustain on that stuff. 
Vicki: Yeah, why can't I have people blood?
Damon: Yeah?
Stefan: Because it's wrong to prey on innocent people, Vicki! 
Damon: You don't have to kill the feeds, just find somebody tasty and then erase their memory afterwards. It's so easy.
Stefan: (more protestations, etc.)
Damon: Don't listen to him, he walks on a moral plane way out of our eyeline.  I say, snatch, eat, erase.

In moments like these, it's hard to argue that nice guys don't finish last.  Particularly if the girl in question is a newly turned vampire/former junkie.  Who really thinks that Vicki's gonna go for Stefan's humanitarian approach to the afterlife when Damon is so much more fun and people blood is apparently so much more tasty?

Keep reading -- there's more after the break!

We have to give Damon some credit for trying not to be too bored with his newly made vamp Vicki.  He did manage to set her loose and out of Stefan's control, knowing full well that new vamp shenanigans were sure to ensue.  We particularly appreciated Damon's clever use of Holocaust imagery to get his way.  Everyone knows you can't win if your opponent references that range of tragedies.  The line that made Stefan be quiet?  Damon: "She's been cooped up in your room all day...She's not Anne Frank!"  That was a low blow, and the sort against which our conscience-ridden kind Stefan is powerless. 

Ah, a fantastic high school Halloween party where everyone's sporting a really well made and well thought out costume.  Jeremy's eager to meet up with his beloved Vicki, Matt's eager not to lose Vicki in the crowd, Elena's eager to keep Jeremy away from Vicki, and Stefan's eager to keep an eye on Vicki and her fangs out of anyone.  All amid the darkly lit maze of the confusing high school geography among well costumed and presumably inebriated high school students.  On whether or not she wants an Adult Beverage, Caroline's response is, "I'm going to drink until someone is hot enough to make out with."  Maybe in Mystic Falls, high school goes past age 21?

Of course this fête isn't chaperoned by any of the town's anti-vampire council!  They're too busy...doing....well, something anti-vampire.  Happily, one of the council members gets tricked into flirting with Damon!  Ohhh, he's crafty, that one.  And she's a widge naïve for someone hot on the "stake-the-vamp-in-town" bandwagon.  Oh, she's wearing vervain!  And now she's spilled all the council secrets to Damon.  Council: 0, Vamps: 5.

Don't you just hate it when you're making out with someone and then they draw blood with their new fangs?  Jeremy sure does.  If only he could have kept himself from bleeding when she nipped his lip, those kids could have had a happy future together. As it is, with the bloodlust upon her, our poor neophyte vamp Vicki turns on Elena, forcing Stefan to stake her. Which he didn't really want to do, honest! Sigh.  And we were just getting used to her.

Ohhh, you don't think that Damon will provide the council with Vicki's staked body as evidence that there's nothing to worry about anymore, do you?  

We quite like the conscience-less Damon.  He's fun!  He's feisty! He's everything our parents warned us about!  So we have mixed feelings about his volunteering to help Elena by altering Jeremy's memory.  Ohhh, don't lead us to believe that the bad vamp has a heart of gold underneath all that tarnish.  That's just too difficult to resist.  

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The house is so disgusting, it stands out above all of the other nasty houses left behind by the America’s Top Slobs before them. In the kitchen there are dirty dishes, utensils and pans strewn about, as well as rotting groceries and old coffee cups full of a beverage that was offered hot back at some point in July. There are ants in the bathroom and the closets are so nasty that Tyra tells them that they can’t live there anymore -- they must move to...Hawaii!

(Note: This was never our punishment for not cleaning our rooms. We feel cheated.)

Yes, the models are headed to the tropical islands of Hawaii!

The hateful, very wet, photo shoot challenge
As soon as the girls reach the islands they are subject to a hateful challenge. Buzzy Kerbox, a pioneer surfer and male model, wants to show them how to surf. Little do the little gals know but their short stature should help them be able to balance on their boards. We're gonna say -- not so much.

But this is no time for fun, it's about balance and poise and the models have one chance to snap a tandem photo with another surfer on the board. Hey! You try to look cute, balance and not crash into the coral reef all at one time.

When it came down to analyzing shot for shot, Erin was the top dog. She got the top surf dog of the day which meant that she got a helicopter ride around the island. Please, someone, let Erin win some wardrobe! But we digress -- it was a nice win for Erin, who brought along her buddies Brittany (who is totally annoyed by her at this point) and Nicole (who still seems like she is enjoying the bounty of the island's most infamous crop). When Erin expresses her disappointment that the prize wasn't a "tangible item" the girls who were left behind were disgusted.

It’s time for a Hapa photo shoot
Hapa means half in Hawaiian (half of one race and half of another race). And for this week's shoot Tyra wanted a fashion interpretation of the two different cultures. And for the first time in Top Model history Tyra did the photography for a second photo shoot. Laura is Greek and Mexican. Erin is Tibetan and Egyptian. Sundai is Moroccan and Russian. Brittany is Native American and East Indian. Jennifer is Botswanian and Polynesian. And Nicole is Malagasy and Japanese.

The wardrobe the girls were given was brutal, difficult and totally transformed them. They were painted and plastered with different colors. Erin didn’t bring it so much this time around. She was a bit lost. Laura asked Tyra to be brutally honest with her and after that things went okay. Nicole "turned it," according to Tyra and Jay. Jennifer was a mess. Tyra was uninspired but we're thinking that the wardrobe and the makeup didn't help one bit. She looked a little hideous. Brittany was a little stiff and what Tyra called doing catalog modeling. And Sundai looked so perdy with her long weave and Ruski hat -- she nailed her shoot.

Panel wasn’t exactly a luau
As lovely as everyone was at the photo shoot, there were some serious issues and the girls didn't photograph as well as they could. When it came down to the bottom two, it was Brittany and Erin. Brittany tends to give great photos but her shots are becoming formulaic rather than inspiring. Erin takes beautiful photos but is self-sabotaging. She's becoming intimidated and has to figure out how to get out of her own way. After all was said and done, they let our mathematician go. But we have high hopes for Brittany. If Natalie from Cycle 12 can roll herself out of bed to get signed with Ford Models and score lingerie gigs with Jockey, then Brittany should do just fine.

What do you think about the challenge and the photo shoot this week? Do you think that the competition is as hard as it's ever been? Do you think that some of the girls have it easy? Tell us here!

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It's being reported that there's been a massive shake-up in the cast at Melrose Place already and it's not even November sweeps yet!

According to The Insider Violet and Auggie will exit the storyline come January as several new characters, including one Amanda (AKA Heather Locklear) will be introduced...or, re-introduced, as the case may be.

The MP Powers That Be are claiming that the "Who Killed Sydney?" storyline will wrap in December and then the show will take on a lighter, more fun vibe. Producers say that Simpson-Wentz always knew that being written off the show was a possibility. Still...we love the crazy. We'll miss that for sure.

And speaking of missing...can we please have a moment of silence? We're absolutely shocked that the MP scribes can even consider writing off the hottest guy on the show! But apparently, Auggie is simply too dark.

Why do you think about Ashlee and Colin leaving the show? Do you think it's a mistake? Will you miss them? Tell us here!

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Biggest Props
To James Lafferty for directing this episode. Go, James!

Biggest Shock
Dan whipping out the lie detector test -- and Renee passing it! Of course, it was all a fake-out -- Dan strapped himself in to machines and told a bunch of LIES! (possibly even including "I love my wife.") All of this was in service of getting Renee to admit the truth -- that she'd never had sexual relations with that man, and that she made it all up. Finally, Naley's nightmare is over. (We still think this could have been avoided with an in-vitro paternity test.)

Biggest Non-Shock
We called it! Sara, Clay's comely companion, was a delusion. She's his dead wife, haunting his memories even as she urges him to move on. As far as we can tell, Clay wasn't at all responsible for her death -- if we had to guess, we'd say she suffered an aneurysm -- but he still is living in its shadow. He even sent Quinn away when she came over to "talk."

There's more -- read on!

Biggest Annoyance
Seriously, do these people even live in the same town anymore? It's a huge, emotional time for Haley and Nathan, and all of their friends are far, far away. Sure, Quinn said something about "giving them their space," but what's everyone else's excuse? Brooke was brooding, Clay was crazy, Skills was distracting Jamie, and Mia, Chase, Mouth, Millie.... they were absent without explanation.

Biggest Whiner
Brooke, sweetie, we love you, but you have got to snap out of this self-pity jag! Julian had no idea you'd proposed marriage in the sand, so you can't hold him responsible for that. And did anyone else just get frustrated when Julian said "I'm sorry I hurt your feelings..." That's something you have to say to kindergartners, not adults!

Biggest Distraction
Flashback city! OK, fine, we got to see what happened in various relationships, but it seemed much more drawn-out than necessary. Short version: Clay was blissfully happy, and then Sara died. Quinn was blissfully happy, and then David grew up and/or lost his soul Nathan and Clay were drunk, and Renee was sleeping with someone else -- presumably someone who didn't have a $20 million contract on the line.

What's your take on the episode? Were you surprised by the outcome? What new problems are going to come their way now that the Tree Hillers have fended off Renee? Talk about it in the comments!

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Best pumpkins: Rufus knows how to do Halloween right. We loved his KISS-themed pumpkins.

Best costume: Rufus wins again as Johnny (or was it DeeDee?) Ramone.

Best job: Despite the grunt work, Serena's job seems like a dream. Grunt work for normal people equals taking the office's lunch order and then picking it up. Grunt work for Serena equals delivering James Franco his underwear. Yeah, we'll go with the tighty-whities.

Worst look: Jenny. Maybe it was just her stuck-up personality affecting our opinion, but we wanted to let her know that Halloween is only one day of the year. Wipe that blackish crap from your lips!

Best way to make your club popular: Have your soiree invaded by the police. It injects a little danger into the proceedings and apparently everyone wants to stay at a hotel sans liquor license. Go figure!

Best parental advice: Rufus demanding Lily stay home with him for Halloween. Who does want their parents at every social event of the year?

Cutest welcome-to-the-family moment: We melted when Eric asked Jenny why Rufus was inquiring about his size. "Does this mean I'm getting a flannel?" Oh so adorable!

Biggest eww-factor: Dan watching Olivia get it on with her ex-boyfriend. Granted, it was only a cinematic display of affection, but sometimes too much information is just too much information. And he watched it with Nate. Isn't there some guy-code about this kind of thing?

Biggest imitation of a toddler: Blair. She just can't follow directions. We understand she just can't help herself, but when it comes to Chuck, you'd think she'd show a bit more restraint. Although, it he keeps forgiving her, then she'll never learn.

Phoniest fight: Serena and Nate. Oh just kiss and make up, you two. Was any harm really done, since Carter refused Serena's help?

Most desperate: Serena. She's so eager for a job and a man that she'll just waltz into any situation to acquire both. Note to Serena: there are other PR firms in New York and there are plenty of men too.

What did you think? Are Blair and Jenny grating on your nerves? Is Chuck starting to be a pushover when it comes to Blair? How pissed do you think Serena really is at Blair? What will be Eric's revenge on Jenny?

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Listen Now

It was time for the boy-on-boy smackeroo on Gossip Girl -- and while the kiss itself wasn't terribly exciting, the fireworks around it kept us seriously entertained! What was Blair thinking? Yes, she screwed up badly by using Chuck as a pawn instead of treating him as an equal participant in her scheme. Will he be able to forgive her? There was other stuff in the episode, of course -- Serena tried to win Carter in a poker game (yawn), Nate was actually playing her to get back at the Buckleys (snore), Vanessa channeled Blair in an attempt to win the freshman toast (why should anyone care about that?), we met V's mother (Gina Torres, squeeeeee!), and Olivia acted like an idiot to show Rufus and Lily how they shouldn't.... underestimate famous people? We admit we're a little unclear on that. But in the end, it was all about Chair for us. What's going to happen?

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The hits just keep coming on One Tree Hill -- Mouth and Nathan get to make a couple of heartfelt speeches, with varying degrees of success. We get intimations that Clay might be off his gourd, and wonder when we're going to get more scoop on him. And Millie seems to be on a rapid downward spiral -- now she's stealing Alex's diet pills. Plus, we come up with plausible reasons to keep Julian barely clad for every episode, we wonder about the one-note nature of recent episodes, we ponder Dan's plans, and Darcel invents various scenarios for knocking off characters she doesn't like. She's starting to worry me, folks...

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The girls are assigned to interview Ant, who plays all types of characters and the girls must interview him—no matter what he throws at them. It's good practice because then they are told that they will do a two minute interview with a real star—Jessica Lowndes from 90210.

Most cringe-worthy moment
The fun takes place when the director cuts out the teleprompter and the girls have to wing it. Jennifer does really well, and Sundai does too. But poor Laura just freezes...there's stinky, cold silence in the studio. The only utterance that escapes her mouth is a curse word. It could possibly be the longest two minutes of all of our lives.

Erin rocks it: she listened to the actress and was in control of the entire interview. She wins the challenge gets to be in a beauty story in Seventeen magazine -- and she gets to bring two friends, so she chooses Jennifer and Rae.

And now a word from our sponsor
Instead of a photo shoot this week, the girls are assigned to star in their own Cover Girl commercial, which they must also write. Teyona, ANTM Cycle 12 winner, shows up to give them advice. Thankfully, she told them what NOT to do, because her Cover Girl commercial last cycle was a bit of a disaster.

Jay walks all of the models through their script, but the director for the day is Nigel, and naturally, that makes the girls even more nervous. Eeks! A judge! Nigel's advice is "be yourself." Nicole started off shaky but pulled through. Jennifer was charming. Laura uses method acting and brought her personality to the shoot. Brittany was robotic. Rae's personality didn't come through. Erin was overconfident and lost it -- she even cried during her post-filming interview. It was a disaster.

Another unpleasant panel
As if panel isn't painful enough, Kim Kardashian joins the three regular judges and throws the whole thing into über pain. Why they bring a "reality TV star" into the one panel where posing isn't key is beyond us. To make matters worse, they didn't bother editing the girls' commercials, and just went with the best take. Some clearly didn't have a best take at all.

Jennifer walks away with the best commercial, with Nicole (!!!) a close second. Laura escapes elimination, despite all of her shortcomings this week. The bottom two end up being Rae and Erin. Erin exemplified the meltdown (the makeup folks had to reapply four times!) and Rae just didn't stand out, personality wise. The judges decide to send Rae home. We're sad for her, but at least she'll be able to see her baby daughter again soon.

Each of the girls had a little (or a lot) of freak-out when it came to the motion camera. How important is it for the winner of ANTM to be good in front of the motion camera? If they can take a good picture, isn't that enough? Or is being a spokemodel/Cover Girl shill the whole point?

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We now know to give wittle Liam his space when his Aunt Flow's in town -- not even a super cute surfer chick can turn his frown upside down. Come on, Liam, the poor girl even offered to pay for the dent in your car right then and there, but someone was too sensitive and hormonal to just get over it

Liam and Sasha seriously needed to get together for a painting their nails and sharing their feelings session, because she was definitely not being any nicer to anyone either -- Dixon, to be exact. Dixon wasn't taking it lightly either, but I mean come on dude, what do you expect from Sasha -- she's dating a teenager who can't even manage his time or figure his relationship out. Just choose between Chinese or Thai, Dixon, and stop complaining.

As for Harry and Debbie... Let the battle begin! First of all, who screws up the situation with his wife that bad right after she simmers down about the name-calling situation? Harry, you definitely let us down with your lying fiasco. Canceling lunch with your wife to spend time with the same woman who is damaging your marriage? And the cherry on top of the mess was when Debbie walks in and catches you in the act... Tsk, tsk, at least try and be a little bit smoother with your actions if you're going to sneak around.

There's more -- read on!

While this next one isn't about a couple's relationship, there is certainly steam to be blown off. Kelly has officially proven herself to be an insensitive sister to Silver -- we know you're concerned, Kelly, but try to have some compassion for Silver. If you want to help her, why don't you help her with Jackie; she's your mother too. Luckily, Teddy came to the rescue and saved Silver from completely losing her mind. Hopefully, he can redeem himself after being a scumbag with Adrianna.

Things also started getting better between Liam and Ms. Hot Surfer, Ivy. Apologizing for driving into Liam's car certainly cleared the road ahead. We do smell a passionate hook-up in the distance between these two though -- maybe it'll ease the tension a bit

Speaking of hook-ups, Naomi is heading towards that for sure with her new man candy, Jamie. Let's be real here, ladies, Jamie is nothing less of a total BABE, unlike geeky Richard. Well, at least you'll be dating someone from CU, Naomi, even if you can't go there yourself -- that's kind of a step up... Right?

Alright, so Annie and Jasper were in the lead as West Beverly's new cute couple but this week, Jasper blew it. Can Annie be any more oblivious to the fact that this guy is completely trying to ruin her life? He's going to end up getting you arrested, girl! What a bad influence. And you wonder why Dixon is so judgmental of your bad-boy boyfriend, Annie. He claims he's filming a movie but what if he is secretly trying to film Annie doing illegal things so that he can get revenge for what happened to his uncle -- he can't prove you killed the uncle, Annie ,but he's going to turn you in for stealing a Bentley or maybe something worse... SNAP OUT OF IT!

So just to keep us hooked even longer, the show just HAS to end with Sasha's not so little secret. Just when we think they are both going to grow up and handle their relationship maturely, she has to drop the P-Bomb. Ms. I Am Too Mature For A High School Kid slips up and gets herself knocked up. Double OUCH. Let's see you take care of this one, Dixon.

Quotes of the Week:
"You're my muse, baby" -- Jasper's way of manipulating Annie
"I'm going to yoga -- I need to calm down." -- Debbie to Harry after she gets blown off

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What we loved
We got to see a softer side of Ella
When Riley freaks about taking off her shirt Ella convinces her that she can do it. In her own twisted sort of way Ella tells Riley that she thinks that she's beautiful and people can't help but fall madly in love with her. It's a rare tender moment for the junior publicist. When Riley finally comes out, sans the top, Jo taunts her model in an attempt to bring out some raw emotion. Jo even asks Riley if she isn't too young to get married. Ella sticks up for her neighbor but Riley still walks off set. We pegged Riley for a lot of things, but quitter wasn't one of them.

What we didn't love
David is a fast healer
David is completely healed from his beatdown and willing to loan Lauren $20,000, no interest, in order to pay her tuition. And how does she thank him? She shows up outside the house he's robbing in Beverly Hills (in broad daylight!) and spills his loot all over the driveway. Apparently sleeping with people who have money is okay but stealing from people who have money is not. Lauren tells David that she doesn't want his stolen money, but she won't turn him in as long as he never steals again.

There's more -- read on!

Violet is jealous of Riley and is no friend of nature
Even crazy Violet can see that Auggie has the hots for Riley (and vice versa), and when she sees the two fawning over the sparrows who have returned to MP, she gets all twisty faced. We aren't surprised that later, after Auggie bails on her to hold Riley's hand after her photo shoot goes south, we see the sparrow nest smashed on the ground. Scrambled eggs, anyone?

Why does Jonah always come off like a tool?
A big Hollywood type loves Jonah's film, "Living in Reverse," but wants to totally change it. Luckily, Kendra, the hot, young development executive, loves the film as is. Oh, and she and Jonah are both from Philly and they totally click. She invites him for drinks that night...to work on the pitch. Oh yeah, and Jonah reminds her of her ex-boyfriend -- another guy she plucked out of obscurity and made a superstar. Jonah's semi-honest and tells her that he probably won't be able to make drinks...because he has plans. He neglects to tell her that he has plans to get married. When he gets home he immediately freaks out that Riley is having a tea party at Auggie's place. Violet obviously brought out the green-eyed monster in our typically level-headed good-guy. Things just get worse when Auggie admits to the kiss that he and Riley shared. Well, he blames it on on Riley but the point is that it's out there now!

More stuff we loved
Jo shows up to 4616 Melrose Place, her old stompin' grounds, to talk to Riley and tell her that she got to her (oh, come on here—it was Ella who really got to her) at the photo shoot. She's decided to go back to doing what she loves and decides to head south to bring attention to the food shortage is Latin America. Riley is doing some second guessing about her life choices as well.

But the real reason for Jo's return to Melrose Place is to tell Riley that Anton saw the last photo and loved the raw emotion -- so Riley is the face of the campaign after all.

Jonah shows up for drinks with Kendra. Guess that he and Riley are too young to get married.

So are Jonah and Riley too young to get married or do they just not belong together? What do you think should happen next for the couple? Tell us here!

Favorite MP quotes
"Fiancé? Aren't you a bit young to commit for the rest of your life?" Jo to Riley

"Keep the jeans and lose the top." Jo to Riley

"Riley's chest has seen the light of day about as much as the latest Usher album. She's been with three guys her entire life and her idea of a good time is hanging out at Whole Foods, trying to convince you to save the whales."

"Nobody wants to teach public school and marry some guy who can't even pay the bills." Jo to Riley

"Selling out? I'm sorry...weren't you the one who traded in the refugee camps for a 12-page spread in Vogue? Maybe Riley wasn't the only one posing out there today." Ella to Jo when Jo calls Riley a sell-out

It's acting people -- it's supposed to be fake
Jessica Lucas, who plays sweet sixth grade school marm, Riley Richmond, takes a racy turn this week on MP, and fans got to see a side they've never seen before. In a recent interview with MSN TV Jessica dishes on working with original cast members, Daphne Zuniga and Heather Locklear, and which '90s cast member she's most like to see return (hint—wouldn't we all enjoy that eye candy!). And although Jess admits that she was a little too young to watch the series when it originally aired, she says that she's done some catching up and finds it "completely different" from MP 2009. She believes that the original was "...much soapier and crazier" while the newbie is "...a little bit edgier and grittier."

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Nathan vs. the world
Poor Nathan just keeps taking hits. His endorsements get pulled, his team is taking way to long to figure out if they want to re-sign him, and his dad has decided to ally with his ho-bag nemesis and give her a platform to tell her story. (then Rachel goes out of her way to make sure Renee agrees to do the show. Eeeevil....) Haley decides she'll just pay Renee to make her go away, but Nathan makes a stirring speech about how if she does that, then a part of her believes he did it, and that makes him no better than Dan Scott. Ouch! When he puts it that way, Haley's GOT to agree with him.

Brooke vs. Alex
Brooke is not a happy camper regarding Alex -- what's this manipulative ho-bag doing hanging around her man? It doesn't help that Alex seems completely oblivious to the fact that no, really, Julian is not interested, and that Julian neglected to mention the getting-naked thing. After one too many people compares Alex to high-school Brooke, Brooke makes the only sensible decision: Alex is out on her ass. Who wants to take bets that we've seen the last of her?

There's more -- read on!

Millie vs. Mouth/Millie vs. Good Sense
Mouth is still somewhat disapproving, much to Millie's chagrin. Even worse, Alex, who is theoretically her friend, keeps telling her she's a "plus size model." The HELL? Millie's TINY! Mouth eventually comes around and tells Millie she's awesome and gorgeous and so on, but the seed has already been planted, and Millie steals Alex's crazy diet pills and downs them surreptitiously. This can't be good.

Mouth vs. The Media
Mouth goes back to work, telling his boss that he'll read what's put in front of him on air. Hah! Mouth actually locks said boss inthe control room and delivers an impromptu, moderately self-righteous rant about how the media is full of bottom-feeders who report rumor as truth.

Clay vs. Crazy
Clay tells Quinn that (1) he can't hang out with her because Nathan disapproves, and (2) that something went horribly awry int he recent past, causing him to be working with a reduced client roster. Is Nathan his only real client? He also takes an attractive blond home and makes cryptic remarks, which makes us think she's a delusion. Is she an ex? Dead? Or are we reading too much into it?

What's your take on the ep? Talk about it in the comments!

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Best Blair impression: Vanessa. The outsider took a turn for the worse in this episode. Seems Blair's antics have rubbed off on the Brooklynite. She wanted to give that toast and she played dirty to the very end, alienating Dan, her mother and her roommate.

Best surprise guest: Vanessa's mom. Turns out Vanessa wasn't raised by in the wild by a pack of wolves. She actually has parents. And here we thought she was making them up all this time. Mom is a trip and a half, though.

Worst reason to get all "Mean Girls" on everybody: The toast at the parent's dinner. Really? This is what all the fuss is about? Pick a better trophy next time girls. Maybe something that comes with a cash prize.

Biggest hypocrites: Rufus and Lily. They're appalled by Olivia's celebrity behavior and act uncomfortable when she name checks John Travolta during breakfast. Serena's face graces just as many gossip rags as the young starlet and didn't Mayor Bloomberg attend their wedding? Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

Best thanks, but no thanks: Serena went to a lot of trouble to get Carter out of his mess, but the boy just doesn't know how to shut up and show his gratitude. He really wants to work on an oil rig in Texas? We'll see how long he lasts.

Best hair: Chuck. He always looks good, but someone get us the name of his barber.

Best game: $25,000 just to buy into the poker game? That is some serious cash. Think of all you could do with $25,000. You might not be able to end world hunger, but you could buy yourself a cuter, smarter and more attentive boyfriend than Carter.

Best use of Nate: Finally, Nate gets a storyline that allows him to do more than romp around a bedroom with a girl. He still sports that ridiculous hairstyle, but at least he has a purpose: revenge. He's so angry at Bree that he's willing to dupe Serena and get into bed (figuratively, of course) with his grandfather.

Best candy shout-out: Serena might have used them to play poker when she was a child, but we loved Necco Wafers. Mostly we loved the orange and green ones, with purple coming in at a close second.

What did you think? Chuck was probably at his cutest when playing the coy recipient of another's flirtatious moves. He's usually on the opposite side of the game; it was fun to see him switch sides in more ways than one. Did Vanessa's behavior drive you mad? Has the Olivia storyline worn out its welcome, or are you rooting for those two crazy kids to make it?

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It's the big wedding on Gossip Girl -- Rufus is getting hitched! It's so momentous that Jackie came out of retirement to podcast with us! We're so excited! Unfortunately, this Rufus-centric episode was also Lily-centric, which made us less excited. At least we got a yowza-inducing Chair scene or two, some lovely wedding planning moments, an over-the-top-crazy Georgina, and the end of Scott to take our mind off Lily. Plus, plenty of fashion debates! Join in the fun!

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Things are looking bad for Nate on One Tree Hill -- why is Renee's number on his cell phone bill? And for that matter, why did he call his agent when Haley got taken to jail, instead of, you know, a lawyer? Plus, more questions: When did Mouth decide to be Debbie Downer? How stupid is Alex? Does Julian need an image makeover? Are Clay and Quinn the new Leyton? And just what does Dan have to do with this whole situation? We don't have any answers, but we do have a hell of a lot to say about the episode -- so check it out!

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Flash forward to the flashback. Hoop skirts? Damon was fighting for the confederacy? Ohhhh, here's a twist we didn't see coming! Catherine was a VAMP... who turned Stefan and Damon into vamps. Because she thought they could all live together happily ever after.  Well, gosh Stefan. Work with us.  No one's perfect. What's a little undead between friends? Ok, the keeping both of the brothers simultaneously is a tad creepy.  

Yay! Damon's rehydrated! Boo, that means a Risky Business-esque "dancing' montage complete with special moves to avoid the sunrays slipping in from around the various window treatments. Apparently bored revenge-hungry vampires like to imbibe alcoholic beverages with high school chicks while waiting for the sun to retreat. The good news is that the half-starved and freshly fed Damon is even more charming and snarky than the previous incarnation. He definitely had the best lines this week, many of them with the recovering Vicki, who barely survived his cemetery attack last week and is hanging on by an inebriated thread. 

Damon: You're life is so pathetic.
Vicki: Yeah.
Damon: You are so damaged.  You don't have one hint of self esteem.
Vicki: Nope. None.
Damon: I think I know what can help you.
Vicki: What's that?
Damon: Death.
Crunch!

Read on after the jump!

Possibly the best piece of prime time technology ever to see the light of day is the awesome Vampire Compass. Last week, Logan stole the Gilbert watch from Jeremy's room for some mysterious anti-vamp reason. This week it was revealed that it is actually the outer casing for the Vampimeter. Awesome. Especially when used in conjunction with wooden bullets used to slow the vamp down until s/he can be properly staked.  

While out trying to convince Vicki that death is a preferable option to to vampirism, Stefan was distracted enough to let himself be pierced by one of these little wooden bullets. No good deed goes unpunished. Happily Damon was nearby to save the day ("If anyone's going to kill you, it's going to be me."), but unhappily, the allure of freshly spilled blood was too much for Vicki. So now there's going to be three undead in Mystic Falls.  

Something tell us that Elena hasn't really dumped Stefan for good. Once she gets to know him a little better, surely she'll get over her anti-vamp bias. She really should give him a chance.

Most mysterious this week: Where were Bonnie, our budding fire starting witch, and Caroline, Damon's former fave feeding source?  We missed them, and hope they're back next week.   

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Urban Legends Come to Life
We loved the premise behind this -- that when the world starts behaving by childhood rules, you could be in big trouble. Itching powder makes you scratch your brains out, joy buzzers turn into powerful electrocution machines, Pop Rocks + Coke = exploding stomach, playing with yourself leads to hairy palms, your face really can freeze that way, and the tooth fairy is a burly bearded guy in a pink tutu who will happily steal all your teeth -- but leave you with quarters. We'd heard about all the other bits, but the bear-like tooth fairy? We kind of think that's special to the show.

The Comedy
The humor worked much better in this episode than the last, seemed more genuine. The boys hearts seemed more into it. Of course, it's possible that we, like Dean, have the sense of humor of a 9-year-old.

There's more -- read on!

The Tragedy
This ep did a great job combining funny with tragic. Once the guys found out what was going on -- that Jesse was the son of a virgin human and a demon, and that he was therefore The Antichrist -- they had to grapple with Cas' insistence that the boy had to die. Ulp! But... he's such a cute, good kid! It's not his fault what he can do!

And if that wasn't heartbreaking enough, there was Sam's reaction -- we have to tell him, give him the chance to make the right decision! "You didn't," Cas responds. "And I can't take that chance." But after Cas realized, to his tiny-plastic-action-figure peril, that Jesse's not easy to kill, Sam gets a chance to put his plan into action. Sure, they try to sugar-coat it for the kid at first --you're a superhero, like The X-Men! -- but the demons force his hand. Yes, you're the son of a demon. Yes, you're more powerful than just about anything we've ever encountered. But you can do the right thing, to be a good guy:

Sam: You've got choices, Jesse. But if you make the wrong ones, it will haunt you for the rest of your life.
Jesse: Why are you telling me this?!
Sam: Because I have to believe that someone can make the right choice -- even if I couldn't.

Oof.

The Ramifications
The guys convince Jesse that he needs to get out of town, and they want to take him to Bobby (and how we loved the idea of Bobby as a hirsute, trucker-capped Charles Xavier). He wants to take his parents, but the guys let him know that they'll be in danger. So Jesse goes up to say goodbye -- and ends up wishing himself away (presumably to Australia.) But because he's a good kid at heart, he put everything back to normal before he went -- no more Action-Figure Cas.

So Jesse's made a choice, but what does that mean for humanity? He's a good kid -- but now he's alone in the big bad world, and there's no guarantee he'll stay good. Will the demons get to him? Will he turn bad after exposure to the evil that men do? Will he start wishing people into cornfields just because he can? We don't know... but it gives us the willies just thinking about it. And oh, that poor kid!

The Aftermath
Were you as heartbroken as we were listening to the guys contemplate what they'd done to Jesse? Yes, they told him the truth -- but he was 11. Was it too much for him? Even Dean, who in early seasons was all about ripping off the band-aid on reality, has misgivings. They destroyed Jesse's life by telling him the truth. And even though they had no choice, it still hurts. What's more, Dean says "The more I think about it, the more I wish Dad had lied to us." "Yeah, me too," says Sam. And just like that, our hearts break for the boys all over again.

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Bloodsucking fiends aren't the only supernatural entities on The Vampire Diaries -- which Bonnie Bennett has found out to her peril. Actress Katerina Graham talks us through what Bonnie is going through, why she's a good friend to Elena, what she has in common with Stefan, and how she's like her character. Check it out!

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But things look up when Sean announces that they are there to experience a day in the life of a working model -- they are there for the go-sees! Not only will the gals be seeing modeling agencies, but they'll also be visiting an ad agency so they can read for their casting directors.They must do all five go-sees but must be back promptly by 4 p.m. Two bits of bad news -- they get cars but must navigate by maps and they have to travel in teams of two: Jennifer and Erin, Brittany and Kara, Sundai and Rae, and Nicole and Laura.

Go-see gaffs
Kara shows up at Neil Lane jewelers and doesn't have pierced ears. She's out! Sundai and Rae, also out. But he did think that Brittany was glamorous and would use her for a campaign. Erin was too nervous at Rozae Nichols but if she worked on her confidence she'd get hired. Jennifer was wearing too much makeup and wouldn't get the job. WongDoody is the ad agency and the girls read for on-air promotion for a hot new TV show. In some crazy mixed up backwards world the casting folks adore Nicole and don't like Laura at all. It's awkward. Several clients even thought that Kara looked greasy and shaggy! Oh the horror!

After a long day everyone gets back on time except for Sundai and Rae, who were 15 minutes late! Sean won't even deal with them and he banishes them to the lobby.

The winner gets to appear in a nationally televised commercial and a piece from each of the designers that they saw. Finally! Can they all get some clothing? But alas, there can only be one winner and it's Nicole. Maybe she can loan Sundai and Laura some new garb...but somehow, we doubt she will.

We were bummed that they didn't share which girls would have been hired at which agencies. We have our own opinion but we'd like solid facts to go by here!

There's more after the jump - read on!

Photo…shoot me now
The photo shoot this week was inspired by the beauty and grace of martial arts. Half of the shoot was done on the ground and in the second half the models were be suspended in the air by a harness. The hair and makeup was absolutely exceptional on every girl (especially after the fright wigs of last week!) and the models got to use their weapon of choice. Some chose wisely. Nicole decided to go simple, which allowed her to use her body more, but others let the harness and the weaponry get them down. Sundai did terrible. Kara did not channel her anger properly and her discomfort ended up translating to her photos. Brittany was really uncoordinated on the wire but made it work anyway.

Nicole can do no wrong!
Not only did Nicole kick butt in the go-see challenge but she took best photo for the week as well. Laura got runner-up for best photo and she never disappoints. Sundai and Kara end up at the bottom two, and in the end it's Kara who is sent home. She is devastated and disappointed in herself, but it just goes to show that when you concentrate too much on what others are doing, you aren't focusing on yourself enough. She is such a lovely girl but she let her anger get the best of her. We’ll miss her great quotes.

The unusual high point of the eppy
We absolutely loved the Cover Girl "Top Models in Action" commercial featuring a favorite freckle-face from last cycle -- Fo! We loved catching up with her and her fabulous new life! She's signed with New Model Management and now lives in LA, where she's booked major campaigns for Abercrombie, Nike, Target and more! And her next move is to conquer the European market. Go Fo! We're so happy for her. Definitely no more tears.

Overheard model-speak

"Even though people see me as a small town girl, I've been out of the small town a whole bunch." Laura

"[Nicole] has the social graces of a fetus." Kara

"Nicole is going to be in a commercial. I'm gonna channel this anger into the next photo shoot and kick her ass. And at panel when they're like, 'This picture's awesome. What was your inspiration?' And I'll be like, Nicole...you know...I hate her." Kara

"The harness is terrible. My skin is oozing out the sides and I have diaper rash, the harness way." Nicole

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We do have to give her props for building up the courage to rekindle a relationship with Teddy, though -- even if he ratted her out to Navid about their kiss. How does it feel to be the dumpee, Ade? We're guessing not so great after being semi-rejected by the guy you dumped your boyfriend for. Ouch.

While this next particular moment wasn't really a break-up, we can smell the faint odor of divorce in the distance already....Debbie is onto you, Harry. Calling your wife by another woman's name is like crossing deadly waters, man, so we would be a bit more careful next time if we were you.

There's more after the jump -- read on!

On the flip side, Dixon couldn't have looked happier with his older woman, Sasha, and we couldn't have been anymore happy for them -- even if it did seem like she was trying to keep it on the DL. Can we blame her? What adult wants to admit that they have fallen for high school kid?

We especially liked the flying sparks between West Beverly's outcast couple, Annie and Jasper. Jasper's heroic save of Annie from the hands of sleazy Mark was one of our favorite moments. Did Jasper really need to take his anger out on the guy's Cadillac though? Come on, Jasper, don't give us a reason to believe the rumors that you really are a crazy stabbing maniac.

Aside from the drama of romantic relationships, we loved the connection between Silver and her dying mother. It's nice to know that the girl has something beating inside her chest -- even if it is small and cold. Kelly, on the other hand, did not win points with us for trying to break up the relationship...Yes, we know Jackie can be a nightmare, but what's with banning her from seeing Silver at all? Shouldn't it be Silver's choice? She's trying to reconnect with her mom before it's too late, Kelly -- couldn't you be a little more sympathetic?!

The Hills wouldn't be the same without some good ol' manipulative sisterly love from our favorite baddie, Jen, to naïve Naomi. She has a nice system going, though: make your baby sister feel terrible about herself and then finish it off with some guilt by apologizing and you have yourself one confused younger sibling. Our favorite quote between the two:

"We're a lot different, honey -- I went to Yale." – Jen
"Yeah, and threw yourself at some rich guy's feet like it was 1957!" – Naomi
"You couldn't even keep your little high school James Dean happy!" – Jen

Come on, Naomi. We know you're a smart girl -- maybe not smart enough for CU, but you can put the pieces together with the whole Liam prom situation...We know you can! And we can't wait for when you do!

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