Much like Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money finds itself in the very same position which is that after the initial thirteen episodes already ordered that it’ll be canceled. My guess was that not only were ratings not great, but because they have such great and famous actors on this show that the ratings just weren’t good enough to justify the budgets that they were paying their actors. It’s a bit sad too, because I did feel like this episode took some steps into the right direction.
Since everyone on this show has some kind of ulterior motive at all time, my suspicions were high that the young lady that Leticia hit was actually up to something. It turns out I was wrong and that the only person by the end that she really wants is Nick.
The Dirty Sexy Money Cast
Speaking of Nick, that little cliff-hanger that we got last week didn’t amount to much. It was kind of lame that the episode didn’t take place right after where it was left. Instead it’s been a whole two weeks since the last episode, so while everybody’s life hasn’t changed dramatically, it was a long enough time to get us out of the whole Karen and Nick situation. It looked like Nick and Lisa were headed for reconciliation until Simon Elder steps in giving Lisa the disc with Nick and Karen’s conversation.
Simon Elder is a weird character – we’re never really sure why he does the things that he does. We’re at least notified that he has Nola on Patrick’s team, so he can be in a position to produce that ethanol-free gas massively. The plot seems a bit lame. I guess I was thinking with so much secrecy that he was trying to take over the world.
The good thing about Simon Elder is that his disc finally broke up Lisa and Nick. I’ve never been a fan of Lisa from the beginning, I always though Nick would be a much better character if he was unattached and somewhat free to reign. The whole Lisa and Karen confrontation wasn’t too great either, which had Lisa acting like a maniac and attacking Karen when she wasn’t even the one who initiated the meeting between her and Nick. Lisa finally left Nick, but this time she looked like the maniac.
The new guest at the house made a bit of an impact, gaining the attention of Tripp and possibly Nick. Tripp’s obsession with this girl seems a bit weird and now after so many years Tripp could be veering his head to a younger girl? It sounds a bit weird and it looks like this girl is going to pit Tripp and Nick against one another possibly.
The best part of the episode had to be the end when Nick confronts Simon about giving his wife the disc. This is a Nick that we’ve been waiting to see for a while and it’s going to be great to see him unhinged with nothing weighing him down.
This episode was flawed, but there was a lot of good in it also. I’m happy in the new direction the show took with Nick’s character and it also seemed liked the writers added a little more humor then usual compared with this season’s episodes. It’s sad that this show won’t be on the air (especially compared to the quality of some other ABC shows!), but hopefully the writers can let it go out on top.
Rating: 7.5
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