Finally! The hype is over and we can get down to business. The new 90210 premiered Tuesday on the CW and it needed two hours to introduce new characters, reintroduce familiar ones and whip up a whole lot of drama. But this is not your big sister’s 90210, which became obvious less than five minutes into the show with a muted — but obvious — sex scene in the parking lot of West Beverly Hills High. That, and the eight mentions of the A-word, the six mentions of the B-word and so on.
We’re Not In Kansas AnymoreIn the opening scene, we meet the Wal –, er, the Wilsons. Parents Harry (Rob Estes) and Debbie (Lori Loughlin) and kids Annie (Shenae Grimes) and Dixon (Tristan Wilds). They’re a wholesome, fun-loving family from Wichita, Kansas, who loaded up the minivan and moved to Beverly. Hills, that is. Complete with swimming pools and movie stars. Actually, it’s Harry’s mother, Tabitha (Jessica Walter), who is — or was — the movie star, but who’s now working on her memoirs over morning cocktails.
Dixon and Annie are in for a busy first day at their new school. On the way in, she sees Ethan (Dustin Milligan), a one-time fling from summers past, sitting in his Escalade and wants to say hi. Surprise: He’s not alone.
Double surprise: Annie learns that Ethan has a girlfriend and it wasn’t the girl he was hooking up with in his SUV. It’s Naomi (AnnaLynn McCord), the school’s frostiest princess with a penchant for Chanel accessories and a bustier. At lunch, Annie meets Silver — Erin Silver (Jessica Stroup), the half sister to Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth), who is now a guidance counselor at West Beverly. But their meeting is short. Naomi steals Annie from Silver and, after a recommendation from Ethan, invites her new friend to her “Not So Sweet 16 Birthday Party.”
In journalism class, Dixon meets Navid (Michael Steger), who produces the school’s daily news broadcast, which is anchored by Hannah Zuckerman-Vasquez. Yes, the daughter of Andrea Zuckerman and Jesse Vasquez, another nod to the original series. One of the best lines comes when hip English teacher Mr. Matthews (Ryan Eggold) tells his class, “What is that girl, like 30?” Later, Dixon tries out and makes the lacrosse team (also coached by Mr. Matthews), which forces some dude named George to second string. George isn’t happy and smacks Dixon with a stick. They fight and end up in the office of the principal, who happens to be Mr. Wilson, Dixon’s dad. Dixon is cut from the team after Ethan, trying to be loyal, lies about who threw the first punch.
The next day, students start mooing at Annie and calling her “farm girl.” It turns out that Silver runs a blog called The Vicious Circle, which she uses to torment her peers with hokey videos. Big sis Kelly tells Silver that her blog causes problems and that she’s hurting the wrong people. Silver thinks it over and decides to help Annie get cast in the school’s musical production of Spring Awakening and all is forgiven. Good work, Kelly!
Annie scolds Ethan for lying about Dixon’s fight and he decides to come clean. Dixon gets back on the team, but not before he texts Naomi about Ethan’s extra-curricular activities in the parking lot with another girl the day before.
The night of the party, Annie wants apologize to Ethan for the text. But she’s too late. In the middle of their spotlight dance, Naomi demands the truth from Ethan. But the biggest bombshell comes when Harry goes looking for Annie, who wasn’t supposed to partying, and runs into Naomi’s mother Tracy, a woman he spent time with 20 years ago. She tells him their brief union bore a son, which she gave up for adoption. Ka-BOOM! Annie is off the hook! Harry is stunned and leaves while Silver takes Annie to Ethan, who also left the party for a dip in the Pacific to clear his head. He accepts her apology and they all end up prancing in the ocean in their party clothes. Welcome to California!
We’re Not In Kansas AnymoreIn the opening scene, we meet the Wal –, er, the Wilsons. Parents Harry (Rob Estes) and Debbie (Lori Loughlin) and kids Annie (Shenae Grimes) and Dixon (Tristan Wilds). They’re a wholesome, fun-loving family from Wichita, Kansas, who loaded up the minivan and moved to Beverly. Hills, that is. Complete with swimming pools and movie stars. Actually, it’s Harry’s mother, Tabitha (Jessica Walter), who is — or was — the movie star, but who’s now working on her memoirs over morning cocktails.
Dixon and Annie are in for a busy first day at their new school. On the way in, she sees Ethan (Dustin Milligan), a one-time fling from summers past, sitting in his Escalade and wants to say hi. Surprise: He’s not alone.
Double surprise: Annie learns that Ethan has a girlfriend and it wasn’t the girl he was hooking up with in his SUV. It’s Naomi (AnnaLynn McCord), the school’s frostiest princess with a penchant for Chanel accessories and a bustier. At lunch, Annie meets Silver — Erin Silver (Jessica Stroup), the half sister to Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth), who is now a guidance counselor at West Beverly. But their meeting is short. Naomi steals Annie from Silver and, after a recommendation from Ethan, invites her new friend to her “Not So Sweet 16 Birthday Party.”
In journalism class, Dixon meets Navid (Michael Steger), who produces the school’s daily news broadcast, which is anchored by Hannah Zuckerman-Vasquez. Yes, the daughter of Andrea Zuckerman and Jesse Vasquez, another nod to the original series. One of the best lines comes when hip English teacher Mr. Matthews (Ryan Eggold) tells his class, “What is that girl, like 30?” Later, Dixon tries out and makes the lacrosse team (also coached by Mr. Matthews), which forces some dude named George to second string. George isn’t happy and smacks Dixon with a stick. They fight and end up in the office of the principal, who happens to be Mr. Wilson, Dixon’s dad. Dixon is cut from the team after Ethan, trying to be loyal, lies about who threw the first punch.
The next day, students start mooing at Annie and calling her “farm girl.” It turns out that Silver runs a blog called The Vicious Circle, which she uses to torment her peers with hokey videos. Big sis Kelly tells Silver that her blog causes problems and that she’s hurting the wrong people. Silver thinks it over and decides to help Annie get cast in the school’s musical production of Spring Awakening and all is forgiven. Good work, Kelly!
Annie scolds Ethan for lying about Dixon’s fight and he decides to come clean. Dixon gets back on the team, but not before he texts Naomi about Ethan’s extra-curricular activities in the parking lot with another girl the day before.
The night of the party, Annie wants apologize to Ethan for the text. But she’s too late. In the middle of their spotlight dance, Naomi demands the truth from Ethan. But the biggest bombshell comes when Harry goes looking for Annie, who wasn’t supposed to partying, and runs into Naomi’s mother Tracy, a woman he spent time with 20 years ago. She tells him their brief union bore a son, which she gave up for adoption. Ka-BOOM! Annie is off the hook! Harry is stunned and leaves while Silver takes Annie to Ethan, who also left the party for a dip in the Pacific to clear his head. He accepts her apology and they all end up prancing in the ocean in their party clothes. Welcome to California!
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