Darlings, there are some heavy weights on this show. Peter Krause and Donald Sutherland, for example. We forgot about these over the summer. Well, we didn’t forget exactly. We knew they existed, somewhere out there in the universe, floating about in their summer homes being very serious actors and working on their craft and whatever. But we forgot just how powerful these two are on screen. Peter with his smoldering deer-in-the-headlights-of-life charm and Donald with that smoldering older man’s swagger he’s got going on. He’s so gentile, so powerful, so . . . And we’re gushing.
Gratuitous Peter Krause to follow . . .
Yup, we love a man in a suit . . .
Before we embarrass ourselves, lets get into this week’s episode. The Darling drama began on a yacht, of course. It’s Nick George’s (Peter Krause’s) birthday, and being half stepchild, half-family lawyer, Tripp Darling (Donald!) gives Nick a yacht for the special occasion. Mmm-Hmm, if we had a lawyer (which we don’t) that lawyer would get be lucky to get a keychain and a slap on the ass (One to grow on, you know?).
Brian “the Priest” Darling is as priceless as ever. He’s working for papa bear now, running errands here and there, firing folk in Munich, delivering his own special brand of counsel straight to Tripp Darling’s ear. However Brian Jr., his adorable son and his son’s mother abandon ship this episode. And Brian Sr. is pissed. And he’s blaming Daddy. More hijinks to come, we’re sure.
Karen flawlessly played Natalie Zea has some serious drama up her sleeve. First she stops by Nick’s office to give the gift of nudity. Nick tells her to put her goodies away, but comes running back to K-town when he finds his wifey smooching with Jeremy Darling (isn’t he, like, twelve?). By the time Nick swings back in Karen’s ditzy direction, little miss Darling has found herself falling in love, with the enemy! She was already sleeping with Simon Elder on Daddy’s direction, spying for Tripp (Ewww. . . ). But now she’s falling for the ever-handsome Simon Elder.
As Karen’s love for Simon grows, so too does Patrick Darling’s love for tranny Carmelita (we love you Candis Cayne!). Apparently absence does make the heart grow fonder. Her highness Carmelita is still nowhere to be found (booo!!!). But Ellen, Patrick’s wife, does find a few pics of the lovely lady, and predictably goes batshit crazy. Unpredictably, her hissy fit ends fatally as she slips and falls, dying dramatically on the bathroom floor in a pool of her own blood. Dirty Sexy Drama, kids.
That’s almost too much drama for your mama, right? Not quite. Enter Lucy Liu stage right vamp and tramping it up with Jeremy Darling (mmmm-hmmm, the baby Darling). Why is Lucy so fierce? Why?
With Lucy Liu in the mix Dirty Sexy Money might just be the most overlooked show on television right now. And underrated. And . . . we’re gushing again.
