I have worked out why I do not like this show. Three out of the four main characters have been cast completely wrong and I really don't like them.
Firstly, Alyssa Milano as Savannah (Savi). I really like the name Savannah but no one calls her that, everyone calls her Savi which I think is horrible and stupid and for some reason it really bothers me each time I hear it. But that isn't the main problem. Why did they cast Alyssa Milano? I really don't like her in Mistresses but since I haven't seen her in anything else I don't know if it is actually Alyssa I don't like or whether it is just Savi. I cannot relate to her character at all which isn't good since she is the main character. Whenever she is having any sort of problem (which seems to be all the time) I just don't care, she brought them all on herself and I am getting a bit tired of hearing about them.
Next, Yunjin Kim as Karen Kim. Oh my god what a dull and boring person and what a stupid character. Again I have never seen Yunjin in anything else but in Mistresses she is just so dull and boring and she is always exactly the same, she doesn't seem to have any other side to her other than dull and boring regardless of what is going on. Also, Karen is suppose to be a successful and clever psychiatrist, so why is she so stupid?? She sleeps with her patient, prescribes him lethal amounts of medication so he can kill himself but doesn't cover her tracks, she gets involved with his son on a regular basis as well when she knows what trouble in can cause. Again, because she is so stupid I am past carrying what happens to her.
And now Jess Macallan as Joss Carver, oh my god, this is definitely the worse one. The character of Joss is portrayed as a person who can manipulate anyone (male and female) into getting whatever she wants. Also, she can get anyone she wants into bed (again male or female). But she is extremely ugly so god knows how she does it. I am sorry, but the way they are portraying the character of Joss I would have expected someone really pretty to be playing the character or at the very least someone who isn't really ugly. Also, her role as a real estate agent is completely unrealistic, I have worked with estate agents and none of them have ever acted the way she does with clients.
Finally, Rochelle Aytes as April. As an actress, I actually don't have anything bad to say about her and I do like the character of April. It is just when it comes to Miranda I want to shake April and tell her to stop being so nice to her and don't give her anything. Hopefully she will come to her senses soon.
Okay, now I have got that out of my system back to this week's episode.
Payback
Savi impatiently waits for Harry to talk to her after the bombshell she dropped. She stops by the restaurant where her hubby spent the night. The beginning of a conversation is interrupted by the pretty hostess who never remembers her boss’s wife. Savi suspects this woman may be having an affair with Harry. She later meets up with Dominic, who wants to know if she thought about his declaration of his feelings. Savi lets him know that she’s pregnant. She says the baby is Harry’s even though the paternity test results aren’t back yet. God knows how she expects to get away with that lie since Dominic is black and Harry is white, it wont be something she will be able to hide once the baby is born.
Savi lets Harry know that she’s looking for a new job. She hopes this will be a good first step into repairing things between them. She also makes known her suspicions that Harry is sleeping with the help. Yes Savi, just because you are a cheat that automatically means your husband is as well. He is not, even though hostess girl totally wants him. As for Savi, she lets Dominic know that one of the reasons she is looking for a new gig is because she doesn’t believe being around him is the best idea. As for Harry, he is still dealing with the fact that Savi destroyed him with her affair. More importantly, it destroyed them. I don't know why this was a shock to Savi, did she really expect everything to be fine?
April makes plans to go on a real date with Patrick. She also gives Miranda a cheque for a hundred dollars and instructs her to go back to Florida. The two ladies have a verbal blowout with Patrick hearing everything from afar. April banishes Miranda from her house. She still wants to go on her date, but Patrick lets her know that she doesn’t have to put on a happy face for him. It’s okay for her to be vulnerable. He’s not going anywhere. As for the Miranda situation, April opts to give her a bigger cheque for her son’s sake. But she will have to sell part of her business to do so. April why are you doing this? Just tell her to get lost and stop being so nice.
Karen comes into work to learn that her office was the focus of a break-in the night before. There is a chance someone may have made copies of the files on her computer. She desperately tries to track down Elizabeth Grey only to learn that she is out of the country. Karen tells Jacob that she believes the break-in was about her, but her business partner gets ticked when she doesn’t provide full disclosure. Later, Karen finds the photo of her that was taken in Thomas’s old apartment. There’s a note on the back that reads “Missing You – Sam.”
Olivier knows that Joss is the ringleader when all of his employees invade his office to sneak a peek at the porno flick being shot in the building across the street. Nevertheless, he makes everyone work late as punishment. He also instructs Joss to get a listing from a difficult Italian couple. Joss does a Google search to get the scoop on her new boss. She says she wants to manipulate him (see my thoughts about this above). The only thing she really learns is that he eats a banana a day to keep up his potassium level. Compelling stuff.
Olivier lets Joss know that she’s the type of person who thinks that the rules don’t apply to her. He didn’t have to Google her to find that out. Later, Olivier opens his office cabinet to find hundreds of bananas inside. There’s a note stating that it is for his potassium levels. Olivier can’t help but laugh at the prank and okay I laughed as well but who does that in the real world? I have worked in loads of offices and no one would have ever dreamt of doing anything like that to the boss. In other news, Joss finds a baby book amongst her sister’s stuff. She excited to learn that she is going to be an aunt. Then she discovers that her sister has been keeping lots of other secrets from her. This leads to a big blowout that ends with Joss feeling very, very hurt. But did I care? Nope
