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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Sydney Levin: 'Teen Mom 2' Recap, Part 2: Jenelle Suffers Terrible Abuse

Note: This is the second episode from 4/1's double feature. Read the critique for the first episode here.

Jenelle Gary seems to judge that one week of intricacy is the "wood" anniversary, 'cause he kicked in Jenelle's front door similar a total psycho. As Jenelle surveys the upsetting scene, she tells the story of their manage with a strange smirk. She's so desensitized to anger that she laughs as she explains how his freak- f either dispatch sprang from a bed period tiff. "Please promise me you'll wait a year until you repel married," her exasperated friend with the world's worst underground zit submits. "Go interchange equal, a month with let out breaking up." Jenelle agrees, noning that the "only thing wrong with the family is that Gary has the worst anger problem." Oh, well as long as that's the "only" problem.

Her friend knows that reasoning with Jenelle is a waste of breath, so she gives up. I don't blame her, simply poor Jenelle is obviously slimy from any(prenominal) sort of battered person syndrome, and I concupiscence she'd seek therapy. Until she truly believes that she's worth better than this treatment, she'll always hope it.

Fea work party her fiance will pique her, Jenelle has fled to her mother's stick out. A private tec came by to fixate her statement, but she feigned to reach out to her attorney, Dustin, first. The PI said that since Gary choked Jenelle, there's enough evidence to stick out him arrested. Her lawyer doesn't want her speaking to anyone at the police house since she was in any case charged in the event. (More intimately that later.)

Though Jenelle has a protrude of work to do for her "Internet job" (your guess is as good as mine), she's having trouble concentrating. Depression has clouded her already shoddy judgement, and she decides to call ... Kieffer. "I was wondering if you still support round here," she says in a strange, breathy voice. No! Jenelle! Stop existence so damn predict fitted. She tells Kieffer that Gary ended up "beating and strangulation" her, and when the police came, Gary handed the police all Jenelle's drug gearing as a form of immediate revenge. "I however train a friend to talk to," she says quietly.

Like a wight who senses its prey is weak, Kieffer comes over. Jenelle fighterts to cry, but Kieffer isn't feeling particularly empathetic. "You shouldn't draw off the homogeneous mistake again," he says, citing how often she goes certify to people who hurt her. "You arouse definitely find somewhat(a)body better than Gary ... or me," he says sadly. He meets truly shaken up, and for the first time ever, I feel bad about assuming the worst. Kieffer, in this moment, doesn't seem to have an ulterior motive. Please, Kieffer, don't convey me look ludicrously wrong next week.

Still, the fact that Jenelle's go-to person is someone who treated her only slightly subatomic awfully than the person soon treating her terribly is comely ... well, terrible.

Kailyn What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas .. boot out when "what happens" is a effectually binding commitment. Though Kailyn was opposed to a quickie connectding at first, the idea of tying the statute mile in front of complete strangers who may also be prostitutes is growing on her.

To prep be, Kailyn goes to the nail salon for a precise tacky fancy manicure from friend Gigi. She definitely supports the look she wants ... with a side of harsh advice for free. "Anyone who gets married in Vegas is a joke," Gigi says sagely. "I think you're move into it." Gigi is also worried that Kailyn's subscribe up for a life of constant moving that will hurt her school work and cause problems with Jo. "I want to be in the wedding that you real, really want," Gigi says kindly. I give c are this girl so much that I can entirely skip all the cruel things I was going to say about her skin.

Oh, did I mention that Isaac is heading to Vegas, too? I rattling heard through the grapevine that he's blacklisted from a a couple of(prenominal) casinos for counting bottles. It's so hard to break toddlers of bad habits.

Once in Vegas, they meet up with Kailyn's buddy Toni, whose husband is also in the air force. Because the s excite is overflowing with glittering restaurant options, they bump into up an omelet bulge out so they won't feel out of their element. Being on vacation doesn't mean they should treat themselves, you know.

later some fun in the sun, Kailyn and Javi head over to the famous olive-sized vacuous Chapel, where love goes to die or get annulled. check to my in-depth research (ahem, a Wikipedia search), over 800,000 couples have been married there, and at least 2 are still together. Kailyn seems affect that Britney Spears wed right where she's sitting -- but nobody mentions that it lasted a specified 55 hours. Perhaps it is a day to focus simply on love.

Owner Char atomic reactorte seems to be on an intimacying combination of uppers and downers, and the rear is frightening. Her black coat and gaunt face combine to realise a grim wedding reaper look, like she rose wine from the dead just to help sell Kaily and Javi on a simple $55 ceremony.

Though their undead planner says she can have them wake little in an hour, Kailyn's non ready to put a ring on it. They decide to take some time to think in a place with a little less drunk history. They eventually decide that their day is too special(prenominal) to rush -- and with that weight lifted, they can focus on enjoying their trip to America's almost awful city.

Chelsea Adam's mysterious text and strange ratified paperwork have Chelsea beyond spooked. She thinks his sole motive is hurting her, as he obviously doesn't have a real interest in his child. Poor Chelsea can't think straight, and little Aubree doesn't seem satisfy either. (Granted she's currently stuffed into swimmies and a fish floaty and is laying in a pool that's about 2 inches broadger than her body.) "I have nonhing to worry about," Chelsea says aloud, testing out some words she desperately wants to believe.

The next time we see Chelsea, she's leave her lawyer's office. She's all business up top in a blazer, all unaware of her legs in short shorts below. It's like she assumed since she'd be on the other side of a desk, she could quit giveing at her waist.

Afterward, she and fab soda pop s aggroupy hit up the pancake house to drown their sorrows in syrup. Chelsea explains that the paper Adam put in her mailbox core nothing, and that he'd have to file a motion if he was unsafe about a change to storage area. Chelsea has no desire to go to court, and admits that she'd rather parcel out with Adam's strange whims than risk a le congius battle that could keep her from Aubree. The plan is to pretend the letter ne'er existed.

Chelesa skips school the next day because she woke up late -- but a day off from school doesn't mean a day off from the hell that is her life. Adam (or A-D-A-M as she says roughly Aubree) texts her, asking if he can see "Bree" the following Saturday. Chelsea's impressed that he's thinking ahead, and she rewards him by saying OK. Remember, they have no custody agreement, and he once said he wished "Bree" was aborted ... so Chelsea really is doing this for the good of her child.

I admire her, and will refrain from noting that she's one 20-minute bronzing posing away from liquefying into a pool of tanning lotion, like Alex Mack's tee shirt alter ego, A-Lexxx Macks So Hard. She decides that she won't follow up with Adam -- so if he truly wants to see his little girl, he'll have to have in mind on his own.

Adam ends up picking up Aubree ... and true to her promise, Aubree's universe as awful as possible. (In the first half of this double-episode, Chelsea idiotically told Aubree to fork up and cause a stir when she was with her dad and his gal pal.) Aubree screams, she kicks, she cries until she turns a scary shade of red. To Adam's credit, he stays rattling calm as she freaks out, and doesn't force her to stay in a situation that's making her miserable. They hop in the truck to get her out of the heat, hoping a nap will calm her down. When he drops Aubree off the next day, he asks Chelsea if she got the note in her mailbox, and if she plans to shorten it. She says she hadn't really thought about it, and he leaves without pushing ... belike because he knows it didn't mean much of anything, and can't be used against her.

Oh, I also just realized that at some stratum this episode, Chelsea's hair has gone all darkening, just like Adam's soul. mask so multi-depressing, it doesn't shine!

Leah Now that Leah and Jeremy are hitched, they can at long last move into their love nest. Realtor Mark makes a big gift of giving them the least adult- flavor key ever, but what's a little condescension among homeowners? There's just one problem: Money. Since the impertinently place cost them a pretty penny and the twins get more expensive as they grow, Leah's thinking of asking Corey for more child support. Right now, he pays $500.

It doesn't seem fair to make him pay for her more pricey lifestyle, but I can see the second half of that telephone line. Let's be honest: Babies are just little needy balls of want. It can't be cheap to provide to their every selfish whim, like hunger and the desire for dolls.

"I heard that you got a raise or whatever, and I was absentminded for us to modify the child support, just you or I without having to go through any legal person" Leah drawls on the phone. Nothing says "congrats!" like making someone regret their big accomplishment.

Corey quickly (and pretty graciously) says he'll check his finances, and that he'd only move previous if they had something in writing. Leah, apparently hoping to get her way at a time, isn't impressed. She's come off like a bratty child before, but in this moment she's one eye roll away from ascent into a crib. "I feel bad," she says half-hardheartedly to her friend, "but I need help." Here's one humble writer's suggestion: Maybe cut back on your awful accessory and white trash acrylic resin nails budget? That should save you upwards of $50 a week, not to mention your dignity.

When Leah meets Corey for baby swap, Corey says he'd happily fork over some more money when the babies need something specific, but he's not thrill by the idea of increasing his check monthly. "Ya'll make twofold what I do in a freaking month," Corey says angrily. Leah points out that it's what Jeremy makes, and Corey reminds her that they are married. Now, they're a team. Leah immediately knows her next move: Bring up the d agreey issues. "But Jeremy's not their dad. You don't want him getting the dad name, do you?" It's a low blow, and Corey immediately goes on the offensive.

If Leah's looking to come to an easy, no-lawyer-involved agreement, hurting Corey's feelings is not the way to do it. She won't actually give him a number, and basically begs him to come up with it on his own. I interpret that to mean that she truly wants him to step up to the plate -- without her coaching, for once.

It's this inability to make decisions that drove Leah away in the first place, and she's so staunchly set on not getting tricked again that she's turning into a little gust dog. Honestly, she's annoying me so much that I'm going to have to constitute out the cotton candy car air fresheners that I just realized we both have. Their sweetness has been tainted for me.

Back at home, where Corey's just a blue text bubble in her phone saying "I'm stressed and depressed," Leah's a little less demonic. She takes Corey up on his offer of another $100 a month. Corey and his dad are both pretty shocked that much(prenominal) a small amount settled their big argument ... and Corey won't believe it till he sees it on paper, which might be tough considering he never opens his eyes all the way.

When Leah reached out to her lawyer to get their child support agreement updated, the lawyer advised her that Corey should be paying a whole lot more. They agreed on $600 a month, but it should be around $1,cc. Though Leah knows the children deserve more, she's afraid to rock Corey's boat, especially since he's not maliciously withholding money. But at the same time, she's playing like her lawyer's advice leaves her with no choice but to shake things up ... and I think she's just glad to have a scapegoat. Corey's about to be blindsided worse than a hog in a place where a hog would be blindsided.

At the mediation, Corey agrees to the $200 a month increase, and to pay half the girls' clothing be -- but that doesn't mean he's happy about it. Leah's no long-acting a friend he can trust, and my heart breaks for how solely he is. Corey tells his dad that Leah "pretty much just screwed me without lube," and I couldn't have put it better myself.

"Teen Mom 2" aerate Mondays at 10 p.m. EST on MTV.

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From Fox: "After losing Claire to Joe's followers, Ryan and Parker attempt to recover while the FBI tracks down an undercover location that may have dark ties to Joe's following. Meanwhile, Claire adjusts to life at the follower's mansion and has an unexpected reunion, while Emma and Jacob continue to deal with Emma's betrayal in the all-new 'Whips and Regret' episode of 'The Following.'" "The Following" airs Mondays, 9 p.m. ET on Fox

From ABC: "In the show's 100th episode, Castle finds himself in the unfortunate position of NOT being able to work a case. While he's holed up in the attic with a broken leg, Beckett goes off to investigate the death of an IRS agentive role without him, leaving Castle miserable and bored. But when he thinks he witnesses the murder of a young woman in the flatbed across the street, he is thrown into a 'Rear Window'-esque murder closed book that hits much too close to home, on 'Castle.'" "Castle" airs Mondays, 10 p.m. ET on ABC

From NBC: "After Leigh Conroy (guest star Bernadette Peters) joins the cast of 'Bombshell,' Tom (Christian Borle) finds himself struggling to diffuse the years of tension between her and Ivy (Megan Hilty). Jimmy (Jeremy Jordan) and Karen's (Katharine McPhee) connection is threatened by both Ana's (Krysta Rodriguez) newfound success and an unexpected visitor. Derek (Jack Davenport) learns more about Jimmy's past just as the public sees their first piece of 'Hit List.'" "Smash"airs Tuesdays, 10 p.m. ET on NBC and moves to Saturdays at 9 p.m. ET starting April 6.

From FX: "Raylan has a last, lethal showdown with the Detroit mob, while Boyd and Ava try to keep an incriminating secret dead and buried. Written by Fred Golan & Benjamin Cavell; directed by Bill Johnson." "Justified" airs Tuesdays, 10 p.m. ET on FX.

From The CW: "When a young woman meets a violent death after partying at Verdant, Detective Lance (Paul Blackthorne) and his new partner, Detective Hilton (guest star Roger Cross) inform Oliver (Stephen Amell) and Tommy (Colin Donnell) that she was on the drug Vertigo. Oliver immediately pays a visit to the mental institution where The Count (guest star Gabel) is locked up, but finds he is in no condition to deal drugs. However, when The Count escapes and Starling City is flooded with even more Vertigo-related violence, Oliver and Diggle (David Ramsey) make it their mission to track him down. After Detective Lance uncovers incriminating evidence against him, Tommy goes to great lengths to clear his name, and the fallout from his actions leads Tommy down a new, unexpected path. In a flashback to the island, Oliver recalls the lessons he learned from Slade (guest star Manu Bennett) and Shado (guest star Celina Jade). Katie Cassidy and Emily Bett Rickards also star. Michael Offer directed the episode written by Bryan Q. Miller & Lindsey Allen." "Arrow" airs Wednesdays, 8 p.m. ET on The CW

From ABC: "When details from an old case don't add up, Olivia's team must backtrack to figure out if they made a mistake. Worse still, this mistake has potentially put them all in serious danger. Meanwhile, Olivia and Jake's relationship starts to heat up, while at the White House Fitz and Mellie's relationship hits a new low, on ABC's 'Scandal.'" "Scandal" airs Thursdays, 10 p.m. ET on ABC.

From NBC: "When the FBI takes on a case of disappearing college girls, Jack Crawford (Laurence Fishburne) recruits Will Graham (Hugh Dancy), a gifted criminal profiler with a unique view into the psyche of serial killers, to consult. Jack also seeks the help of Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen), a brilliant psychiatrist, who, unbeknownst to him, is not only one of the most successful serial killers of all time, but also a cannibal. After a copycat strikes, Will and Hannibal join forces to track down the culprit." "Hannibal" airs Thursdays, 10 p.m. ET on NBC.

From CBS: "Sherlock and Joan try to prevent a robbery from one of the largest cash vaults in the country during the middle of a Nor'easter. Meanwhile, Sherlock tries to help a transgender woman who is recovering from her latest break-up, on 'Elementary.'" "Elementary" airs Thursdays, 10 p.m. ET on CBS.

From NBC: "Leslie (Amy Poehler) and Ben (Adam Scott) travel back to his hometown of Partridge, MN to accept the key to the city. Ron (Nick Offerman) gets served a lawsuit from councilman Jamm (guest star Jon Glaser), while Ann (Rashida Jones) and Chris (Rob Lowe) take a compatible parenting quiz." "Parks & Recreation" airs Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

From NBC: "While on jury duty, Rosalee (Bree Turner) tasks Nick (David Giuntoli), Hank (Russell Hornsby) and Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) to help stop a defense attorney from using his particular "Wesen wiles" to overturn what should be an open-and-shut murder case. Back at the precinct, Captain Renard (Sasha Roiz) brings Nick and Hank in on his own recent dealings with the Verrat, to keep them on their toes. Meanwhile, a return to the trailer brings a flurry of memories of Nick rushing back to Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch)." "Grimm" airs Fridays, 9 p.m. ET on NBC.



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