902100 5x08 recap

It's the 100th episode of 90210

Poor Liam if he’s not having nightmares about Vanessa, he’s fighting with Navid. Navid comes to apologise to Liam but after his dream, he isn’t in the mood and Navid tries but Liam shoots him down saying, some things you can’t forgive and forget. Maybe there’s no hope for these two to be friends again. Later at the West Beverly alumni event, or basically a school reunion, Annie runs into old flame/crazy ex Jasper, who asks her to tell Liam to meet him. Jasper tells Annie that he has something that Liam’s future could depend on. Is Jasper the one who’s been sending Liam the threating notes? Liam in the meantime receives a call with a recorded message of his 911 call and not knowing what to do, confesses all to Annie as he thinks he’s being blackmailed. Annie then tells him what Jasper said to her and the two start to wonder if it’s Jasper and that he still holds a grudge. Liam not one to be threated finds Jasper and is ready to confront him, when Jasper hands him a copy of a screenplay for a movie that he wrote. It turns out Jasper wants Liam to star in it and he was not blackmailing Liam after all, the future Jasper was talking about what his movie career. There is however, some good in Liam’s life as he and Navid decide to bury the hatchet.

Dixons record label looks like it’s taking off and the first artist he wants to sign is Ade. The next step for the label is finding a name and Dixon thinks Taylor would be able to help with that, but before he can call Taylor, Ade stops him. Ade doesn’t want Taylor to have anything to do with the label for obvious reasons and tells Dixon that it is there thing and they don’t need him to which Dixon, none the wiser agrees. Remember when Taylor sent Ade her music video of the two making out and it wouldn’t be long till someone found it, well Dixon just did. I just have to say, thank god it’s about time Dixon found out the truth because in true drama form, secrets don’t stay secret for long. Dixon is shocked to see the video, which is understandable and when he confronts Ade, she tries to apologise and she cannot believe he has found out. Dixon on the other hand wants nothing more to do with her and tells her it’s over between them. Bet he’s glad he didn’t propose now. Later Dixon tells Ade that even though they are over he still has control over her music and that he owns her to which Ade doesn’t look too pleased. After the events of the day, Dixon has given his label the fitting name of Unfaithful Records.

 Silver gets news that they are two healthy embryos ready and so she decides to quit the burlesque club. Silver informs Teddy about the embryos and that she just needs to give the doctors her consent and the pregnancy can be set into motion. At this time, Teddy tells Silver that he and Shane have broken up and Silver thinking it was Shane who broke up with Teddy is shocked to find out it was Teddy. Shane has shown up at the school reunion and wants to talk to Teddy to find out what happened and tells Silver that Teddy stopped talking to him when he said he wanted a serious relationship. Silver goes to confront Teddy but Teddy doesn’t want to talk to Shane and tells Silver he’s scared to commit and that he isn’t fearless like she is. Wanting to prove to Teddy that she actually isn’t fearless and that it’s all an act, she joins her burlesque club up on the stage at the school reunion. The rest of the gang are surprised and shocked to see Silver up there and when she finishes she tells Teddy that he should give things with Shane a chance and to let go of his fears because he doesn’t know what’s going to happen. Silver is happy to see that her plan has worked but when Shane finds out that Teddy has donated his sperm so Silver can have a baby, Shane is shocked and thinks it’s something he and Teddy need to talk about as a couple.  

Naomi is desperate to join the elite ladies West Beverley Alumni group and has a meeting with a lady called Gwen. When Gwen arrives at Naomi’s house, she tells her that there is an opening but it’s between her and another lady called Felicity Hathaway and if Naomi wants to join she has to do something spectacular to get her place. At the alumni, Naomi announces that she has donated a fashion science building to the school but when Naomi unveils the picture of the building with her face on, everyone is in shock to see the words Bitch wrote across her face. This shouldn’t surprise Naomi, she was a bitch in high school, just ask Annie, she saw the wrath of Naomi a few times. However, it doesn’t take long for Naomi to figure out it was Felicity who vandalised her picture, and decides to get revenge by sabotaging the banquet that Felicity is hosting later that evening. During the alumni, the boys and girls switch high school roles, the boys had to be cheerleaders, and the girls became jocks. While playing the touch football match Naomi makes it, her mission to ensure Felicity injures herself so that she can take over the banquet. The banquet is hosted at the Playboy mansion but Max asks Naomi if all of its worth it just for a club and Naomi thinks it is and that the club can help Max with his career. Max then has to leave to go to the office as his merger is coming through. Naomi later finds out that her picture wasn’t vandalised by Felicity after all and that it was by a girl called Reese who Naomi had bullied in school because she was fat. Naomi realising that no one likes her from West Bev decides to get on stage and apologise naked to all the people she bullied. While apologising Naomi is attack by food thrown by the guests including Annie, Dixon and co and tells them that the club isn’t worth it and that she isn’t the same girl she was in high school. Max later tells Naomi that he’s being fired from his company and its all because of Bryce.

The biggest shock of the episode is that Vanessa is alive and kicking.

Best part of the episode: the boys in cheerleading uniforms and Naomi’s apology at the alumni.

Side notes: *I think this episode was one of their best this season so far; it was nice to have references back to past seasons and to see some old faces. It would have been nice to maybe have seen Ethan.

            *Although I haven’t mentioned it in my review I also liked the scene with Teddy and Silver on the rooftop, it was a nice nostalgic moment and a great moment between them as that’s their thing.