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Necessary Roughness “Gimme Some Lovin” Recap

July 4, 2013 by DetroitDuchess 1 Comment

We begin this episode entrenched in the new show format. Dani (Callie Thorne) is making herself right at home at V3 and she has really stepped up her wardrobe:

Dani wears a navy Michael Kors halter top, which I couldn’t find, but I did find a similar one at Cache ($58), a Burberry Layered Mesh Pencil Skirt ($425), a Gucci Leather Horsebit Belt ($275), Gucci Peep Toe Buckle Pumps ($615) and the Michael Kors Jet Set East West Top Zip Tote ($248) we saw in last week’s episode:

ID Source: Glamazon Diaries

UPDATE: It looks like the Cache halter top is no longer available, so you might try this Trina Turk Draped Halter Top from Nordstrom.

She immediately runs into Paloma (Karissa Lee Staples), her new assistant, who gives her the lowdown on V3 and her new schedule. Dani tries to refuse some of the V3 amenities to no avail. Paloma is wearing a Diane Von Furstenberg dress ($303.42):

Diane Von Furstenberg Graphic Print Dress

ID Source: Glamazon Diaries

Dani attends her first staff meeting and receives her new client, Buttons a.k.a. Cindy Luck (Johanna Braddy), who is a former child star who has a mess of problems. V3 is responsible for keeping her in line while they try to rehab her image. Dani will have to work with Nico (Scott Cohen) on this case to keep Cindy in line.

Troy (David Anders) pulls Nico aside to let him know that he wants Dani gone. Nico says that he will take care of it. We still don’t know what he’s up to.

TK (Mechad Brooks) is still adjusting to the new Hawks coach. He stops in and tries to meet with Dani, but she can’t help him because she has an exclusive contract with V3. TK sees an easy solution to that problem by becoming a V3 client himself. Connor (John Stamos) tells him that his image needs some work.

Dani gets her first taste of Buttons and it is not a good one. We learn that Cindy is obsessed with her boyfriend, Dylan and that she gets hives when she is stressed. Cindy ends up taking too much allergy medicine and it looks like she overdosed, but she really just fell asleep. Her boyfriend Dylan called to break up with her and it sent her into a spiral. Dani gives her some good advice and says that after a breakup we do a euphoric recall, where we only remember the best parts of the relationship, but don’t remember the bad parts.

We get a close up of Dani’s tortoise Tory Burch Resin Logo Cuff ($50):

Tory Burch Resin Logo Cuff

TK talks to Rex (Travis Smith) about V3 and we find out that he also signed with Connor which probably means that we will see him back as one of Dani’s clients soon. Connor brings TK Machismo, sort of like a younger Old Spice, as his first advertising campaign. TK isn’t very excited about this, but he needs to nail the meeting first.

Paloma brings Dani lots of extras, a company car, phone, American Express Card and lots of designer clothes (Prada, Marc Jacobs, Dolce & Gabbana, oh my!). I love Dani’s white on white look here and found this white Jones New York Blazer ($79) that is similar to hers:

White Jones New York Blazer

I found a great lookalike for Paloma’s navy dress with this Kasper sheath ($62.99):

Kasper Sheath Dress

Dani gets ready for a dinner date with Connor in what looks like this Dolce & Gabbana ruched dress ($2125). This satin cowl neck dress from David’s Bridal ($139) is just as sexy, with a smaller price tag:

Dolce & Gabbana Dress

Their dinner date goes well and we learn some of Connor’s backstory. He came from a dysfunctional family and went to the University of Michigan (shoutout GO BLUE!), started managing athletes and turned it into V3.

The next day Dani and Nico meet Cindy on set for her nude scene, everything seems to be going fine, until Cindy disrobes and we see find out that she got a brand new tattoo on her back that says “Lars4Eva.”

Dani is wearing a green halter top (I found a similar top from Vince Camuto $37.97), with a black pencil skirt and the Gucci Peep Toe Buckle Pumps ($615) and Gucci Leather Horsebit Belt ($275) again:

Vince Camuto Halter

Meanwhile, TK takes a dinner meeting with Machismo, the men’s fragrance line. Unfortunately, Marci,the client (Lindsey McKeon) comes on really strong and TK feels like he might have to sleep with her to close the deal. He is trying to be professional and rehab his image. She also tries to get TK to get her some cocaine, which is a problem because he is a recovering addict. He tries to call Dani for advice, but then he gets a lucky break when a purse snatcher runs off and he starts chasing him.

Dani does her usual client research and discovers that Cindy has had a string of boyfriends. Then Cindy and Nico show up at her door and we find out that Dylan put out a restraining order for Cindy and she has to stay away from him. Dani wears a red Helmut Lang Asymmetric Marled Pullover ($150):

Helmut Lang Pullover

Nico discovers that Dylan and Cindy had only been on three dates and were never really together in the first place. It looks like Cindy is a stalker. Dani and Cindy have their second therapy session and really start to uncover some of her issues. Dani diagnoses her with Love Addiction.

TK meets with Connor again and he reveals that Marci was a test, but it worked out because TK catching the purse snatcher ended up getting a ton of hits on Twitter. This ended up being great for his image and his new campaign will be “Do Good, Smell Great.” At the end of the day he gets to see Dr. Santino again.

Dani sits down with Connor to recap at the end of the day and he gives her a little more insight on his first deal, which was with the Yankees. She says that people are more afraid of success than failure, because they don’t think they deserve it which is interesting advice. Dani decides to stay at V3 and take advantage of all of the amenities they are offering.

At the end of the episode we find out that Nico is meeting with someone and providing them with information on V3. He is trying to get Dani out of the organization so she doesn’t get hurt. I hope they get past this and are able to get together at some point this season.

What did you think of Gimme Some Lovin? Do you think that Dani and Nico will ever get together?

In case you missed it you can still watch the episode here.

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Filed Under: Fashion, Necessary Roughness, TV Tagged With: Callie Thorne, Connor, Dani, David Anders, Diane Von Furstenberg, Dolce & Gabbana, John Stamos, Karissa Lee Staples, Mechad Brooks, Michael Kors, Necessary Roughness, Nico, Paloma, Scott Cohen, TK, Tory Burch, Troy

Mistresses “Breaking and Entering” Recap

July 2, 2013 by DetroitDuchess Leave a Comment

The plot thickens in Episode 3 as the characters are all dealing with their respective fallouts.

Savi

Savi and Harry are doing better than ever, which leads me to believe that she is settling into a false happiness before the fall. I hope she enjoys her time with Harry, because I have a feeling that her whole world is about to fall apart.

Savi is having a hard time working with Dominic after their affair. She had on the Natalia dress from Rachel Zoe (sold out) which I thought showed way too much cleavage for someone who is trying to put the kibosh on an office romance. This Calvin Klein dress ($89.98) provides a similar, more professional look:

Calvin Klein Double Breasted Belted Dress

ID Source: WornOnTV

Savi has a very sensual dream about Dominic, which prompts her to book a second honeymoon with Harry. He turns her down because they are in debt from the restaurant and the conversation doesn’t go very well.

Savi tries to cut back at work and talks to her boss trying to give Dominic some of her workload. It doesn’t go as she had planned and she ends up taking away the case from Dominic…whoops!

April comes by to finally make up with Savi. April tells her that the worst is over, which is a huge jinx, she may as well have invited trouble right through the door. Savi wears a black Calvin Klein Robe ($78):

Calvin Klein Robe

ID Source: WornOnTV

At the end of the episode we see Savi taking pregnancy test and it is positive…uh oh!

April

April has been hiding her new discovery about Paul from her daughter and it is getting harder. She is still hung up on Richard, but he won’t give her the time of day after she stood him up twice. She wears a Crochet Poncho by Autofor ($29.98):

Autofor Crochet Poncho

ID Source: WornOnTV

She tries to explain what happened and he takes it in stride and doesn’t say anything, leaving her hanging. April ends up running into him at Josslyn’s party, which isn’t so bad because she is looking fabulous in a Ralph Lauren One Shoulder Dress. This is one of my favorite designers and I have purchased a number of his dresses on eBay. This particular one is sold out, but you can still find it in your size here, if you don’t mind searching a bit.

April is able to talk to Richard and he understands her situation, but tells her that she has a lot of unresolved issues that she needs to address. He does say that she is stunning, so there might be an opportunity to rekindle this later.

Karen

Karen gets a visit from Tom’s wife to talk about Sam. Apparently, he has dropped out of school and plans to live in Tom’s loft (their former love nest).

I found a few options for Karen’s wrap blouse, a Cheetah print wrap top from Jones New York ($59) and a Vince Camuto dotted wrap top ($59):

Karen’s Wrap Blouse

Karen is worried that she may have left something at the apartment. She sneaks in to double check, but inadvertently leaves her sunglasses behind when Sam almost catches her.

Savi tells her that she needs to move on and she decides to invite Jacob, her colleague, to Josslyn’s party. She seems to be having a great time with Jacob, until she gets a call from Sam asking her to pick him up from the hospital for drinking and driving. He lets Karen know that he found the sunglasses in his dad’s apartment. He gave them to his mom, but they weren’t hers and now she knows that Tom was having an affair.

Karen wore an elegant Tadashi Shoji lace dress ($324):

Tadashi Shoji Sleeveless Lace Dress

ID Source: WornOnTV

Joss

Joss gets into the office and she discovers that she has a new boss, Olivier, who doesn’t give her a second look. This is a little different from her previous setup where she was sleeping with the boss. He tells her that she is dressed inappropriately for the office (which she was, but it was a cute look).

Her sparkly peep toe pumps are adorable! I found a look for less at Target for $20.98:

De Blossom Rosemary Glitter Peep Toe Pump

Her Ted Baker floral Larinda skirt is sold out, but this Gabriella Rocha Jeanne Floral Print Flare Skirt ($44.99) from Zappos does the trick. It definitely highlights her amazing legs:

Gabriella Rocha Jeanne Floral Print Flare Skirt

Olivier texts Joss to meet him at a hotel, and she thinks that she may have won him over after all. She makes an entrance with a stunning blue Zac Posen dress. It is sold out, but you can still get the look with this blue halter dress ($90.99):

Zac Posen Dress

Olivier pulls the rug out from under her and tells her he is redistributing her clients to the other agents. He challenges her to sell a problem house if she wants to get them back. Joss gets creative and decides to show off the ugly house by embracing it for what it really is…a party house. She invites all of the girls to attend the party and hopefully sell the house.

Joss wears a fabulous party dress from Aidan Maddox ($188):

Aidan Maddox Dress

ID Source: OnScreenStyle

Joss ends up getting three offers on the house and sells it for $100,000 over asking price. She tells Olivier that she will wear whatever she wants to work (super inappropriate, but it is TV after all).

Juicier and Juicier! What do you think Savi will do or should do?

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If you missed this episode you can still watch it online here.

Filed Under: Fashion, Mistresses, TV Tagged With: Alyssa Milano, April, Josslyn Carver, Karen, Mistresses, Savi, Yunjin Kim

Bachelorette Week 4 Recap

July 1, 2013 by DetroitDuchess Leave a Comment

We’ve hit Week 4 of the Bachelorette and have 13 men left. Chris Harrison starts it off with an overview of the dates. As usual we have three dates this week, one group date and two one-on-one dates. Chris lets the men know that this week they are going to start their journey all around the world. And when I think of a world journey, the first place that comes to mind is Atlantic City…what?!! The men are very excited to go there, but I would rather be in Vegas.

Desiree wears a white cowl neck sweater, I found this Liz Claiborne white cowl neck sweater on QVC for only $34.87:

Liz Claiborne Sweater

And a black military inspired peacoat. I found a similar look from Tommy Hilfiger for $103.99:

Tommy Hilfiger Military Coat

Des also wore this Lady Confuscia ring ($89) from Kiki Designs during this date:

Lady Confuscia Ring

Desiree gives the first one-on-one date to Brad. “Let our love shine through…” I don’t remember seeing Brad before this week and they rush right through his date. We learn that he’s a single dad with some baby mama drama. They have a pier date on Atlantic City’s Steel Pier followed by dinner at the Absecon Lighthouse.

Des wears a Gunmetal Motorcycle Jacket ($149). This is almost sold out, but you can find a similar silver Michael Kors blazer in Regular, Petite and Plus sizes for about $70-$127.

Style Stalker Gunmetal Jacket

ID Source: Possessionista

Michael Kors Silver Jacket

The conversation at dinner was really awkward and she ends up sending Brad home to be with his son.

The group date card comes and reads “I’m looking for my Mr. Right.” Desiree invites Brooks, Bryden, Zak K., Casey, Drew, Juan Pablo, Zak W., Mikey, Ben and Chris on the group date.

Des meets the guys at Boardwalk Hall and we learn that they are going to participate in a Mr. America contest. The men will compete against each other in talent, swimsuit and interview segments.

Des wears the Dolan Sequin Jacket ($459):

Dolan Embellished Jacket

ID Source: Possessionista

Some of the highlights from the pageant include:

Chris grabbing the heels – what was up with that? I know he was trying to be funny, but for someone that is still trying to impress Desiree, I would have gone a different way.
Mikey saying that men aren’t just meatheads and that they cry inside – he is tired of being a piece of meat
Mikey’s beefcake striptease immediately after saying he didn’t want to be seen as a meathead
Ben’s ribbon dance extravaganza
Bryden’s pelvic thrusts (please make it stop)
Zak W. killed it with his song – wow, he totally should have won

Desiree crowned Brooks as the second runner up, Zak W. as the first runner up and Casey as Mr. America.

Following the pageant, the group heads to a pool party. Chris tries to redeem himself from the pageant by reciting a poem for Desiree that he wrote. She seemed to like it because she laid a pretty hot kiss on him.

Ben spends some time with Des, but he does it right in front of everyone which really rubs them the wrong way.

Time out for a second to notice Desiree’s smokin hot bikini body – holy crap, I need to get on her workout plan. She has on a black bikini from Voda Swim ($127). It looks like she has the hoop bottoms and the natural stone top:

Voda Swim Bikini

ID Source: Possessionista

Back at the hotel James is taking a bubble bath and eating chocolate covered strawberries – I want to be on that date, lol! He gets his date card and it says “Can our love weather the storm?”

Des has some one-on-one time with Zak W. and he finishes singing his song for her. She decides to give him the rose.

James and Desiree have their one-on-one date, which is a sponsored date by the American Red Cross. They go on a tour of the Jersey Shore to view the destruction from Hurricane Sandy.

Desiree’s Minnie Rose fringe shawl is available here for $184.80:

Minnie Rose Fringe Shawl

Her Madelyn sweater is available here for 139.98 pounds:

Madelyn Sweater

ID Source: Possessionista

I wasn’t totally sold on this date, I thought it was an odd concept for a practically first date. It was also making me mad that they weren’t doing anything to help out Manny and Jan. This would have been a MUCH better date if they were rebuilding their house. James and Des didn’t actually do anything for Manny and Jan, except talk to them about their story. I thought their story was touching and it was very nice of ABC to restore all of their wedding photos, but I didn’t think fit with the show.

James and Des’ date seemed to go well, except for the part where he came out and told her that he cheated in his past. I don’t know why he felt like he needed to bring this up, so that part was sort of weird. Desiree gives James the rose and then they get a private concert with Hootie (I mean Darius Rucker).

It’s time for the cocktail party and Desiree wears a black sequin Valentino mini dress and the Black Knight ring from Kiki Designs ($130). I found a similar dress from Adrianna Papell for $160:

Week 4 Rose Ceremony

Zak K. doesn’t get a rose – did anyone know who Zak K. was anyway?

Desiree has been getting her makeout time in with all of the guys and I found this Week 4 kissing leaderboard from ABC that I thought was pretty funny.

What did you think about Week Four of the Bachelorette? Who are your favorites? Next week the guys are on their way to Munich, Germany.

If you missed this episode you can still watch it online here.

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If you are interested in reading Bachelorette spoilers you can find them at Reality Steve.

Filed Under: Bachelorette, Fashion, TV Tagged With: Atlantic City, Bachelorette, Desiree Hartsock

“The Birds of Granby” Goodwin Games Recap

June 29, 2013 by DetroitDuchess Leave a Comment

This week’s episode begins with another one of dear old Dad’s challenges. He tells them that they need to appreciate the birds of Granby, a simple assignment but one with a lot of hidden meanings.

Chloe (Becki Newton) is wearing a plaid blouse from Equipment. Her color is sold out, but you can get it in green or blue here ($208):

Equipment blouse

The siblings head out to the park to “appreciate the birds” and they run into Piper’s mother, Hannah (Janina Gavankar from True Blood). We learn how she met Jimmy (TJ Miller) and how Piper (Kaitlyn Maher) came about.

Hannah is wearing a Free People Henley shirt in Indigo ($68):

Free People Henley

Henry (Scott Foley) and Chloe wonder why Jimmy has never introduced them to Piper. They decide to forgo the birds of Granby mission and help Jimmy bond with his daughter. They give him a makeover, getting him to wear Henry’s clothes, which fit him poorly. As they arrive at Hannah’s house to make a good impression, Jimmy chickens out and decides to go through the window instead. This results in Jimmy knocking down the trellis:

Chloe accessorizes with the Coach Legacy Leather Penny Shoulder Purse ($198):

Coach Legacy Leather Penny Shoulder Purse

The siblings finally meet Hannah, Piper and Chad (Hannah’s fiance, guest star Chris Diamantopoulos). Chloe tries to find ways to bond with Piper and they start by playing a game of chess. Jimmy works on impressing Hannah and Henry helps Chad fix the trellis.

Hannah wears a Splendid Henley top ($110):

Splendid Breckenridge Henley

It is hilarious to watch Henry try to bond with Chad, who is also a “doctor.” Henry is really impressed with Chad and his small town practice and he all but signs up to partner with him. Everything is going great until Henry finds out that he is a Natureopathic doctor and the deal is off.

Chloe takes the third degree from Piper about how her life has turned out. Piper also gives her a run for her money in chess. We find out that Chloe’s dad taught her how to play chess. One of the best moments in this episode is when Piper asks Chloe her advice on how to turn out better than she did. Chloe says that she wishes she would have learned how to fail, which is great advice.

Jimmy tries to convince Hannah that he has changed and is responsible. Hannah doesn’t believe any of this and Jimmy makes a mess of things again.

All of the siblings do a terrible job of impressing the family and they are asked to leave. One of the most heartbreaking moments is when Piper gets hurt and she runs to her “daddy,” which turns out to be Chad, not Jimmy.

Henry and Chloe made Jimmy look better by default and Hannah tells Jimmy that she wants him to be a part of Piper’s life, but only if he can clean up his act.

Just when we think this week’s mission is a bust we learn in a flashback that Piper’s chess teacher was really Mr. Goodwin and that Piper did have a relationship with him after all. Hopefully, this will come out before the series ends.

For more Goodwin Games recaps click here.

If you missed this episode you can still watch it online here.

What did you think of this week’s Goodwin Games? I think this show is starting to grow on me, which is too bad because we only have two episodes left.

Filed Under: Fashion, Goodwin Games, TV Tagged With: Becki Newton, Chloe, Henry, Jimmy, Scott Foley, The Goodwin Games, TJ Miller

True Blood “Who Are You, Really?” Recap

June 26, 2013 by DetroitDuchess Leave a Comment

We left off with Bill (Stephen Moyer) drinking all of Lillith’s blood, dying, then getting resurrected as Lillith. This is where we begin the Season 6 premiere with Sookie (Anna Paquin) and Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) trying to escape from Bill/Lillith (Billith?).

Sam (Sam Trammell), Luna (Janina Gavankar) and Emma (Chloe Noelle) have finally escaped from the vampires. Luna is in bad shape after her recent shape-shifting episode on national television and before she dies she asks Sam to take care of Emma. I was a little disappointed by this, poor Sam finally gets a girl and then she up and dies on him – he just can’t catch a break. Sam brings Emma back to Merlotte’s and they run into Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis). He is one of my favorite characters, who wouldn’t want to spend time with Lafayette?

RIP Luna

We have a few different storylines going on in this episode and I’m not sure how everything will end up coming together:

Vampires and Sookie

Everyone is able to escape from the Authority’s lair, but not before they see Billith coming out of the burning building all bloody and naked. He appears to fly off into thin air.

Eric and Pam (Kristin Bauer van Straten) are also having a relationship crisis. Eric never told Pam that Nora (Lucy Griffiths) was his sister. He tells her to get over it and she doesn’t take it well. Nora and Eric have no idea what Bill is and they think the best option is to kill him which upsets Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll). Sookie lets her know that she will never be alone.

Tara (Rutina Wesley) and Pam have a weird bonding session on the beach and it looks like they have sex, which is confirmed later in the episode. It is odd to see Pam so vulnerable. Who would have thought that Tara and Pam would ever get together, I guess that confirms how strong the sire bond is.

Nora wants to question Jason (Ryan Kwanten) about Warlow, but she has to glamour him for the information. This is pretty much his last straw and he freaks out. He points a gun at Nora and we learn that Warlow was Lillith’s progeny, one of the very first vampires. Sookie defends Nora and Jason disowns her and leaves.

Billith summons Jessica and her heart is almost ripped out of her chest. Sookie decides to take her to Bill in order to save her life. Tara tries to come along, but Eric won’t let her. He orders Pam and Tara back to Fangtasia and he leaves with Nora.

Jessica and Sookie arrive at Bill’s house and aren’t sure what they are going to find. Bill seems somewhat himself again, but Sookie stakes him. I can’t believe she did that!! It’s okay, because Bill seems to be invincible. Bill says that he is still himself, but something more. Sookie believes that Bill is really gone, she tries to convince him to leave Bon Temps, but Jessica defends him and kicks Sookie out.

Tara and Pam get back to Fangtasia and have it out about Eric. Tara tries to convince Pam to give their relationship a chance and to forget Eric. A SWAT team comes to close Fangtasia and Tara threatens them. The SWAT team ends up shooting her with something that actually takes a vampire down.

Eric walks Sookie home and says that he didn’t expect her to stake Bill. She says that Bill’s not the only one who’s changed. Eric says that she will always be that girl in the white dress (so romantic!). Eric finally deeds the house back to her so she can be safe from other vampires. Sookie rescinds his invitation so she can go back to having a normal life. Nora is waiting outside and confronts him, saying that she knows he loves Sookie. Eric orders her to stay away from Sookie. This part is so bittersweet, in a different reality Eric and Sookie would be together.

Bill puts Jessica to bed and they resume their father/daughter relationship. Bill says that he needs Jessica to keep him in check with all of this new power. He doesn’t know what he is or what kinds of new powers he has. Bill starts seeing and hearing things, this turns out to be Lillith and a few of her friends who take over his body.

Louisiana Governor

The Louisiana Governor makes a declaration that vampires must have a curfew and that all vampire-run businesses will be closed. He then has a late night meeting with the True Blood representative, Miss Suzuki. He wants to bail out True Blood and offers them a new factory to get things back on track. His goal is to keep the peace by making True Blood available again and to line his pockets by getting a cut of the profits.

Alcide and the Wolfpack

Flash to the wolf pack and we left off with Alcide (Joe Manganiello) killing the packmaster which means that he has become the new packmaster. Apparently, it comes with a lot of perks and sexual favors from the other members of the pack. Alcide starts cashing in on some of the packmaster perks, but Rikki (Kelly Overton) makes it known that she is his number one girl.

Andy’s Fairy Babies

Back at the Bellefleur residence where Terry (Todd Lowe) and Arlene (Carrie Preston) are taking care of all of Andy’s (Chris Bauer) fairy babies. This was the comic relief portion of the show, Terry and Arlene teaching Andy how to change a diaper, ha! We also learn that Andy’s fairy babies have grown fast – they grow into children overnight.

Jason

Jason is hitchhiking (he is a trouble magnet) and ends up hitching a ride with an older gentlemen, who he pretty much tells his life story to. For those of you watching True Blood for the first time, you have to remember that Jason is not the brightest bulb in the box. Poor Jason ends up hitchhiking with Warlow of all people.

What did you think of the premiere? Some things surprised me like Sookie staking Bill and Jessica choosing Bill over Sookie, but some things stay the same – poor Sam getting the short end of the stick and Jason getting himself in trouble again. Let me know your thoughts in the comment section.

If you missed the pilot you can still watch it online here.

For more information on Summer TV premieres check out my Summer TV Preview Extravaganza post.

Filed Under: True Blood, TV Tagged With: Alcide, Alexander Skarsgard, Andy, Anna Paquin, Arlene, Bill, Carrie Preston, Chloe Noelle, Chris Bauer, Deborah Ann Woll, Emma, Eric, Janina Gavankar, Jason, Jessica, Joe Manganiello, Kelly Overton, Kristin Bauer Van Straten, Lafayette, Luna, Nelsan Ellis, Pam, Rikki, Rutina Wesley, Ryan Kwanten, Sam, Sam Trammell, Sookie Stackhouse, Stephen Moyer, Tara, Terry, Todd Lowe, True Blood, vampires

Falling Skies “Badlands” Recap

June 26, 2013 by DetroitDuchess Leave a Comment

Badlands begins with the Berserkers, Ben (Connor Jessup) and Matt (Maxim Knight) standing guard for an alien attack. What they didn’t expect was a sniper attack from what’s left of the United States Army. Unfortunately, Crazy Lee (Luciano Carro) is fatally wounded during the attack and never recovers.

So long Crazy Lee!

Anne (Moon Bloodgood) is running tests on baby Alexis to try and figure out what’s wrong with her. Before she can take blood, Alexis cries out “Don’t!” then Anne turns around to see her standing up in her crib. Definitely creepy. Lourdes (Seychelle Gabriel) catches Anne testing Alexis and clues Tom in to what’s been happening. Anne comes to the realization that Alexis may not be completely human.

Hal (Drew Roy) seems to be recovering his ability to walk, but realizes that something needs to be done about his alien implantation. He wants to run away and leave Charleston because he thinks that he is the mole. Maggie (Sarah Carter) convinces him to stay and keep the secret to himself.

One of the outcomes of the battle is that they capture Catherine Fisher (Luvia Peterson). This gives Tom (Noah Wyle) an opportunity to explain to her what has been happening and that the Volm are their allies. We also learn that the real president, Benjamin Hathaway, is still alive and leading his own forces against the Espheni.

Catherine Fisher

Pope (Colin Cunningham) is distraught over Crazy Lee’s death and questions Tom’s motives. His distrust has been a running theme for Season 3 and I anticipate that it will come to a head at some point.

Captain Weaver’s (Will Patton) daughter Jeanne (Laci Mailey) builds a “Liberty Tree” that the citizens dedicate at the end of the episode. This is a way for everyone to remember what they have lost and what they are still fighting for.

Liberty Tree

Tom uses this dedication to address the citizens of Charleston and let the people know that “Every single day matters and every single one of us matters.” He also reminds them that “the cost of freedom is high.”

Before they can finish the dedication, Charleston is attacked by the Espheni. This is how the episode ends and we are left hanging until next week.

Most of the episode focuses on the second anniversary of the alien attacks. The writers do this with the loss of Crazy Lee and spend most of the episode focusing on the character’s reactions to her death. I thought this was a nice balance from last week because they packed a lot of new information into the first two episodes. This one moved slower and it gave the viewers some time to process and catch up.

What do you think of Season 3 so far?

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If you missed this episode you can still watch it online here.

Filed Under: Falling Skies, TV Tagged With: Aliens, Colin Cunningham, Connor Jessup, Drew Roy, Falling Skies, Laci Mailey, Luciana Carro, Luvia Peterson, Maxim Knight, Moon Bloodgood, Noah Wyle, Sarah Carter, Seychelle Gabriel, Will Patton

Graceland “Guadalajara Dog” Recap

June 24, 2013 by DetroitDuchess Leave a Comment

This week’s Graceland accelerated the storyline quickly. Briggs (Daniel Sunjata) begins training Mike (Aaron Tveit) by instructing him to figure out what his cover is going to be. I liked the premise of reinventing yourself. Who would you be if you had to start all over again?

We learn right away that Mike’s FBI training is second nature to him when someone steals a bag of chips at a local taco stand. Mike goes running after him to make an arrest. He soon realizes that he has to let the small fish go so he doesn’t blow his cover while trying to get the big fish.

During his morning run, Mike runs into Charlie (Vanessa Ferlito) on her way home. She has an all black sequin dress on from a night out. I found this cute Robbi & Nikki Sequin Dress ($134.99) that is a great match:

Robbi & Nikki Sequin Dress

The first order of business in the house includes psych orders for Briggs and Mike following the shooting in last week’s episode. The second order of business is to get Mike on one of Briggs’ active cases. This doesn’t go over well as Briggs doesn’t think Mike is ready for a major case yet.

During one of Crazy Jakes’ (Brandon Jay McLaren) missions, he ends up with “cop killing” bullets that he has to take into evidence. This will come into play later in the episode.

We learn that Lauren (Scottie Thompson) is getting removed from her Russian undercover mission because it is too hot after last week’s drama. We also learn that her partner, Donnie isn’t coming back to the house. Lauren wears a white and orange embroidered sundress. I found a similar Chelsea & Violet Stretch Lace Dress for $98:

Chelsea & Violet Dress

Mike heads in for his psych evaluation and soon realizes that it is not a psych evaluation at all. Juan Padillo (Pedro Pascal) is really Mike’s handler for his investigation into Paul Briggs. I was impressed that they moved this storyline along so quickly. Mike lets the group know that he needs to meet with the psychologist once a week which sets up the cover to meet with his handler.

This motivates Mike to get onto one of Briggs’ cases so he asks Charlie for help. She gives him some good advice on how to gain Briggs’ trust, but in return she needs Mike to stand in as her boyfriend for a mission.

The mission turns out to be delivering birth control pills to Paige (Serinda Swan) so she can use them to spike her target’s drink, who she is pretending to be a girlfriend to. This puts him out of commission so she doesn’t have to sleep with him but can still act as his girlfriend.

Charlie is wearing the Again Lawgiver Red Peplum Dress ($237.60):

Again Lawgiver Dress

Mike brings an idea to Briggs which uses Jakes’ armor piercing bullets. Mike’s plan is to have Briggs sell the bullets to one of his targets, “Bello” and use them to find out where Bello is. Briggs has to think about this. In the meantime, he offers to help Paige with her case. It gets mentioned that Briggs owes Paige which might be interesting down the road. Briggs decides to go forward with Mike’s plan, but not without a few modifications which he doesn’t tell Mike about.

Mike’s cover is as a Marine from Camp Pendleton who has armor piercing bullets to sell. This gets them a meeting with Bello’s men where they have to sell the merchandise. Bello’s men test out the bullets, but they are so heavy that their aim is off. Mike goes out on a limb and impresses everyone with his amazing marksmanship. I almost felt bad for the cute little cop bears.

Aren’t they cute?

Briggs’ plan starts to unfold and he has done a great job of working with everyone in the house to make it happen. He didn’t clue Mike into the full plan and there were a few times where I thought Mike was going to call it in and mess everything up. Halfway through the plan he did call his handler which made Briggs suspicious. I’m still not sure how he knew that Mike made a phone call, but maybe we will find out next week.

Here’s how everything unfolded:

Mike and Briggs sold the bullets to Bello’s men. Briggs had been following Bello’s men for weeks and learned that they did the same heat run any time they were carrying hot goods. This is where it gets interesting. Briggs uses his contacts from the group of thugs that Paige is working with to get them to intercept the bullets, stealing them from Bello’s men. Mike and Briggs then go buy the bullets back from Paige’s thugs with the money they made from the first sale. During the final sale the FBI busts the thugs and then Briggs and Mike get the bullets back. Everything is tied up in a nice little bow.

Everything seems fine, until Briggs asks Mike to meet him at the docks under the preface of meeting the elusive Bello. The episode ends with Briggs holding a gun to Mike’s head demanding to know who he has been talking to.

I did not see Briggs confronting Mike this quickly, I can’t wait to see how this unfolds! What did you think of this week’s Graceland?

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Filed Under: Graceland, TV Tagged With: Aaren Tveit, Daniel Sunjata, Graceland

Necessary Roughness “Ch-Ch-Changes” Recap

June 21, 2013 by DetroitDuchess Leave a Comment

Necessary Roughness is back for Season 3 and they’ve added John Stamos and David Anders to the cast! Could it get any better?

Here’s where we left off in Season 2:

Nico (Scott Cohen) was offered a job in Dallas with Mark Cuban but before he leaves, some sketchy federal agents take him away for something.
Dani (Callie Thorne) and Matt (Marc Blucas) were on the verge of getting back together, but Noelle (Michaela McManus) finds out she is expecting Matt’s child.
Dani’s son, Ray (Patrick Johnson) runs off to Europe with Juliette Pittman (Danielle Panabaker).

We open Season 3 six months later with a new head coach for the Hawks that has a decorated football career. Things happen fast as we see a wedding ring on Matt’s finger and the new coach fires Dani within the first few minutes of the show.

Dani and Matt with the new Hawks coach

Dani has a fabulous Michael Kors Jet Set East West ($248) bag:

Michael Kors Bag

I am happy to see Jeanette (Amanda Detmer) back this season. She provides a good balance for Dani and as a way for us to catch up on what has happened in the last six months. We find out that Matt ended up marrying Noelle.

Dani gets a call from Nico letting her know that there is a limousine in her driveway and she needs to get in. She ends up at V3, a management company, and meets Connor McClane (John Stamos) and Troy Cutler (David Anders, who I will always think of as Sark from Alias). They present her with a new client, Darryl Hutchinson, a star pitcher about ready to enter the draft with a fear of flying.

Back at the Hawks, T.K. (Mehcad Brooks) is having trouble adjusting to the new coach without Dr. Dani. The new coach wants him to see a new therapist, which doesn’t go very well.

Coach with Rex and TK

We finally see Dani confront Nico and she slaps him! I love her. He doesn’t really tell us anything except that he’s still in New York and didn’t end up going to Dallas.

She meets her new client, “Hutch” and helps him conquer his fear of flying. I was a psychology major in college, and I find this part of the show really interesting. She figures out that his fear of flying is really a symptom of post traumatic stress disorder from an event that happened to his schoolmate a year ago. I did love that she gave him a skittle during the first flight and told him it would help him calm down. I’m not sure if this would actually work in real life, but it was a great tactic in the story.

Dani always has the best wedges. You can recreate her flying outfit with this Calvin Klein Navy Blazer ($89.95), Brooks Brothers Cowl Neck Blouse ($99) and Mossimo Black Wedges ($29.99):

You can recreate Dani’s look at her V3 meeting with this Mixed Leather Blazer ($54.99) and Orange Drape Neck Tank ($17.40):

As she is looking into Hutch’s background she is wearing a black and tan striped sweater. I found a similar one on Bluefly for $55.20:

Striped Sweater

TK stopped to check on a teammate and got in trouble by the coach after he started talking back. He takes off his jersey and quits the team. Matt goes after him, but TK calls him out for not fighting for Dani. This was a nice way to wrap up the storyline and rib Matt for letting Dani go.

Matt tries to get Dani to help TK, but she makes it clear that TK is a client and she isn’t his therapist anymore. She also lets him know that her time with the Hawks is officially over. This becomes irrelevant when TK shows up at her door asking for advice. She gets him back on track and he apologizes to the coach and lets him know that he is committed to getting a ring this season.

Connor is happy with Dani’s work and asks her to join the agency full time as therapist for their clients. He offers her a sweet deal but she has to close her private practice and work exclusively with V3.

To wrap up the episode, Matt visits Dani and apologizes for how things worked out with him and Noelle. He also drops the bomb that he is leaving the Hawks to move to Boston with Noelle. I read a few articles online and this is the real deal, he isn’t coming back because he has a new show that will air on ABC. This was a bittersweet goodbye in more ways than one. I heart Marc Blucas and can’t wait to watch him again in the future.

Dani decides to take the plunge and joins V3 permanently. This seems to upset Nico as we hear him on the phone saying “We have a problem.”

You can get her brown leather jacket look at Shopbop for $318:

Leather Jacket

What did you think of the premiere and the new format for Season 3? You can still watch it online here in case you missed it.

For more information on Summer TV premieres check out my Summer TV Preview Extravaganza post.

Filed Under: Necessary Roughness, TV Tagged With: Callie Thorne, David Anders, John Stamos, Marc Blucas, Necessary Roughness

Mistresses “The Morning After” Recap

June 20, 2013 by DetroitDuchess Leave a Comment

The second episode of Mistresses was just as hot and juicy as the first one. Each of the characters is dealing with the issues that came up last week.

Savi

The affair with Dominic is taking its toll on Savi and she is taking it out on everyone else. Savi tells Karen and April that she cheated on Harry. Karen is very understanding, but April doesn’t want to hear it. Karen advises her to figure out why she cheated before she thinks about telling Harry. Savi was much too quick to tell April about her affair and should have kept it to herself.

Savi waited all day to talk to Dominic and insists that their affair was a mistake. I find this funny because “the lady doth protest too much.” He reminds her that she kissed him.

You can get Savi’s grey shirtdress look from Adrianna Papell ($118):

Adrianna Papell Dress

Harry finally makes time to apologize to Savi, but she has to cut it short when Dominic pops in (AWKWARD!).

She has on a Tahari jacket that was modified by the costume designer. You can visit Possessionista for the full details and you can get the full suit for $179.99:

Tahari Jacket

Savi meets with Mrs. Gray again and sets the scene for future investigation into his death. Savi knows that she assisted Tom in his suicide, but Mrs. Gray doesn’t tell her the truth.

Savi and Harry finally get to resolve their issues about having a baby and decide to put it on hold for a while. She chickens out of telling him about her indiscretion and they have makeup sex. Dominic calls her, but she ignores the call.

Joss

For most of the episode, Joss works hard to help Savi and Harry reconcile. Unfortunately, she doesn’t know the whole story.

Joss is still working with her clients Alex and Sally to find a home. She meets Alex for lunch and convinces her to check out a newly listed home.

I didn’t even notice Joss’ magazine clutch until OnScreenStyle pointed it out. It is a really cool piece and I definitely need to get one! You can get this one on Etsy for $58.50:

Magazine Clutch

Joss takes Alex on a new home tour that seems to hold a lot of kinky surprises. This doesn’t phase Alex who is apparently versed in the art of Japanese bondage. There is some heavy foreshadowing going on between the two of them here.

Joss wears a hot pink bodycon dress. As a professional, I’m not sure that I would wear something this form-fitting to show houses, but it seems to work for her. I found this hot pink Jones New York Dress for $64.99 that would work for me:

Jones New York Dress

We later see Joss trying out her new bondage trick with the latest boy toy. Alex calls and it sounds like things are a little better with her and Sally, but Joss leaves her man tied up while getting all the details.

As a Star War nerd, I LOVE Joss’ oversized vintage Star Wars shirt! I found this similar one from Junk Food for $30 which I need ASAP:

Vintage Star Wars Tee

April

April is freaking out about her Paul’s infidelity and asks the girls to meet with her. Savi advises her to investigate this woman because the timing is interesting. The other woman has shown up only after April received the insurance check. We find out that the other woman’s name is Miranda and Savi’s research seems to back up her story. The more April looks into it, the more she can’t deny that it’s true.

April wears a floral peasant top from Ellen Tracy. I found this floral top from Michael Kors ($55.65), which is a lot brighter but gives you a similar look:

Floral Peasant Top

April finally decides to confront Miranda and finds out that she is in fact looking for money.

Karen

Karen is still dealing with Tom’s son Sam. He is nothing but persistent. Savi gives her good advice to stay away from him, but she doesn’t take it. She wants to face the problem head on and agrees to have coffee with Sam.

Karen wears a beautiful floral Karen Millen Dress, you can get the look with this Mirror Floral Print Dress from Asos in Regular and Curve sizes ($76.36):

Asos Floral Dress

Karen has a good talk with Sam over coffee and seems to wrap everything up before he goes to college. He spills coffee on her two tone peplum dress, which is a shame because it was adorable. I found something similar from Anne Klein ($129). You have to pair this with the orange belt ($29.99); it really makes the look:

Anne Klein Shift Dress

Tom’s insurance investigator meets with Karen and could she have acted more suspicious? He leaves, but not before he mentions checking out her paperwork, which we saw her shred in Episode 1. She was wearing a leopard chiffon dress, which I couldn’t find but I did find a professional leopard dress from Rebecca Taylor ($89.99) that would flatter anyone:

Rebecca Taylor Leopard Dress

Sam stops by her office to offer to pay for her dry cleaning, but she blows up and throws him out. She could have gotten rid of him without hurting his feelings like that. She just had to hang on long enough until he left for college.

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What did you think of this week’s Mistresses?

Filed Under: Fashion, Mistresses, TV Tagged With: Alyssa Milano, April, Joss, Karen, Mistresses, Savi, Star Wars

Bachelorette Week Three Recap

June 19, 2013 by DetroitDuchess Leave a Comment

As usual, Chris Harrison begins Week Three by outlining the dates. This week Desiree gets two group dates and a one-on-one date. He leaves the first group date card for Chris, Brooks, Drew, Brandon, Michael G., Brian, Brad, Zak K. and Ben. It reads “Love is a battlefield.”

The guys head out to meet Desiree and she is decked out in sportswear, including this Ruched Half-Zip Jacket from Victoria’s Secret in Neon Pink (on sale for $29.99):

Victoria’s Secret Jacket

(ID Source: Possessionista)

The group soon learns that Desiree has planned a dodgeball competition for them. Desiree is really into this date, she seems to like it when the men get competitive over her. Chris Harrison comes in and divides the men up into teams where they have to compete against each other in a public place. The guys have to play for the best 2 out of 3

The Blue team wins the first game and Drew is so proud of himself. The Red team wins game 2, but not without taking out Brooks. Brooks’ finger gets broken and it looked pretty bad, I was trying not to watch that part, but it almost looked like the bone was showing – gross! Poor Brooks, if I was the Bachelorette I would have wanted to take him to the hospital.

Game 3 goes to the Blue team, so they should win the time with Desiree – but not so fast – Desiree decides that everyone should come to the cocktail party.

The men meet Desiree at the cocktail party, while poor Brooks is suffering in the hospital – I felt so bad for him, ouch!

Desiree pulls Brad away to talk and he reveals that he has a 3-year old son named Maddox. This was fine, until he started talking about his past relationship where he was charged with domestic violence. What?! This is a good enough reason for me to get rid of him. This guy has way too much baggage.

Chris pulls Desiree away to the roof back at the cocktail party to get some alone time. This apparently was a great move, because Des gave him the rose.

Brooks comes back to the party and seems a little loopy from painkillers, but he does get a kiss. She really should have given him the rose for this date.

Chris and Des get some extra alone time and a private concert from Kate Earl. Unfortunately, all of the guys can watch this part of the date and they see Des kissing him repeatedly.

Back at the ranch, Kasey gets the one-on-one date with Des. The date card says “Love Defies Gravity.” But before they can leave, Chris Harrison has a surprise for Desiree – somebody has a girlfriend!

We find out that Brian has a girlfriend, Stephanie, who also happens to be a former Playboy Playmate and Craig Robinson’s ex-girlfriend (Ali’s season). The whole fight scene is ridiculous and these two people deserve each other. If I was Stephanie, I never would have come on national television to confront someone like that. Obviously if he is on a dating show he’s not that into you. Anyways, according to Reality Steve, these two are back together and pretending like nothing ever happened. This girl seems like a nut job.

The only good thing that Stephanie does is wear a great hot pink blazer. Your best bet is to search on eBay for this, most of the good ones are already sold out.

Brian gets escorted out of the mansion which wasn’t a big surprise. What is a surprise is how upset Brandon is by all of this. He is taking the whole situation way too personally.

Kasey finally gets to take Desiree on their date. They rapel down a building and then have to do some weird aerial dancing while hanging in the air. They continue their date on the rooftop for dinner, but are interrupted by some crazy wind. Desiree’s heart isn’t really into this date and it is really obvious. They end up jumping in the pool and I was surprised that she let him kiss her. She gives him the rose at the end of the date, so it seems like she has more chemistry with him than I thought.

She has on the faded zap Lululemon Flow and Go Tank ($64) which is nearly sold out, so I found this similar tank at Target for $22.99:

Yellow Tank

(ID Source: Possessionista)

Now we move on to the part of the show that I like to call “Tracy’s Dream Date.” The cowboy date is basically my friend Tracy’s dream date, so we had a great time watching this part of the show. The date card says “Who will be the last man standing?” The men meet Desiree and are trained by the stunt coordinator from the new “Lone Ranger” movie. The men have to compete and “rescue” Desiree to win some along time with her.

Desiree and Juan Pablo

Juan Pablo wins the extra time with Desiree and they are treated to an advance screening of the new “Lone Ranger” move. There is a bit of a language barrier with his accent, but that doesn’t stop her from having some very passionate kisses with him.

The guys meet back up for the movie afterparty and Des wears a Free People hooded fringe pullover ($128) and the Robyn Rhodes Bailey Ring ($68-74):

Free People Sweater

She gets some alone time with Bryden and kisses him. Then she has some time with Zak where they talk about kissing, but then don’t actually kiss.

Her alone time with James really annoyed me. James let us know that he left his dad at home who is sick with a cancer spot on his pancreas. This is a huge red flag for me that anyone would rather be on a reality dating show than at home spending time with their sick father. Desiree gives him the rose, but I would have sent him home.

Chris Harrison arrives to let the guys know that the cocktail party is cancelled and that there will be a pool party instead. Before Desiree can get through the door, Ben steals her away and they take a little drive together. The two Mikes end up catching Ben alone with her and this enrages them. I didn’t see anything wrong with this, I thought it was a smart move for him.

Des is wearing her Jessica Simpson wedges again from Week 1:

At the pool party, Des wears a tie dye bikini. I couldn’t find the exact match, but I think this one from Venus is pretty similar:

Tie Dye Bikini

Brandon takes Des aside at the pool party and gets way too emotional about Brian and Stephanie’s situation. I think he had good intentions, but he tells her that he is falling in love with her and kisses her. You can tell that Des isn’t into the kiss at all, it was an awkward situation.

At the rose ceremony, Desiree eliminates Brandon and Dan. Brian was already eliminated earlier this week. You can tell from Brandon’s face that he was just crushed. I think Desiree can relate to this after her elimination on Sean’s season and she steps outside with him to explain further. I thought she handled the situation in the best way she could and tried to give Brandon closure.

What do you think about Des’ rose ceremony dress? She designed it herself (read more here). I love the color, but I’m not sure I love all the jewels at the top, I feel like it could have been done differently. I found this A-line Royal Blue Beading Jewel Neck Dress for $148.99 that looks so elegant. I would love to wear it to a formal event.

What did you think about Week Three of the Bachelorette?

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If you are interested in reading Bachelorette spoilers you can find them at Reality Steve.

Filed Under: Bachelorette, Fashion, TV Tagged With: Bachelorette, Desiree Hartsock

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