Hidden Palms: Ghosts
Watching Hidden Palms is like slowly peeling an onion, and this episode left me wondering if we were any further in the plot.
Our Johnny appears to be settling into life on Palms Springs; flitting between AA meetings and hanging by the pool at the country club (hard life - eh!). Out of the blue his friend Nicki - from rehab - turns up to spice things up and she is not as devoted to the steps as Johnny. Nicki gets wasted at the country club auction and mixes things up with Greta and Johnny. Johnny is being contacted by a mysterious IM buddy (08Nova) who at first warned him and then sent him footage of Eddie.
A few thoughts…
- Cliff is still an ass and wanders about thinking he is Lex Luther (which he is so not!).
- Greta has hidden depth because she reads.
- Bob, Johnny’s step dad, knew that someone committed suicide in Johnny’s room but when ahead and purchased the house anyway. Bob use to be a business of Johnny’s dad and this could explain the hostility between Bob and Johnny. I am beginning to get a Hamlet vibe from the whole set up.
- Liza’s character appears to be from Happy Days. She is just too wholesome to be true.
- Who is 08Nova? Liza or Cliff or Greta or is Eddie back from the dead?
The CW, Hidden Palms, Ghosts, Taylor Handley, Amber Heard, Michael Cassidy
