The Dallas friends try to make nice after the dinner party from hell.
After the disastrous dinner party with Neill, the Dallas Rat Pack is feeling out of sorts and awkward. When Matt’s not preening, primping, or surrounding himself with several gal pals who fawn over him at the same time (we get it Matt, you like yourself a lot), he makes a visit to Neill’s studio space and lets her know that he has no idea what’s gotten into Courtney. Neill think it’s flat-out jealousy and, ding! We say the little blonde deserves a prize for her powers of deduction.
Clearly embarrassed and put out by Courtney’s behavior, Matt has a super awkward lunch with Courtney to get to the bottom of her Alpha female display towards Neill. I know that everyone says Courtney’s so funny and warm and a great friend, but so far none of that is coming across. She’s acting like a bitter spinster at age 29. So, girlfriend isn’t going to give Matt or anyone an inch that she might have been in the wrong at that dinner. She’s standing by her Southern traditional morals and continues to assert that Neill should not be out with anyone unless maybe it’s a date with Jesus in church wearing long pants and a chastity belt. I always love it when someone espouses the need for others to exemplify Christian behavior without exhibiting any of it themselves. The lunch does not end well.
Later Courtney, her mom, and Tara meet by some pool to discuss the situation further. Tara suggests they take Neill out to dinner and just start over. Courtney gets a pinched face about it until her mom calls her out in the nicest mom terms by telling her to get over herself and be nice. Mom, let’s talk frankly. You seem like a sweet lady who tried to teach your daughter right and wrong, but Courtney got away from you somewhere along the line. She needs some tougher love or this show is going to R-U-I-N any chance she’s got left to put a ring on it.
Meanwhile, the men folk are boring as hell this week. Drew decides to see a matchmaker because he’s ready to settle down and start a family… except he freely admits to being a horny whore. I’m not sure how those two lifestyles meet in the middle and I don’t think a Texas matchmaker grasps how to mesh them either. As evidence, Drew gets set up with a 5’7” Mexican ginger that he dubs, “the engendered species.” They suffer through an awkward dinner, hug like blocks of wood and then Drew swears off matchmaking. Good, you should be very alone, Drew.
Glenn spends the episode fawning over his photo shoot pictures. Seriously, he needed to get a room with his 8x10s. I bet he’s that dude that kisses his guns in the gym. Yeah, that douche.
Tara goes on a date with her friend Jodi, who has recently graduated to friend with chemistry status. He takes Ms. High Maintenance bowling for the first time and she’s game for the low class fun. Otherwise, she’s a bit worried he’s got multiple ex-wives. But she excuses that with her own list of ex-fiancés so I guess the thinking is that their vices magically cancel each other out? Sure.
The episode ends with Courtney, Tara, and Neill going out to their do-over dinner and it goes about as smoothly as the first one. Observant Neill points out that Courtney’s got a problem with her anger, jealousy and the bottle (snap!), and she’s over it. Tara looks embarrassed for Courtney and her acid tongue and the evening ends quickly. The next morning, Matt calls Courtney to tell her he’s disappointed in her (again) and that she needs to fix it… click. Oh yes, he did hang up on her!
This review originally appeared on TV Geek Army.