This week, the second episode of ABC's new Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 is called "Daddy's Girl." June (Dreama Walker, The Good Wife, Gossip Girl) is hesitant to let Chloe (Krysten Ritter, Breaking Bad, Veronica Mars) set her up with a guy named Scott (Michael Landes, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, 11-11-11). But Scott turns out to be perfect for June! Except that he's Chloe's dad. And he's still married to Chole's mom.
It is hard to judge any series by its pilot, and having had the benefit of watching the first two episodes at once, it felt better to review "Daddy's Girl" instead. Now the characters are pretty firmly established, and getting into the groove of what the show will be.
June is a good girl, a tad naive, but willing to stand up for herself. She arrives in the city full of hope, and the trials that confront her do not tear her down. Instead, she might freak out a bit, but she's strong enough to rise above and keep going with a sunny spirit. In fact, June may even treasure the obstacles because they help her to grow.
That's good, because Chloe is going to be June's constant thorn in her side. It isn't that Chloe is malicious. Well, she is, but only before she gets to know someone. Now that June has already passed that barrier, she gets to find out what being Chloe's friend is like. And it's not pretty. Chloe is self-centered to the point where she misses the obvious if it doesn't directly concern her. Which doesn't stop her from meddling with other people anyway.
In the case of "Daddy's Girl," Chloe is right that June and Scott will get along great. She would like her mother out of the picture, and has no problem interfering in her parents' marriage, with the only goal being that it will make Chloe happy to not have to deal with Mom. However, Chloe doesn't think through the ramifications, such as that June would be her step-mother. So good intentions, though only towards her own interests, go wrong for Chloe. And people hang out around Chloe because when she's not destroying your life, it can be quite exciting to see the chaos she creates in her wake.
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Article comments
1 - frustrated viewer
Who writes this stuff. If I hear the phrase "Slept with her boyfriend on the birthday cake" again I'm going to vomit. They didn't sleep the "had sex on the stupid cake"
2 - Jerome Wetzel
Yes, but slept with is the polite way to say it. :) Though I don't believe I used that phrase in my review.
3 - Monica
This show looks pretty good. There are so many new shows premiering, it’s hard to check them all out. Thankfully, I just got my new secret weapon, the Hopper. Once I enable the PrimeTime Anytime feature, it will automatically record the primetime HD shows from CBS, NBC, FOX, and ABC and save it for eight days. I don’t have to set any timers or anything which is great for me because I’m very forgetful anyway. I’m excited to go home to a bunch of new shows after a long day of working at DISH.