"Dirty Sexy Money": How Low Can It Go?

Remember how last week I said that ABC had made the choice for me as to whether or not to keep watching “Dirty Sexy Money”?

Well, if they hadn’t, last week’s episode certainly would have…

I just finished watching it on tape and I am still shuddering at just how low the show stooped this time.

First, Lisa (Zoe McLellan) got in a catfight with Karen (Natalie Zea) over Nick because she believed that Nick (Peter Krause) was still interested in Karen. She gave Nick a big speech about how the Darling life was the life he always wanted and he had just been pretending before and that their marriage was over.

So what’s the first thing Lisa does after her tirade against the Darlings? She sleeps with one of them. And not just any of them. Jeremy (Seth Gabel)—the youngest.

But that wasn’t the episode’s lowest point. That would come later when Nick decided to get cozy with Wrenn (Sarah Carter), the woman staying with the Darlings. Suddenly, Nick—who was once so principled—was making out with a woman just hours after two other women, including his wife, were fighting over him (at least he didn’t sleep with her).

I wish I could say that was the lowest point. But the lowest point was when Tripp told Nick that he might actually be able to see himself happy with another woman. The other woman? You got it. Wrenn.

I thought I was going to throw up…

It’s not because I don’t love Donald Sutherland, because you know I do. It’s just that the mere thought of a love triangle with Tripp and Nick is just…well…disgusting. I mean, Tripp has become like a father to Nick. It’s just messed up…

Which is a great way to describe this show. I think we—and the cast—should be glad that someone is putting this thing out of its misery…

But now I’ve got to keep watching just to see if it can go any lower. I shudder at the thought…

“Dirty Sexy Money” airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on ABC…

UPDATE: "DSM" will not air this Wednesday (November 26th) so that ABC can show Barbara Walters' interview with the Obamas...

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