New 90210 episode recap “We’re Not In Kansas Anymore”
Sep 3rd, 2008 by 90210
The series premiere kicks off with the family in a red minivan, approaching their new home in Beverly Hills. Adopted son Dixon isn’t happy and keeps repeating “this sucks” and the family discusses the reason they’re moving - to take care of Grandma (Dad’s mom), an aging actress who can’t take care of herself anymore. The minivan pulls up in front of a mansion where Dad (Harry) grew up. The mom, Debbie, is a photographer. Grandma comes out to greet them and is obviously a heavy drinker, a snob, and a troublemaker…
Annie has a history with a guy named Ethan from a couple of summers ago. Currently she has a boyfriend back home named Jason.
Outside school on her first day, Annie sees Ethan and is about to go say hi when she realizes he’s “busy” in his car with a girl. Ethan Ward is the school’s lacrosse star.
Harry is the new principal. Kelly Taylor (from the original series, of course!) is the school’s guidance counselor.
Ethan talks to Annie about what she saw - Annie realizes it wasn’t his girlfriend (Naomi) that he was with in the car. Annie says don’t worry, I won’t tell.
Aspiring actress Adriana has a drug problem and owes a couple hundred by tomorrow.
Annie meets Erin Silver (Kelly’s little sister) who only goes by her last name. Naomi pulls Annie away, telling her that Silver is crazy and has a blog that she posts weird videos about people on.
Naomi invites Annie to her “not so sweet 16″ party, and also to go shopping because she says Annie needs clothes. They hang out at the Peach Pitt (Nat is there) and talk about a paper Naomi has been trying to get out of writing - turns out it is due tomorrow and she has to do it. Annie says she has a paper about the same book that she got an A on last year, she says Naomi can take a look at it to get some ideas and see what it’s supposed to look like.
Dixon tries out for and makes the lacrosse team. Some guy starts a fight with him after practice.
Adriana steals Naomi’s purse at a club.
Annie confides in Dixon that she saw Ethan with another girl.
Harry has history with Naomi’s mom, who flirtatiously comes over with wine to welcome him and they end up telling stories about their past.
Ethan lies to cover for the guy who started the fight, saying it was Dixon that started it.
Everyone at school starts calling Annie “farm girl” because Silver posted a funny video about her on her blog. Silver was mad because Annie ditched her for Naomi the day before, and Silver hates Naomi. Annie apologizes, she didn’t mean to hurt Silver.
Harry knows that Ethan is lying but can’t do anything, so Dixon is off the team for starting the fight.
Annie knows Ethan lied and she confronts him, saying she thought he was a good guy but she was wrong.
Annie is shocked to find out that Naomi copied her essay word for word - they end up in the principal’s office where Naomi ends up having to write another essay on the spot to avoid the cheating incident going on her record.
Silver helps Annie go from scenery painter to member of the chorus in the school musical. She apologizes to Annie for the farm girl video.
Ethan ends up doing the right thing and Dixon is able to join the team.
Dixon had sent Naomi a text saying Ethan is cheating on her (Dixon wanted to get back at Ethan) but Naomi hadn’t gotten it because it was in her purse, which was “mysteriously” stolen.
Annie and Silver crash the party (Naomi had un-invited her after they got in trouble over the essay) even though Annie is grounded - she snuck out, and her parents figure it out.
Harry goes to the party looking for Annie, and Naomi’s mom sees him and says they need to talk. She tells him that they have a son together who she put up for adoption.
Naomi gets her purse back - Adriana says she was able to get both purses back. So now Naomi has her Sidekick back and she reads the text from Dixon.
Naomi and Ethan dance together at the party. She asks him if it’s true, and he doesn’t deny it. Annie feels terrible and she and Silver ditch the party and go out to the beach.
They see Ethan there surfing. She apologizes to him for letting his secret get out.
Kelly is home on the phone with someone (???) and we hear her say “He’s been asking about you…I can’t talk, he just came in” as her 4 year old son comes in, and she hangs up.