'90210' recap: O Come All Ye Unfaithful

This season of 90210 has had so much momentum that I was ready to keep charging full speed ahead, but this week we hit a little speed bump with an episode about cheating -- on family, friends and significant others -- that dragged, annoyed (thanks to Adrianna) and had me waiting for a big, big moment...all the way until 8:59 p.m. So without further ado…

Adrianna, Silver and Navid: Since last week, Adrianna had acquired some new toys: a Chihuahua named Beyoncé, sunglasses almost as big as her ego, and most recently, a mansion off Sunset Boulevard that cost her a cool $20,000 a month. (Side note: Just how major is her one single? No one gets a Birkin handbag that quickly.) Victor tried to talk her out of getting the house, but Adrianna became, well, a lot like Sunset Boulevard’s Norma Desmond. She was icy, rude and told Victor he was being a “wet blanket." She ended up cutting his commission in half to pay for the ginormous abode. To celebrate her new digs, she threw a co-ed sleepover, and though her friends probably wanted to keep their distance from the new vapid Aid anyway, they happened to be tied up with other things.

And whaddaya know? Navid and Silver ended up being the only ones who made it. There was obviously awkward sexual tension, which Silver tried to brush off, telling Navid (and herself) that she couldn’t betray Adrianna. Well, that quickly changed as Aid got more annoying at her party, singing "Santa Baby” with elves in tow and with the likes of Rachel Zoe, Justin Bieber, and Jeremy Piven (?!) in attendance. Navid finally put it point-blank for Silver, asking her if she felt the same way about him. And yes! They finally kissed! I was hoping Aid would catch them, but she was busy, which means it’ll take eons for this plot to get resolved. Aid was holed up in her bedroom after Victor, through a creepy Christmas gift, revealed that he had spilled the beans about her stealing Javier’s music. Now the blog Gossip Dogz has the info, and Adrianna is probably doomed. If this can get rid of her publicist/stylist team, I’m 100% behind Victor.

Ivy: I don’t really love Naomi and Ivy as friends, but I suppose she needs a different group to interact with since her relationship with the boys is kaput for now. The odd couple talked about false eyelashes and blueberry cocktails -- oh, and some serious stuff, too, like Ivy meeting her dad. Surprise: Father and daughter met at the beach club where absolutely everything is held on this show, and after some awkward conversation about prime rib, he revealed that Laurel had actually told him to stay away from Ivy. The two got along pretty well, even though she’s a child of the surf and he’s a man of Home Depot and Bed, Bath and Beyond weekends, so he invited her to Christmas at his house. It was a welcome offer for Ivy, who has spent her holidays celebrating the winter solstice, a tradition Laurel started (duh) that involves a piñata. What? It’s Laurel, so let’s pretend to understand and move on.

When Ivy told her mom that she met with her father, Laurel, who had surprised Ivy with an impromptu trip to Rome for the next day, tried to convince Ivy he was a bad seed -- selfish and untrustworthy. You could anticipate what was next: Laurel was right! Father wanted to shirk his college-paying duties because he had two kids (with another woman) who needed that money. Oh, but she could still come to his house for Christmas caroling! Education, you lose this round. Ivy came back home and cried to Laurel, who'd skipped out on Rome and was hanging out in the world's largest caftan. Ivy said she just wanted to be loved. “I can love the hell out of you,” Laurel responded. Cute or vomit-inducing? Sorry, I felt the latter.

NEXT: Naomi and Teddy love the hell out of withholding; Annie plays nurse

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