After last week’s party-centric episode, Saxon Ratliff is experiencing a severe hangover, but something suggests that this is only the beginning of troubles for him and others.
Here’s what unfolded at everyone’s favorite tragic luxury resort this week:
That’s So High School
Continuing the morning-after vibes, Kate witnesses Valentin’s rather shameful exit from Jaclyn’s room. She informs Laurie about their indiscretion, and Laurie is furious, outwardly questioning why their famous friend would push the Russian hunk on her if she herself was interested in him. When Laurie confronts Jaclyn, Kate pleads with her to stop, and Laurie retorts, “Look, I’m not like you, sometimes I just have to be honest.” What began as a perfect trifecta of toxic positivity has evolved into a triangle of animosity.
Leslie Bibb, who portrays Kate, told CNN last week that if the trio had simply “walked in in the very beginning and were truly honest, which is very scary to do,” they wouldn’t be in this predicament. But predicaments make for compelling TV, so here we are.
At the episode’s conclusion, Jaclyn (with a hint of condescension) chastises Kate about the gossip she must endure as a public figure, stating that “it’s truly depressing” to receive it from her friends as well. Kate is about to offer a rebuttal, which will likely surface dramatically in the next two episodes.
About Last Night…
Both Saxon and Lochlan are haunted by fragmented recollections of their drug-fueled night of revelry, which culminated in bed on the yacht. After Chelsea rejected Saxon’s advances, the brothers engaged intimately with Chloe… and each other. There’s a painful scene by the pool where the girls recount the gory details to Saxon, who attempts
