Picking up right where we last left off, episode two of the CW's 'Ringer' gives a new hope to the Sarah Michelle Gellar starring vehicle as we get to see a more cohesive segment play out. Though it should be noted that the show itself appears to still be looking for its true identity.
Bridget, unsure of what to do after shooting her intruder during a kill-or-be-killed brawl, phones her AA sponsor to reveal her devilish dealings. But after unleashing it all in a long ass voicemail, our identity stealing twin sister opts for the operators second option, deleting everything and buying her time with the body. But her time alone is short lived as Gemma, her ex-BFF in waiting, enters the high dollar loft for their spontaneous late night meeting.
Bridget is of course off beat as she fears that Gemma will uncover the body that she quickly hid out of site (aka under a single tarp), but Gemma is distracted by the newly gaping hole that she presumes was left by the contractor. A short dialogue exchange ends the employment status of our honest and quite good builder, but eventually deters anyone from discovering the true accounts of the night.
The episode focuses heavily on Bridget's struggle with whether she should stay living the life of her highbrow bitchy sister Siobhan or return home and face her mob demons. She often calls Malcolm, her sponsor, for some guidance, though it should be noted that his input is hardly factored into any of Bridget's decisions.
The next day Bridget returns to the loft with supplies (bleach, a garbage bag and other body disposing essentials). While her trip seemed to be in good taste her interaction with a power saw proved to be the real kicker of the scene. Not only did the former stripper look entirely out of sync with her new household toy, but the thought that Gellar would ever venture to dismember a body seemed quite funny to me.
After a phone call and a split-second decision Bridget opts to leave the loft, but not before she is confronted by Agent Machado. Wanting to question our lying Bridg, Machado tries to work his way inside the loft. But one should know the intelligence that lies within a stripper's mind. Our girl is smart and she isn't falling for his charm (or his fancy donut/pee jokes). In fact, now that I think about it, why would anyone ask to use the bathroom in a loft that is undergoing full renovation? Doesn't that seem a bit out of the ordinary? I'd almost consider her more guilty if she did allow him inside, given the circumstances.
Anyways, episode two introduces us to the business side of Ioan Gruffudd's Andrew Martin. It appears he deals with rich people who like to give him money. Beyond that we are left with little to grasp at; except for the fact that he is obviously having an affair with his business partner. She is sleek, sexy and British - a true triple threat if I've ever seen one!
Meanwhile, Bridget is off further ruining her sister's life by completely emptying Siobhan's 'emergency' bank account. ('Does a shoe sale at Bergdorf count as an emergency?') The fact that our fugitive was able to pull out a high end retailer like Bergdorf out of her ass lets us all know that she didn't bother to entertain the working class, her clients had money, and boy did they treat her right.
Throughout the episode we got a sense that Bridget is much more affectionate than her dead, but not really dead twin sister. She quickly picks up on Juliet's increasing drug use (which isn't a shock given her line of work), and when she comes home one night confused as to what she has taken, Bridget is there to comfort her. Both incidents stir up memories that take us back a few years to show Bridget's life prior to the start of the show. Both flashbacks show a drunk Sarah Michelle Gellar and both scenes were a bit generic and over the top for my personal liking. Let's put it this way: Gellar isn't going to win an Oscar for playing a small town drunk turned public speaking icon anytime soon - the girl just can't act under the influence.
In between all the shuffle Bridget is finally preparing to take Malcolm's advice and meet him halfway so they can work together to find a way to get her out of this mess. But at the last minute Andrew unknowingly convinces Bridget to stick around a bit longer (by reminding her of a party nonetheless). Immediately out budding socialite heads to the loft (a sudden location change for the party) to help prepare all the festivities and ensure that the body stays hidden.Upon arrival she is met by a very high strung party planner who informs her of the newly cemented 'Titanic' theme. Now, the final result is anything but 'Titanic' (unless you consider chandeliers, trunks and rich bitches a clear representation of the main voyage), but that is all left in the dust when you realize that a trunk is the perfect size apparatus to hide a dead body! Oh Bridget, such a luck bitch!
The party goes by without a hitch - wait, what am I saying, there were roadblocks galore. Gellar first dons a hairstyle and dress that reminded me of my fourth grade talent show where one of my classmates wore one of her mother's evening dresses. She just looked like she was playing dress up, which I guess for the sake of the show she was, but I'm not entirely sure the whole parade of events was intentional. Anyways, moving on.
Agent Machado shows up again, cornering Bridget (though he things she is Siobhan). Sadly he doesn't know who he is dealing with and Bridget throws him out on his ass without giving him one word on the subject of her 'sister'. Then there is the whole incident where a man was sitting on the truck that held the dead body, the dead man's phone ringing during Andrew's all-important pay me or get out speech and who can forget the dripping blood from the corner of the truck (you know, the drip that automatically stopped as soon as Bridget had time to go over and clean it up). But not to worry, Bridget handled herself with poise and grace (Andrew even said so later), and the party was a HUGE success!
After saying her goodnights and playing mom to a sick Juliet, Bridget opts to return to the loft to finally dispose the body. But there is a problem ... the body is gone. Now I don't know about you but I'd be pissed if I spent all night worrying about someone uncovering a body only to find out that the body wasn't even there. That anger might actually be greater than the fear that comes with the missing body.
The final scene of the evening is where we finally get to see Siobhan, clad in a ridiculous hat in the comforts of Paris where she is attempting to empty out her 'emergency' bank account. She bears the same prestige walk as before, only her shoulders are sent down a couple of notches when she is informed that the account has been closed. She quickly turns away and makes a phone call. 'She's ruining everything!' she shouts into the receiver before hanging up. Once again, just like last week, this bitch has absolutely no phone etiquette. I'm not entirely sure if anyone ever picked up the phone, but I'm sure we are supposed to assume that they did - at least until we learn the resulting actions of the call next week.
I don't know about you but I'm a little disappointed that Siobhan isn't getting more screen time. Hopefully next week we will get to see more of her dealings in Paris as I highly doubt she will sit idly as Bridget continues to 'ruin everything.' What do you guys think? Was episode two an improvement over the pilot? Did anyone else miss the boat scene from last week? Sound off below!
