Cashmere Mafia 1.16.08

I know this is a series that will grab all the languishing Sex and the City fans who have nothing to watch anymore, but I like it. It's not rocket science, it's four strong women who have great taste in clothes and wonderful shoes.... blah blah blah.... I still like it.

Juliet is obviously going to have some sort of affair with Bobby Walsh. Mia is handling her new status at work- but still has to tell her mother that the wedding is off. How fun- Caitlin gets outed in a blogger's rant about powerful women in the NY business world! The author of the blog is Silla Grey (I have no idea how to spell this woman's name- I thought it was Stella, but they keep saying 'Silla' so...)

Zoe hates her assistant Catherine, but unfortunately has to let her tag along on a business trip. Catherine shows up late for the meeting (with two young facebook-type guys) and although she gives away part of the profit of the deal, the deal gets closed! Later that night, Zoe sees Catherine and her (married) boss Clayton going into his hotel room together- oh. Zoe gives Catherine a speech about sleeping with men in the office, but gets nowhere with it. She later meets with Clayton and tells him she knows about it and that he needs to stop sleeping with Catherine. After he breaks off the affair, Catherine calls Zoe to cry on her shoulder and mentions that she might sue over the whole thing- uh oh- so Zoe meets with Clayton and tells him he needs to fix it.

As Catherine is packing her desk up, Zoe walks over to wish her good luck, and finds out that instead of getting fired, Catherine was advanced to associate! This way, Clayton doesn't have to deal with her anymore and she won't sue the company. Instead of learning that sleeping with the boss will hurt you, Catherine got a promotion! (And what the hell is Zoe wearing? She looks like, I can't even describer her frumpy skirt and ill fitted jacket ensemble- why? This is supposed to be cutting edge fashion here, and this is one of the first missteps I have seen so far in this area).

Poor Caitlin- her boss sees the blog, wants to know who the lesbian is in the office, and then rips on Caitlin for having a zit on her forehead (she does work at a cosmetics company though- come on!) She also hasn't spoken to her girl-crush in a while, but finally just gives in and calls her- and they arrange to meet later. After kissing and settling their issues, Caitlin's awful zit magically disappears. (I would like to mention, she has this random harsh NY accent that keeps making an appearance, then suddenly is gone, then comes back- huh?)

Davis is trying to make Juliet forgive him so badly, but she just won't let it go. Then, she asks him for Silla's number so she can call her about her gossip blog... cute twist. She calls Silla and they set up a meeting, should be fun!
Bad acting- but Bobby Walsh flies in to see Juliet even though they agreed they'd see each other in a few weeks- and he stays at her hotel so they can both come and go as they please without issue (smart!).
It's truce between Silla and Juliet- until her daughter shows her the new post on the gossip blog (authored by Silla herself) really tearing into Juliet... anonymously naturally. She had made plans to meet Bobby later that night, but realizes she wants to work on her family and calls him to thank him, but cancels and says she need to focus on the life she has. But later that night, she gets upset because she realizes her husband wasn't being romantic- he saw the matchbook from their honeymoon and suggested a trip there to try to appease her. I think she's being annoying- she has the right to be pissed, but either get even or go home, none of this back and forthing business! Anyway, Juliet meets with Silla and after agreeing to get her approved by the co-op board for an apartment she wants in exchange for stopping with the blog, Juliet asks if David ever to Silla to Cap Jaluca (same place as the matchbook) and when Silla doesn't give a direct no, Juliet marches off.... and knocks on the hotel room door of Bobby Walsh, naturally.

As they are kissing and taking off clothes on the bed, Juliet bursts into tears... huh... poor Bobby! She says she can't do it, the past means too much for her, and she gets up and goes. (Not that I advocate cheating in any way shape or form, but this guy has been built up and let down at least three times- that's just cruelty!) That night as Juliet is getting ready for bed, she asks Davis to bring her a glass of wine, kisses him, and then says "We're even". Even though she didn't sleep with Bobby, Davis doesn't know that- and the look on his face, wow.

Mia has to chew out a guy at her magazine because he put a photo of a man being eaten by a woman on the cover of her magazine (conveying the image that corporate women are eating the corporate men alive). The cover was the last thing Jack (her ex-fiancee) authorized before he was fired. Ouch. Instead of pulling the cover, she writes an editor's letter to accompany it, stating that since she and Jack aren't talking to one another, they'll have to talk through the magazine. Her letter is sweet, well written and surprisingly mature. She packs all of Jack's things in a box, closes it, then picks up the phone to tell her mom the truth.

This episode ended with me feeling like it hadn't really gone very far. Still like the show, a little confused by Caitlin, but she's a little confused too so we're even, and like most of the clothing- although not all of it. (Really liked Mia's outfit with the fur as she walked through the park with Caitlin though- I would wear that for sure!)

Till next week.