All About Friends and Family
Pool parties are always fun and this week’s Privileged followed right on cue. There was the biggest fight yet between Lily and Megan, hives for one of the girls and drama between just about everyone else.
We’ve always felt torn between the two Smith sisters. However, this week Will was definitely right on when he told Megan, “This one’s on you.” OMG Megan was so mean to Lily! To hear that something is missing and automatically accuse her sister of stealing is a sad look into their relationship.
Sadder still, Megan - unbeknownst to her - is right! Still, to just accuse your sister of theft without proof is heartbreaking. But we must confess -- perhaps it’s not a bad thing that Megan told Lily she did not want her in her life anymore.
The real question is when will Will finally see the real Lily? Will he feel foolish for believing her even when Megan and Charlie made it clear she was not to be trusted? Will he ever even find out?
The pool party also gives Will and Charlie a chance to finally meet, with Charlie playing the over-protective friend. They get into tiffs all party long. Charlie accused Will of not “knowing” Megan well enough, and Will totally put Charlie in his place.
The best revelation to come from the party: Charlie finally realized he is in the friend zone. What this means for his and Megan’s future is unclear, but he definitely seemed less apprehensive to her whims by the end of the night.
Opposite these two guys is Jacob, whose relationship with Megan seems to be progressing fantastically, despite the couple’s need to cancel their spa weekend for Megan’s job (a.k.a. Sage and Rose’s pool party). And how romantic was it that he sent a masseuse at the end of the night!
While all this mayhem is taking place, Sage is busy being drugged by her “friends.” We say friends carefully because, like Megan, we don’t think these girls could qualify for anyone’s friends. Megan tries to convince the girls they are missing out on true friendship because they can’t totally trust and rely on them. However, Rose and Sage don’t want to hear it because they have each other. Kind of cute, but what will happen when these two go off into the real world?
It’s interesting that Megan relies on friends for the kind of unconditional love and respect most people, including Sage and Rose, expect from family. Not that there's anything wrong with either choice -- we like to think we have friends who would do anything for us. But perhaps these opposing viewpoints are what give this group of women the ability to learn so much from each other.
Will the girls ever realize they might need more than each other one day? And will Megan and Lily realize thy need each other and be able to get over their past? Can Lily eventually change into a better person? Will Megan ever find out Lily really did steal from Rose? If she does, will she ever be able to forgive her wayward sister?