Las Vegas: The Glass Is Always Cleaner

ORIGINAL EPISODES, FRIDAYS @ 10PM ON NBC

I guess we can really call this the new "Las Vegas." I think I like it! With so many cast members gone, including the recently departed Nikki Cox and James Caan, we're delving deeper into the lives and relationships of those who are left. The old "Las Vegas" had its formula for every episode: a robbery, murder, or cheat + sam yelling at people about whales + Ed beating someone up + half naked models at the pool = success. This was the formula for a long time and peole (including myself) kept tuning in because it was fun and especially during the winter months made us long to be a pool side spectator at the Montecito. Now with the new "Las Vega" it's not possible to follow that formula and we're seeing more about the relationships between the characters.

Case in point, the biggest storyline of the episode dealt with Mike and Danny's relationship. The two of them never really butted heads before this and as far as we were concerned they were best friends who always had fun together no matter what. As we saw though, there's actually a lot of underlying frustration for both of them; Mike felt Danny had the perfect life with a lot handed to him and Danny thought Mike was loved by everyone and had the whole package. In the end, they just needed to talk it out and give each other a pound. I thought it was hilarious that two guys can just speak their minds and everything's cool; guys can be real simple. Why do women never believe us when we say that?

Meanwhile Delinda is dealing with being "preggers" and isn't doing so well. She's worried about getting fat and losing the model figure she has; not to mention she's worried about the baby and at 10 weeks got her first ultrasound. Danny is going to find himself in a lot of trouble if he's not involved more. So far he's basically been absent from everything as he was fighting for the job as President of Operations at the Montecito. This could end up hurting his relationship with Delinda.

My favorite character left on the show is Sam. She's always been fun to watch and with more screen time she's even better. I love that she's trying to make friends and connect to those around her while at the same time making fun of every possible scenario in which this is happening. She even went to a midnight Rave in the desert to try and prove she can connect with those around her. AND then she got arrested for public urination and resisting arrest; too funny. Her sarcasm is what makes her character great. I think a nemsis for Sam with the same cunning could be an interesting storyline to watch. Maybe another casino host going for her job at the Montecito or maybe sharing the job. They've done it before but Sam always beat those going for job. I'd like to see what happens when she meets her match though. Then she might need to connect with those around her to keep her job and this would show us a totally different side to her.

I'm still loving Vegas and wouldn't m ind some of the Old Vegas pool scenes in the new look show. Definitely a great DVR/TIVO show to watch if you're chillin at home later in the weekend.