Dirty Sexy Money

The Chiavennasca

Season 1, Episode 4, Aired 10/17/07

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Tripp sends Nick to a vineyard in Italy to get information about his father's death. Nick decides to bring Lisa along to spend some time with her away from the Darlings but Freddy and Karen are following them everywhere they go. After Leticia admits she was unfaithful to him, Tripp decides to find out if all of his children are really his.moreless

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Samaire Armstrong

Juliet Darling
William Baldwin

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good episode

9.0

"Superb"

By Fwirrel, Oct 08, 2008 Report Abuse

Wow, this episode revealed many secrets. First, Nick goes to Italy with his wife, but has to bring Karen and her boyfriend along. It gets awkward when Karen can't let Nick and his wife alone. In the end, she reveals that Nick proposed to her when he was 19. Wow, that was a shocker. I really didn't like Karen, but I almost want her and Nick to be together! Anyways, meanwhile, Tripp has figured out that he was cheated on and he wants to know which kids are his. I was annoyed that they never revealed to us which ones - I think it's either Karen, which would make loving Nick awkward, or the twins. Overall, another great episode with many secrets revealed!moreless

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Some revealing secrets come out

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By vman85, May 27, 2008 Report Abuse

Tripp sends Nick to Italy using his jet for a bottle of wine, he takes his wife Lisa with him, but they get unwanted company in the form of Karen and her Fellow. Nick is also in Italy to meet a man that may know more about his fathers death.

The four of them dine together a few secrets come out, Karen tells Lisa that her and Nick use to have a relantionship together and he was gonna propose to her much to Lisa'a annoyance and dismay.

Elsewhere Tripp knows about the affair his wife had with Nick's father and asked if all the children are his; although in some doubt he orders a paternity to prove it.

Brian helps his son with a bully and Jeremy continues to see Natalie much to the dismay of his twin sister Juliet.moreless

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Needs to put detail and plot revelation into more action or conflict.

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By AvatarBlue, May 04, 2008 Report Abuse

A good episode that reveals alot but as previous ones doesnt provide any real excitement. That takes away from the quality of the dialogue and acting.

The only points of interest are the all to brief encounter with the ex-spy and the priest son at the dining table and with the school bully. Ironic that the one element of the show Id thought Id find boring is actually quite good!

Sutherland is at his majestic best and is the only thing that makes Nick's character worth watching. There scenes are a highlight here.

The start of a possible interesting angle is Nick's wifes (Lisa) upping the stakes against Karen by returning the gift she was given.

Other than that another good imparting of background story, but nothing really happened to make this an exciting epsiosde. Reminds me of Ugly Betty!

Youll need to watch the show in order to keep up with the unravelling plot (breadcrumb style) but dont expect high drama!moreless

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one of the best so far.

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By matt_oc, Mar 05, 2008 Report Abuse

i loved it.
in my opinion the best so far, i love juliet and jeremy in this episode, i hate the little B--- thats pregnent with jeremys child, i cant really remember her name. i despite her. karen was hilarious in this episode, i love how mean she can be, im still waiting for her 'CUTE' moment. the parts with Tish and Tripp were really intense and i loved it. amazing preformance by both actors. i cant wait to see WHO is nicks brother!! i need to know!. so... no patrick this episode. which wasnt that bad. and Brian continues to be an A hole BUT! he had a cute moment in the end. overall, grat episode.moreless

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Donald Sutherland continues to amaze.

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By Stig14, Oct 24, 2007 Report Abuse

In this episode, Tripp Darling sends Nick off to Italy; just one of the perks of working for the Darling family. Of course, the trip doesn't go smoothly, as Karen and her finace tag along with Nick and Lisa on what was supposed to be a romantic get-away for them.

Karen revealed her true inner witch with her endless stories of her past with Nick. I was surprised that no one, other than her finace, said anything to make her shut up. And even what he said wasn't much... just a sarcastic comment to Nick reminiscing about ~their~ walks on the beach, and then his final comment to Karen after Lisa and Nick had left. Lisa waited too long to stake her claim; she should have done that at the table in the restaurant, and not waited until later. It was clear from Karen's reaction that she's taken Lisa's words as a challenge, and one that she's clearly up for. So it looks like we can expect her to pull more antics with Nick, especially when Lisa's around.

Jeremy and his 'friend with benefits'... well, the pregnancy was pretty obvious, from the first moment she said she felt queasy when she saw him eating a sausage. The surprising thing here is that they both think they're in love. And isn't it great that they have enough money that this unplanned, unwed pregnancy won't cause any problems in their lives?

Juliet seems stupid, but keeps pulling high level SAT vocabulary words out. That's always funny. Brian and his child... well, that story line is funny, but how much longer can he really keep that a secret? I loved that his son found the weakness in Brian, though.

But it's Tripp Darling (Donald Sutherland) who continues to amaze me with his acting. He is a true master. His controlled rage at Tish and how he as an actor portrays that is just amazing. It shows him to be a great actor with a great character to play.

I'm sure the writers will drag out the suspense of 'which one isn't Tripp's child?' as long as they can, which only makes watching the show even better, really... with every move that every child makes, we'll all be wondering "Is that the one?"

I look forward to seeing the next episode, as this is a show that just gets better with each installment.moreless

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Trivia
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- The Chiavennasca (title of the episode), also known as Nebbiolo, is used mainly in the area of Valtellina in the far northern part of Italy. Edit
- The theater that Jeremy rents for Babes in Toyland is the Angelika Theater on Houston Street in New York City. Edit
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- Original International Air Dates: Australia: March 4, 2008 on Seven Denmark: April 5, 2008 on SBS Net United Kingdom: April 11, 2008 on Channel 4 The Netherlands: April 15, 2008 on NET 5 Sweden: May 1, 2008 on Kanal 5 Slovakia: July 12, 2009 on JOJ Edit
- Music From This Episode: It Means Nothing by Stereophonics Le Disko by Shiny Toy Guns Orange Sky by Alexi Murdoch Edit
Quotes
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- Lisa: I can't buy shoes that cost as much as car insurance. Karen: Lisa, honey, don't be so financially resistant, okay? It's just money. Edit
- Daisy: The whole family sleeps here now. Charming! I work in a sweat shop. Edit
- Nick: How are you?
  Lisa: Honestly, I'm up to my ears hanging this new show at the gallery. I'm reading three books, none of which I'm making any headway and I kinda miss my husband.
  Nick: Yeah, me too. He's a great guy. Edit
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- Brian: Gustav, the world is full of bullies and always will be. You can't live in fear. Brian Jr.: What am I supposed to do? Brian: What do you think? Fight back! Like "David and Goliath". You find a weakness and you take advantage. There's your bible truth for today. This refers to the Bible passage from Samuel 17:1 which accounts the battle between the Philistine giant Goliath and the much smaller Israelite champion David who used a sling and five stones to defeat the behemoth. Edit
- Brian: What happened to your face? Brian Jr.: A boy hit me. Brian: Did you hit back? Brian Jr.: Jesus says don't hit back. Brian Jr. was referring to a Gospel teaching on how to respond to an aggressor without violence ("turning the other cheek"). It can be found in Matthew 5:38-42 of the "New International Version Bible". Edit