Dirty Sexy Money

The Game

Season 1, Episode 6, Aired 10/31/07

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A high-stakes poker game pits Simon Elder against Tripp. Simon tells Nick he will help him find the man who killed his father if Tripp puts up something he wants very badly. Karen needs a favor from her irresistible ex-husband, and Jeremy gets a real job working as a parking valet.moreless

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Juliet Darling
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8.5

"Great"

By Fwirrel, Oct 10, 2008 Report Abuse

Jeremy Darling decides he wants a job and Nick has to find the most suitable place for him to work. It was hilarious when he was going through all the prospective jobs and none of them worked. Meanwhile, Tripp and Simon Elder are going to a poker game and Simon wants to win Darling Plaza. I was surprised that Tripp just gave it to Nick. It shows that he really does want to find out who killed Dutch, or it's just a clever cover. . . . Overall, another solid episode filled with humor and more mysteries and secrets being revealed.moreless

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The Game continues....

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By AvatarBlue, Jun 24, 2008 Report Abuse

The intrigue between Tripp Darling and his nemesis Simon Elder infensifies dragging Nick along. This time the point of combat is a high roller poker game where expensive things are played for.

The situation between the three continues to develop well, though the Nicks investigation into his fathers death has gone cold.

Karen's wedding plans hit a snag as she discovers she isnt divorced from her last hubby. Queue more sexual shennanagans. She has to be the most annoying character on the show and possibly on tv.

Paddy Jr. issues between serving the public and getting into the top tier of politics hangs on his exmarital relationship. Photographed once more with his lover - but only at the behest of his father who is trying to prove a point, the pressure on him continues to grow.

At least Jeremy character looks to be turning a corner - if only I believed he wouldnt relapse into his overwhelming personality.

You can help escape the feeling that this show provides of juggling several balls at once, or sceral swinging pendulums representing each member of the family.

While the overall story continues to build up very well and the picture of this little world grows, the individual episodic plotlines just do not do anything for me. They tend to remain pointless in their own context and dull - almost to the point of the showing becoming some fantasy soap-opera (ala dynasty) instead of a serial drama.

Im still not convinced that the show has a long future ahead of it, for if it werent Fr. Brian and Tripp characters Id probably be switching off. Still the overall plot arc across the series is still intriguing enough to keep me watching.moreless

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Much better episode that the previous one

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By vman85, May 30, 2008 Report Abuse

Theres a big Poker game at large, Nick meets Simon who's throwing it, Simon demands that Nick make sure Tripp brings one specific piece of land to the table During the game, it appears that Nick is able to convince Tripp to bet the property that Simon wants. Simon wins the hand.

Karen learns that she's still married an has to tend to her previous husband to sign the papers, they end up sleeping together. Jeremy begins his new job as an parking attendant.

Mean while Patrick is caught with his lover by a blackmailer who takes photos of them, Tripp later sees his lover and tells her to leave the city; Patrick later hears of this and is not best pleasedmoreless

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A high stakes poker game, Marriage drama, Patrick Jnr. stands up to Tripp, Brian begins to bond with his son, Jeremy has his first day at work and a small secret is revealed at the end of the episode.moreless

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By winkipop69, Mar 31, 2008 Report Abuse

So I do not like the whole sex scandal, reletionship with a transvestite, 'leaving' thing of Patrick Jr. I think its because I don't like the girl. She is kind of whiny and I don't like how she wants Patrick to give everything up. I wanted her to take the money Tripp offered her!

I love Brian and his son. I love their little interactions I think they are hilarious. Especially the first scenes. Jeremy's first day at work. That was also great I loved the scenes where him and Nick were trying to work out where in the company he could work.

I also love Karen and all her marriages. I loved it when she went to get her marriage license and the guy knew who she was because she has been there so often. I really do not like her fiance though. I want her to get with Nick already. I really do not like Simon Elder. I was so glad that Tripp and Nick were working together almost against him in this episode. I can't wait to see what Patrick Jnr. was doing there. I still want Simon to go away though. I dont like him and I dont trust him. This was a good episode. My only criticism is Juliette didn't have enough scenes. She needs a major and good storyline already.moreless

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The better script continues with this episode. Things has settled in terms of getting the audience to have a feel of who and what the characters are. The game of intrigue begins.moreless

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By mail2my2cents, Jan 11, 2008 Report Abuse

The better script continues with this episode. Things has settled in terms of getting the audience to have a feel of who and what the characters are. The game of intrigue begins. Nick's quest to resolve his father's demise may just turn him into a pawn in the game played by Tripp Darling and Simon Elder. His blind obsession may get the best of him, but perhaps he will learn from his lesson; after all, his promised, un-doctored NTSB report had led him to a dead end for the moment.
Karen's ex, Sabastian, was dreamy. And if he was an anthropologist as he was mentioned to be, he would have made a dreamy, intelligent spouse. Somehow, the decor of his digs and too polished an appearance gave one the impression that he was perhaps indeed an anthropologist but the kind that posed more for TV shows than the one actually performing a ritual circumcision (or so, he said . . . ).
Jeremy's venture into the family business was realistic. Despite his wanting to clean up his life, he still could not shake off his spoiled brat attitude, and that was realistic. What he did as a valet in the parking garage, swapping cars to avoid problems, was a typical jerky and bratty solution to people of his type. Somehow, one caught a glimmer of him that did not want to use the family name "to seal the deal," and that came at the end of his scene in this episode, when he refused to use his surname when he got flatly rejected by the woman who used the valet service. Brian, too, has settled down. It was a deft script that called his little boy to want the same brand-name watch his father wore, the Patek Philippe. And in a gesture that redeemed himself, Brian was seen to start a father-and-son bonding that was denied him when he himself was growing up, and he seemed to be doing so not grudgingly, as evidenced by his showing his son how to distribute the syrup equally in a stack of pancakes. Thank goodness for the absence of Nick's wife, whose character and portrayal have yet to convinced me. In her lieu, unfortunately, was his secretary who used to be fine the way she was, but in a scene where she was trying to cheer Nick up, she seemed to ham it up just a tad bit too much. What's with that?
And Patrick? He has crossed to the other side by having a meeting with his father's supposed enemy, Simon Elder. It seems that Simon Elder has everyone on his payroll. But with the current Writers Guild of America strike, how many more episodes before we run into a rerun?moreless

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- Right when they cut to the scene with Karen and Sebastian talking. If you watch the table in the foreground you can see a clipboard being removed by an unseen hand. Correction: The clipboard is holding the divorce papers Karen came to get signed. The unseen hand is Sebastian's hand. We see the clipboard removed only to appear only to show up in Sebastian's hand. Which can be seen in the mirror where we see Karen and Sebastian. Edit
- The game played between Tripp Darling, Simon Elder, and company was Limit Poker with the limit set at $500,000,000.00. Edit
- The Darlings own 23 hotel properties in the US and 32 hotel properties in Europe and Asia. They also own 4 sports stadiums, 3 arenas, and 9 concert venues. They also have the largest organic produce company in the US and a research pharmaceuticals laboratory. Other properties include 23 office towers and 62 apartment buildings servicing 10,000 residents. Edit
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- Original International Air Dates: Australia: March 31, 2008 on Network 7 Denmark: April 12, 2008 on SBS Net United Kingdom: April 25, 2008 on Channel 4 The Netherlands: April 29, 2008 on NET 5 Sweden: May 15, 2008 on Kanal 5 Slovakia: July 19, 2009 on JOJ Edit
- Music From This Episode: Free Life by Dan Wilson Edit
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- Tripp: (on Simon Elder) He had the time to accuse me of murdering my best friend but he didn't get around telling you what he and my best friend were actually up to.
  Nick: I think it was more than poker.
  Tripp: I do too. Edit
- Brian Jr.: (referring to Juliet) She talked about Natalie Kimpton for hours. What a slut. Brian: Hey, don't use that word. Edit
- Jeremy: What time do you want me at your office tomorrow? Six? Five? Nick: Nine's fine. Jeremy: Bankers' hours, okay. Nick: Are you ready for this? Jeremy: Ready? I am drooling. I'm gonna be a member of the working class. I'm gonna make Dad proud. Edit
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