Don't Trust the B: Episode 4 Making Rent...

Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23

Season 1

Episode 4: Making Rent...

I've finally decided that what I think would make this show better for me would be more James Van der Beek. But since the show is cancelled I guess my opinion no longer matters, not that it would have anyway. So we are off. June describes her love of New York and how she has money problems because everything is so expensive. She wonders why these lady teases her with crab cakes she proceeds to give to her dog. Then we get to hear inside the random ladies head! I thought this was weird and out of character for the show since the rest of the narration is clearly by June.

Chloe is also facing money troubles but rather than work (she can't possibly have a job, she's always around and too crazy to have one) she is trying to run the roommate scam again. Then a German flight attendant comes in and acts like she lives there but it's just another one of Chloe's scams. As Chloe and June argue about the morality of these scams June states that there are NO grey areas. June seems way more naïve to me now how can someone be living on their own and not consider there to be grey areas in life. Although Chloe's scams are wrong.

Chloe goes to borrow money from James who she has already borrowed from many times that Luther (I thought he was the tailor but apparently he handles the finances too) refuses to lend her money. James van Der Beek is wearing these uber tight jeans that they call Beek jeans. He got this deal because he is on Dancing with the Stars. I had no knowledge of him landing a DWTS gig so I'm wondering if Netflix has these episodes out of order or maybe I'm supposed to play along.

June goes to church with the coffee guy. It's a Korean church she says its like home because she was raised Baptist (so was I and I would not be comfortable there mostly because they were all speaking Korean). She gives the pastor jam and then has a brilliant idea to sell her jam to make money. She actually said "Jam is the answer" and then the pastor asked to touch coffee guys hair. This is not even close to the weirdest part of the episode.

Cue the cute Chloe and June jam making montage. At least I thought it was cute until what happens next. Eli (pervy neighbor dude) told Chloe to set up cameras and make a fetish video to post online of them making jam. This is how they were making money of the jam. June then notices the cameras which are EVERYWHERE and not hid at all. How did she not notice the over 10 cameras blatantly positioned around her apartment, we will never know! I'm guessing because she's the most naïve person ever.

June has jam to sell at the coffee shop and Eli actually left his apartment and we see him not behind the window!!! But he confiscates all of June's jam because it was filthy when she made it. Chloe and James go visit his billboard which is badly or perfectly placed depending on who you ask. A meatball billboard is right next to it. June uses stalker neighbor, Robin, to pay her rent by ensuring Robin can get close to Chloe. It's a pretty sweet deal for June.

Now everyone is gathered at a party at The Beek's apartment because his ill placed billboard actually made him more famous in certain circles. I'm sensing a theme of James doing something bad or something that others would find awful but it miraculously turns around to bring him good luck. At the party stuff goes down Chloe says the money she was going to earn was going to pay both their rent, there's a scene where Chloe cusses people out and they blur out her mouth (I have no clue why), June confesses to helping Robin stalk for money, and the girls make up. Chloe's cool with paying Robin to stalk and Robin falls off a railing Chloe loosened to sue James when she fell. Everyone is happy! Then we have the end scene in which Eli is bathing in the jam while talking to his grandma on the phone. I found it disturbing but thought it was funny when they mentioned the show Castle and how it was getting better. But that was really just a plug for another ABC show. Nicely done ABC nothing like blatant name dropping of how your own show is getting better!!

That's all for this episode! What did you think? What could've saved this show or was it perfect the way it was?

By the way I think Van Der Jeans would've been much catchier than Beek Jeans, just saying!

-Allie

Don't Trust the B: Episode 5

Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23

Season 1

Episode 5: The Wedding...

 

Okay I have to admit watching this show is starting to feel like a chore. I don't know if it's because I am writing about it or if I'm just not a fan of the show. This episode did feature more of James Van Der Beek so maybe there is hope yet!

 

 

Let me just sum this episode up real quick for you! June and James start hanging out and it makes Chloe jealous. Meanwhile they attend a wedding the June was supposed to go with her fiancé and they decided she would be the one to go to it. The twist is he shows up anyway! He did call and tell Chloe he was coming she just didn't tell June! They devise a scheme to make the ex jealous to prove that he should miss June.

 

 

 

Here are some moments that stood out to me.

 

Eli saying: "Is my tambo bothering you?"

He plays tambourine in a band that wears glittery purple shirts that plays at the wedding everyone else is at! Convenient! Later Eli calls James JVDB and I thought that was funny.

 

"Pretend you are getting up on Jamie Foxx just enough to make George Clooney jealous"

"I got home before that little hooker"

 

I also liked when June and James talked in the third person. It was funny and its the confidence Chloe wanted June to have.

 

Chloe brings Frank Atwood to the wedding with her.

James and June's dance is way better than Chloe's (obviously) and its funny she said the never practiced. It must've been his DWTS routine! I also liked that he told everyone to vote for him and the whole building himself up to acting bit.

 

I hated that June's ex said he cheated because she was boring. He should've done something to make his life more fun with her or just dump her. I really hate him now and hope we've seen the last of him!

 

Almost forgot to mention that JVDB slept with the bride after they were married because he was her freebie!

 

Any thoughts?

 

-Allie

 

**Disclaimer: No pictures are my property**

 

 

 

Don't Trust the B: Mean Girls...

 

Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23

Season 1

Episode 3: Mean Girls...

 

 

I know this show wasn't super popular and has been off the air for awhile but I think I would've watched it when it aired if it was after something I already watched. Hopefully you are enjoying finding this show or remembering when you watched it.

 

Show starts off with super optimistic June walking the streets of NYC. June wants to have a girls day out with Chloe. I think their versions of that are going to be VERY different. They went on a crime tour of NYC and Chloe thinks its hilarious. Coffee guy is the sensible one of all the characters and he is still kind of ridiculous.

 

 

James Van Der Beek is jealous of Mark Paul Gosselaar. Battle of the '90s heartthrobs! June tried to have a dinner with Chloe but she didn't show because she didn't think they were friends. Neighbor guy still hasn't come out from behind the window and wears high heels.

 

 

James meets his celebrity mentee who doesn't know who he is and is being bullied. Being the guy he is he jumps off the train before confronting the bullies. June gets a group of girlfriends who all wear matching shirts. Chloe hates hanging out with girls and goes to complain to Jane.

 

 

Chloe gets into it with the Queen Bee of the group who then gets murdered the next day. June obviously thinks that Chloe was the murderer, she did enjoy that murder tour. James is going to make over the little girl. Chloe has decided to do suspicious things to let June think she did it. Oh my god he dressed the little girl up like an old woman and when they made fun of her she beats him up. So his plan worked but not as planned.

 

June also tricked Chloe into admitting they are friends because she found out Stephanie wasn't really dead. They were playing "murder chicken" and June won. Crazy stalker Robin buys all the groceries for them. James learns his lesson about helping people sort of...

 

Well that's the end of episode 3! This show isn't going to be one of my favorites but I can see it as something to watch casually. I'm not really a fan of many sitcoms and it takes me awhile to warm up to most of them. I really think I would enjoy it more if there was more James Van Der Beek. What do you think?

-Allie



Don't Trust the B: Daddy's Girl

Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23

Season 1

Episode 2: Daddy's Girls..

To start this episode off we have a nice voiceover summing up the pilot. June is in no rush to date but then sees a baby and the song "Hello" starts to play. The timing and song choices on this show are great. Probably the best part of the show so far.

June has a plan for her whole life Chloe thinks she needs more spontaneity. Chloe is planning to set June up with some guy, Scott. But June doesn't trust Chloe and Chloe is complaining about it to Dawson (I mean James). James is very jealous of James Franco and is going to teach an acting class at NYU like Franco would.

June thinks she can find a husband while biking and has a weird/hilarious conversation with the coffee guy. Chloe threw a party to secretly set up Chloe with Scott and when they begin talking "Hello" starts playing again. They suspect a set up and that upsets June. Scott and June hit it off just like Chloe suspected but the twist is Scott is Chloe's dad. Haha! Didn't see that one coming (after looking back at the title I really should've)!

 

 

Another Skype with Chloe's parents, this seems unnecessary to me. Robin from down the hall is getting even creepier. James Van Der Beek as a professor is cute! And all the kids only care about Dawson's Creek and then he starts a monologue from the show. The kids love it and he's surprised. Just imagine if he did the crying face. Chloe tries to use the same speech on June but June who is an avid Creek fan cant be fooled!

James just wants to not be Dawson anymore but that's never going to happen! June is over the creepiness of sleeping with her roommates dad. She tells Chloe that she is and Chloe's mom is there worried that dad is cheating. No wonder Chloe is so messed up. I'm kind of loving Chloe's Tres Cool sweater it's weird but fits her. After advice from creepy neighbor dude they decide that June has to dump the dad.

"It's quirky. That's New Yorky"

James takes over the coffee shop to do some Shakespeare and the crowd continues to call him Dawson. The girl yelling take me with you Dawson was my favorite. June and Chloe go dump her dad he freaks out and Chloe pushes him in the street. Cut to the bonding at the bar scene. We find out June only "dry humped" Chloe's dad. I loved the very end where James is super conceited and decides to just be Dawson to help the world.


I hope this show will grow on me and I enjoy the upcoming episodes. What are your thoughts?

-Allie

Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23

Hey everyone!

This is Allie and I'm so excited we started this blog! My first entry is going to be about a sitcom I have only seen one episode of. But since I don't have cable or satellite and mainly watch TV on Netflix I like to try different shows that have already been cancelled. Which led me to Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23. The one episode I watched was a Dawson's Creek one with Busy Phillips because it aired soon after I found a love of Dawson's. And truly I am only watching to see if James Van Der Beek can ever not be the annoying Dawson Leery we all love to hate.

Don't Trust The B in Apartment 23

Season 1

 Episode 1: Pilot

Well we start out with two characters having sex around the apartment when a roommate walks in. "My roommate slept with my fiancé on my birthday cake and it was the best thing that ever happened to me"
Interesting?

Now we are following the blonde girl but I didn't even know she was in this show. So obviously I didn't know anything about it. Her company has went under and now she cant get into her building. So this may be the worst day of June's (that's her name!) life.

These Skype chats with her parents are weird.

"This bad luck cant last forever" Those are famous last words.

Cue the interviewing roommates montage. The B---- in the show does seem normal in the roommate interview. Chloe called him "Beek from the Creek" and they used to date but now is like her gay best friend just not gay.

Girl from down the hall who says "don't trust the bitch in apartment 23 looks familiar. Can't place her though. Neighbor guy is creepy. Chloe is walking around naked and its all blurred out. Probably way more blurring than they need. Is neighbor guy going to stand behind that window all the time like he's the neighbor on Home Improvement.

She calls James Van Der Beek and "I Don't Wanna To Wait" comes on as a girl walks down the stairs. That was perfect.

Little blonde chick stood up to Chloe by selling all her stuff after Chloe stole from her. Nice move June. And June just tried to sing "I Don't Wanna wait" to James. This is going be the running joke and I bet it really does happen in his life.

June give a nice speech complete with background music to get back Chloe's ottoman. She only wanted the ottoman back because it had drugs in it. Then Indiana boyfriend, who is not cute,  shows up and Chloe asks who wants to get weird and play Mario Kart. Chloe gets the kid who comes with him (as a patient for him to monitor?) drunk and he tells her Indiana boy is cheating on June. Chloe tries to tell June the truth but June does not believe her (rightfully so). And this brings us full circle to the birthday cake sex scene. Nurse girl gets mad when she also walks in on him cheating.

Now we have a nice bonding moment in a bar and everyone is friends. The best part may be the commercial James Van Der Beek did at the end.

To sum it up, this has been a mildly amusing show I can keep watching it but I don't see it becoming a favorite. Since I am a Dawson's Creek fan all the jokes about it pretty funny. Hopefully, the show will keep us from making the famous Dawson face.

Did anyone watch this while it was on air? Did you love it or hate it? Is anyone sad its gone? Can James Van Der Beek ever not be Dawson?


-Allie



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