Posted by Dustin on 06.06.2007 at 10:47 pm

So tonight “Hidden Palms” got goooooood! We are talking mystery, drama and supernatural stuff here.

The show started with Greta, Cliff and Johnny at the pool. A huge party was going on at the country club that night, Cliff was telling Johnny all the kids head to the party shack (some side building) to basically drink and party while the adults did their boring thing. Johnny said this wasn’t his thing, but didn’t reveal why. Later he pressed Cliff about Eddie and how he died. Cliff revealed that Eddie killed himself.

Johnny went to a AA meeting and then headed home and called his step-dad Bob and mom out at dinner over Eddie’s suicide. Johnny figured it would have to be disclosed when they bought the house, but it seems his mom didn’t know. Both Johnny and his mom were furious Bob bought this house and didn’t tell them that someone committed suicide in Johnny’s room. Bob apologized, but it wasn’t doing much good. We also learned that Bob is/was Johnny’s father’s business partner! Can’t believe I didn’t see that one coming.

That night, Johnny got an instant message on his PC from a mysterious screen name. The person basically warned Johnny that he was in danger. Johnny pressed for details, who were they and what did they know? They simply said you’ve been warned.

The next day Cliff got creepy again, warning Greta she wouldn’t be with Johnny. Greta mentioned she didn’t like what they were “doing” to him. It was all very cryptic, but would soon possibly make sense.

Meanwhile Johnny’s friend Nikki showed up, he met her in rehab. It was apparent they may have dated, or at least liked one another. Nikki’s father won’t let her move back home until she proves she’s clean, she’s living in a halfway house in town. Nikki wasn’t too thrilled to learn Johnny is liking Greta. Cliff however took an immediate liking to Nikki. From the start you knew he was up to no good at all with Nikki.

Later Greta and Johnny had a bonding sessions. Greta revealed her mom died when she was younger from an illness. Johnny opened up and admitted he was in rehab, which is where he met Nikki. They discussed the party shack party, Johnny was planning to go with Nikki. At one point Greta said “You’ve been warned,” which made Johnny do a double take as that is what the mysterious IMer said to him.

At the party Cliff purposefully spiked Nikki’s drink, when she specifically asked for a soda. However after seeing Greta with Johnny, and Cliff saying Johnny has been hot for her since moving here, Nikki got plastered and made a fool of herself at the adults’ party by dancing and singing on stage. Later when Johnny’s parents came home talking about “that girl” they were shocked to see her in their house being sick as Johnny and Gretta tended to her.

Nikki, still drunk, told Greta she was nice, but she didn’t like her. Greta and Johnny had a serious make-out session, then Nikki cried to Johnny how nobody loved her and she had no one. Obviously we are setting some kind of love-dependency triangle here.

The end of the show is what really made the whole episode. Johnny got another IM from the mystery person, Johnny demanded to know who they were. Cue the video cam feed. A person appeared in a monster mask. Johnny, upon examining the background of the room . . . realized it was his room! The mask came off and the person claimed they were Eddie, the boy who killed themselves in his room. Eddie said “Welcome to my world.”

VERY creepy, and opens many possibilities. First, was the guy really Eddie on the camera? Johnny doesn’t know what Eddie looks like, so this could be something Cliff is doing to him. But why? Of course if it is Eddie, what in the heck is going on? Perhaps Eddie didn’t kill himself and he’s trying to warn Johnny he could be next? I don’t know but I loved it! I’m kind of leaning towards this is some sick joke and the guy on camera isn’t Eddie.